Journal 9

Instructions: Weekly Internship Journal Post 250-400 words/weekly post: organize (use paragraph breaks to separate points) revise for clarity spellcheck This weekly assignment serves two purposes: to help you keep track of your tasks, accomplishments, and insights and knowledge gained; and to keep your instructor informed about your progress, challenges, and what you are busy with at your placement. Both of these outcomes depend on content and clarity. Be specific in your descriptions of projects, use examples, include images (if relevant), use names and references as appropriate. Refer to your coworkers by name and role, name products or services correctly, refer to vendors by name, etc. Details matter, especially if you want to go back later on and talk about a specific project you worked on. Begin by reviewing your initial Short Essay about Learning Goals and Interests. Remind yourself what you were hoping to gain from the experience. Consider whether you are on track, or whether your expectations have changed. For each post, follow this format: Begin with: Date Numbers of hours interned this week Total number of internship hours worked so far In each post, answer the following questions: What specific projects did you work on (and with whom? where? what did you do for these projects?) What specific course material (theories, case studies, classes, terms) can you relate to this week’s experiences? Name and discuss at least two. Name one insight or skill or information you gained this week. This can be about team work, communication, the project itself, the company/organization, or a specific task. What was one challenge you encountered? How did you respond to it? What do you hope to learn next week? These posts will serve as the material for your final reflection, your slide deck, and your short and long discussions of your experience. The more specific content you create here, the more you have to work with in the second half of the semester. I continue to work in the Help Desk. I have not seen my internship supervisor this week (Jamie Bowers). He has been tied up in meetings all week. I did run into a problem with a Nurse Practitioner this week where she had computer problems and whenever I gave a solution they would argue back with me stating that wasn't true. The only thing I felt I could do was stay calm and just deliver the best customer service that I could. The situation took a great deal of investigating and problem solving. I did also get a heads up with a possible job opportunity that might be opening up and that I was told I would be a good fit for. This was communicated to me through my networks/connections I have. It wouldn't be at McLeod but it would still be in IT. I am very interested in the position and I am just waiting for that company to post the job so I can apply for it. I have taken classes at Coker University in Bus-110 Business information Systems, Bus-150 Intro to Entrepreneurship, Bus-230 Business Communication, Soc-101 Intro to Sociology, Bus-345 Project Management, Bus- 343 Building and Leading Teams, Bus-440 Leadership, Bus-341 Organizational Behavior.