You will be putting together yesterday's and today's entry as your TPOL on FRIDAY. For some, yesterday's post was not detailed enough. You need to make sure you are not broad but DETAILED WITH DOCUMENTED EVIDENCE ( photos, documents, video etc) of your internship work and reflections. Keep in mind you POL should last 10-15 minutes not 5 minutes.
1. What new appreciations did you develop while working as an intern? Why?
2. What qualities or characteristics did you see in the people around you that you want to develop in yourself? Why?
3. How did your view of life beyond high school change or develop during your time as an intern?
4. How might internship influence the direction of your life?
5. How did communication and/or collaboration at work influence your understanding of professional working environments?
1. What new appreciations did you develop while working as an intern? Why?
2. What qualities or characteristics did you see in the people around you that you want to develop in yourself? Why?
3. How did your view of life beyond high school change or develop during your time as an intern?
4. How might internship influence the direction of your life?
5. How did communication and/or collaboration at work influence your understanding of professional working environments?
As an intern, I've noticed a huge difference from a school environment and a work environment. I've realized that 'time' is such a helpful tool in managing work, or any situation. If you procrastinate, your then behind on work and that you would have to make-up, while your finishing up work for another day. If you leave everything at the last minute, chances are your not performing your best and what good is that?! So managing my time is one value I have grown to appreciate and grown fond of.
During my stay at Sekisui, everyone around me seemed to obviously understand the work they do and while I would worked on my assignments and project, I wanted to do the same for myself. It's a real bother when I don't fully comprehend a concept I'm learning. Especially since I just started learning about the Engineering Field an my first encounter to it. I also noticed that in the Manufacturing Lab while all the employees where filling in their responsibilities, they were also open with each other and connected with one another. Being surrounded by what your interested in and a group of people you could have relationships with is definitely an environment I would want to place myself into.
Throughout the month, I realized that sooner or later I would be going back to school and with that in mind I knew I wouldn't be in the "adult work environment" anymore. But it did get my thinking about the time when I would be on my own and obtain a job. Not only that but an open perspective on how there could be different environments for a work setting. As of right now, I go from class to class, wrting down notes, completing homework/projects and eventually taking quizzes or tests and presenting it all at an exhibition. At Sekisui, I already had tasks that I knew had to be done and afterwards would either discuss other assignments with my mentor finish an assignment that I was already assigned to. I had to manage my time and tasks to where I knew when they would be completed to move on to the next one.
Internship has been such a great experience, that it not only helped me grow as a learner but it also gave me an idea of where I would want to go after high school. I certainly know that I still want to go towards the Engineering Field still. It's not possibly to say at this moment with just a month of experience that I'm not interested in that path. I barely learned a spec of what Engineering is and still have much to learn. Plus, since I've always interested in Aerospace Engineering and in becoming an Astronaut, it wouldn't feel right to just give up on that dream, So internship has given me a clear mind in one part of my future.
Since Sekisui is about quailfiing equipment and products through many experients, tests, and data, people need to communicate all of those to fully understand and evaluate the situation accurately. There were times when I didn't communicate very well with my mentor and that showed him that I wasn't responsible or that he couldn't put his trust on me. Once I realized that, I noticed a change of direction and immediately started asking question for clarification and made sure I did any of my task correctly. I noticed that without communication, not everyone is on the same page and there are situation where something could happen and could affect the company. So making sure that the people you work with understand the problem and well as yourself will help deliver positive results.
During my stay at Sekisui, everyone around me seemed to obviously understand the work they do and while I would worked on my assignments and project, I wanted to do the same for myself. It's a real bother when I don't fully comprehend a concept I'm learning. Especially since I just started learning about the Engineering Field an my first encounter to it. I also noticed that in the Manufacturing Lab while all the employees where filling in their responsibilities, they were also open with each other and connected with one another. Being surrounded by what your interested in and a group of people you could have relationships with is definitely an environment I would want to place myself into.
Throughout the month, I realized that sooner or later I would be going back to school and with that in mind I knew I wouldn't be in the "adult work environment" anymore. But it did get my thinking about the time when I would be on my own and obtain a job. Not only that but an open perspective on how there could be different environments for a work setting. As of right now, I go from class to class, wrting down notes, completing homework/projects and eventually taking quizzes or tests and presenting it all at an exhibition. At Sekisui, I already had tasks that I knew had to be done and afterwards would either discuss other assignments with my mentor finish an assignment that I was already assigned to. I had to manage my time and tasks to where I knew when they would be completed to move on to the next one.
Internship has been such a great experience, that it not only helped me grow as a learner but it also gave me an idea of where I would want to go after high school. I certainly know that I still want to go towards the Engineering Field still. It's not possibly to say at this moment with just a month of experience that I'm not interested in that path. I barely learned a spec of what Engineering is and still have much to learn. Plus, since I've always interested in Aerospace Engineering and in becoming an Astronaut, it wouldn't feel right to just give up on that dream, So internship has given me a clear mind in one part of my future.
Since Sekisui is about quailfiing equipment and products through many experients, tests, and data, people need to communicate all of those to fully understand and evaluate the situation accurately. There were times when I didn't communicate very well with my mentor and that showed him that I wasn't responsible or that he couldn't put his trust on me. Once I realized that, I noticed a change of direction and immediately started asking question for clarification and made sure I did any of my task correctly. I noticed that without communication, not everyone is on the same page and there are situation where something could happen and could affect the company. So making sure that the people you work with understand the problem and well as yourself will help deliver positive results.