Weekly Report #6 (10/13)

This week in ISM I have gone on another two research interviews and attended a business symposium on Friday. Through my research interviews, I have been able to further my knowledge of optometry and was amazed by the technological advances in eye care. In one of my interviews, I learned that optometrists can now apply a clear UV coating to glasses and that some contacts are even being made out of water. The knowledge I gained in these interviews will surely help me in writing my topic proposal as it expanded my horizon of what I thought was possible in optometry. My experience at the business symposium has also been positive. I was able to interview with three professionals and network with other students in ISM. I received a lot of positive feedback from my interviewers, and they all said that I did a great job and was on the right path. As well, I was able to learn from three former ISM students about the value of ISM and how it has helped them in college. I would say I was successful this week in that I learned a lot from my research interviews and was able to use the skills that I have been working on for the past six weeks at the business symposium. Next week, I will be working on my topic proposal, business symposium write up, and research/interview assessments.