You know that you will have a lot of work due throughout the term (particularly toward the end). Practice good time management skills to get your work completed on time. Feel free to complete journals, when possible, early. Note: this does not mean they will be graded early.

Never allow anything important to you to possibly go wrong. Therefore, plan in advance for automobile and computer breakdowns, broken legs, ailing relatives, out-of-town travel, etc. My policy for assignments is:

One of the goals for this course is to help you reflect on your characteristics, how these affect the way you work academically, and what you need to be successful. Click the link below to access the form for this journal:

Journal #1

Develop a journal of no more than two pages answering the required questions.

You may receive up to 10 points for the Journal #1.
 

Get to know your college and the campus. This journal will require a little investigative work. Please do not disturb faculty and staff as you capture photographs. Click the link below to access the form for this journal:

Journal #2

You may receive up to 10 points for the Journal #2.
 

Whereas Journal #1 was a reflection based on what you know about yourself, this journal will be a reflection piece based on two assessment instruments. Begin by completing the following assessment and examining the results (you may want to take notes):

HIGH5 Assessment

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Journal #3

Develop a journal of no more than two pages answering the required questions.

You may receive up to 10 points for the Journal #3.
 

To be successful in college, you must learn to manage your time and stay on of class commitments. Many students erroneously claim "I work better under pressure" when, in fact, they are covering up for the habit of procrastination. Today's technology makes it even more easy to avoid getting busy doing those things that need to be done. Watch the following short video and then respond to the journal prompts:

Procrastination TED Talk

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Journal #4

Develop a journal of no more than two pages answering the required questions.

You may receive up to 10 points for the Journal #4.
 

Robots are taking over the world! It sounds the beginning of a trailer for a great Halloween movie. Watch the following two videos to find out how close we are and then respond to the journal prompts:

Artifical Intelligence

Robots & AI

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Journal #5

Develop a journal of no more than two pages answering the required questions. NOTE: Even though we do not meet at 10:30 this week, you are still required to have the journal submitted by that time.

You may receive up to 10 points for the Journal #5.
 

After attending the Well-Being and Stress Management workshop, use the answers you recorded on handout provided to develop this week's journal.

Journal #6

You may receive up to 10 points for the Journal #6.
 

Our 17 Minutes of Hello meeting is designed for us to get to know each better in a one-on-one setting. I will let you pick the meeting location (as long as it is reasonable and appropriate -- please do not suggest I come to your dorm room). We will operate with a very structured format -- I will have 10 minutes to ask you questions then you will have 7 minutes to ask me questions then we leave. To prepare for me interviewing you, I created the following list:

Interview Prep Questions

Click the link below to access the form for this journal:

Journal #7 (template will be e-mailed after our meeting).

Develop a journal of no more than two pages answering the required questions.

You may receive up to 10 points for the Journal #7.
 

This journal requires you to use a resource that will come in handy throughout your college experience. Read the article, How Will You Measure Your Life? by Clayton Christensen, Harvard Business Review, July/August 2010, Volume 88, pp. 46-51. Use the Business Source Complete database found via the library home page to locate the article.

Journal #8

You may receive up to 10 points for the Journal #8.
 

According to American author Jim Stovall, integrity is doing the right thing even if nobody is watching. How do you know the right thing? It begins by defining what matters to you in terms of your own personal values. For this week's journal, use the information covered in our previous class meeting to finish out your Personal Ethics Mission Statement.

You are free to develop this statement in any fashion you wish. However, there are two basic components that must be included:

     a. Include a sentence or two that broadly describes your ethical mission statement. In other words, if you only had room on a resume or document to share your basic ethical values, what one or two sentences would you use to summarize your overall positions/vision?

     b. Include a values/virtues section which has two components:

          i. List all of the core values/virtues/characteristics that you believe represent your personal code of ethics, values that are critical to personal and career success, and that you wish to possess throughout your career. You need to identify at least three values.

          ii. For each value you identify, please define what each one means to you and why you believe they are important values to possess.

Journal #9

You may receive up to 10 points for the Journal #9.
 

After attending the Diversity and Inclusion workshop, use the answers you recorded on handout provided to develop this week's journal.

Journal #10

You may receive up to 10 points for the Journal #10.
 

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