I worked with some great teams this semester. There were times when I had an idea for something and they had another idea and in most cases we tried both ideas and chose the best solution. Sometimes when one team member finishes one part, and in my case the visual, other team members may not know what they truly want until they see it. It is just a natural process when doing visual work. We then worked together and made changes accordingly and the projects turned out great! SIFFING is a team sport and we have to play towards our team members skills!

All these new words like SIFFING, I’m making them up as I go. What can I say, I’m a SIFFER!

it has been only one semester of being a SIF and there is so much I have learned and want to continue to learn. In order to do this work there are some key skills that I found work better than others, here are a few.

1. You have to be organized: you may be counted on for multiple projects and the work is obviously something you are capable of doing but you also have to check the syllabus of your classes and plan accordingly. If you are only working 20 hours a week, you must plan those hours out accordingly.

2. You have to have good communication skills: some projects have deadlines and some don’t but as you are working on them, keep your team updated and make sure you respond back to emails in a decent amount of time.

3. Be patient: Some projects take longer than others and there can be multiple factors that prolong a project. On one project this year, we worked around the professors schedule and the span of dates that worked were over a month though completing the project could be done much faster. The project turned out Great!

4. Get to know your team: Everyone on your team has a great set of skills. Better to know what those skills are and how each member likes to work. This allows for your team to work more efficiently.

5. Have fun: these projects are amazing and when you get to see the final product, which may have been passed around to several team members after your part is complete, it can be one of the most accomplishing feelings!!!

Hope these help others and feel free to add on to the list!

Hi SIFfers,

It is now the end of the years so I am going to be posting much of the successes that happened this semester. Many of them are coming to fruition now at the end of the semester. Here is the first of the installment by myself and Ryan Cagle. We are really proud of this. It is the first of our Digital Champions Series. This features…..well watch the video and it will explain it all. We still have to add credits at the end but the meet of it is there. Hope everyone is doing well with projects and finals.

Ameer