This past week was quite eventful. Although in the beginning of the week, I was quite stressed due to all of the homework I had, I was able to manage it all. In addition, I also found a mentor! Ms. Timea Domokos has agreed to guide me in the field of International Marketing, and I am meeting with her for coffee on Friday to tell her more about the work that I have done so far.
Although not having a mentor for a month or so was stressful, I do not regret that my ISM journey took such a path. I am glad that I had the opportunity to have Ms. Regina Borda as my mentor for the former part of the year, and now I get to end the year with Ms. Timea Domokos. I have gotten the pleasure to have two mentors this year, and I am excited to see how this will shape my final product. In terms of my final product, I am more confident that my idea will be seen into fruition because Ms. Timea can help me find a time and place to present my research to the marketing team of Pizza Hut. I have also started creating the survey, and I am excited to see how it will turn out.
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The first week back from spring break was hard, to say the least, but because I was able to finish some of my work over the break, I had a light load of homework. As a result, I was able to spend ample time on my final product, researching and creating a more modified plan.
On Thursday, I called my former mentor who is all the way in London, England, and we had an hour long conversation about my final product. Ms. Borda told me that instead of hosting a seminar at the library, I should just give a presentation of my research to the Pizza Hut Marketing Team. Ms. Borda said that this would be more impactful, and I would also be less stressed out because organizing a seminar and marketing it is a lot of work, and it can be quite disappointing if I get a small audience. Ms. Borda really gave me a reality check on the amount of work that is needed to organize a seminar, and I am really happy that I talked to her and got her input. In addition, I have also conducted a lot of research about survey bias, and this week, my main goal is to make the survey that tests the different types of questions. I hope to send the survey out to people during the long weekend by posting it on social media and texting my friends and family. April showers bring May flowers. To the natural world all around us, this hold true in many ways, for we have all seen how spring brings it all: from drizzles and thunderstorms. However, diverging from the phrase’s literal denotation, I know that the remaining month of March and and the new month of April will be a downpour of hard work. State and international competitions, AP testing preparation, are Final Product work are just some of the responsibilities that I have over the next few months. May will be the month to enjoy the fruition of my hard work.
In terms of my ISM journey, I have been hard at work in researching about market psychology and learning about ways to avoid survey bias. I ran into some problems along the way since many of the academic journals were not available for free to the public. I have ordered some books from online and they should be getting here this week. By the end of the week, I plan on finishing writing my research paper over ways to eliminate survey bias. Hopefully I can get everything done in time. Slightly stressed, but I shall make it! |