Blog 7 - Second Interview Preparation

 

1.  Who is your mentor and where do they work?  If their workplace does not reflect their expertise, what makes them an expert?

My mentor is Dr. Andrew Wong. He works as an optometrist at Golden Optometric Group in West Covina.

2.  What five questions will you ask them about their background?

• Where did you attend college and receive your educational learning in optometry?
• How long have you been an optometrist for?
• Have you worked at any other optometrist companies besides Golden Optometric Group?
• In specific, what type of background does Golden Optometric Group occupy?
• Is there any other further optometry background you have acquired?

Blog 6 - Advisory Prep

1. What has worked well for you concerning senior project this year?  What has made it a positive experience for you?  

Not many things have worked out well for me concerning my senior project this year, I had problems with finding a mentor and senior topics, but that is all worked out now. And I guess one positive experience is learning how to adapt to changes in situations, and communication skills with mentoring.

2. What are you finding difficult concerning senior project?  How can you adapt to make that portion work better for you?  How might the senior team help?

What I found difficult concerning my senior project this year is that, my first ideas for my senior project was either neurology or optometry, I was unable to get a mentor within these occupations over the summer. So, I had chosen audiology as my topic, since I had already knew somebody, a relative’s friend, in the field, had agreed to mentor me; however they discovered later they were unable to mentor me. Therefore, I had to change my topic again and switched back to optometry, where is was able to find a mentor after all. For now, I don’t think I need help, but I may need help later on with any questions I may have as the project proceeds and during the year.

Blog 5 - Interview 1 Reflection

1. What is the most important thing I learned from the interview?  Is there anything I would do differently for other interviews?

The most important thing I learned from this interview was a deeper understanding of optometry, ranging from the history of what optometry was beforehand, to how the job description, expansion, and changes optometry is facing recently in the world. I would be more organized with my questions before hand and go into deeper thought with my questions for other interviews.

2. Did I get additional resources and contacts?  What is the most useful?  Why?

Yes, I did get additional resources and contacts, my mentor had given me resources for research, and stated it would be possible for me to interview and contact other optometrist colleagues of his.

3. What makes my interviewee qualified to help me?

My interviewee is my mentor he is an optometrist, who works at Golden Optometric Group. He is experienced in the field of optometry and is able to help me.

Link to Interview 1 Audio:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2CHyS5HgX9QMjNiOHA0dW5XYkNzcnhPTkZZY1BiYkJoUmtn/view?usp=sharing  

Blog 4 - House Advisory Prep 1

Through my senior project, I am hoping to accomplish learning many things about audiologist from my mentor. I have not always been interested in audiology, but had heard of the topic from a family member and had been inspired to learn more about it. I wish to further understand what audiology withholds and gain deeper knowledge on the occupation. This project will moreover benefit me to gain an improvement in my communication skills and speaking skills by the execution of my senior project.

Blog 3 - First Interview Preparation

1.  Who do you plan to interview?  Why?

I plan to interview Neal Ruperto, who is an intern and grad student of audiology. I plan to interview him because he is in the process of becoming an audiologist, so he is a steady source for information on the subject.

2.  Five questions will be assigned to all seniors to ask.  What additional questions do you plan to ask?  Ask open-ended questions.

• Can you tell me your opinion on audiology?
• Why did you chose to study audiology?
• Within the topic of audiology, what is the most interesting thing you have learned?
• How do you feel about your internship?
• In your experience with audiology, can you share a memorable experience from your internship?

Blog 2 - Summer Mentorship

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

I was unable to get my volunteer hours during the summer.

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

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

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

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