Blog 10 - Interview 2 Reflection

1. Please explain how you are spending your mentorship time (Is it at a workplace or somewhere else?  Are you shadowing?  Are you able to do tasks that are meaningfully related to the topic?  If so, what?  Are there other people who are experts in the location?  Etc...)
     I spend my times learning from books at my mentorship. I am not getting the full experience because hands on work would be better than just book work.
2.  How did you find your mentor?  How did you convince this person to help you?  

       My mom helped me find this mentor. He is a close family friend of ours. I convinced him that I wanted to learn a lot more about electronics engineering and getting hands on would be great for me in the future. 

3. How would you rate your comfort level with your mentor at this point in your relationship?  How does this relate to the time you've spent so far at mentorship/with this person

       I am okay with my mentor. I don't really talk to him that much besides doing work. The time that I have spent isn't really enough because our schedules are very busy. So we would meet when we are available on certain days. 

4. What went well in this interview?  Why do you think so?  What do you still need to improve?  How do you know?  How will you go about it?

       I think that everything went well in this interview. I say that it went well because all my questions were answered and that I got to know more about what my mentor went through. I still need to improve my relationship if I want him to continue being my mentor. I know this because keeping someone close will lower their chance of leaving. I will try to talk more to him and try to get to know him better.

Blog 9 - Advisory Prep 3

                                            





1. State whether or not you currently have a mentor, and what the status of your interview is with that person (I have completed the interview, I have scheduled the interview, I have not scheduled the interview, etc).
           I do and I don't have a mentor at the moment. I'm currently looking for a mentor, while my dad is there on the side teaching me a little bit.  I haven't scheduled the interview yet, because of my little dilemma. 

2. At this point, your research is probably guiding your studies toward more specific areas within your topic.  Name the area or two you find most promising and explain your reasons. 
         The area that I find more promising is the controller engineer in this field. I say this because it talks about the major job of being an electronics engineer. The modeling of dynamic systems and the design of controllers using electrical circuits, digital signal processors, and micro controllers are all explained in my research. 
 
3. What kinds of sources do you think will help you in the next month to gain more research depth?  Where will you go to get them?
             I think that books on the topic could really help me a lot. I could acquire them from libraries or from people who have books on my topic.

4. Write down a possible EQ.  Please don't worry about wording other than ensuring that it provides the option for multiple correct answers.  At this point, the senior team is most interested in understanding your thought process.
              Possible EQ: What is the most effective way to design, construct and test an electronic                                                 product?

Blog 8 - Independent Component 1 Proposal

   

1.  Describe in detail what you plan to do for your 30 hours.

     What I plan to do is take a 20 class on Computer Sciences. The other 10 hours I can get from notes and studying.

2.  Discuss how or what you will do to meet the expectation of showing 30 hours of evidence.

      In order to to meet the expectation of showing the 30 hours, I will have to show my notes and study materials I have used in the online course. 

3.  Explain how what you will be doing will help you explore your topic in more depth.

      This will help me understand the fundamentals of Electronic Engineering. It will help me gain more knowledge on things that I don't really know about. It will be a learning experience for me in this project.