WEEKLY SELF-ANALYSIS OF STUDENT ON INDUSTRIAL ATTACHMENT

NAME & Reg. No.: OWUOR KEVIN MAJENGO - SC/03062/011

WEEK: ONE DATES: 04/05/2018

1. The most positive aspects of my experience this week are:

-There were no major glitches to report throughout the whole process of setting up the
computer network system.
-I would refer to various online materials and tutorials in addition to the knowledge gained
within the lecture halls and the various research we had to do.

2. The aspects of my experience which most need improvement:

Communication skills – Most of the time I expected the people around me to understand
some of the technical terms I used without explaining further. I also struggled to give clear
and concise information of the things and materials I needed.
Holding discussions with bosses and core workers was also stressful and challenging.

3. The most important things I have learned this week are:

-How to approach network troubleshooting using various troubleshooting tools.

-How to document a network so us to know how it behaves under normal conditions, and
how to think about problems when they arise so that I may solve them more effectively.

4. What I especially want to keep in mind when planning for next week’s attachment
experience are:

-Doing thorough and deep research on Groupware technology as the law firm was looking
forward to integrating Horde Groupware Webmail to handle their email communication.
-Doing thorough research on how Horde Groupware Webmail works and how to configure
and troubleshoot Horde.

5. A goal for myself that I particularly want to work on next week:

-Working on improving my professional communication skills

-Doing my best to handle myself in behaving as a professional

6. Other comments

My first week at my place of internship was very challenging, intimidating and

uncomfortable.
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NAME & Reg. No.: OWUOR KEVIN MAJENGO - SC/03062/011

WEEK: TWO DATES: 11/05/2018

1. The most positive aspects of my experience this week are:

-I learned how to install and configure the firms Horde Groupware Webmail
-I learned a lot from the staff from the company that was providing the internet hosting
services for the webmail as they guided me through much of the configuration process.

2. The aspects of my experience which most need improvement:

Keeping an open mind – While working together with the internet service providing
company in installing and configuring the Horde Groupware Webmail, I struggled with the
desire to show myself capable by relying so much in my own research that many times I
misunderstood the concepts.

3. The most important things I have learned this week are:

-I learned how to install and configure the firms Horde Groupware Webmail
-I learned how to troubleshoot Horde Groupware Webmail

4. What I especially want to keep in mind when planning for next week’s attachment
experience are:

-I will have to attend a front office skills training which would ensure that I had the skills
required to provide front office support in an effective and professional manner.

5. A goal for myself that I particularly want to work on next week:

-Developing my telephone skills

-Developing my filing/paper management skills

6. Other comments

I learned a lot of things in my second week as it involved a lot of research as I was working
on something new.
 WEEKLY SELF-ANALYSIS OF STUDENT ON INDUSTRIAL ATTACHMENT

NAME & Reg. No.: OWUOR KEVIN MAJENGO - SC/03062/011

WEEK: THREE DATES: 18/05/2018

1. The most positive aspects of my experience this week are:

Career Growth
-Though not what I could actually call my area of specialization career wise, the firm took
me through a front office training during which I learned a tone of new skills which boosted
my confidence level at my place of attachment.

2. The aspects of my experience which most need improvement:

Telephone Techniques
-Developing telephone communication skills is a big deal within the company as a lot of calls
do come through from the clients and one has to receive them whenever the people
responsible are not around.
Using client names as soon as I get them and recording received information are some of the
things I struggled with.

3. The most important things I have learned this week are:

-Basic office administration skills

-I learned interpersonal communication skills

4. What I especially want to keep in mind when planning for next week’s attachment
experience are:

-I will be opening social media accounts for the company on various platforms as the firm
lacks social media presence.

5. A goal for myself that I particularly want to work on next week:

- Conducting a research on Social Media Marketing

6. Other comments

-The front office training boosted my confidence level at my place of attachment.

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NAME & Reg. No.: OWUOR KEVIN MAJENGO - SC/03062/011

WEEK: FOUR DATES: 25/05/2018

1. The most positive aspects of my experience this week are:

-Many law firms don’t utilize Social Media as a Marketing tool and AIP advocates is such a
firm until I arrived.
-They trusted me to handle the whole process and the staff was very cooperative and willing
to assist whenever possible.

2. The aspects of my experience which most need improvement:

Telephone Techniques
-Developing telephone communication skills is a big deal within the company as a lot of calls
do come through from the clients and one has to receive them whenever the people
responsible are not around.
Using client names as soon as I get them and recording received information are some of the
things I struggled with.

3. The most important things I have learned this week are:

-I gained basic Social Media Marketing skills

-I learned how to work with Google my Business and Google Maps

4. What I especially want to keep in mind when planning for next week’s attachment
experience are:

-Research more on Content Management Systems as the firm was looking forward to venture
into the digital world as a way of expanding and reaching their prospective customers.

5. A goal for myself that I particularly want to work on next week:

- Studying other law firms websites and identifying the best layouts.

6. Other comments

-Through my research on how to use Social Media as a Marketing tool, I discovered other
techniques such as Search Engine Optimization and Search Engine Marketing.
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NAME & Reg. No.: OWUOR KEVIN MAJENGO - SC/03062/011

WEEK: FIVE DATES: 31/05/2018

1. The most positive aspects of my experience this week are:

-The joy of designing my first serious website due to the fact that it belonged to a corporate
entity.

-Most of the times I have actually designed websites were because of learning purposes.

2. The aspects of my experience which most need improvement:

Time Management
-Due to my desire to create a perfect website while trying to clone some of the aspects of the
websites I admired, I ended up spending way too much time on some processes so that much
of the designing work lagged.

3. The most important things I have learned this week are:

-I learned much on the website Content Management Systems i.e. WordPress and Joomla

4. What I especially want to keep in mind when planning for next week’s attachment
experience are:

-Conducting a research on Keywording and Search Engine Optimization.

5. A goal for myself that I particularly want to work on next week:

- Improving my project planning and time management skills.

6. Other comments

-I enjoyed the website designing process, there is much I learned along the way.
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NAME & Reg. No.: OWUOR KEVIN MAJENGO - SC/03062/011

WEEK: SIX DATES: 08/06/2018

1. The most positive aspects of my experience this week are:

Learning that there was more to google than just being a Search Engine.
I realized that google has lot of tools that help in determining a websites position in the
search listings.
I learned about the google bots and the benefits of using long tail keywords as opposed to
short tail keywords.

2. The aspects of my experience which most need improvement:

Multi-Tasking
-The more my days increase at my place of attachment, the more that the responsibilities that
I am trusted with became.
Suddenly I had to receive calls, manage the social media accounts, write emails plus many
other stuffs that for the most part it felt overwhelming.

3. The most important things I have learned this week are:

-Search Engine Optimization

4. What I especially want to keep in mind when planning for next week’s attachment
experience are:

-Conducting more research on Keywording and Search Engine Optimization.

5. A goal for myself that I particularly want to work on next week:

- Apart from google, I want to learn and do Search Engine Optimization with the other
Search Engines, yahoo for example.

6. Other comments

-My supervisor appreciated my work and his timely feedback helped me build a website we
both appreciated.
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NAME & Reg. No.: OWUOR KEVIN MAJENGO - SC/03062/011

WEEK: SEVEN DATES: 15/06/2018

1. The most positive aspects of my experience this week are:

Designing
I love graphic design and when I suggested to my supervisor that we could design our own
picture quotes and put the firm logo on them, he approved.
We were to use the picture quotes in our social media campaign as a way of keeping the
pages active as we looked forward to increasing our page followers.

2. The aspects of my experience which most need improvement:

Multi-Tasking
-I like working with to do lists, but now I found myself in an environment where many other
things are interfering with my program. Sometimes I end up not accomplishing the tasks I
had planned to work on in the cause of the day due to these constant interruptions and it is
somehow depressing.

3. The most important things I have learned this week are:

-I improved on my Search Engine Optimization skills and my Social Media Marketing skills.

4. What I especially want to keep in mind when planning for next week’s attachment
experience are:

-A lot of things might not work exactly as I would want them to. I should try to be flexible
accommodating whenever my schedule changes.

5. A goal for myself that I particularly want to work on next week:

- Learning more on how one can be able to achieve a paperless law firm. I had accidentally
run through an infographic highlighting the same when doing my research work on how law
firms can make effective use of the modern technology.

6. Other comments

-I have a long weekend to relax and enough time to prepare for the coming week.
NAME & Reg. No.: OWUOR KEVIN MAJENGO - SC/03062/011

WEEK: EIGHT DATES: 22/06/2018

1. The most positive aspects of my experience this week are:

-My supervisor respected my idea of a paperless law firm and supported it by allowing me
time to do my research.
When I gave him daily reports on my research, he was able to respond as quickly as possible;
giving me feedback on what he liked and what he didn’t like about the various software
systems until we were able to eventually settle on one that was very close in meeting the
firm’s needs.

2. The aspects of my experience which most need improvement:

Stepping up on the Social Media Marketing campaign.

Since we opened the company Facebook and LinkedIn pages so far, the only followers we
have is the office staff and some of their family members.

3. The most important things I have learned this week are:

-The strengths and weaknesses of some of the Legal Practice Management Systems available
in the market.

4. What I especially want to keep in mind when planning for next week’s attachment
experience are:

-Learning more on ActionStep as my supervisor was looking forward to the potential positive
impact and benefit it could bring to the firm if fully implemented.

5. A goal for myself that I particularly want to work on next week:

- Try and make ActionStep a reality, it will be a new dawn to the firm and we could possibly
brag among our competitors as a fully digitalized law firm of the modern world.

6. Other comments

-I did a lot of research and learned a lot of new things.

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NAME & Reg. No.: OWUOR KEVIN MAJENGO - SC/03062/011

WEEK: NINE DATES: 29/06/2018

6. The most positive aspects of my experience this week are:

-My colleagues were very enthusiastic and showed interest in my new project. I enjoyed the
team work spirit and that my contribution to the business environment was respected.
-My supervisor approved the project and were ready to organize funding for the system on a
monthly basis.

7. The aspects of my experience which most need improvement:

Presentation skills.
-I got nervous when sometimes my colleagues asked questions that I myself found difficult to
answer as my confidence level suffered.

8. The most important things I have learned this week are:

-To be patient with my colleagues as some may struggle with understanding some of the
technical advancement of the new age.

9. What I especially want to keep in mind when planning for next week’s attachment
experience are:

-Being adept with ActionStep as I believe there will be a lot of consultation and questions to
be answered even as we look forward to permanently integrate the new system which allows
the lawyers to access client files very first anywhere they are.

10. A goal for myself that I particularly want to work on next week:

- Being adept with ActionStep.

6. Other comments

-I had a wonderful and challenging week.

 WEEKLY SELF-ANALYSIS OF STUDENT ON INDUSTRIAL ATTACHMENT

NAME & Reg. No.: OWUOR KEVIN MAJENGO - SC/03062/011

WEEK: TEN DATES: 06/07/2018

1. The most positive aspects of my experience this week are:

-My colleagues were very enthusiastic and showed interest in my new project. I enjoyed the
team work spirit and that my contribution to the business environment was respected.
-My supervisor approved the project and were ready to organize funding for the system on a
monthly basis.

2. The aspects of my experience which most need improvement:

Taking in constructive criticism.

-I learned that in the work place, I am always going to receive criticism from my managers,
supervisors or colleagues and some of them are meant to challenge me and bring out the best
in me in regards to the subject in question.

3. The most important things I have learned this week are:

-The strengths and weaknesses of some of the Legal Practice Management Systems available
in the market.

4. What I especially want to keep in mind when planning for next week’s attachment
experience are:

-Learning more on ActionStep as my supervisor was looking forward to the potential positive
impact and benefit it could bring to the firm if fully implemented.

5. A goal for myself that I particularly want to work on next week:

- Try and make ActionStep a reality, it will be a new dawn to the firm and we could possibly
brag among our competitors as a fully digitalized law firm of the modern world.

6. Other comments

-I did a lot of research and learned a lot of new things.