Week 6: Plan Your Personal Project

It's time to start thinking about what YOU want to build! This is your chance to take everything you've learned and apply it to a project you actually care about. Answer the questions below to start shaping your idea.

Think About It

  1. What are your top 3 favorite topics or interests? Why do they matter to you?
  2. Based on those interests, what project do you want to build?
  3. Who would use your project, and what problem would it solve for them?
  4. What value or impact could your project have?
  5. What should the first version (MVP) include? Be as specific as you can.
  6. Which concepts from class will you use? (variables, loops, conditionals, lists, dictionaries, CSV, etc.)
  7. On a scale of 1–5, how confident do you feel with coding right now? What do you struggle with most?
  8. How much time can you realistically spend on this each week?
  9. What's one thing you can do this week to get started?
  10. What kind of help do you need — from your teacher, AI tools, or classmates — to make this happen?

Need Inspiration?

Here are a few project ideas to get you thinking:

  • Online Shopping Price Tracker — Build a script that compares prices of the same item from 2–3 stores and shows you the best deal.
  • Mood-Based Music Playlist — Build a script/app that asks your mood (happy, calm, focused, etc.) and recommends or updates a playlist.
  • Video Game Collection Tracker — Build a website/app that tracks games you own, genre, platform, and completion status.
  • Sports Performance Assistant — Build a tracker that logs your training stats over time and gives simple AI-based improvement tips.