The first full week of my 2016 summer internship at the Indium Corporation has already come and gone. I can’t believe how fast the first full week went by; the remaining 9 weeks will probably go by even quicker. I have been so busy with the projects I am working on that the day goes by in a blink of an eye. One of the projects I am working on is analyzing the diffusion between indium and copper. I will be collecting data at various temperatures and with different indium alloys. In preparation, have researched a lot of information and should be starting my tests next week! I know that there has been a lot of interest in this subject so I hope the data I collect will be useful.
Another big project I will be working on over the next 9 weeks is updating the e-commerce website to make it more user friendly. I've looked over the sales data from the past couple of years and have also have reviewed other websites to compare to Indium Corporation's current platform. I know this project is not related to my major (chemical engineering) but I like the fact I am working on projects outside of my expertise because it requires that I develop new skills as well as work with many different people; people that I normally wouldn’t be working with. I’m excited to see the other projects I will be working on as my time here at Indium continues.
每周三，我们实习生都会举行午餐学习会。上周的主题是 "指导 "和 "寻找指导者"。本周的课程是戴尔-卡耐基培训。我觉得这两节课都很有帮助，也很有趣。很多人没有意识到导师是多么有益。我在学校有一位导师，她是我的教授之一。她会给我关于学业、职业和生活方面的建议。我遇到任何问题，无论大小，都会向她请教。她总是尽其所能地帮助我。在戴尔-卡耐基培训中，我学到了很多关于有效沟通和与他人建立联系的知识。我们做了很多小组活动，涉及外部意识以及它如何影响我们在工作场所的人际关系。我发现自己所做的各种事情阻碍了我与他人建立联系，这很有趣；这次培训让我意识到了这些问题。我学到的最有趣的东西是成为一个更友善的人所涉及的九大原则。我们就这些原则所做的练习表明，每天在工作中运用这些原则来改善与同事的关系并使工作环境变得更好是多么重要。我希望下周能像过去的一周半一样丰富多彩！
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