Blog 9 - Advisory Prep 3

1. State whether or not you currently have a mentor, and what the status of your interview is with that person (I have completed the interview, I have scheduled the interview, I have not scheduled the interview, etc).

• I currently have a mentor and have already scheduled my interview with him.

2. At this point, your research is probably guiding your studies toward more specific areas within your topic.  Name the area or two you find most promising and explain your reasons.   

• My overall final topic is Visual Design. I'm leaning towards focusing on Animations and Interaction Design. I find these two areas most promising because these are the areas that have most caught my attention. Also, my mentor receives a lot of work in these areas so it will be easy for me to see on hands work from an expert to learn from.

3. What kinds of sources do you think will help you in the next month to gain more research depth?  Where will you go to get them?

• We have an interview coming up so I plan to use that as a resource. I've began to research books that are up at Cal Poly Pomona, now it's just a matter of heading over there and checking them out. The books seem to relate to my topic a lot so I'm excited to read them and learn new things.

4. Write down a possible EQ.  Please don't worry about wording other than ensuring that it provides the option for multiple correct answers.  At this point, the senior team is most interested in understanding your thought process.

• What type of Visual Design is most relevant in today's society?