Blog 18: Third Answer

How can animal shelters best promote animal adoptions?

 

Answer 3: 

Animal shelters can best promote animal adoptions by reaching out to the public through flyers, internet media and word of mouth.

1. Flyers are a great way not only to hand out to people but to also leave on the windshield of a car or hand them on buildings. For example, we sometimes leave to a store and when we come back we find a paper on our windshield or sometimes we find them stuck to our door.
2. Internet media grows because of all the people who not only have to go on but also because of the people who go on for pleasure and through clicks they can see our ad on the side of the website they are on or whether it pops out on the middle of the page.
3. Word of mouth is the greatest tool for advertisement because if a friend or family relative tells you about something you would trust them and try it out because it has reliability from someone that you know



Research:
• Bestfriends. ʺHow to Promote Shelter Dogs for Adoption.ʺ Bestfriends.org. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Feb. 2014.
• ʺAdoption Process.ʺ 7 Tips for Taking Great Adoptable Cat Photos. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Feb. 2014.
• Todd, Helen. ʺEight Easy Ways to Promote Your Small Business for Free.ʺ The Business Journals. American City Business Journals, 24 May 2013. Web. 06 Mar. 2014.

 

Concluding Sentence:



Even after advertising inside and outside by bringing the public to the shelter it is time for the shelter to go to the public.

Senior Project, The Holiday

 1.  It is important to consistently work on your senior project, whether it is break or we are in school.  What did you over the break with your senior project?
      I was able to go to my shelter more often than usual and I was able to obtain a couple of articles to help with my research.

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 is how to manage my time more efficiently. At the shelter there are times when I have to do multiple things at once and so I have to choose which one is more urgent or important and do that first. Then everything else that I have to do falls into place, and I have to do these things with speed. For example, there was a day were there were not many volunteers. I was showing a dog when a worker comes over and asks me that when I was done if I was able to show another dog. I said yes of course but I also wanted to get some food to certain dogs and clean else where. So there I had to organize myself and make the most of my time. I showed the dogs first, then I fed the dogs, and finally I cleaned where there was a mess. By knowing what I had to do next I was able to make the most of the time I had left instead of going around in circles trying to figure out what to do next.

 3.  If you were going to do a 10 question interview on questions related to answers of your EQ, who would you talk to and why?
      I would choose to interview either Juan or Olar because both work for the animal shelter and both are easy to talk to. I am comfortable talking with them so interviewing one of them would not be awkward or one sentence answers.

Blog 9: EQ

 Due Date: Friday 11/22 by 8AM

Content

1.   I reviewed the rule of three for writing an EQ.
Essential Question:
Once a topic is chosen, the student will develop a working essential question.  The purpose of the working essential question is to help the student build a strong foundation of research which will allow him or her to create an essential question that encourages depth and rigor in the chosen topic.  An essential question must:

• Provide a framework for studies (It calls for breadth and depth of research, Is not a yes/no question)
• Takes a stance (Allows you to argue some point, Cannot be a recitation of facts or a list)
•  Format (It is specific, The wording makes sense)

2. a.  What is the most important factor in healthy weight loss?
            This eq can have different answers depending on the person because everyone can have different opinions on the same thing so it does allow for some argument. The formant is specific and I understand what it is asking. I also believe this eq provides a framework for studies because there are so many things that can be researched to come up with an answer.

  b.  What is most important to securing a conviction in a criminal investigation?
             I believe this eq meets the requirements because there can be different options that can be considered important therefore allowing more than one answer and for it to be argued. 

             

 c.  What is most important in creating a hairstyle that best satisfies a customer?
            This eq can be improved because i am not sure how this can provide a framework for studies. There can be research but maybe it does not go into much depth.

            

 d.  How can an Anesthesiologist best treat chronic pain?
         I believe this eq meets the rule of three because everything seems to be there. Like I've said before people can give different answers for 'best treatment' since each believes in different things.

            

3.  Based on your review of the rule of 3 and your experience with assessing four EQs, please write another draft EQ for your senior project.
         What methods will be successful to help a shelter animal get adopted?
       

Blog 8: Research and Working EQ

Content:

1.  What is your working EQ?

• What are the best methods to help an animal get adopted?

2.  What is a possible answer to your working EQ? Please write the answer in thesis format.
EQ: What are the best methods to help an animal get adopted?

• A method that is used on ocassions and is helpful for the animals is to either host or attend an event where the shelter is able to set a table and present the varies animals that are available for adoption.
• Another productive method is to create flyers and/or cards of individual animals available at the shelter and hand them out to the public.

3.  What is the most important source you have used that has helped you come up with an answer to your working EQ?

• The most important source that I have used to help me answer my EQ is "How to promote shelter dogs for adoption." This source is incredible helpful because it give ideas of what to do to inform the public of the dogs that are available. Plus it gives you tips on what to do and what not to do when promoting a shelter dog. Mostly their tips revolve around what attracts a potential adopter and how to ensare them once their attention is caught. Also a couple of the tips is how to make the dogs presentable and how to show them to the public. I love the ideas so much that I will talk to my shelter and see if we will be able to try some of the ideas to help our animals.

4.  Who is your mentor, or where are you volunteering, and how does what you are doing relate to your working EQ?

• I am volunteering at the Upland Animal Shelter and this helps me with my EQ because I have hands on experience of how to interact with visitors and what to say when they want to see an animal.

Blog 5: Project Reflection and Working EQ

The Pentagon:
1.) Positive Statement: What positive thing happen as a result of what you have completed so far?

• A positive thing that has happened due to what I have completed so far is that I feel more confident in wanting to become a veterinarian in the future.

2.) EQ Content: Pick a piece of research or your interview. How has it helped you improve your understanding of your topic?

• "Origins and Early Development of the Veterinary Profession" has really helped me to understand when and how veterinarians began to emerge. I found it really interesting to read about the first veterinarians and see how they would develop over time.

3.) What has worked for you so far in the senior project?

• So far I feel like research is coming along nicely. When I think I wouldn't be able to find any more research I would find the perfect website.

4.) What hasn't worked so far?

• What hasn't worked for me so far is to be able to find a clinic where I can do my mentorship.

5.) Finding Value:

• What is a potential question you would like to study this year? (working EQ)

           What is the best patient care a veterinarian can provide?

• What do you plan to do for mentorship?

           I still haven't been able to find a mentor because most of the clinics do not let people go under 18. So far I have searched all of the clinics in Upland my next step is to look into neighboring cities and to try to talk to the vets at my local animal shelter.