Blog 4: Interview Preparation

Content:

1. I plan to interview my mom, Karin Schott, because she is also in the IT field and my mentor is her boss. She is the technical lead of her division and has worked there for over twenty years. She is very informed on my senior topic.

2. Some additional questions that i would ask are:

 - What are some key qualities and knowledge that I should know before entering the IT field of work?
 - Do you like your job and why? What do you like about it?
 - What software language have you used to design, develop, and debug software applications?
 - What are some important things I should look into learning before starting down this career path?

Blog 3: Topic Choice and Semester 1 ESLR Goals

1.  List your topic here: Software Engineering

2.  What do you plan to do this year to show growth in each of the ESLRs?  Be specific and use an example.  Examples can come from senior project, model assembly, core, and/or participation in senior class ASB or other organizations on campus (clubs etc).

• iPoly Citizen : I plan to help other underclassmen who I see struggling. If they are having difficulty with something, I plan to help them to the best of my ability.
• Effective Learner : I plan to express creativity and learning skills in everything i do this year. One example might be when I am on a committee, I can talk about a creative idea and learn how to run different events. 
• Effective User of Technology : I plan to improve by using technology as a main source for my Senior Project. For example, i will use a lot of sources for my Senior Project from articles online.
• Effective Communicator : I plan to improve as an Effective Communicator in each of the activities that we do as a house. I feel that these events really help me learn how to communicate in an efficient way and listen to other's opinions. An example would be the Maze. Even though school just started, this really helped our house learn to trust each other and listen to each other's input. It greatly increased our communication skills as well.

Summer Mentorship Component

Literal:

1. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AvTj5YXLfzo4dDFuTWVUQXdzdE9uWEdGNHpPVE84NUE#gid=0

2. Tim Raymond, (909)- 979- 6851

3. What is the difference/ better field to go into, applications or systems?
    What is the different fields of study to major in to get into this field?
    Since Computer Science is an impacted major at Cal Poly, is there another Major that is a good choice?
    What kind of work do you usually do throughout the day?
    Is coding hard to learn, and is it hard to write it correctly?

Interpretive:

4. The most important thing that I gained from this experience was learning the way people work around there. It really helped me understand the environment of an IT job and allowed me to see how they perform. I felt as the day went by, I really started to understand the different things they were talking about even though it was like speaking a different language.

Applied:

5. Doing this mentorship helped me choose a topic because it really put the job into reality. I was able to see hands on work with the type of job that I want to pursue. I really enjoyed the time i had with him because I felt I learned a lot of information and knowledge just by being there. He was very informative and answered every question I had.