Personal Biography

My name is Metaksya Karagezyan. I was born in 1984 in the country of Armenia (former USSR). In 2000 I moved to Nizhniy Novgorod city of Russia with my entire family. In 2002 I graduated high school in Nizhniy Novgorod. In the same year I entered Nizhniy Novgorod State University, majoring in International Affairs. In 2005 I participated in a student exchange program and obtained a chance to come to the US and live in an American family for 1 year. In 2006 I entered Kennesaw State University as an international student, continuing my major in International Affairs. I will be graduating in Fall 2009. I am married and have a 1 year old daughter. My goal at this point in my life is to achieve a status in the field of diplomacy that will enable me to be useful for my country of Armenia.

Professional Biography

My professional background started with my job in a translating company in Russia where I worked as a specialist in Armenian-Russian translations. Though I knew the languages relatively well but the job helped me to utilize the details of two languages. I also speak English, and one of the main reasons of my visit to the US was to improve my language skills in English. In the US I have participated in a cultural exchange program, living in an American family where we were exchanging our knowledge and experiences about our countries. Thus, I speak three languages, I have lived in three different countries, I have experienced three rather different educational systems, and three diverse traditional environments. The experience of living in different societies has helped me to develop an ability to communicate across ethnic lines. It has also contributed to the formation of a feature of adaptability along with the maintenance of my national and cultural identity. Studying in Armenia and Russia, I have been involved in numerous social activities as an honor student: I have been a member of Armenian community in Nizhniy Novgorod, being involved in almost every initiative of the society. Though I am an honor student at Kennesaw State University, I am not able to take part in many social initiatives because I am a full-time mother. However, I possess leadership skills that can be useful in any team work.
My role in the Team 15 is a Research Coordinator because I am well versed in Internet and library database searches. As I am familiar with APA style, it also qualifies me to take the role of the Research Coordinator because the latter is responsible for checking the authenticity of the final report as well, including appropriate attributions, citations and references. Another reason for taking this role is because of my characteristic to pay attention to details which is very important to carry out the research part of the project optimally.

Work Breakdown

1. Created an index file
2. Added a heading “Spring 2008”
3. Created headings “Personal Biography” and “Professional Biography”
4. Created “Work Breakdown” heading.
5. Wrote the text on my personal and professional biographies.
6. Added my picture.
7. Created Research Heading with 2 external URLs that pertain to my research topic.
8. Created a link to the team 15 Operating Agreement.
9. Created the table including my team members’ names, their roles, and links to their personal WebPages.
10. Completed a step by step numbered list under Work Breakdown.
11. Published the files using Secure Shell FTP.

Research Links

Team Operating Agreement

Team Members