Blog 5 Project Reflection and Working EQ

1) What positive thing has happened as a result of what you have completed so far?

• A positive thing that happened was when I told my mentor my concerns with one of the services they were using (WiseStamp), I then researched and found a better replacement (BrandMyMail). Along with that I have completed my Interview 1, I just need to type out the transcription.

2) Pick a piece of research or your interview.  How has it helped you improve your understanding of your topic?

• I feel that the article titled Consumer Acceptance and Use of Information Technology (Source ID# 6) has given me a great deal of information on what is required for IT to be successful. From what I've read in the article, and what I've also heard from my mentor, it is IT's job to find a solution to a companies technical needs, and these needs cannot be met if the employees don't have full acceptance of the new changes.

3) What has worked for you so far in the senior project?

• Finding a mentor and a acceptable topic is what has worked, along with actually getting useful information from my mentorship that has help me create a working EQ. I also feel proud to say that I've been able to shadow my mentor on a close to regular basis.

4) What hasn't worked so far?  

• I have been able to find some research in Information Technology on my own, but it is getting increasingly difficult to find more good research. In order to get more research I am going to ask my mentors if they know of any good resources I could use when I see them again. One of the methods I've been using to find research involves searching for specific fields/topics in IT instead of just IT as a whole.

5a) What is a potential question you would like to study this year?  (working EQ)

• What makes an IT department successful?

5b) What do you plan to do for mentorship?  If you haven't found a mentor yet, then discuss where you are currently looking and who you are talking to to find it.

• I plan to continuing shadowing my current mentor to find answers to my EQ, as well as helping them out, and to ask about or find other mentors/companies that I could get more experience through mentorship.