The technical proposal that my group and I presented is the OnTime NYC MetroCard Application. I suggested this application to my group members and they enjoyed the concept because of how useful it is to New York City residents. While writing the proposal, I was responsible for writing the introduction and describing the features of the application. These writing processes were not challenging for me because I enjoyed writing about it. The technical proposal made me feel like an application designer and helped me explore different career fields such as computer engineering and computer science. It was necessary to do extensive research on this technical innovation to investigate statistics of the Metropolitan Transit Authority and applications on smartphones. Using APA style while citing my sources came naturally which portrayed my understanding of this format. Before this course, I was only familiar with MLA format. Therefore, I successfully acquired a new method of citing my sources and I hope that I can explore other styles in my future engineering courses.

Creating the PowerPoint slides for our technical proposal was exciting. My team divided the work between each other based on our interest, similar to the technical proposal assignment. I was responsible for the introduction and describing the features of the OnTime NYC MetroCard application. There was a huge issue of a team member not doing his part for the assignment. I modestly, yet foolishly, helped my team member gain the courage to complete his assignment for our presentation. Working in groups is always an issue for me because of people who like to take advantage over others. Furthermore, the presentation itself was a great way for me to boost my confidence and increase my public speaking skills. One major error in my presentation was not introducing myself. I was so focused on delivering the information to the audience that I forgot to mention my own name. This was embarrassing and I definitely will not do this again while presenting. Therefore, this presentation involved making mistakes that I am able and willing to learn from. I am delighted that I have the opportunity to express my feelings and thoughts in the reflection of my technical proposal and PowerPoint slides.