Paying It Forward
Here's what you need to know about ENT3003
1) Tenaciousness is a Competency
This course does have a few requirements! Weekly lecture, readings, assignments, and reviews. BUT, they can be fun an insightful. One thing I've developed is an open mind, not to look at these assignments as annoying and time consuming, but as an opportunity to flesh out a business idea and learn so so much about consumer demographics. I've also discovered that time management is key. You must keep up with due dates, which is not hard to do if you have a calendar.
2) Tenaciousness is also about Attitude
I felt like giving up on this course as soon I learned we had to post on our blog for everyone to see. I felt nervous for people to be judging my posts. I had to suck it up (mostly because add/drop week had passed haha) and realize that this could be a really great way to gain some perspective an constructive criticism. I feel that I have gained so much tenacity because I feel more motivated to complete assignments with excellence, and I look forward to reading helpful peer reviews. It was after our first couple blog posts that I realized our classmates are not here to scrutinize, but to lend helpful suggestions and encouragement.
3) Some Tips
I would advise you to:
1) KEEP AN OPEN MIND! The work may seem like a lot at first, but once you get into the swing of things, you'll realize how all the projects flow together and it's really quite fun. Once you adopt this mindset, you'll be more tenacious.
2) KEEP A CALENDAR. This is how you develop that tenacity- through diligence! You're not going to get much out of this class if you don't keep up with the assignments. If you treat the assignments as a learning too instead of a nuisance, you will gain so much insight!
3) BE HONEST IN YOUR PEER REVIEWS. Don't just copy and paste reviews. You can provide some really great criticism and encouragement to other classmates and pay forward all that tenacity. Take the peer reviews seriously. Read the posts thoroughly. Give thoughtful feedback.
Hi Holly,
ReplyDeleteI really appreciate the positivity and honesty of this post. I am surprised that you were worried about other people reading your blog because I am always impressed by the consistency and effort you put into your work. I agree that the use of a calendar is extremely helpful in keeping in with deadlines. Thanks again for sharing!
Karla Cejas
Holly,
ReplyDeleteI really agree with the point you made about keeping a calendar. I write literally every single homework assignment and exam I have in a planner and use that to guide my week. I also really appreciate your advice about peer reviews because I think it's especially important to be honest. If someone need criticism and you're faking a nice comment then they're the ones suffering from the "fakeness" and that's not fair to them. Great post!
Hi Holly! Great job on your Halfway Reflection assignment! I love that you included keeping an open mind as one of your tips! It is essential for this course. I also suggested organizing your assignments out by making your own "schedule of assignments" with the dues date. ALSO, write notes while watching lectures!!! This is important to be able to refer back too before taking your CupCakes to be successful on them!!
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ReplyDeleteYour point about looking at all these assignments as a way to grow rather than being annoying and time consuming is spot on. I have thought of so many assignments as time consuming and unnecessary and when there is a class with assignments of this magnitude, you can't have such a perspective or you will make yourself miserable.
Hi holly I really enjoyed the tip segment of your post and feel like I can apply some of those tips for the remainder of the class. I think if someone reads this post before starting the class they will go into this class with all the confidence and tools to do great.
ReplyDeleteHello Holly! I agree with your comment of looking at all these assignments as actual lessons to grow because there is a lot of them so it can be overwhelming. Changing the perspective on homework will encourage one to finish it. I think all your tips in your post were very helpful and I will be taking advantage of them for the rest of the semester!
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