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Day 2(October 5, 2010)

Today, I went on a company visit to IBM UP-Ayala Technohub. I learn about there company they are helping us to build a smarter planet. The primary focus of there corporate citizenship activities is on developing initiatives to address specific societal issues, such as the environment, community economic development, education, health, literacy, language and culture. They employ IBM's most valuable resources, there technology and talent, in order to create innovative programs in these areas to assist communities around the world.

What I like in IBM is they are willing to help and support people want to start business. Without knowing where they get the money, offices and workplace for there business. But IBM has their limitation to help investors to start business. If you want to be helped by IBM for your business, of course your business proposal should be idealistic and something that high-tech. The kind of help and support that IBM can give to investors that want to start business is they provide offices and workplace for limited days but enough days and enough time. I’m not sure if they are willing to be borrowed there materials and equipments to the investors. And they are willing to finance business.

I like IBM, because IBM is one of the big tax payers. In fact they got a reward from the government, because of paying tax updated. I like them because they provide jobs to our countrymen. And every years there people increase. There manpower increases. As our speaker from IBM tell us.

            What I didn’t like to IBM they didn’t tour us in there hole building. They only tours us in their conference room, and then they show us their database, and then show us there few rooms for the investors to occupy for free.

Day 5(October 8, 2010)

Today, I went on a company visit to MMDA. What I learn in MMDA is the stationary video camera they put in the roads. Are very useful and it having many uses. Its use to monitor road activities like traffic and unexpected event in the road. And also it uses to monitor the typhoon, to monitor the water level in the road.

            What I like in MMDA is that, there video camera because it’s very useful. They are not only monitor the road traffic or road activities. They also monitor weather, such as typhoon like what I’ve seen in video that they monitor the typhoon named “undoy”. It clearly in there monitoring that the water is so fast increasing. So, see? How useful there video camera. What I like in MMDA also is there technology to monitor the road activities. Its high-tech also and they have a featured plan which they add more or advance more there video camera. I like also those guys who monitor the screen or computer. Because I think those guys are fresh graduates. They inspire us to finish our course.

            What I didn’t like in MMDA is there buildings for me it’s too small for a government company who are very useful to the Filipino. And technology although its high-tech but it is not enough or lack of unit to accommodate metro Manila.

Day 5(October 8, 2010)

Today, I went on a company visit to TTI. I learn about TTI is about the Agila2. Is 10kw of on-board power, is one of the most powerful satellites serving the Asia Pacific region. It is a typical three-axis stabilized satellite, whose modular design that proven its worth during more than 20 years of cumulative on-orbit service amassed by ss/l satellites to date. And I learn that Agila2 is the first Filipino satellite.

            What I like in telecom training institute is the technology high tech, even thou building is too old. They have a complete technology in communication and they are updated to it. What I like also is the speaker of telecom training institute because he shares to us his knowledge to communication technology step by step. And also he gave us a simple sample so that we understand his point so that we can clearly understand. I like them also because they allow us to take picture.

            What I didn’t like to telecom training institute is there building, for me it’s too old. That people may think is inside telecom training institute, the technology they use also is old because the building is old.

Day 2(October 5, 2010)

Today, I went on a company visit to SeaChange. I learn about SeaChange is they Partnering with cable, telecommunications, broadcast, and satellite companies worldwide, the company has enabled one ‘sea change’ after another. SeaChange’s initial focus, to solve the challenges in multi-channel advertising, led it to deliver digital ad insertion to the cable industry. Building on that success, SeaChange became a world leader in deploying the infrastructure necessary to deliver Video on Demand.

What I like in SeaChange is their unique technology. What I understand to their technology is like a cable, but the use of their technology you can choose a movie, you can stop, you can pause and play again. And the payment you pay to them is only the movie you choose or you watch. Unlike the cable you pay it fix. I like them also the way they welcome there visitors. They gave time to us to explain and tour into their building. I like them also because they allow us to take pictures.

What I didn’t like to SeaChange is their office it’s not well arranged. And they have no uniform. I can’t identify where the boss is and where the worker is.

What can I recommend for the improvement of the fieldtrip and seminar program?

What can I recommend for the improvement of the fieldtrip and seminar program, is to add more day and more company to visit if possible. So that they can experienced more day to live in metro manila and many famous places in Luzon part they have to go. And of course they have many company to visit, that can help to their course.

And I also recommend that if possible all third year students can joined the fieldtrip and seminar so that more enjoy and less money to spend for the travel.

I recommend also doing their fieldtrip and seminar program as a team like us.

My advice to those who will take their fieldtrip and seminar program in the future…

My advice to those who will take their fieldtrip and seminar program in the future is they take their fieldtrip and seminar program in Luzon part, more technology because there are many company to visit there. A company that can help us to our course. And of course to experience to live in Metro Manila to those who not yet went there. I hope that next fieldtrip and seminar program you can went also to the place and company where are visited. And if possible you add more our experienced when we are there such as add company to visit and the days to explore the world of technology.

And if possible all of the third year can join the fieldtrip and seminar program so that more enjoy and not too costly to those who join. And I hope the next officers of the future are very honest and very responsible like our officers on our time. And to those who join fieldtrip and seminar program in the future should do the business as teamwork.

Hope that next and future fieldtrip and seminar program are more successful and more enjoy.

Day 1(October 4, 2010)

Today, I went on a company visit to Bayantel. What I learn in Bayantel is how to the internet, then sending my friends and family message much or more fun and faster if I used Bayantel, As the speaker told us.

What I like in Bayantel is that, the content of the slide presented us from the speaker. They show two kinds of slides. The first slide is about the company, the Bayan Telecommunication shows us how convenient and how and how fast Bayan Telecommunication gives service to the Filipino. They find ways in order to communicate our love ones in many good terms. Such us low transaction fee, fast, convenient and etc... Where ever you are, you may in the Philippines or in abroad. They find more and search more for high-tech communication technology. And the second slide they present us is about the way they manage Bayan Telecommunication, How to connect the communication from any point of the Philippines such as Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. I like three building there conference room and there monitor room. I didn’t see the whole room for monitoring because, maybe for security reasons, but the way I see in the transparent glass it is nice.

What I didn’t like in Bayantel is the way they welcome us, they left us outside their building with no entertain us with the rays of the sun. And we wait them for more than 30 minutes. What I didn’t like also is the speaker, because for me he is not sure of his report or he is not ready for his report. Some of our questions he didn’t answer cause maybe he is not the one given the task to meet us.

Day 3(October 6, 2010)

Today, I went on a company visit to SSS. What I’ve learned from SSS that a life or individual are very important. So we secure our life in the future the thru SSS membership. And they also have other problem that able to help our countrymen. Such as livelihood programs and etc…

What I like in SSS is that, the way they welcome us a very, very warm welcome to us. From the gate to the building well entertained. They treat us very important visitors. They all ready to entertain us, they answer all questions about their database, there anti-virus about SSS. And they answer all that. And they also provide us snacks the main event. They tour us in the production of SSS I.D. which is very high-tech. they tour us in tracing thumb marks. Which there are many cases they caught a person use other thumb mark to fake? They tour us in there very, very nice and beautiful museum. I like there building very big well arrange. But the speaker from SSS said that this building is not enough to accommodate more customers. Maybe it is true because it’s the main. I like also their museum very, very nice and beautiful. There all memories are in there, in the museum there plate number of SSS. The president and etc… that people remember from the past.

What I didn’t like is SSS is that, there I.D. production. Because one of our speakers tells us the truth, that there machine for I.D. production, most are in bad condition. But SSS don’t say it to the public, because maybe to avoid some issue.

Day 4(October 7, 2010)

Today, I went on a company visit to PLDT. What I learn in PLDT is that facing with sweeping changes in technologies and market trends, telecommunications companies worldwide need to reinvent themselves by creating innovative products and services and collaborating with companies outside of the traditional telco space.

What I like in PLDT is that, they give us warm welcome to the visitors, us. They invite us to join their team if we finished our studies, our course. They said we are very welcome to join their team. PLDT tour us to their building, to their offices, conference room and to their little museum. They teach us how PLDT communicate to other companies. Like bank and other government groups such as hospitals. What I like in PLDT also is their building nice and big. Well arrange and well maintained. There conference room is very big.

What I didn’t like is that, the speaker delivers us his report in a very high level. If the speaker is in level 10 we are in level 2. Some of the terms speaker use is in the high level and we can’t understand well. What I didn’t like also in PLDT is they didn’t allow us to take pictures inside their building. Where for me that’s our main reason to go there to learn about their company and to got a picture or there technologies and gadgets and etc…

Day 3(October 6, 2010)

Today, I went on a company visit to AST1 and UP Diliman. What I learn from UP Diliman is the applications development track, network systems track and embedded systems track. In the applications development track we learn how to develop software projects that conform to the I.T. industry’s software engineering best practices. In network systems track we learn how to design and implement local area network (LANs) and wide area network (WANs) as well as how to configure network devices. And also embedded systems track as well as.

What I like in ASTI is that they invent new technology for the Filipino and made by Filipino. Like they make a tsunami detector which is a very useful technology for PAG-ASA and ASTI develop a technology, software and etc… for us, students. What I like also in ASTI is that, they tried to answers all our questions, even if some to our classmates is too far from the topic.

What I didn’t like in ASTI is that, they didn’t show us there product. What I mean I didn’t see their real product I see their product thru pictures only. What I didn’t like also in ASTI is that, the first presenter which there answers are not so sure. They always look each other if we have questions. In part of us them also doubtful for their answers.

University of Southeastern Philippines

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Submitted by: Noel D. Aparece

Submitted to: Dr. Tamara Mercado