I have completed my capstone! I went ahead and just worked really hard these last two weeks to take care of everything that I had left. I created three video tutorials with guides for training new interns. The Stark Center seems really pleased with them and I think that they will be using them in the future. I've written up my evaluations of the project and made some suggestions about how the transcription process could be smoother. I also did research on grants that are available for the project.
I have been gathering statistics on how long it takes for the interns to transcribe during the summer. The interns were responsible for keeping a time sheet of their transcription progress. I know that there are some gaps in the statistics but I've been able to give the Stark Center some ranges for transcription time. They will use this for figuring out just how long to expect the transcription process to take and justifying costs if they want to write a grant.
I presented my final report to the Stark Center this morning. The interns ended up not getting as much transcribed as the Stark Center had hoped. But I think in the future the process will be able to go a little bit quicker since the technology future interns will be using is already on the computers and they will be able to get started a little bit earlier in the semester than we were able to.
The purpose of this summer project was to just come up with a transcription plan, test it, and then make improvements if necessary. In that regard, we were able to do just that. Following the meeting, they asked me to research some possibilities of outsourcing the transcription process. I found an Austin company that will do it for a pretty reasonable price. They were very happy with the work that I've done and Cindy is one of my professional references for jobs so I feel very good overall about the experience!
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