The most common thing I think everyone has had to develop for this course has been time management. There are two assignments due every week and for a majority of them you can't save until the last minute to complete them. A lot of the time you have to gather interviews in order to properly complete an assignment and you just can't gather multiple high quality interviews in just one day. The first time we had to get interviews for an assignment I ended up saving them for Friday night and I had to scramble around to just get the interviews done in time for the deadline. In retrospect, those interviews might not have been the best they could've been and in the end that's just hurting me. After this I realized that I need to be more conscientious of my time and start getting interviews at the start of the week so I can properly compile my thoughts and reflect throughout the week on what I have learned. In addition to time management, I feel like I have become better at planning out all my assignments for all my classes throughout the week. Before this class, I would pile my assignments until the last possible minute and that caused more stress to my life than it needed to be. Now I am being proactive with my school work and actually completing assignments days before the deadline actually arrives.
2. Tenaciousness is also about attitude.
Looking back on the past two months, I have definitely thought about giving up. In this class specifically I almost gave up after the first class after hearing about the amount of time commitment this class would be just because I am taking very hard classes that require a lot of studying to do well in them, so I didn't believe that I could do it. Turns out, I actually can do it I just had to be tenacious in my school work and I just had to make sure I stayed on top of it. I am glad I didn't give up because I wouldn't have developed better time management skills, and I wouldn't be as tenacious. Finally, what really got me through this rough patch was the support of my parents that always believe in me and helped talked me through all the stressful moments of being a freshman in college.
3. Three tips.
a) Develop a schedule for getting these assignments done.
If you do not plan ahead for these assignments, you will not get them done. These assignments are straightforward and not hard in difficulty, but will eat up a bunch of your time, so make sure that you have enough time throughout your busy schedules to get this done. This helps foster a tenacious mindset.
b) Read the comments people leave on your assignments for the reflection portion of the class.
This is the best way to get feedback on your assignments, and how to make them better. People usually leave straightforward comments on your work, so use this to make your work as best as you can make it. Also, this helps develop the tenacity to keep improving.
c) Find some friends in the class.
Honestly, just going through the blog directory I recognized some friends in the class and I reached out to them and they help motivate me to finish the assignments and help critique my work in order to make it better. If you don't know anyone in the class, reach out to the people in your group and I guarantee they would be happy to get to know you.
ReplyDeleteJayson,
I too felt overwhelmed with the work load of this course but after getting started and learning the set up and flow of the class I discovered that the work is not bad if you manage your time well and if you choose a business opportunity you are passionate about. Your tip for creating a schedule to complete the assignments is great. I agree the assignments are easy to complete if you allow yourself the time to properly do them.
Jayson,
ReplyDeleteAfter reading your post, I can relate to your observations and suggestions for future students. I believe the most important behavior for this class is time management, just like you said. It takes more than just the day of an assignment due to collect the interviews necessary to complete the work, and planning ahead will definitely help. I like how you said your attitude affects your tenacity because that is very true. If I am feeling down or unmotivated, I act like a completely different person.
Jayson,
ReplyDeleteAfter looking over your post I think you made some very good observations. You made some great suggestions in regard to future students of this class. I believe if I took this advice when I started, I would be light years ahead. I also liked your input about managing your time effectively. Overall this was a great post and I think you went above and beyond in this assignment.