Team Project Progress Reports: Setting Targets for Impact | WFED 119 | Nov 3, 2026
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Overview
WFED 119 teams report on campus projects, from Team 11’s November 14 bonfire targeting 50 attendees to Team 16’s RateMyClass platform, which aims for 50 moderated course reviews and 100 monthly users. The reviews emphasize measurable impact, near-term execution, and sustainability, with projects using tools such as Framer, Google Maps, Instagram QR codes, and TikTok while receiving feedback on promotion, hosting, and evaluation.
Key takeaways
- A strong project progress report pairs an intended social benefit with a measurable outcome: Team 11 set targets of 50 bonfire attendees and 75% reporting reduced academic anxiety.
- Digital prototypes need operational plans as well as features: Team 15 still needs to resolve Framer hosting, domain choice, maintenance, and who can support the website after the semester.
- Team 13 grounded its QR-code Instagram concept in student interviews and an empathy map, then translated that research into a posting goal of two to three items weekly.
- Social-media projects should define both production responsibilities and impact measures: Team 3 plans a content calendar and tracks TikTok views, follows, likes, comments, and feedback.
- RateMyClass has specific initial targets, including 50 reviews, 80% satisfaction, and 100 monthly users, but its interactive site also requires clear hosting and self-moderation plans.
- The instructor repeatedly pushes teams to define how many people they will reach and how they will measure effects, rather than relying on activity counts alone.
Chapters
- The class organizes the presentation order, confirming Team 11 after initial discussion of which group is next.
- Team 11 begins its progress report with four members introducing a community bonfire project.
- The team plans a two-hour event at The Yards on Saturday, November 14, intended to reduce academic stress and build student connections.
- Its impact target is at least 50 attendees and a post-event survey in which 75% report lower academic anxiety.
- The location and needed supplies have been identified, but the team still needs cost estimates, sponsor details, a detailed event timetable, marketing, and RSVPs.
- Class feedback flags the need to confirm site permissions and fire-pit arrangements, set deadlines, and check in regularly.
- Team 15 aims to help students, especially first-years, discover Penn State recreation, events, and locations through a campus guide website.
- The draft includes a map linked to Google Maps and an explore section for browsing activities; the team is building with Framer and AI-assisted coding.
- The group targets a November 15 release but acknowledges it needs more development and technical review to make the site stable.
- Feedback raises domain, hosting, maintenance, and post-semester handoff questions; documenting the project in Markdown could help a future class maintain it.
- Team 13 is addressing loneliness and low self-esteem by placing campus QR-code flyers that direct students to uplifting Instagram content and mental-health resources such as CAPS.
- The team has interviewed students about stress, researched isolation, and used an empathy map to identify encouragement as a useful intervention.
- Planned content includes humorous videos, seasonal posts, and general tips, with a target of two to three posts per week.
- The team hopes to launch before finals and plans to place flyers in high-traffic campus commons and buildings.
- Team 3’s TikTok project will introduce prospective and incoming students to lesser-known study spots, campus locations, and places to eat.
- The team has created a shared TikTok account and identified engagement measures including follows, likes, comments, views, and student feedback.
- Next steps include choosing video topics, assigning responsibilities, creating a content calendar, filming and editing, and tracking performance.
- Members plan to divide production into small groups, with each group developing roughly three to five videos.
- Team 5 is developing practical support for Penn State students managing time, academic work, budgets, and personal wellness.
- Its planned guide includes a weekly planner, study tips, stress-relief practices such as exercise and breathing, and links to academic and wellness resources.
- The team has researched the effects of stress on academic performance and gathered information about students feeling overwhelmed.
- The instructor asks the group to set a clear reach target and consider producing more than 10 videos, but the team has not yet committed to a specific audience number.
- RateMyClass aims to offer a peer-driven course-planning resource based on verified syllabi, workload, and exam information, as an alternative to emotional or inconsistent Reddit and RateMyProfessor reviews.
- The team targets at least 50 short-term reviews, 80% user satisfaction, and more than 100 active monthly users by the end of the project.
- Progress includes a moderation rubric, submission guidelines, 15 syllabus data cards, and a prototype with platform layouts and screening layers; the team has interviewed about six students.
- The plan includes a pilot and feedback adjustments before a hoped-for full launch around November 20; feedback highlights the need to clarify hosting, collect impact data, and create user guidelines for long-term sustainability.
- The class is scheduled to assess collective agency through nine organizational-development values focused on engaging people around shared goals.
- A Penn State Career Services counselor is scheduled to visit the following Tuesday, with assignments to complete beforehand.
- The following Thursday is reserved for team-project work, and attendance will be taken; Padma is named as moderator for both sessions.
Transcript excerpt
0:11 Now, which team is the team progress? Now, we start from the top. So, which team is next? To record. Team six, did you present? Maybe left. Team 11. You are there? Yeah, okay. Team 11. And I'll check how it looks. Oops.
1:13 There we go. Okay. Yeah, can you go a bit to this side, maybe? Okay. Just Yeah, that's good. We'll present. Okay. All right. If you are ready, you can share. >> Uh this is our progress report. My name is Tyler. >> I'm Sophia. >> I'm Juliana. >> I'm Max. >> So far, sorry. Okay. Let's pay attention. Yeah.
1:59 Uh thanks, guys. >> Yes. Yes. >> [laughter] >> Uh this is our project overview. Uh our team is planning a community bonfire at The Yards on November 14th. The main purpose of our event is to help Penn State students take a break from school work, reduce stress, and enjoy time with others. We want to create a fun, relaxing, and welcoming environment where students can meet new people, make friends, and build stronger connections. Our goal is to bring together at least 50 students for an event lasting around 2 hours. We hope to give our students a chance to step away from their busy schedules and enjoy a stress-free stress-free evening with their peers. Our team is working together to plan an event, gather supplies, find pos- find possible sponsors, and spread the word to encourage students to attend.
2:47 Overall, we want to we want to bring students together while making a positive impact on their mental well-being and sense of community. >> All right, you are the bonfire team. Okay, so um November 14th, uh what day is it? Like um >> That's a Sat- that's a Saturday. >> Yeah. Saturday, okay. All right, so if you're Yeah, you are
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