The Assignment

Name: __Lucas Earl________

(First Name and Last Initial)

Advisory #:___12_______

You will be observing your host throughout the day. There are 3 parts to this assignment:

Part 1- The Interview: Observe your host at work, at some point interview your host and record/make notes of the results

Part 2 – Reflection: After the day is finished, reflect upon your experience and answer the reflection questions Part 3 – Post Your Assignment to Your Blog: Once your have completed Part 1 and Part 2 post it on your blog. Make sure you take pictures and/or videos to document your day, you can place them in your blog.

Name of your host: _____George Earl___ Relationship to you: _________Dad___________

The Interview: (ask your host these questions)

1. What is your job title?

Architect

2. What is your job description?

I work with Microsoft customers to design ways to transform their business.

3. What are the duties and/or tasks you perform at your job?

I work on proof of concept amd pilot sulutions in technology like artifitial intelligence.

4. What qualifications do you have for this job in the following areas:
5. training?

Constantly learning knew stuff every day.

1. b) education?

A university degree

1. c) experience?

Minimum of ten years of doing solution architecture

1. d) skills and attributes (personal qualities)?

I am Always wanting to learn new things, being able to translate technology to what that technology means to people.

5. What are some of the things you like about the job?

I am constantly learning new things and I work with new businesses every day.

6. What are some of the things you dislike about this job?

I must travel a lot and people expect me to be an expert in everything.

7. How do you anticipate this job changing in the next 5 years or so?

More and more is going to be machine learning and artificial intelligence.

Student Reflections:

1. Give three reasons why you would like this job (be specific):
2. a) I like helping other people
3. b) It would be fun to change things up
4. c) I would be able to work from home

2. Give three reasons why you would not like this job (be specific):
3. a) I don’t like having to learn new things all the time
4. b) I wouldn’t like having to work with different companies
5. c) I’m not very good with computers

3. Is this job for you? Why or why not?

I don’t think this job is for me because I would prefer a job that I actually get o mover around and stay active rather than sitting at a computer all day.

4. Explain the value of the TYKTW experience in relation to your ideas about your post secondary (after high school) plans (education?, training?, travel?, work?).

The value of today was to show me how hard work is and I need to get a good education and a university degree to get a good job like y dads.