POST 1 & 2
Reply to both posts that I have posted.
Your reply should be 1-2 paragraphs long for each post.
POST 1
Hello Team,
My name is Dustin Lacbain. Heres a little something about myself. Im currently a part-time student at Portland State, working on acquiring my Bachelor of Science in Logistics and Supply chain management. I do have a full-time job as a manufacturing equipment technician at Intel Corporation located in Hillsboro OR. Ive been working in the semiconductor industry exclusively for about fifteen years.
After completing the curiosity survey, the results I received is as follows:
Epistemic: 29/40
Perceptual: 29/40
Interpersonal: 23/40
Based on these results, I would have to say Im a neutral researcher? MeaningI dont care much for researching? I think this might be accurate because I honestly dont care much in researching information UNLESS its something that might benefit me in the long run. A perfect example would be, if Im planning on purchasing an electric vehicle in the future, I would conduct research in how long battery life is before needing replacement, the cost of ownership or reliability of an electric vehicle. I would more than likely do research on that.
The way these curiosities (epistemic, perceptual and interpersonal) relate to business research is, the researcher must have a sense of interest in finding out more about an organization. This can include, but not limited to investing. On my free time, I usually do research on certain types of companies in a specific industry before investing. If Im satisfied in what I found after conducting research, I will invest in that company. This is a perfect example of the three curiosities.
The skill I gained regarding research in a workplace environment is problem solving. When working on a specific task given by your manager, your goal as a technician is to perform the job right the first time. Not all jobs are perfect When issues arise, it is the technicians responsibility to conduct research in how to remedy an issue. These remedies can include reading specifications or work instructions on how to perform the work or troubleshoot the problem. This is just a simple example.
To be completely honest, I dont think there is a difference between workplace and school research. When conducting research, you must have a foundation to build on. Once the researcher establishes a foundation to build on, a research can begin. A problem can be a perfect example for school or work to begin research.
College grads are not prepared for work in some ways My answer would be 50/50 because if a student never worked during their academic studies, then yes, grads are not prepared for the work environment because these grads never experienced what the workforce is like. However, at the same time, these grads are prepared in some way. Because of their academic discipline, college grads learned how to study and focus on a specific subject, while doing the same thing on a different subject. The same rule applies in a workforce. The college grad must apply their academic discipline in order to satisfy job expectations; Study and focus the job assignment In other words, OJT (On the Job Training).
Cheers,
Dustin
POST 2
Hey!
My name is Margie and I’m a junior with a major in Marketing. I spent my first 2 years at U of O majoring in psychology and then decided that I wanted to make a switch. After this summer term it will be my senior year! I don’t have a job right now, but I have been making money by creating makeup content on Instagram and working with brands. By getting involved with makeup and learning about the business side of it, that has taught me a lot about what I want to do in the future. I hope to one day work behind the scenes in marketing with one of my favorite brands!
For my epistemic curiosity I got 24/40. This is the curiosity that is described as the drive to know about things. Also the initial type when thinking about school-related work. I think it makes sense for me to have a lower score in this. For the most part, I dont really care enough to know about how things work. It has to be about something I actually find interesting, before I can feel curious about it. For perceptual curiosity I got 32/40. This makes sense too, because I do want to know how things feel, smell, taste, look, and sound. It drives me crazy sometimes watching cooking shows and wishing I could actually taste the food. I love discovering new things perceptually. My highest score was interpersonal curiosity, and it was 37/40. This probably stems from my interest in psychology. I love to learn about people, and why they do the things they do. I think that there is a lot to learn by getting to know people more deeply. These different curiosities relate to business research because in business research, you can find all of these subjects. You need to learn about people, perceptions, and how things work.
I think that doing research has been a really important part about what I do on Instagram. When I first started it was just for fun, I had no idea about this entire world but I have had to learn a lot on my own in order to succeed. When brands started to notice me, I didnt even know how to send an email. I did a lot of research and taught myself how to talk to brands, and how to make money from my hobby. Even though money isnt the most important part, big name brands often try to take advantage of creators. And it took a lot of research and trial and error to really learn how to combat that. I think in the workplace, research is done more through real life experiences, and in school we just read about things and then write about it. I agree that college graduates may not be as prepared to enter the workforce in some ways, but that’s okay. Some things are better learned on the job. Reading and learning about what we should do and how we should do it doesnt make us 100% prepared. But at least we have enough tools to continue learning until we get the hang of it.
