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This class project was a LinkedIn learning assignment called Microsoft Project 2016 Essential Training with instructor Bonnie Biafore.

The learning journey began with practical methods for working with a project in Microsoft Project, such as navigation, using the ribbon to find valuable tools, and finding special commands. We then delved into setting up project files, including the basics of saving projects, updating them, setting up calendars in a project, importing Excel files, and bread-and-butter tools like working and nonworking timelines.

The third section provided a comprehensive understanding of creating tasks, a key aspect of Microsoft Project. Biafore discussed creating tasks manually, automatically, and on a schedule. Biafore also covered specific task types, such as reoccurring, milestone, and summary tasks. The short fourth section further expanded on tasks, and covered linking tasks to project information, scheduling tasks with lag and lead time, and various viewing options for current/past task objectives.

Sections five and six were all about resources. Understanding your resources and your resource limitations is critical for completing any project. Microsoft Project allows you to track resources. We covered created work, material, cost resources, and their application. Section six expanded on resources, showing resource allocation and specific methods for preventing an over-allocation of resources with built-in Microsoft Project tools.

Section seven covered views, which are critical for maintaining organization. Visual information often makes large amounts of information easier to navigate and pull insights from. Microsoft Project views aim to do this. Using various filtering options, you can filter tasks and resources to highlight certain aspects. Every view has a slew of modification options, such as text, taskbar layout, and view location, which Biafore covered.

Sections eight and nine focused on fine-tuning options in Microsoft Projects and tracking and management solutions. Task splitting and leveling resources are particularly useful for specific scenarios and problems that arise from any project. In addition, features like overtime for employees and updating schedules/costs as the project continues were covered in this section, which helps demonstrate Microsoft Project’s ability to adapt throughout the project cycle. The final section covered importing and exporting options and ways to share the project with others.

Overall, this LinkedIn learning has expanded my understanding of Microsoft Project, a software tool I didn’t know existed until I took this course. It has also equipped me with the confidence to apply this knowledge in real-world scenarios. I now feel that I have a beginner’s level understanding of this tool, and with actual use, I can further build on these basics.

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This optional LinkedIn learning assignment was for MIS 3535 to help expand my understanding of design thinking.

The first section of the learning focused on defining design thinking and providing space for it to flourish in an organization. Visuals, space to create, and an innovation mindset were all highlighted as critical factors in the success of a design thinking approach.

The second section focused on being a design-thinking leader for a specific project, team, or business. The key to leading a design-thinking collaboration is confidence and openness to ideas from team members. Providing space for creativity is critical to finding unique solutions to problems. This section also emphasized the importance of team alignment, which is essential for solving a problem collectively and efficiently.

The third section focused on idea generation and creativity. Tactics like synthesis, hypothesis generation, blueprinting, and concepts were outlined as methods to spark original thinking. The final section focused on prototyping, including the role of prototyping to quickly turn ideas into reality, its place for stakeholders, and creating a prototyping-focused workspace.

Overall, this learning has dramatically improved my understanding of design thinking and has given me various tools for creative collaboration, design thinking leadership, and prototyping.

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For this project, I analyzed annual salary data, including gross pay and overtime pay, for all active, permanent employees in Montgomery County, MD, during 2023. The goal was to investigate a potential gender disparity in salaries within the county.

Using JavaScript, I created a web page that retrieves and processes this data from a JSON source. The page features a button that, when clicked, runs two functions: one calculates the average salary for male employees, and the other calculates the average salary for female employees. These averages are then displayed on the page. Additionally, I presented a hypothesis suggesting that the observed wage gap may be influenced by societal expectations about job roles rather than explicit sexism.