So I have two weeks left at Harman, and I’m just as busy. I’m still working hard on impulse responses, and I currently have around 120 IRs completed of various different guitar amps that were lying around the studio here. There hasn’t really been any change since my last post, and I’m still doing the same things every day.
Honestly I’m a little disappointed that I haven’t been pushed more this summer, but that’s probably a result of how much I did this past semester. Stetson has gotten me used to being just slightly out of my comfort zone and as a result I now work well under pressure and stress. While I have learned a few things about signal routing, IRs, and some corporate product development methods, I wish I was being pushed more by my bosses and given more responsibilities. Regardless I’m still happy that I had this opportunity and experience.
Over my final two weeks I will most likely continue to create impulse responses and work with guitar amps. I hope that I get another assignment before I leave here.
I think you are seeing a bit of how a company handles variety of project responsibilities. They take on projects, but unless there is a deadline, they project may linger without that external pressure. Then there are other projects competing for your time. That is why internal motivation is so important. Often you will be the only one pushing to complete a project.
It’s hard to replicate any of this in an academic environment because we have time limitations (the semester must end on time!). That is one reason why the senior project is so important, because it forces students to think beyond a single semester.