Blog 2 - Summer Mentorship

1. List the contact name, phone number, and organization of the person with whom you volunteered.

Mr. Chung (818-468-2505) at CMC Architects & Engineers

2. What qualified this person as an expert in your topic choice?

Mr. Chung has graduated an architecture school in Korea. He went to UCLA and has been in the architecture business for over 30 years. 

3. List three questions for further exploration now that you've completed your summer hours.

What is the business side of architecture? How stressful can architectural whether it is the business side or designing side? How would an independent architectural firm get more well known? 

4. What is the most important thing you gained from this experience? Why?

The most important thing I gained from my experience is knowledge about the field. This is important because it gives me an over view about the topic I chose and a possible career path that I could be interested in pursuing. 

5. What is your senior project topic going to be?  How did mentorship help you make your decision?  Please explain.

My senior topic is going to be on architecture. My mentorship did not have much of an influence of which topic I want to do on my senior project. I chose architecture because every other place I tried either rejected me or did not reply. 

Blog 1 - Senior Final Lesson/ Interview Reflection

 
 
1. What three lessons were most helpful for you to see, and why?

Three lessons that I learned that were most helpful to me was to be different, be engaging and interactive, and to not procrastinate. What I mean about being different is to be unique about my presentation. Being unique gives the presentation a different feel, where the audience isn't sitting through the same thing and are bored. To be engaging and interactive was one of the most helpful things because it kept the audience with you. They wouldn't be lost in their train of thought, rather they are actually learning something because of what I had to say was either something new or interesting. Not procrastinating is a big lesson I learned. Procrastinating can cause a lot of stress and the quality of my work can plummet, ultimately affecting my chances of a good grade. Something I do not want.

2. List one thing that you learned about the senior project in interviews that will help you get off to a good start?

One thing I learned about the senior project during the interviews, was to find multiple mentors early. One of the toughest part of senior project is finding mentors that are willingly to mentor me. Finding many mentors early will ensure me somebody that I can refer to if I need help. Finding a mentor can be difficult because some may not reply, some may take a while to reply, or some may even reject me.

3. What topic(s) are you considering, and why? 

The topics I am considering are optometry, video game design, and architecture. I choose optometry as one of my potential topics because I think the eyes are one of the most fascinating parts of the human body. I want to learn more about them and plus, I have the best eye sight in my family. Video game design is another topic I am interested in, is because of course I enjoy video games. They are my hobby and being able to understand part of the development is pretty cool. Lastly, I choose architecture as a potential topic is because it evolves engineering. Engineering is one of my career paths and architecture is an idea that seems interesting.

4. What EQ do you think might be interesting to consider in guiding a project like this? (Please don't worry about any sort of formula...we want this question to come from your genuine interest).

Optometry: What is the most important factor to ensure returning clients ? Video Game Design: What is the most important aspect of video game design to include when creating a new video game? Architecture: What is the most important step when designing a building for a client?

5. What are some ideas you have about finding summer mentorship?

Ideas that I have that could find me a summer mentor is calling every optometry center. I can call hospitals or even optometry offices in Costco. I can call different video game companies that allow me to shadow someone without disrupting their work. I can also call family members and family friends that can hook me up with someone who can mentor me.