My summer internship was a valuable learning experience in my college career. Not only was I exposed to new tools and concepts of the Computer Science field, but I also gained experience in the corporate arena

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Southern Illinois University CarbondaleOpenSIUCHonors Theses University Honors Program5-1990Eli Lilly and Company Summer InternshipMarla HopkinsSouthern Illinois University CarbondaleFollow this and additional works at: http://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/uhp_thesesThis Dissertation/Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the University Honors Program at OpenSIUC. It has been accepted for inclusionin Honors Theses by an authorized administrator of OpenSIUC. For more information, please contact opensiuc@lib.siu.edu.Recommended CitationHopkins, Marla, "Eli Lilly and Company Summer Internship" (1990). Honors Theses. Paper 275.Eli Lilly and Company Summer Internship' Marla Hopkins My Summer Internship at Eli Lilly and Company The accompanying video is a presentation that I gave to a meeting of the Southern Illinois University Student Chapter of The Association of Computing Machinery (ACM). The presentation was given on March 8, 1990. Also attached are copies of the overheads that I used during the presentation. I chose to do a presentation and videotape it for several reasons. I felt that my internship experience was valuable and I wanted to share it with other students who may be in the process of looking for an internship. Giving presentations will be a very important aspect of my career as a Systems Analyst, and I wanted further experience In polishing my presentation skills. Also, a presentation to ACM seemed to naturally follow my summer activi­ties as I took several classes as an intern to provide me with the skills to prepare a presentation. These classes were geared toward an end-of-summer presentation to management on my activi­ties and I felt that would transfer nicely to a presentation for ACM. My summer internship was a valuable learning experience in my college career. Not only was I exposed to new tools and concepts of the Computer Science field, but I also gained ex­perience in the corporate arena. Just as my internship was beyond the normal scope of a four year Computer Science Degree, so has been the case with my honors experience. Through the Honors Department I have been exposed to diverse concepts and ideas which will combine to give me a new perspective on my career and my environment. The accomplishment of graduating from the Honors Department will give me that extra advantage to make the tran­sition Into the world beyond academia a little easier. " ,,'. Agricultural Reasearch Trial Systems ARTS GOAL: To provide domestic and international systems support to scientists involved in agricultural research. Team Constituents: * Bill Spicer, Department Head * George Pratt, Project Leader * Diane Tsao, Host Support * Lydia Neely, Host Support * Brad Mills, PC and Field Support * Steve Martin, PC and Field Support '. o----------­" , ARTS AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH TRIAL SYSTEMS (PLANT SCIENCE) 0 0 , 0 ; , ,,/ • A HANDHELD PERSONAL COMPUTER -IC SAS DATABASE -­::: .,. ::; RAMIS DATABASE c .... · : .:. Internship Activities * Systems Conference * Safety Orientation * Trip to NCSA, Champaign * 4-day Intern Orientation .* Sys-Rec * Workshops * Dinners * Practice Interviews * Trip to Purdue Turkey Shredding " " ... End of Summer Activities * Presentation to Management * Four Exit Interviews * Farewell Dinners '. ~ .... Honors Experi ence *Scientific methods and non-linear thought ~ *Philosophies of business decisions * Chron0 log i cal f rame 0 f re f erence, f or sci ent i fi c research -­. ' Internshi p Benefi ts *Reel world technicel experience *Teste of the corporete world *Velueble Business Contects *A job!!! 

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