Blog 13: Rough Draft of 30 minute presentation

Link to 30 minute lesson plan draft (updated)

Blog 12: Third Interview Questions

1. How can a computer system's analyst best update a clothing and accessory company's legacy systems to meet modern industry standards? 
2. How would you deal with the third party programs or devices that are used by clothing companies (that you have no experience with)?
3. How can a systems analyst properly update or upgrade a system without having to shut it down completely? 
4. As a systems analyst, do you believe that it is better to work independently or as an employee/part of a team, especially in the apparel industry?
5. Is there anything that you feel has made becoming a systems analyst easier for you?
6. Is there anything that you feel has made becoming a systems analyst more difficult for you?
7. Have you run into any situations where you'd feel that knowing something beforehand would have made it easier in that situation? 
8. Often times, updates/upgrades are not always perfect.  Would you suggest an update/upgrade to a client when it was just released, or would you wait a while? Why?
9. Has there ever been a request from your clientele/employer that you were unable to complete? Why or why not and how did you deal with it?
10. What are useful sources when monitoring modern-day technology?
11. Are there any books or sources that you would recommend to be useful in my research on systems analysis? 

Blog 11: Mentorship 10 Hours Check

1. Where are you doing your mentorship?

• iSS eLinkDirect

2. Who is your contact?

• Robert Kellohen

3. How many total hours have you done?

• 36 Hours

4. Summarize the 10 hours of service learning that you've done.

• The experience has been nice so far. I have learned many of the common discrepancies that will show up while working in this career field and have grown into a habit of solving them, although I just recently found that getting into a certain mindset while in this job may be a bad thing since being creative with my solutions is encouraged and will keep me away from mistakes in the future.

5. Email your house teacher the name and phone number of your contact.

• Done

Blog 10: Senior Project Update

(1) What are you currently doing in your independent component?

I have decided to use mentorship hours for the first independent component and currently have four hours completed.

(2) What is a recent piece of research (article, interview, or audio-visual) that have you reviewed you would say was significant in helping you understand where to go next in your senior project?  The piece of research should be something you reviewed in November.  Please explain what you learned and where are you going next because of this piece of research.

My second interview pointed me towards programming, and I have been looking into it since.

(3) Provide evidence from your independent component or the piece of research as something you recently did.  For example, a photo of something you working on for your independent component or your notes from the video you watched.

Updated mentorship log.

Blog 9: Working EQ and Possible Answers

(1) What was the working EQ you used during your presentation?

• What is the most important skill/trait in a systems analyst?

(2) Did you decide to revise your working EQ after your presentation? If so, write your revised EQ here.  If not simple write "I am not going to revise my EQ at this time".

• I am not going to revise my EQ at this time.

(3) What are possible answers to your current working EQ? 

• Communication Skills
• Experience
• Knowledgable about Technology

Blog 8: Rough Draft of Presentation 1

10 Minute Lesson Plan Guide

Revised. 10/24

Blog 7: Independent Component 1 Approval

(1) For my independent component, I plan to use the Java programming language in order to create an application that connects an Android phone to a server that will allow the user to monitor the system resources, users, and files.

(2) My plan should meet the 30 hour work requirement because of the extensive time it takes to write, test, and release working applications on the Android phone as well as the computer system. For the 30 hours, I will find a mentor that knows the Android system development code as well as learn how to connect the Macbook I am using to test the application to my Android phone.

(3) The project I am working on for independent study applies to my senior topic because it will allow system analysts and administrators to monitor their systems from anywhere their phones can access the Internet.