TUX101 Case
Procrastination: The Vicious Cycle
Delayla has a major paper due at the end of the term. It’s now past midterm and she still hasn’t started to work on it. She keeps telling herself, “I should have started sooner,” but she continues to postpone her work and is becoming increasingly anxious and guilty. To relieve her growing anxiety and guilt, Delayla starts doing other tasks instead, such as cleaning her house and returning e-mails. This makes her feel a little better because these tasks keep her busy, take her mind off the term paper, and give her the feeling that at least she’s getting something accomplished. Time continues to pass; the deadline for the paper grows dangerously close. Delayla now finds herself in the position of having lots of work to do and little time in which to do it.
Adapted from Procrastination: Why You Do It, and What to Do About It (Burka & Yuen, 2008).
Case Assignment
Reflection Questions
- What do you expect Delayla will do at this point? Why?
- What grade do you think she’ll end up receiving on her paper?
- Other than simply starting sooner, what else could Delayla (and other procrastinators like her) do to break the cycle of procrastination?
- Can you relate to this student’s predicament, or do you know other students who often find themselves in this predicament?
File Name: TUX101_Mod2_Case_Sandi ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Procrastination: The Vicious Cycle
Delayla has a major paper due at the end of the term. It’s now past midterm and she still hasn’t started to work on it. She keeps telling herself, “I should have started sooner,” but she continues to postpone her work and is becoming increasingly anxious and guilty. To relieve her growing anxiety and guilt, Delayla starts doing other tasks instead, such as cleaning her house and returning e-mails. This makes her feel a little better because these tasks keep her busy, take her mind off the term paper, and give her the feeling that at least she’s getting something accomplished. Time continues to pass; the deadline for the paper grows dangerously close. Delayla now finds herself in the position of having lots of work to do and little time in which to do it.
Adapted from Procrastination: Why You Do It, and What to Do About It (Burka & Yuen, 2008).
Case Assignment
Reflection Questions
- What do you expect Delayla will do at this point? Why?
- What grade do you think she’ll end up receiving on her paper?
- Other than simply starting sooner, what else could Delayla (and other procrastinators like her) do to break the cycle of procrastination?
- Can you relate to this student’s predicament, or do you know other students who often find themselves in this predicament?
File Name: TUX101_Mod2_Case_Stephanie __________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Writing a Formal Essay
Writing
Complete this assignment in a 6-paragraph essay. Be sure to include an introduction, supporting body and conclusion paragraphs.
- The introduction will state the essay purpose and preview the strategies to be covered.
- Answer the following question in one paragraph: Based on the readings, which critical-thinking strategies will be most useful for you?
- Choose three strategies you can employ to enhance your critical-thinking skills. Write a paragraph for each strategy and discuss how you can implement the strategy as you progress through your program at Trident.
- The conclusion will summarize the main ideas of your essay.
Name File: TUX101_Mod2_SLP_Sandi _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Writing a Formal Essay
Writing
Complete this assignment in a 6-paragraph essay. Be sure to include an introduction, supporting body and conclusion paragraphs.
- The introduction will state the essay purpose and preview the strategies to be covered.
- Answer the following question in one paragraph: Based on the readings, which critical-thinking strategies will be most useful for you?
- Choose three strategies you can employ to enhance your critical-thinking skills. Write a paragraph for each strategy and discuss how you can implement the strategy as you progress through your program at Trident.
- The conclusion will summarize the main ideas of your essay.
Name File: TUX101_Mod2_SLP_Stephanie __________________________________________________________________________________________________________
This is a multi-part assignment that contains several elements that must be included in each slide. Therefore, make sure that you follow the Case Assignment guidelines very carefully and include everything that is required. For example, for the Case Assignment, slides 1 and 2 must include both graphics and words to help explain your impressions of ‘creativity’ and Problem Solving’. For Slides 3 and 4, you must have reviewed the prescribed article to answer the questions.
Pay close attention to the requirements in the Assignment Expectations. Steps 2 and 3 list exactly what your slides need to include.
Make sure that you double-check your work against the requirements before you upload your slideshow.
Develop a short PowerPoint presentation to illustrate your understanding of the creative process. Highlight your own creativity as you develop the following slides:
Slide 1: Include images and words in a collage that illustrates your first impressions when you see or hear the word “creativity.”
Slide 2: Include images and words in a collage that illustrates your first impressions when you see or hear the word “Problem Solving.”
Slides 3 & 4: The process for developing innovative ideas is often referred to as the design process, or the engineering design process. The article, Decisions by Design: Stop Deciding, Start Designing was written by two designers at IDEO, an influential design firm. “Decisions by Design” describes how the process of engineering design can be viewed as a process for decision making. After reading this article, consider how design facilitates decision making. Based on your observations, what are some steps in the design process? How are these steps helpful in decision making? Organize your answers to these questions in at least 2 slides using bullet points. Include images wherever you would like to illustrate your own personal creativity.
Assignment Expectations
Develop at least 4 PowerPoint slides using the instructions above.
- Creative images can be found using Internet websites, scholarly articles, textbooks, etc. Include a title on each slide and descriptive text in the notes section of each slide.
- Each slide must contain:
- At least one image per term
- Abbreviated text defining the term
- References cited next to each image (full reference will be included on the References Cited slide, so refer to the Writing Style Guide on how to use in text citations next to each image)
- Full definition in each Notes section
- Add a Title Slide and a References Cited slide. Your References Cited slide should list the bibliographical information for each image you use to illustrate the required terms.
- Upload as a PowerPoint file into your Case drop box by the module due date.
Name File: BUS101_Mod2_Case_Sandi _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
This is a multi-part assignment that contains several elements that must be included in each slide. Therefore, make sure that you follow the Case Assignment guidelines very carefully and include everything that is required. For example, for the Case Assignment, slides 1 and 2 must include both graphics and words to help explain your impressions of ‘creativity’ and Problem Solving’. For Slides 3 and 4, you must have reviewed the prescribed article to answer the questions.
Pay close attention to the requirements in the Assignment Expectations. Steps 2 and 3 list exactly what your slides need to include.
Make sure that you double-check your work against the requirements before you upload your slideshow.
Develop a short PowerPoint presentation to illustrate your understanding of the creative process. Highlight your own creativity as you develop the following slides:
Slide 1: Include images and words in a collage that illustrates your first impressions when you see or hear the word “creativity.”
Slide 2: Include images and words in a collage that illustrates your first impressions when you see or hear the word “Problem Solving.”
Slides 3 & 4: The process for developing innovative ideas is often referred to as the design process, or the engineering design process. The article, Decisions by Design: Stop Deciding, Start Designing was written by two designers at IDEO, an influential design firm. “Decisions by Design” describes how the process of engineering design can be viewed as a process for decision making. After reading this article, consider how design facilitates decision making. Based on your observations, what are some steps in the design process? How are these steps helpful in decision making? Organize your answers to these questions in at least 2 slides using bullet points. Include images wherever you would like to illustrate your own personal creativity.
Assignment Expectations
Develop at least 4 PowerPoint slides using the instructions above.
- Creative images can be found using Internet websites, scholarly articles, textbooks, etc. Include a title on each slide and descriptive text in the notes section of each slide.
- Each slide must contain:
- At least one image per term
- Abbreviated text defining the term
- References cited next to each image (full reference will be included on the References Cited slide, so refer to the Writing Style Guide on how to use in text citations next to each image)
- Full definition in each Notes section
- Add a Title Slide and a References Cited slide. Your References Cited slide should list the bibliographical information for each image you use to illustrate the required terms.
- Upload as a PowerPoint file into your Case drop box by the module due date.
Name File: BUS101_Mod2_Case_Stephanie __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Define the following Business Terms in a PowerPoint presentation. Use your creativity to illustrate each term.
There are multiple elements to this SLP. Please make sure that you follow the requirements very carefully and double-check your work against the requirements before uploading.
SLP Assignment Expectations
This SLP requires that you define 23 Business Terms in a slideshow where each slide contains both verbal and visual elements.
The best way to approach this assignment is to follow the order of the terms as they are presented. Begin with ‘Accounts Payable’ and end with ‘Variable Cost’. DO NOT skip around and present the terms out-of-order. This can lead to confusion and run the risk of missing terms. It also makes it difficult for the reader to follow.
What the slides must contain is noted below. Make sure that you double-check your work against the Expectations before you upload.
Your PowerPoint presentation should be a minimum of 10 slides. Include a Title and References Cited slide. Creative images can be found using Internet websites, scholarly articles, textbooks, etc. Your References slide should list the bibliographical information for each image you use to illustrate the required terms. Each slide must contain:
- At least one image per term
- Abbreviated text defining the term
- References cited next to each image (full reference will be included on the References Cited slide, so refer to the Writing Style Guide on how to use in text citations next to each image)
- Full definition in each Notes section
- Upload your document as a PowerPoint file into the SLP 2 drop box by the module due date.
Name File: BUS101_Mod2_SLP_Sandi ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
This SLP requires that you define 23 Business Terms in a slideshow where each slide contains both verbal and visual elements.
The best way to approach this assignment is to follow the order of the terms as they are presented. Begin with ‘Accounts Payable’ and end with ‘Variable Cost’. DO NOT skip around and present the terms out-of-order. This can lead to confusion and run the risk of missing terms. It also makes it difficult for the reader to follow.
What the slides must contain is noted below. Make sure that you double-check your work against the Expectations before you upload.
Your PowerPoint presentation should be a minimum of 10 slides. Include a Title and References Cited slide. Creative images can be found using Internet websites, scholarly articles, textbooks, etc. Your References slide should list the bibliographical information for each image you use to illustrate the required terms. Each slide must contain:
- At least one image per term
- Abbreviated text defining the term
- References cited next to each image (full reference will be included on the References Cited slide, so refer to the Writing Style Guide on how to use in text citations next to each image)
- Full definition in each Notes section
- Upload your document as a PowerPoint file into the SLP 2 drop box by the module due date.
Name File: BUS101_Mod2_SLP_Stephanie
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