Independent Component 2 Approval

1.  Describe in detail what you plan to do for your 30 hours.

For my second independent component I plan on taking a Economics class at Cal Poly Pomona

2.  Discuss how or what you will do to meet the expectation of showing 30 hours of evidence.


I will show the evidence of my independent component by printing out a transcript of my class and how many hours it was 

3.  Explain how this component will help you explore your topic in more depth.

This component will help me go more in depth in my topic because Economics is involved in everything throughout the world and the amount of loan officers that are needed depends on how the economy is going

4.  Post a log in your Senior Project Hours link and label it "Independent Component 2" log.

Independent Component 1

• LITERAL
  (a) Write: “I, Jesse Eyster, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.”
  (b) Cite your source regarding who or what article or book helped you complete the independent component.
• My source is Cindy Ruiz which is one of my mentors
• (c) Update your hours in your Senior Project Hours link. Make sure it is clearly labeled with hours for individual sessions as well as total hours.
• (d) Explain what you completed.    
• For my independent component I was able to shadow, look over some loan files of clients and talk to my mentor and get more information on how crucial communication is for loan officers
• INTERPRETIVE 
  Defend your work and explain its significance to your project and how it demonstrates 30 hours of work.   Provide evidence (photos, transcript, art work, videos, etc) of the 30 hours of work.  
  
• Shadowing and going over loan files helped me understand why it was important to communicate well with the client and to see if there was anything wrong with the loan application
• APPLIED
  How did the component help you understand the foundation of your topic better?  Please include specific examples to illustrate this. 
• This component helped me understand my topic better because I was able to understand more about the loan process and get more information for my Answer 1 of my EQ

Lesson 2 Reflection

1.What are you most proud of in your Lesson 2 Presentation and why?

I am most proud of making time and using my time effectively to talk about loan officer and my essential question

2. a.     What assessment would you give yourself on your Lesson 2 Presentation (self-assessment)?

I would give myself a P grading for the lesson 2 presentation 

     b.     Explain why you deserve that grade using evidence from the Lesson 2 component contract.

I believe I deserve this grade because I met all the requirements to get a P and used my time effectively.

3. What worked for you in your Lesson 2?

I think what worked for me in lesson 2 was that I spoke better without much hesitating and spoke at a good volume

4. What didn't work? If you had a time machine, what would you have done differently to improve your Lesson 2?

If I had something to do differently I would've probably made the Activity more fun or engaging.

5. What do you think your answer #2 is going to be?


I think my answer 2 will be, making sure the loan is locked at the right time

Blog 14

1.  Who do you plan to interview?  What is this person's area of expertise?

I plan to interview my second mentor. My second mentor is a loan officer for car dealerships.

2.  Verify that you have called your interviewee to schedule an interview.  What is the date and time of the interview? 

The date is still uncertain but will be around next weekend

3.  Phrase an open-ended question that will help you find research resources that would help to answer the EQ.

What are ways to efficiently close a loan and satisfy your client?

4.  Phrase an open-ended question that will help you think about other useful activities you might do to help you answer the EQ (IC2, possible experts to talk to, etc).

Why is it key to lock in a loan?

5.  Phrase two open-ended questions that help you to understand your interviewee's perspective on an aspect of your EQ. 

Why is it necessary to make your client happy?

How can keeping your client satisfied help your business?

Blog 13: 10 Hour Mentorship Check-In

1.   Where are you doing your mentorship?

At the moment I am shadowing for my mentorship and observing the step by step process of the loan process.

2.   Who is your contact?  What makes this person an expert?

My contact is Cindy Ruiz and what makes her qualified is that she has been a loan officer for a few years and handles car loans 

3.   How many  hours have you done during the school year? (Summer Mentorship Hours and Mentorship Hours should be reflected separately in your Senior Project Hours log located on the right hand side of your blog).

I have 27 total hours, 16 from my summer mentorship and 11 so far from mentoring during the school year.

4.   Succinctly summarize what you did, how well you and your mentor worked together, and how you plan to complete the remaining hours.

During the hours that I spent mentoring I shadowed as well as go over some loan files and paper that clients have to sign and send in order for the loan process to occur. I plan to hopefully get more hands on experience when mentoring although it is hard to do so due to the fact that this job is 100% commission

Blog 12: Holiday Project Update

1.  It is important to consistently work on your senior project, whether it is break or we are in school.  What did you do over the break with your senior project?
During break I was able to get some mentoring done with a new mentor that I recently got. This new mentor works closer to where I live which will be easier for me. During the mentorship I was able to shadow and see all the steps loan officers have to complete for a loan to process. During the break I also researched information on loan officers and how they can successfully do their job and promote themselves.

2.  What was the most important thing you learned from what you did, and why?  What was the source of what you learned?

The most important thing I learned was from the research that I found on loan officers. I learned that you need to be able to give good services by not complicating the loan process for your client. If going through the loan becomes too confusing it could possibly scare the client from taking out the loan or could get them irritated and may gives you a bad reputation

3.  Your third interview will be a 10 question interview related to possible answers for your EQ. Who do you plan to talk to and why?

I plan to talk to my additional mentor for my third interview. I plan  to do this because they work in the Loan Officer industry and are knowledgeable on what it takes to successfully complete loans as well as providing good service for their clients.

Blog 11: Lesson 1 Reflection

1. What are you most proud of in your lesson, and why?

The one thing I am most proud of in talking about my lesson was talking about the history of Loan Officers and why there are rules and regulations today. I feel this was when I spoke the best and felt that it was the only really clear and concise part of my presentation.

2. What assessment would you give yourself on your lesson? Explain why you earned that grade using evidence from the component contract.

The assessment I would give myself is a low P. Personally I feel like I did horrible, I messed up on the hook which took up a good 2 minutes of my time. I also didn't mention several things that I wanted to go over and didn't completely speak as well as I wanted to. I know and feel that I could've done a lot better.

3. If you could go back, what would you change about your lesson?  How can you use that knowledge to give a better Lesson 2?

If I could go back and change my lesson I would change my hook activity. I would also try to not go too much into detail with things as that was why I couldn't get through everything that I wanted to. I can use that knowledge by making sure I pace myself better as well and make my presentation more engaging.