My advice is that students should be more responsible enough in dealing with time. They should practice time management. And also, they must travel light. They must not forget to bring ballpoints and notebooks for jotting down notes. I would also like to advice them to prepare their parents for their upcoming Fieldtrip and Seminar subject. They should also choose a responsible officers for this subject.s
They should also enjoy every single moment during the trip! Every moment is worthwhile.
I recommend that there should be more cooperation between the officers, students and facilitators. I would also like to recommend for the improvement of the Fieldtrip and Seminar Program in the coming years would be first from the very beginning of the class we should have already initiate something that could raise an amount for the class’ sinking fund knowing that this subject entails finances and all for its miscellaneous expenses and that it would not become hard for the officers to collect on the spot for the said amount needed in a particular event. And also, the officers should be more responsible so as the members of the class. Everyone should visit the same companies and number of companies to be fair.
Day 5
(October 8, 2010)
Today, I went on a company visit to TTI (Telecom Training Institute) and MMDA (Metropolitan Manila Development Authority).
Arriving at TTI, we immediately went to their laboratory and had a discussion and tour. After the tour, we immediately went to MMDA. MMDA’s office was located at Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA) corner Orense Street, Guadalupe Nuevo, Makati Philippines. The MMDA performs planning, monitoring and coordinative functions, and in the process exercise regulatory and supervisory authority over the delivery of metro-wide services within Metro Manila without diminution of the autonomy of the local government units concerning purely local matters. We went to their servers and had a discussion about how does it work. After that, we went to their monitoring area. They gave us information and overview as to how things work in the monitoring area.
What I have learned?
TTI
I have learned that they have very expensive tools. Though it looks simple and cheap, it already cost thousands of pesos. I have also learned how to remove the jacket of a fiber optics.
MMDA
I have learned that they can still monitor the areas affected by storms. They do the monitoring 24/7, seven times a week.
What I liked?
TTI
I liked how their representative generously shared his knowledge even though he had noticed that most of the students were not listening.
MMDA
I like the videos that they have shown us. It was a recorded clip that they have seen from the CCTV cameras. They have shown us several videos of street accidents.
What I didn’t like?
TTI
Everyone was complaining about the place and lack of proper ventilation and air condition.
MMDA
As far as I concerned, I had nothing to complain about MMDA.
Day 4
(October 7, 2010)
The only company that we had visited was
Reaching the parameter of Hitachi, we were instructed by the security guard of Hitachi not to take any picture. As we enter their building, the information desk instructed us to wear shoe cover and a visitor’s ID. A human resource discussed to us what
What I have learned?
I have learned that Hitachi GST prefers female workers than male workers because women has a softer touch than men. I have also learned that the main material of a magnetic slider is a wafer. I have also learned that Hitachi is the only producer of sliders. Though sliders are very small, they still have a unique seven digit combination for each sides of the slider.
What I liked?
What I liked with visiting Hitachi was the tour around the manufacturing area. And the video animation that they had shown us to explain how the magnetic slider works.
What I didn’t like?
I have nothing to complain in our visit to Hitachi GST.Day 3
(October 6, 2010)
Today, I went to an institution located inside UP Diliman campus which was the Advance Science and Technology Institute (ASTI). They had presented us several projects that they had made. Most of their projects were more on the hardware works except for one, the Linux Bayanihan Operating System. Linux Bayanihan is not that new to me. I already had an experience of using this when we had our presentation in our subject Operating Systems. We were lucky to meet, greet, and ask several questions to the programmers, creators, and developers of the Linux Bayanihan.
After visiting the Advance Science and Technology Institute (ASTI), we went directly to the SSS or the Social Security System. They showed us a brief presentation as to how they protect and secure the files and information that they have. After the presentation and distribution of unexpected snacksJ, they divided us into groups for the tour. They also showed us the machines that they were using before and machines that they were currently using. Also, they showed us how they track and check dual or multiple or even false identities for the SSS “accounts”.
What have I learned?
SSS
I have learned that they may not have the most
What I like?
SSS
What I like about the tour at SSS was their warm welcome and everyone was very approachable. They even prepared a snack which we did not expect. And I like that they showed us how they check whether an SSS member has a multiple account and/or illegal accounts, and/or has false identities.
ASTI
What I like about visiting ASTI was we were able to meet and greet the developers and programmers of the Linux Bayanihan Operating System. They were very open for questions about the OS. They even approached personally our classmate Irwin because he had a question about the OS, and they wanted to help him solve the glitches or problems that he had encountered with using the Linux Bayanihan Operating System.
What I didn’t like?
I don’t have any problem with the company visits for this day except for the fever that I had, and the unlikable situations that I had encountered with a group of evening students.
Day 2
(October 5, 2010)
This day was allotted for our national seminar and company visits.
First we had our eat-and-run breakfast at Grills and Sizzles and headed directly to the University of the Philippines for the UP-USEP Information Technology Symposium 2010. This symposium talks about several things related to our courses.
Prof. Lemuel Rodolfo Brana former president of the oldest and largest IT association in the Philippines gave the welcome remarks. Then followed by the first speaker Rose ann sales. The title of her topic was “Writing a Winning Thesis”. She always emphasized the importance of keeping things cool while working on something, like what they did while they were working with their thesis. She also said that it would be better if you let everyone know about your thesis by publishing articles.
The next speaker was John Boaz Lee. The title of his presentation was “Visualizing Article Evolution With Stream Graphs”. He said that though people say that the information given by Wikipedia is not that reliable since anyone can edit the contents, Wikipedia is still reliable according to researches. He had shown different stream graphs that they had made from the data that they have collected. He said that it would be better if they show it graphically so that it would be understood easily.
The next speaker after John Boaz Lee was Michelle Lee Moscatel. She is one of the instructors of UP Diliman Department of Computer Science. Her presentation was all about Personal Learning Environments.
Then the next speaker was Len de Gracia. Her topic was quite interesting because it was all about animation. She said that in animation, grades do not matter; what one needs to do is to focus with one’s portfolio.
After which was Professor Carlos Bott. His presentation was all about mobile device game development. He said that he started with zero knowledge about programming and mobile device game development. But with determination to learn, he was able to gather knowledge and information from the internet. While he was presenting, he looked like he really mastered his field. He said that in mobile device game development, one must have a good foundation with the basic programming like C++. The next topic was all about, Empowering the nation through educational technology.
After the UP-USEP Information Technology Symposium 2010 and had our lunch, we immediately went to the UP Technohub for company visits. Everyone was quite tired after the symposium. We even did a power nap at the bus. The company that we had visited was the Seachange. They first presented a little background about their company. After which, they divided us into several groups for company tour. They toured us to several parts of their building. After the company tour at Seachange, we went to our next destination which was IBM. The place where we were toured at IBM was quite small. They only showed us their server and explained how it works. After that, Ms. Iris Chiu gave us a background and history of their company.
After visiting the UP Technohub, we went back to UP Diliman for a tour to their computer laboratories. In every computer laboratory that we visit, there were several undergrads that were working for their thesis projects. They even gave several information about the thesis that they were currently working on.
What I have learned?
I have learned that it is very essential to have a good foundation in C++ and other basic programming if one wants to pursue in programming a mobile game application. I have also learned that animation and programming in a game application is very different from each other. With animation, it is more on designing, while programming works with the movements and actions.
After the tour at the laboratories of UP Diliman, I have learned that UP really has a very high standard when it comes to thesis making.
I have also learned that there is an existing company like Seachance that most TV Stations make use
With the brief presentation of Ms. Iris Chiu of IBM, I have learned that IBM has sold their hardware proprietary to Lenovo. And that IBM has already focused with software and IT outsourcing.
What I like?
I really like the topic delivered by Ms. Len de Gracia. Though she did not deliver her speech in a formal way, she still did catch everyone’s attention. She was so kind that she even gave her email address for questions that she was not able to cater because of the limited time that we had. I also like the topic of Professor Carlos Bott.
With the computer laboratories tour, what I like most were their computer units. All of their desktop units were Apple. I was also amazed with the thesis that they had presented to us. They all had a very complicated but useful thesis projects.
I also like the company visit at Seachange because they had shown and explained well their product and services. They even gave us a demonstration with some of their products that are not yet available in the Philippines.
What I didn’t like?
I don’t have anything to complain for the activities that we had for this day. Everything went fine, except for the part where I got sick and had a fever the whole afternoon.
