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Written by Patrick Smith
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Tuesday, 01 July 2008 08:05 |
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I am working with the Humanities department with Dr. Newmark. Before she came to NMT she was with Wayne State University. There she worked on an American Studies online journal. This journal was called Xchanges and was run by undergraduate and graduate students. Currently, myself and Dr. Newmark are bringing down the journal to NMT for the Humanities/TC department. The first couple tasks we both had to complete were administrative. We had to open an account much like our student accounts with the TCC, then we had to transfer files from the current website to our own directory with our new account. We had a bit of outside help moving these files with her husband guiding us through tackling the files as a group instead of one by one, which I would probably still be working on. I learned that I have much more to learn! My first assignments are a few research type papers about other TC programs and the publications that are produced from those programs. I also have to write a few memos about my experience with the TC program at NMT, and some of the skills I have learned and what type of skills I still need to learn. After the above papers are completed I am sure I will get into the nuts and bolts of working with the website, using skills I learned in TC 251 Web Practicum, as well as using skills learned through trial and error experience with Dreamweaver, and the TCC. I still have a great deal to learn, and hopefully we can get the website completed and ready for viewing by the end of the summer. Patrick Smith |
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Written by Ashley Reid
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Monday, 30 June 2008 18:08 |
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Hello, everyone! Before I tell you about what is going on at work, let me tell you about where I am working. I am working at the Fitch and Tausch law firm here in Socorro as a legal assistant. I have been at my job for over a year now, and they graciously are letting me work on new things like the Office Procedures Manual so that I can continue there for my internship. Recently, I have been working on the Office Procedures Manual as we have recently hired a new administrative assistant. Because of my time at the firm, I have been given slight seniority. However, it is an interesting situation as the new administrative assistant previously worked at a position where she was above students. So even though I have been working on my manual, I will come into work to find the assistant who was hired changing my manual and leaving instructions for how I should be doing my job differently. She is obviously trying not to step on toes, but just assumed that she would be back in the role of being above the student. Because there is no overlap in our times to straighten out who is supposed to be doing what, I have had to rely strictly on my technical communications skills to leave things like memos to diffuse the situation so that it does not become a problem. Even though I have been given seniority (a higher title and higher pay), I had to be careful not to use a lot of that seniority because I did not want to make her feel defensive. However, at the same time, I had to establish some seniority because there are times when I am have to correct her and give her instructions that must be taken seriously. After many tries to convey this through a memo, I found that it simply still was not working. So I arranged a time when I could meet with my boss to discuss what I should do. When I met with my boss, I made sure that I was very kind and humble and did not say anything derogatory about the new assistant. Instead, I complemented the things that she was doing well and made it seem like this was my problem that I was having trouble conveying this. In the end, my boss ended up speaking to the other assistant since I am in class when she works and could not do a face-to-face. I also came out looking like I was very mature and skilled because I was able to diffuse the situation down to a simple conversation between them to help with a small misunderstanding. |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 30 June 2008 18:32 )
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Written by Roger Renteria
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Wednesday, 11 June 2008 13:51 |
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My blog is listed at http://publicinfoatnmt.blogspot.com It'll be updated, perhaps I'd like to have an RSS feed displayed here as a back-up. |
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Written by Julie Ford
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Friday, 30 May 2008 14:25 |
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Hi there TC summer interns- By now you have all probably started work. (I know Roger has, as I just saw an article with his byline (http://www.nmt.edu/mainpage/news/2008/29may01.html) on the NMT homepage. As we discussed during our meeting last semester, I'd like you to use the blog as a way to share part of your internship experiences with each other. Let's start slowly-- posting once a week (you are welcome to post more than that if you like/have lots to say). Tell us about what sorts of things you're doing, what TC skills you're applying and what new TC skills you're learning. Remember to adhere to the guidelines Dr. Lanier sent out for Writing Blogs. Dr. Ford |
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