gen 101

Marguerite

Marguerite is currently a first-year undergraduate at an

online university studying accounting. She has a part-time

job at a retail store with two small children and a husband

who works nights. Marguerite spends most evenings sitting

at the kitchen table studying while cooking dinner and then

getting her kids ready for bed. It’s very distracting having a

two-year-old and a six-year-old under foot all the time. She

doesn’t have anyone to help her with child care. She has a big assignment due in a few days and right now

her stress level is very high, and it’s interfering with her ability to concentrate. What can she do?

Alex

Alex has the flu and it has been dragging on for weeks. He is

struggling to have enough energy to get through his daily

tasks and stay on top of his studies. He has procrastinated in

contacting his instructor to talk about options because he

knows he is behind. He is hoping to feel better soon and get

back on track. How might Alex work through this challenge

toward a positive outcome?

Sophia

Sophia’s discussion assignment is due in a few hours.

However, she’s been having computer problems all day.

She’s trying to troubleshoot the issues but she’s not having

much luck. Her computer has crashed twice already and her

efforts to get it working again have failed. She is frustrated

and if her computer doesn’t start working soon, she’s going

to miss her assignment deadline. What should she do?

Alisha

Alisha just got promoted and her new position requires a

lot of time for onboarding and training. She has been

working long hours and she’s under a lot of pressure to get

up to speed fast. Because she has been working overtime,

she is not sure she can make her assignment deadline on

Monday. She feels she can catch up with her school work if

she had a little more time. What could she do?

Joseph

Joseph is very committed to attending school while serving

in the military. He just got a call from his commanding

officer that he will be deployed next week. He is half way

through his online program of studies and is concerned

about being able to finish his final assignment for his

current course. He will have to do schoolwork in the field

and depend on local internet access, which can be

unpredictable. What should he do?