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The typical day at Drexel Online as the Business Development Representative includes prospect calls, follow up calls, and meetings with prospective clients.  During my time at Drexel, I gained valuable experience in the sales process which has helped me to grow in nearly every imaginable aspect of overall business strategy.  Client interaction and relationship building was crucial in closing business that was essential to the bottom line of the entire business.  I also learned how to utilize my strengths as well as when I needed to ask for help from more tenured salesmen and management professionals.  It is in this role that I realized that my skills in business weren't as proficient as what I had originally thought.  It is because of this realization that I enrolled at Drexel University to earn my Master's degree in business administration. 

The hardest part of this position was the mundane task of  cold calling potential clients.  Although I also enjoyed the challenge associated with this task, it was also cumbersome at times.  Contrary to the challenges with this position, the most enjoyable part of the job was actually closing the business, particularly the large clients which had a substantial impact on the company's bottom line.

Drexel mandates MEM majors to complete a senior design project in their final three terms of classes. I selected to complete my project with a team of five, and an advisor in the MEM department. The goal was to create a material that had the ability to fold via the introduction of an environmental variable such as temperature or chemical changes. More specifically this was to be done on a micro scale, and with biological materials such that the project would have the natural trajectory of being a single cell housing able to grow multiple types of cells. This building block approach will hopefully break ground in the growth of cells like muscle, tissue, and fat cells that would aid in wound and injury recovery. 

As I have more experience working in CAD software then my team members, I was tasked with the individual responsibility to achieve a virtual prototype and simulation of the design. This turned out to be a tall task, as I originally was not familiar with FEA, and the simulation required a complex coupled thermal structural analysis with many constraints. Attaining a simulation that made sense was very time consuming, but by far the most enjoyable part of participating in this project was seeing that the calculations and virtual prototypes I developed were able to predict the results found in the physical tests.

Work usually went past pretty simply. Respond to calls and emails sent in to the helpdesk, troubleshoot software issues, help direct the harder or more specialized issues to correct departments, and take a lunch break somewhere in there.

I learned quite a bit about IT work and customer service, as well as about how large Universities like Drexel work on the administrative side of things.

The management was great; my direct supervisor was incredibly helpful and took the time to work directly with me and the rest of the helpdesk team when we had to face large-scale problems, like a network shutdown or localized network outages. Our boss was also pretty great - she would check in on us from time to time, and answered questions readily. 

The workplace was full of fairly friendly people; barring during calls, conversation was almost a staple of passing the time on slow days.

The hardest part of the job was being polite with callers who had no such intentions. It was a difficult experience at first, but I got used to it over time. It didn't happen very often either.

The most enjoyable part of the job was the random special events that our boss would set up, like a pizza lunch for the office, or an ice cream day, and so on.

First and foremost I check my emails and screen calls. I set up my computer start work. I am working on the other side of medical billing and that is digging deeper into getting the company paid for service rendered. Each morning my co-workers and I take the time out to say good morning to one another, even on our bad days!!!

We are very helpful to one another and we take the time out to jump in when someone is struggling or may had to take a day off. The hardest part of my job is transitioning from old way to the new because sometimes you are so use to doing your job one way and then your supervisor come and change it, but this does not cause any difficulty or delay in my performance. I have a strong mind and I am willing to take on hard task and make it easy for me to do. Either way I enjoy new projects, because it keep me working and learning stabilities and grow opportunities. I am well aware the competition and it take strategic planning to run a business.

The most enjoyable part a job is a free work place. A place you come in and know what to do and not have to ask for work. A place everybody is working and not leaving all the work on the next shift, and lastly, a place where the air is fresh and clean.

As a Drexel University research assistant, you have demonstrated exceptional dedication and proficiency in your role. Your contributions to the research team have been invaluable, and your hard work has greatly advanced the project's goals.

Your attention to detail and ability to organize complex data sets have been particularly impressive. Your ability to think critically and creatively has allowed you to identify potential research gaps and propose innovative solutions to challenging problems. Your willingness to collaborate and communicate effectively with team members has helped to foster a positive and productive work environment.

Furthermore, your commitment to expanding your knowledge and skills through continued education and professional development is a testament to your dedication to excellence. Your passion for research and your desire to make meaningful contributions to the field are truly admirable.

Overall, your outstanding performance as a research assistant has undoubtedly made a significant impact on the success of the project and the university. Keep up the exceptional work!

Clinical rotations were completed at HUP (Hospital of University of Pennsylvania), WEL (Wesley Enhanced Living), and LIFE (Living Independently For Elders). The typical day of clinical rotations consisted of completing job duties of a clinical dietitian, such as providing nutrition assessments, medical nutrition therapy, writing case studies, writing notes, attending seminars on burgeoning nutrition topics.

Foodservice rotations were completed at ACTS Normandy Farms Estates in Blue Bell, PA. Foodservice rotations consisted of working in the roles of all the employees working in the foodservice facility, completing menu cycle for retirement homes and assisted living facilities, completing menu cycle for medical nutrition therapy, in depth study on sanitation procedures at foodservice facility.

Community rotations were completed at WIC, Inc, in Philadelphia. Community nutrition rotation consisted of nutrition counseling for participants in WIC program, projects implementing community programs in regards to fresh fruits and vegetables and physical activity.

The benefits are good for most. I feel that the compensation could be better. They are hiring master level employees at a bachelor pay and then expecting duties of multiple roles, while adding you can't negotiate and only giving a 2% living raise a year. The management is usually winging it or handing their duties down. You may receive credit, you may not. We're constantly being told we are operating in deficit, which only contributes yearly to fear of if you even have a position anyway. All areas are not created equal at this university. The performance evaluation is in shambles and mediocre at best. There is not much ability to move up. I had to advocate for a promotion that took 4 months to get due to having to constantly prove my value and worth while also hearing how much I contributed to the institution. Go figure! If you're ok with being fake and playing nice you have a great chance of actually enjoying your time here. Most people get comfortable with the flexibility and insight they have of the university. 

The benefits provided are really great (healthcare and tuition remission are the best!). I have worked here almost 10 years and it has changed a lot. Some changes have been good but others are making it a less enjoyable work environment. For example, new budgeting processes and constant talk of budget cuts (because of too quickly growing in the past) have really limited the level of collaboration which used to me my favorite part of working here. Instead of focusing on our common goal (great education for our students), I see many more people especially in the leadership/management positions more worried about keeping money in their area than working together. There is much more conflict than their used to be. Because it is such a large organization, so areas are amazing to work in and others are horrible and have tons of turn over. It is also hard to want to make a difference for students but know it costs so much for them to go to school here.

This is a part time job. Typically, I worked 20 hours/week from the start of this job.

We focus on the association between prescribed medicine taking,some behavior risk factor, lab test result, and demographic features and chronic disease, such as cardiovascular diseases(TIA stroke, hypertension angina et al), Diabetes,

 I prepared SAS programming to complete the analysis of specific project. Since the very beginning, I almost finished 5-6 projects there and get one paper published. Detailly, I did data analysis using SAS, preparing tables for paper to publish, and NIH grand application and most data sets we used were large sample size data set from CDC(NHANS, BRFSS, MEPS) WHO. 

For the analysis part, I used SAS procedures asUNI VARIATE, MEANS FREQ,  GLM,  MIXED GLIMMIXED, LIFETEST, PHREG, LIFEREG, SURVEY procedures to get the test statistics and fitted regression estimates. And then I used PROC TRANSPOSE to make the analysis result looks like a table shell and then used PROC REPORT with ODS to output the table.

I was partly in charge of running some of the operations of the department and along with working with a professor for his research.

I learned how to prepare and manage schedules for the professors. Also I managed the expense reports of the departments and the professors and completed them on a timely basis. I learned how to use different advanced tools in MS Excel while analyzing data for the assigned professor's research.

Management was accurate and everything was previously thought of and taken care off, so that there are no shortcomings.

My co-workers were extremely hard-working and I learned quite some organizational and managerial skills from my manager.

Hardest part of the job was the data analyzing cause even my small mistake could hinder my professor's research.

Working in the Management department was the most enjoyable as I was surrounded by so many intellectuals and I had something new to learn from anyone and everyone I talked to, which improved and enhanced my communication skills.

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