Monday, February 9, 2009

End of Week Two

I think this week the main thing I could say I learned is working with coworkers, peers - it was an interesting thing to find out. I was assigned to work on the Locus newsletter, editing and whatnot. The computer in my cubicle was not equipped with the correct version of the software I needed to work on the actual document itself, so I had to work at another desk for a day while I edited. I then emailed myself what I had not finished, as another girl was coming in the next day to use her computer. This girl was the graphic design intern - and she and I were expected to work together to get this particular job done, as when I had edited the content, it was then her job to incorporate it onto the page and make sure it looked good. She and I had a lot of communication on one day in particular as we relied on each other to complete tasks-it was difficult to have to sit there and not have anything to do as I waited on her to complete what she was doing, so that I could get on to what I needed to do. You really have to learn patience when you work with other people because sometimes they will not work as quickly as you will. However, I finished my end and everything worked out the way it did. Week two went well.

1 comment:

  1. Interesting stuff here, Vanessa. What in particular caused the slowdown on the graphic design intern's end? Did it simply take her more time to complete a task than she had originally planned? Was she unprepared for the work she needed to do? Unfocused? Not sure exactly what she needed to do? In what ways did her slowdown result from stuff completely in her area of expertise? What types of suggestions, comments, if any, might you be able to contribute on future projects to speed up that process? Might it be necessary or beneficial to compose a clear statement of work responsibilities and deadlines to ensure the efficient production of a document?

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