CASProjectProposal(studentinitiated)

Studentprojectinitiator(s)

AmanTanna,AahilVelani,RajDavda

Members

AmanTanna,AahilVelani,RajDavda

Titleofproject

ChangineersDPCASProject

Focusofproject

Tohelpsomeofthecurrentestablished
communitiesinI.S.T(e.gmotherteresa
orphanage)orruralareaswithproducts
designedthroughengineering

When?Where?Pleasestipulatethelocation
ofwherethisCAStasticnesswillbe
happening(Ihavenowaddedthisboxtothe
formtemplate))

PlanningandDesigningatAahilshouseon
Saturdaysfrom1:30to3:00PM.Engineering
intheDTLabmostlyWednesday(but
dependentonplanning)

Why?
Brieflydescribe
where
thisideahas
Thisideacamefromthethoughtofagroupto
comefrom,
why
youthinkitisworthwhileand helpthecommunitybyusingskillsand
what
yourpurposeis.
knowledgefromafieldthatwehopetoone
daygetinto
Initialgoals

Howwearefollowingthe
CASStages*

Providebicyclesthatgenerate
electricitytoruralareasthatarein
needofelectricity.(Wewillgetthe
materialsforourproductsthrough
sponsorshipsanduseasmuch
recycledmaterialaswecan)
Toidentifywhereourskillsare
neededandwherewecanhelp.

ForeachCASstage,describewhathasbeen
done,orwhatyouplantodo

Investigation

Forthisstageweplantoinvestigatewhere
ourskillsandprojectsarerequired,andhow
wecansolveaproblem.Wewouldestablish
aruralcommunity,perhapsthroughISTand
thencarryoutaneedsanalysisandlearn
aboutwhatthemostpressingissuesare.

Preparation

Inordertoprepareforactionwewillhaveto
askandanswerthefollowingquestions

1. Whereistheiraproblem?
2. Whatistheproblem?
3. Howcanwesolveitwithengineering?
4. Whatisthedesignofthefinal

product?
5. Howwillourproducthelpthe
area/community
6. Howwillwegettherequiredmaterials
andresources?
7. Wherewillwegetourresources
from?
8. Howwillweensurethecommunity
knowshowtouseourproduct?

Action

Inordertotakeactionwewillworkon
creatingtheproductandthengivingittothe
communityandteachingthemhowtouseit.

Reflection

Ourreflectionswilltakeplacethroughevery
stepbecauseasengineerswewillconstantly
behittingknewproblemsandsolvingthem
andthenreflectingonhowwecanimprove
oursolutions

Demonstration

Thisisyourshareouthowcanyoueducate
thewidercommunitythroughthisinitiative?
Whatisyourreachandhowcanmorepeople
benefitfromyourCastabulousapproach?
Wecangotoruralcommunitiesandhold
workshopsonhowtheycanbuildmaterials
forthemselvesthatenhancetheirlives.This
canbedoneoncewehaveestablisheda
designandprototypethatworks,whichwill
thenbeshowcasedtotheruralcommunities
ondifferentdays.

Nameoforganization/communitytheproject
isorganizedwithorfor,ifapplicable

N/Abecausewewillhopefullybeserving
manycommunities/areasinDaresSalaam

Contactpersonatorganization/community
leaderphone(andemail,ifapplicable)

N/A

Teacherorotherexternalsupervisor,if
applicable

N/A

AnticipateddatesofCASproject

ThetwoyearsthatwearehereforIBandif
anyoneisinterestedinourideatheymay
contactusforfurthercontinuingourproject.

RiskAssessmentcompleted?(ifapplicable)

N/A

Which
LearningOutcomes

willbemet?

ForeachapplicableLearningOutcome,

describebrieflyhowitapplies
(youmayfindduringtheproject,moreare
metthatyouinitiallypredict,thatsokay!)
LO1:Identifyownstrengthsanddevelop
areasforgrowth

Studentsareabletoseethemselvesas
individualswithvariousabilitiesandskills,ofwhich
somearemoredevelopedthanothers

LO2:Demonstratethatchallengeshave
beenundertaken,developingnewskillsin
theprocess

Thenewlyacquiredordevelopedskillsmaybe
shownthroughexperiencesthatthestudenthas
notpreviouslyundertakenorthroughincrease
expertiseinanestablishedarea.

Allofushavesomebackgroundin
engineering.Thus,throughourworkat
makingtheseruralengineeringproducts,we
wouldbedevelopingabetterunderstanding
ofhowdifferentmachinesworkandhowwe
canassembledifferentsimplemachinesto
createsomethingthatcanhelpbetterthe
livesofotherpeople.
Creatingproductsfromrecycledmaterials
andutilizingthemforruralengineeringisn't
somethingthatissimple,thusthroughoutthe
project,wewouldbeconstantlydeveloping
ourknowledgeabouthowthesematerialsfit
togetherandhowwecanusethemtomake
somethingbeneficial.Althoughwehave
somebackgroundinthisarea,noneofusare
experts,thusallowingampleofroomfor
growthanddevelopment.

LO3:Demonstratehowtoinitiateandplan
aCASexperience

Studentscanarticulatethestagesfrom
conceivinganideatoexecutingaplanforaCAS
experienceorseriesofCASexperiences.Thismay
beaccomplishedincollaborationwithother
participants.Studentsmayshowtheirknowledge
andawarenessbybuildingonaprevious
experience,orbylaunchinganewideaorprocess.

LO4:Showcommitmentandperseverance Seeingasourserviceprojectwillrequirealot
inCASexperiences
oftimeitisimportantthatweeachcommit

Studentsdemonstrateregularinvolvementand
andperseveretoaprojectoncewehave
activeengagementinCAS.
initiatedit.Wewillbemeetingupasoftenas

possibleinordertomaximizethenumberof
projectswecanfulfillthroughoutthenexttwo
years.
LO5:Demonstratetheskillsandrecognize Workinginateamisalwaysbetterthan
thebenefitsofworkingcollaboratively
workingalone.Thisenablesustoremain
Studentsareabletoidentify,demonstrateand
opentodifferentperspectivesthatwemay
criticallydiscussthebenefitsandchallengesof
notrealiseexisted.Furthermore,itallowsus
collaborationgainedthroughCASexperiences.
todevelopinareaswherewelackthe

knowledgeandexpertiseasateam.

LO6:Demonstrateengagementwith
issuesofglobalsignificance
Studentsareabletoidentify,anddemonstrate
understandingofglobalissues,makeresponsible
decisions,andtakeappropriateactioninresponseto
theissuelocally,nationallyorinternationally.

Seeingasthegoalofourtaskistoidentify
andsolveissuesinruralareas,wewillbe
takingpartinahighlyresponsibletask
wherebyourdecisionsandactionswillhighly
affectthecommunity,thereforeitwillbe
crucialforustotoappropriatelytakeaction
andandrespondtolocalissuesaffectingour
community.

LO7:Recognizeandconsidertheethicsof Thereasonwehavedecidedtocontinuethis
choicesandactions
projectfromlastyearspersonalprojectis
Studentsshowawarenessoftheconsequencesof
becausewesawthatithadpotentialtogrow
choicesandactionsinplanningandcarryingoutCAS
andbecomeevenbigger.Thisprojectwill
experiences.
helppeoplewhodonothaveaccesstoany
electricityorhaveaccesstolimitedamounts
ofittogenerateelectricityanduseforthe
households.Surelywewontbeableto
provideallthosepeoplewiththisbicyclebut
wearetryingtostartatrendandifpeople
seethatitworkstheywillstartproducing
morethemselvesandspreadingtheidea.
CAStarSignature

CASCoordinatorSignature

RGillman

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