How to choose a mentor

Author: Zhuang Yongzhi (Associate Professor of Nanjing University School of Journalism and Communication, former editor -in -chief of "Focus Interview")

Source: "Youth Reporter", No. 16, 2022

The instructor's determination is that universities are generally two -way choices: new graduate students first solicit teachers' opinions. After the teacher agrees, the two sides signed and confirmed; they may also adopt the form of a mentor group. Professional master's degree generally engages in practical work related to news communication, government communication, and enterprise communication in the future. Choosing a mentor should be different from academic master's degree in academic research in academic research in the future. The ideal master's mentor is of course this: not only longer than scientific research, also proficient in practice, rich social resources, and willing to pay for students, good at guidance and guidance.

Observing some outstanding mentors' practices, understanding the feelings of some students and other schools of the school, combining their experience in studying and being a mentor today, and communicating with students who are preparing to send worship posts:

The selection instructor is like looking for a guide -what kind of professionals to be to be, the general direction is that you are determined by yourself. People. Some students may not be clear enough for career planning, but the mentor only uses his vision, his information, his experience, and his contacts to help you clarify and give you suggestions, not to plan for you; you still have to obey yourself. The summoning of the heart first starts from your own interests and hobbies. At the same time, refer to the judgment of your expertise, potential and a certain career you like, including the mentor, including the mentor. The current situation of the mentor of the professional field that is hazy or clearly yearn for you, the future insights of the professional field, and the degree of understanding of the quality and skills required for this profession. If you do not want to ask if you are blind, you must find out.

The selection instructor is like looking for an assistant -knowing your destination and respecting your choices. The mentor must also have the ability to help you, so that you have expanded your professional perspective and improve your professional skills in the past few years, and you are ideal. A step closer. Many university teachers (including myself) may not receive teachers' education, and even have not even received training in class skills. How to lectures and how to bring graduate students often imitate mentors, imitate colleagues, and ponders themselves. There is no problem: both identify with "teaching long" and "inspiration" instead of "duck -filled" teaching. Many teachers can write academic papers, but in terms of practical skills such as news, advertising, and public relations, especially the latest technology and cutting -edge methods, some teachers are not very good; Will teach others. How can I make people faint? Of course, the school can use industry mentors to guide the masterpieces, but from the aspects of systematic training, daily teaching and graduation design, the manpower and time required for polishing technology, it is best to serve the school's full -time teachers. Talk on the paper. The actual mastery of professional skills and the ability to teach professional skills for professional skills. When specializing in the instructor, the master must focus on inspections.

The selection instructor is like looking for friends -in the past few years, except for roommates, classmates, and lovers, I am afraid that the most with you is the mentor. Get along and night, unrealistic; but companionship and encouragement should be the norm. A special student told me that he had been studying for two years, and had only seen the mentor twice, once on the podium of the opening ceremony; the feedback on graduation design before graduation was only signature and "consent to defense"! There is also a famous master say that his career ideals are reporters rather than scholars, but the mentor always let him participate in the subject, and it is still a topic of marketing. "". In this case, I believe it is a minority, but when choosing a mentor, the master must understand how much time and thoughts can the teachers who choose to choose on the students.

Of course, the study masterpiece is not a private school, and of course, in the school, you can also use the teacher freely. However, since the mentor system is implemented, the mentor has the responsibility and role of others in the process of growing up. Before worshiping the teacher, it is best to carefully check the teacher's official website, papers, papers, other articles or works, speeches, interviews and other information from the above three aspects. The true impression of the senior sister.

Reference format for this article:

Zhuang Yongzhi. How to choose a mentor [J]. Young reporter, 2022 (16): 128.

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