1. Who did you interview and what house is he/she in?
Gabriela Murillo
West House
2. What idea(s) does she have for her senior project and why?
Business management, just interested.
3. What do you plan to do for your summer 10 hour mentorship experience?
Close family member does something similar and will work with him.
4. What do you hope to see or expect to see in watching the 2013 2-Hour presentations?
Something business related
5. Any questions relating to senior project I can help with?
-What is your topic? System analysis
-Does it really take up the entire year or just semester based? The entire year is spent on developing your topic
Monday, May 6, 2013
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Blog 21: Independent Component 2
Literal:
(a) I, Brent Kellohen, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.
(b) Mentor: Robert Kellohen
(c) Reflected in mentorship log
(d) Completed mentorship hours, delivering labels, taking calls, etc.
Interpretive:
Each day I would come into the home office and assist with answering phone calls and performing basic office duties. Two of which are data entry into the computer system and the printing of labels through a Zebra Z4X model printer. Over my 30 hours of mentorship, I had to learn how to load and unload the supplies in the printer. This may seem rather easy at first, especially with the very clean design, but there were problems that I would run into caused by simple mistakes on the way. In my 30 hours I have printed over 2500 labels for various different clients.
The second main aspect of my mentorship was the data entry. I would have to perform data entry for over 200 entries at a time. You can already imagine how time consuming this can be–having to change line item quantities and the weights of their shipments one by one every time.
A third aspect in my mentorship was maintaining the health of the server. In the second photo, you can see the task manager of a windows computer running in the top right hand corner showing some amount of usage. It is part of my job to ensure that it is not overloaded so that it will continue to provide service to the customers that work with us. The second part I maintain in the server is the FTP server. Also in the second photo, there is a two identical boxes that are used to manage the FTP server and to view who or what is logging into the system. One of my jobs here was to maintain the FTP server status and ban any hackers that occasionally try to get into our system.
Over the 30 hours I worked, this large pile of labels and ribbon had run dry, and I was required to drive to Los Angeles and refresh the supply. Fortunately our supplier had extras on hand.
The last photo here is a workstation that is used to manage label designs for our clients. The system is actually hardly used because the clients we have do not usually demand for label format changes on a day to day basis; this explains why the desk appears to be so cluttered.
Applied:
The 30 hours worked supported my first answer and in some ways, my second.
My 30 hours worked applied to my first answer in the data entry section. The data I entered directly correlated with the need for an EDI system. I was able to get the amount of work done that would normally require two to three days time.
The way my 30 hours supported my second answer is through the printing process. The Zebra printer system is compatible with mainly the Windows operating system, and for that reason most of the clients I deal with use Windows. Another way to print labels is with a laser printer, but this method is not commonly used here in our office.
(a) I, Brent Kellohen, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.
(b) Mentor: Robert Kellohen
(c) Reflected in mentorship log
(d) Completed mentorship hours, delivering labels, taking calls, etc.
Interpretive:
Each day I would come into the home office and assist with answering phone calls and performing basic office duties. Two of which are data entry into the computer system and the printing of labels through a Zebra Z4X model printer. Over my 30 hours of mentorship, I had to learn how to load and unload the supplies in the printer. This may seem rather easy at first, especially with the very clean design, but there were problems that I would run into caused by simple mistakes on the way. In my 30 hours I have printed over 2500 labels for various different clients.
Inside label printer, had to resupply this multiple times.
The second main aspect of my mentorship was the data entry. I would have to perform data entry for over 200 entries at a time. You can already imagine how time consuming this can be–having to change line item quantities and the weights of their shipments one by one every time.
Secondary server monitor... and tissue roll.
Server (monitor currently off)
A third aspect in my mentorship was maintaining the health of the server. In the second photo, you can see the task manager of a windows computer running in the top right hand corner showing some amount of usage. It is part of my job to ensure that it is not overloaded so that it will continue to provide service to the customers that work with us. The second part I maintain in the server is the FTP server. Also in the second photo, there is a two identical boxes that are used to manage the FTP server and to view who or what is logging into the system. One of my jobs here was to maintain the FTP server status and ban any hackers that occasionally try to get into our system.
Label & Ribbons Supplies
Over the 30 hours I worked, this large pile of labels and ribbon had run dry, and I was required to drive to Los Angeles and refresh the supply. Fortunately our supplier had extras on hand.
Workstation
The last photo here is a workstation that is used to manage label designs for our clients. The system is actually hardly used because the clients we have do not usually demand for label format changes on a day to day basis; this explains why the desk appears to be so cluttered.
Applied:
The 30 hours worked supported my first answer and in some ways, my second.
My 30 hours worked applied to my first answer in the data entry section. The data I entered directly correlated with the need for an EDI system. I was able to get the amount of work done that would normally require two to three days time.
The way my 30 hours supported my second answer is through the printing process. The Zebra printer system is compatible with mainly the Windows operating system, and for that reason most of the clients I deal with use Windows. Another way to print labels is with a laser printer, but this method is not commonly used here in our office.
Sunday, March 24, 2013
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Blog 16: 2-Hour Meeting Answer #2
1. What is your essential question?
How can a computer systems analyst best update a clothing and accessory company's legacy systems to meet modern industry standards?
2. What is your second answer to your essential question?
Keep up to date with the technology and the market for the technology.
3. What are three details to support or justify your second answer?
4. What source helped you prove this answer is justified for your essential question?
Mentorship - I have observed that the clientele of my mentor has trouble connecting to his server because it is using outdated software. Although I have urged him to update it, he has ignored this fact and suffers slightly because of it.
5. What do you plan to study next with your second answer and why?
Computer usage in the workplace of a clothing and accessory company. It's important to observe how the users are taking care of the systems, etc. so that you can properly build the system to fit their needs. (Handicaps, habits, etc.)
How can a computer systems analyst best update a clothing and accessory company's legacy systems to meet modern industry standards?
2. What is your second answer to your essential question?
Keep up to date with the technology and the market for the technology.
3. What are three details to support or justify your second answer?
- Technology is constantly changing. In order to keep up with the modern industry standards, it is important to know what that standard is.
- Bugs, hackers, and viruses can infect computers that do not have a knowledgable user or a computer without adequate protection.
- Allows you to buy the hardware/software needed at a cheaper price, helping both you and your clientele.
4. What source helped you prove this answer is justified for your essential question?
Mentorship - I have observed that the clientele of my mentor has trouble connecting to his server because it is using outdated software. Although I have urged him to update it, he has ignored this fact and suffers slightly because of it.
5. What do you plan to study next with your second answer and why?
Computer usage in the workplace of a clothing and accessory company. It's important to observe how the users are taking care of the systems, etc. so that you can properly build the system to fit their needs. (Handicaps, habits, etc.)
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Blog 19: Senior Project and ESLRs
1. What ESLR have you excelled in most in your senior project?
Effective user of technology.
2. Please explain why you think you have excelled in this ESLR.
My senior topic is related to technology, and through it I have learned much more than I the amount that I already knew. Also since the topic is related to technology, I have had to use it throughout.
3. Provide evidence from your senior topic to support your claim.
Mentorship hours, photos from previous blog assignment.
Effective user of technology.
2. Please explain why you think you have excelled in this ESLR.
My senior topic is related to technology, and through it I have learned much more than I the amount that I already knew. Also since the topic is related to technology, I have had to use it throughout.
3. Provide evidence from your senior topic to support your claim.
Mentorship hours, photos from previous blog assignment.
Friday, March 1, 2013
Blog 18: 2-Hour Meeting Answer #3
1. What is your essential question?
How can a systems analyst update a clothing and accessory company's legacy systems to meet modern industry standards?
2. What is the third answer to your essential question?
My third answer to my essential question is to follow a system.
3. What are three details to justify your third answer?
Mentorship
5. What do you plan to study next and why?
I plan to continue mentorship with different clientele; up until now I have been working with just one main client and I would like to compare and contrast multiple work environments.
How can a systems analyst update a clothing and accessory company's legacy systems to meet modern industry standards?
2. What is the third answer to your essential question?
My third answer to my essential question is to follow a system.
3. What are three details to justify your third answer?
- Speeds up the updating process
- Makes it easy to identify and rule out anomalies
- Cuts costs on buying bulk
Mentorship
5. What do you plan to study next and why?
I plan to continue mentorship with different clientele; up until now I have been working with just one main client and I would like to compare and contrast multiple work environments.
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