BECOMING A SUCCESSFUL STUDENT PART 1 & 2 ACTIVITY

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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7. Acrostic Poem-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

8. My Role Model------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

9. Problem Solving----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

10. My Family – Who Are They?-------------------------------------------------------------------

11. Got Ethics?----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

12. Future TU Alum----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

13. Administration-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

14. Leadership Style Assessment-----------------------------------------------------------------

15. Career Goals-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Acrostic Poem

Instructions: Create an Acrostic Poem about your characteristics/personality using the FIRST letters of your first. An example is provided. Click and write in the Box. 10 points

Instructions: Write a letter to a relative or close friend of your choice who you consider a Role Model. Inform the person of the characteristics you admire about him/her and the qualities they possess that you would like to develop. Write in the Box. Use the established format of letter writing. Minimally 3 paragraphs (5-7 sentences for each paragraph). Do not use terms such as “Hey Friend” (20 points)

Instructions: Briefly Describe a problem you encountered sometime in your life (academic, personal, family, friendship etc.) or an important decision you had to make. Review and the Six (6) Strategies for Creative Problem Solving and Decision Making.

20 points

1. DESCRIBE THE PROBLEM?

2. BRAINSTORM – LIST SOME POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS

3. EVALUATE THE POSSIBILITIES

4. DESCRIBE OR LIST YOUR SPECIFIC PLAN

5. HOW WILL YOU PUT YOUR PLAN INTO ACTION?

6. EVALUATE YOUR PLAN

MY FAMILY – Who Are They?

Instructions: Describe your immediate Family - Who are they? What do they enjoy doing? What’s their favorite food? Games? What are their beliefs? How have they influenced your life, if any? If you could change anything about your family, what would that be and why? Who has been the most influential family member in your life? Why? [You can include pictures of your family if you so choose. Write in the Box below.] 20 points

Instructions: Read the questions below and provide your answers.

10 points

1. You saw your roommate cheating in an Online exam. What would you do?

2. You are a Chef at a Restaurant and is planning a Birthday Party for your 16 year old. Would you use items from your workplace to lower the cost you will have to spend preparing the meals? State the reason(s) for your response.

3. You are working in the University Bookstore. A student is short $5 for a Textbook which cost $395. What would you do?

4. You went to Burger King and gave the Cashier $10 to purchase a #1. She returns $10 more than what you should have received as change for your purchase, however, you did not realize that until you were back in your dorm room. What would you do?

5. You and your roommate went shopping. While in the store you notice your roommate going to the bathroom with a pair of Brand Name Sneakers. He returns with it on his feet and a big grin on his face. As you both depart the store you are greeted by two Police Officers. Your roommate decides to run. One Office goes after him and the other places a handcuff on you and told you that you will both be charged for stealing. What would you do?

Instructions: Describe how you plan to stay connected as an Alumni of Tuskegee University. How will you contribute to the University: Service, In-Kind Gift and/or Monetary Contributions? 10 points

Future TU Alum

In structions: If you were on the Administration Council at Tuskegee University what activities would you recommend that would help to increase students’ academic success at Tuskegee University. 10 points

Leadership Style Assessment

Instructions: Respond to each item according to the way you would be most likely to act as the leader of a work group. Highlight whether you would be likely to behave in the described way: always (A); frequently (F); occasionally (O); seldom (S); or never (N). 25 points

If I were the Leader of a work group . . .

A	F	O	S	N	1. I would most likely act as the spokesperson of the group.
A	F	O	S	N	2. I would encourage overtime work.
A	F	O	S	N	3. I would allow members complete freedom in their work.
A	F	O	S	N	4. I would encourage the use of uniform procedures.
A	F	O	S	N	5. I would permit the members to use their own judgment in solving problems.
A	F	O	S	N	6. I would stress being ahead of competing groups.
A	F	O	S	N	7. I would speak as representative of the group.
A	F	O	S	N	8. I would needle members for greater effort.
A	F	O	S	N	9. I would try out my own ideas in the Group.
A	F	O	S	N	10. I would let members do their work the way they think best.
A	F	O	S	N	11. I would work hard for a promotion
A	F	O	S	N	12. I would be able to tolerate postponement and uncertainty.
A	F	O	S	N	13. I would speak for the group when visitors were present.
A	F	O	S	N	14. I would keep the work moving at a rapid pace.

A	F	O	S	N	15. I would turn the members loose and let them go to it.
A	F	O	S	N	16. I would settle conflicts when they occur in the group.
A	F	O	S	N	17. I would get swamped by details
A	F	O	S	N	18. I would represent the group at outside meetings.
A	F	O	S	N	19. I would be reluctant to allow the members any freedom of action
A	F	O	S	N	20. I would decide what shall be done and how it shall be done.
A	F	O	S	N	21. I would push for increased production.
A	F	O	S	N	22. I would let some members have authority that I could keep.
A	F	O	S	N	23. Things would usually turn out as I predict.
A	F	O	S	N	24. I would allow the group a high degree of initiative.
A	F	O	S	N	25. I would assign group members to particular tasks.
A	F	O	S	N	26. I would be willing to make changes
A	F	O	S	N	27. I would ask the members to work harder.
A	F	O	S	N	28. I would trust the group members to exercise good judgment.
A	F	O	S	N	29. I would schedule the work to be done.
A	F	O	S	N	30. I would refuse to explain my actions.
A	F	O	S	N	31. I would persuade others that my ideas are to their advantage.
A	F	O	S	N	32. I would permit the group to set its own pace.
A	F	O	S	N	33. I would urge the group to beat its previous record.
A	F	O	S	N	34. I would act without consulting the group.

A F O S 35. I would ask the group members to follow standard rules and regulations

Scoring Key

To find your leadership style:

1. Highlight the item numbers for items 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 30, 34, & 35.

2. Write a “1” in front of the highlighted items to which you

responded S (seldom) or N (never).

3. Write a “1” in front of the items not highlighted to which you responded A (always) or F (frequently).

4. Highlight the “1’s” which you have written in front of the following

items: 3, 5, 8, 10, 15, 18, 19, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, and 35.

5. Count the highlighted “1’s.” This is your score for concern-for-

people.

6. Count the un-highlighted “1’s.” This is your score for concern-for-

task.

7. Refer to the Diagram on the next page.

· Find your score for concern- for-task dimension on the left-hand arrow.

· Next, move to the right-hand arrow and find your score on the concern-for-people dimension.

· Draw a straight line that intersects the two scores.

· The point at which that line crosses the shared leadership arrow indicates your score on that dimension.

Source: Verma, V. K. (1996). Human Resource Skills for the Project Manager. Newtown Square, PA; Project Management Institute, pp. 261-262.

Authoritarian

Leadership

High

Productivity

Shared

Leadership

High Morale and Productivity

Laissez-Faire

Leadership

High Morale

High

Concern for Task

Concern for People

Source: Based on information from A Handbook of Structural Experiences for Human

Relations Training, Vol. 1, University Associates, Inc., 1974.

INTERPRETING YOUR RESULTS:

Consider your Leadership style and the project Team you will likely be working with. How might your style impact team performance? What can you do to flex your natural style that would have a more positive influence on team performance?

Provide your interpretation in the text box below:

My Leadership Style is:

My Leadership style will impact Team performance in the following ways:

I can do the following to change my natural style so as to have a more positive influence on Team performance:

Instructions: Think about the degree you are currently pursuing as a future Career. What major is it? Why did you choose it? What are goals do you hope to achieve in this particular Career? What skills do you need to be success in this Career? What challenges do you anticipate you will experience in this area when you enter the world of work? How will you deal with these challenges?

25 points

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