Independent Component 1

• LITERAL
• " I, Caroline Salinas, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 33 hours of work.”
•  My mentors Augustine Alvarado and Spencer, and also my mentorship experience at the West Covina Senior Center helped me to complete this independent component. They gave me feedback and supported me in throughout the whole process.
• For my independent component, I created a survey and distributed at my senior center. This survey helped me to gain data at the age demographics of the seniors there, what they enjoy at the center, and what they would like to see there int he future. Then I collected the data and spoke to my mentor and employees about my result. I later volunteered at Electronics Day where seniors learned about technology and modern devices. 
• INTERPRETIVE 


• My project helped to introduce a different topic to the senior center. The center had never had an Electronics Day before. It was a big success with many seniors and many volunteers. Seniors were able to get their questions answered and learned new things about modern technology. I think that having high school volunteers also helped to break down the generational barrier between seniors and youth. Having one on one conversations helped us to become closer and relate to one another. 
• The center never really got feedback from the seniors about what they liked and wanted at the center. So my survey was something that was needed and was a good start. I hope that in the future, the center collects more data to better serve the community's seniors.


• Here is an example of a filled out survey I passed out
• Here is an example of some of the data I collected
• Here is a picture of the flyer for the Electronics Day event and of the event
• APPLIED
• My project helped to gain a closer understanding of how seniors interact with modern technology and their desire to learn more about what is new with the younger generations. I got to have one on one conversation with seniors and personally got their opinions on the current status of the seniors center and their hopes for the future.