Prompt: Which of the five principles has been most relevant in your work with CODES in previous semesters? Which of the five principles is most relevant now?
In previous semesters, I think principle #2 (Communicate in images) has been most relevant to our work in CODES. A lot of our previous work, especially from our very first semester, has been different forms of multimedia to reflect our research team’s main goals for our time in CODES. We’ve had a lot of work at effectively writing speeches that provide imagery to maintain listeners’ attention as well as creating videos that are interesting while also effectively getting the point across.
As far as which principle is most relevant now, I’d say Principle #4 (Create meaningful calls to action). This is because, at the moment, my group and I are really focusing on creating a project with various different forms of information/insight on mentorship programs and how beneficial they are. We are trying to make sure our project ends up being inspirational and convinces people to participate in mentorship programs whether that be as a mentor or a mentee.