Friday, September 4, 2009

Progress...Need More Progress

Ive been making progress throughout the week. I've restarted the entire front page of the blue packet we were given and im already down to planing my interview which is the easiest part of the project in my eye's because that is where you get the answer to your questions.

I still need to do my notes and complete and outline. i think that will be my focus this weekend and i should be able to complete the task because there are about a thousand paper articles that ive read and highlighted so all i will be doing is making the trasition from highlighted article to word document.

As far as my interviews are concerned I have work to day so I will set up a meeting with my mentor who knows everyone within the building and hopefully ill get some names and numbers.
Im worried that there willl be somekind of law that will prevent me from asking questions or taking pictures for my presentation. but i may be wrong. im hoping im wrong.

Everything may work out for that part next week, so this weekend my plan is notes and outline this weekend.
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  1. samSeptember 22, 2009 at 6:07 AM

    9/22/2009
    -finished outline
    -started paper
    -less than 1 page
    GOALS
    -action plan
    -internship – Canterbury Place (elderly care facility), works with dementia
    -interview Mrs. Savido’s husband’s father
    -interview Canterbury Place director
    -finish lit review draft
    -interview Mrs. Savido’s husband on Monday 9/28/2009

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  2. samSeptember 29, 2009 at 5:28 AM

    9/29/2009
    -same as before
    GOALS
    -draft of lit review
    -contact mentor
    -how to I retroactively document my internship experience

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