Updates in Major Paper 3

Interview Proper: August 27, 2009 at the NCCC Davao ICT Department

Key People Involved: ICT Manager and Staff

Interviewers: 2 groups (Querubin's group and Hilado's group)

Time: about 2:30 pm

Remarks:
ICT key personnel answered the queries in assessing the Information System department of the company guided by the set of questions being submitted prior to the scheduled date. The group was able to take some pictures (as proofs) of the interview, and gathered facts about the IS.

Updates in Major Paper 2

Good news! My groupmate, Jethro Querubin managed to call our adopted company NCCC and brought home the bacon! I mean, the news! We are finally going to visit the company for an interview! Nice work, Jet! Lol.

And so we have to prepare for our guide questions for the assessment of the company's Information Systems Department. We have actually submitted a list of our queries to the office (mentioned in Updates 1) so I guess what we're going to ask more are clarifications and some 'add-ons'. Hehehe. Of course, we need to understand every detail of their system to make a clarified analysis of their situation.

I am looking forward for the success of this interview and hopefully we could gather 'meaty' reports from the office. I'm just crossing my fingers that this is not a 'once-and-for-all-don't-visit-again' interview. Lol.

Anyway, the first part of our major paper drafts (I guess!) will be submitted later because we are waiting for the details of our visit. But I am hoping we could make it and beat the deadline!

Updates in Major Paper 1

Adopted organization: NCCC

Updates:

Our group had chosen the said company from the profit-driven sector and had submitted company profile to the subject facilitator for the approval of the company from which we could conduct an industry analysis. The analysis is for partial requirements in the subject Management Information System I, which is to have an Information System (IS) Needs Assessment.

Eventually, the company was approved and the group was on its way to making the letter of permission from the said company.Fortunately, one of my group mates had an acquaintance with one of the employees in the company so we addressed the letter to our contact person. To make the story short, after several calls and texts (with hopeful hearts and crossing fingers), the company approved our letter (after days of waiting…). But our contact person requested that we just have to submit a list of questions for them to answer. I think, they just wanted to have an overview of what we shall be interviewing about (if there would be any interview… I just hope there would be) or what is our study all about. I had the same experience with our other company when I had a similar industry analysis in my previous subject. Yet it made me wonder is that all they would like to have? I do not think I would be satisfied. Constructing a major paper about an assessment of a certain company would not be that complete and substantial without ACTUAL visit. Whew. Well, I can not blame the company for that, too, since I already have the idea that most employees there would be very busy to entertain us. (But I hope they can find time for us! Tsk.) I just wish we could ask for a visit and observance some time.


And so, the group had just submitted a questionnaire for the company to respond. The questionnaire is made up of questions regarding the necessary information needed for the major paper to complete. This includes the company profile, assessment of the company’s strengths, weaknesses, threats, and opportunities in its major business operation… (I choose not to describe in detail. Hmm… )


On the first visit (for the data gathering), only one member was able to go at the office (since it was requested by the company contact person beforehand, that we just have to submit questions for them to answer) to submit the questions.


In the present, the group is making efforts to ask permission from the company to really conduct face-to-face interview and if possible, observe the operation of its MIS department. The group has also made rough drafts of the major paper's primary components which are the Introduction, Purpose, Scope, and Objectives of the Study, Background of the Company, and Methodology. Currently, we are waiting for further instructions from the company we adopted.


Until my next updates, fellas!

[HRM]: The First Experiences in NEDA XI

I just want to share the first experiences of our group in our adopted company...

NEDA XI [National Economic and Development Authority-Region XI] is our adopted company for Human Resource Management(HRM) subject field study.

The First Visit

Perhaps a memorable day to us. Because we didn't had a glimpse of what would happen as much as we don't really know the exact location of our adopted company - except the address of their building. You see, none of us had been there in such place. So we were all scouting for the perfect spot. Because of the uncertainty we felt during the moment we were riding in the jeepney, we stopped at a certain spot where I knew we can 'trace' the building - by walking. Sigh. There are no particular jeepney which could pass by the said road. And so, we hiked. Each of us looking for roadsigns in crossings we passed. Whew! We never expected it would be a looong day. What made it 'memorable' was that one of my groupmates ruined her shoe in the long run. She was complaining that she can't walk long enough and so we bought a rugby in on of the hardwares on the street. After that we continued our journey. (-_-) Finally, we got into the office (it was on a not-so-exposed location - so unfamiliar place) and handed the letter asking permission to let us do a study to their HR department. "-) The person who received the letter told us to call again for the schedule of the interview. Boy, they thought we were applying for an OJT.

The Day of the Supposed-to-be Interview

My groupmates and I had already prepared for the 'actual interview' in NEDA XI. I must admit its not actually a perfect timing for all of us. The company made the schedule for the interview, and so, since we didn't have a choice, we have to consider their vacant period. But when we got there, the person-in-charge of the interview referred us to another person to be interviewed who, at that moment, was nowhere to be seen. [We should finish the interview in time, you see, coz we still have classes after.] We just spent time there waiting - in vain. The person-in-charge of us (what I mean is the person we just called to) came out and announced that the interview would be postponed because the person she was referring to was not around and was not sure if he could come. In short, the interview was postponed on the next Monday. (-_-)

The Day of the Actual Interview
July 7, Monday

Only four of us (one of my groupmates had a class and she couldn't come) went to NEDA. But with us is a 'companion', the incharge of the documentation procedure. Lol. I'm referring to one of my classmates who was not actually enrolled in the subject but volunteered to help us. Thanks to her, we focused on the interview and she managed to capture the moment - on cam.

The one who made the appointment, NEDA XI Administrative Officer IV of the said institution, greeted us and asked for some sample questions about our interview. She then referred us to their boss, the Chief Administrative Officer, who would be our interviewee. (--,) Gee, we expect to have the HR manager (who happened to be the Admin Officer IV) as our interviewee since we want the HR Manager / Dept. Head of the institution but well, her reason was that he knows everything. (",)

The unexpected twist happened when NEDA XI Admin Chief said to us that he just wanted to give us the printed copy of whatever questions we had in our paper (actually that was made by Kate for the interviewer and NOT for the eyes of the interviewee). But since the HR Manager inspected the questions beforehand and passed it to him so we didn't have any choice. Plus, we thought that it would be an advantage to our part since we will be having a hard copy of their opinion. Chief's concern was that he wanted to see to it that whatever we will be discussing would be exactly what they imparted to us, so to say, the word-for-word statements he would be saying. Well, I understand their part, but maybe they just wanted to play safe you know.

So to cut the story short (now that this has gone long) we just 'played' as if we were actually interviewing Chief on cam. That was for the sake of documentation however. But it was the better part than the verbatim hard copy he gave to us. Later you will know the rest of the story about the outcome of our interview with NEDA XI.