...Stephanie Collado Professor Gronsky ENG 103 Book smart or Street smart From when we were little kids to grown adults it is put in our heads that education is the most important experience to have in our life. It lets you be able to achieve any dreams and goals that you want. On the other hand there are people who are successful without school education and succeeded in receiving their careers with talent and hard work. This is what people call street smarts, things that people learn from their own personal experiences or what they see markets more in the social world. People argue that if you don’t go to college and get a degree you won’t have success or wealth, and some people argue that not going to college gives you more freedom and is less time consuming. Having street smarts helps people understand each other better on a more personal level then being judged on how smart or dumb the person is based on a degree. College isn’t accessible to everyone; some people have to be really smart or born into a wealthy family to attend. Having a college education gives people a professional look and the confidence to get a good paying job that will help support their lifestyle. College also lets people express themselves, letting them become comfortable in being social and speaking in front of large groups of people. When going to college some people don’t realize that they are taking out a loans and debts that they’ll have to set an exact plan to...
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...P3- Describe how Two Businesses are Organised This report consists of two contrasting businesses’ organisational system. My chosen businesses are Coca-Cola and Ealing, Hammersmith and Ealing, Hammersmith & West London College. Coca-Cola is a large corporation founded in 1886 in Georgia, U.S.A. that specialised in selling non-alcoholic beverages across the world. It owns more than 110 brands and 6 manufacturing sites in Great Britain already. Businesses create Mission Statements, Aims& Objectives and Strategic Plans in order to have a clear view of their future development and so they can follow a specific plan in order to achieve their goals. Coca-Cola’s Mission Statements are the following: * To refresh the world - in mind, body and spirit * To inspire moments of optimism - through our brands and actions * To create value and make a difference everywhere we engage Here are their Aims & Objectives in order to accomplish their Mission Statements & Strategic plans: * Profit - Maximising return to shareholders, while being mindful of our overall responsibilities * People - Being a great place to work, where people are inspired to be the best they can be * Portfolio - Bringing to the world a portfolio of beverage brands that anticipate and satisfy people's desires and needs * Partners - Nurturing a winning network of partners and building mutual loyalty * Planet - Being a responsible global citizen that makes a difference ...
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...Personal Financial Planning Process. Applied to reality, I can use the article Get Smart about College to demonstrate five necessary steps that people choose to go colleges to achieve their goal. As first, parents and students have to go through first step which is analyzing their current financial position. Moreover, they need to think about what school to attend and how to pay the bills. Families should be sure to include good estimates of the non tuition costs also such as housing, food, books, transportation and more. They also shouldn’t rely too much on the budgets the schools provide. As moving toward to second step which are developing short-term and long-term financial goals, many families fail to focus on the short term thinking only. People tend to overvalue current consumption relative to future opportunities. Some wonder: “it’s always difficult to pay now or soon for benefits we won’t enjoy until years in the future” or “monthly payments are precise while the numbers attached to a better career in the future are vague and uncertain”. College is an investment and students are investing in themselves, so families should look at choosing and paying for a college like starting a small business. Families should also think carefully about situation when they are making estimates of future earnings. Therefore, families should think long term about all earnings such as estimating the income one college graduate expect over the next 10 years and so on. At the third step, parents...
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...this essay I will be discussing my personal, professional, and academic goals for my major field of study in my online environment. I will also discuss how I will apply the SMART goal process to each of my goals. I will create an accountability plan for meeting my goals and discuss how will overcome any obstacles. Lastly, I will predict my success in achieving my goals, my individual personality, and my major field of study. My SMART Goals At the age of thirty-four and two kids later I am looking over my future to see what I need and/or want to be doing with my life in the next six years. My personal goal is to be financially stable, although my kids will be in college themselves. I want to be able to help them with tuition, housing, food, and any other things they may need. I am going to complete my four years of college to obtain my accounting degree so that I can complete my personal goal. I have tried online schooling once before and I stopped going because I got a little discouraged. I think I was being a little selfish. I not only have myself to think about but two other people that I am responsible for. I try to lead by example when it comes to my kids. Completing my personal goal is one way that I can teach them. My professional goal is to have my own accounting/finance business within the next six years. In order to complete my professional goal I have to complete my four years of college. I take one class online at Ashford, which really helps me focus more. I...
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...S.M.A.R.T. GOALS 1. I want to stop smoking cigarettes. (S) I want to stop smoking cigarettes by not buying them. (M) To prevent cancer and be more healthy. (A) I will chew gum. (R) I will try the nicotine patches. (T) I will begin for the new year. 2. Improve parenting skills. (S) I want to be the best mom I can be. (M) So my daughter will smile and always be happy. (A) I will have more patience and be a better listener. (R) I will spend more time with her. (T) This will start tomorrow. 3. I want to lose weight. (S) I want to lose 100 pounds by not eating junk food. (M) To be more healthy and feel better about myself. (A) I will drink more water everyday. (R) I will exercise more. (T) By June 2013 I hope to have reached my goal weight. 4. I want to get closer to God. (S) I want to have a closer relationship with God by reading my bible more. (M) To have strength physically, mentally, and emotionally. (A) I will pray everyday. (R) Spend less time around negativity. (T) I will begin starting today. 5. I want to get my degree. (S) I want to get my degree by graduating college. (M) To provide a better future for my daughter. (A)...
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...Balance Based off the article “Hidden Intellectualism by Gerald Graff” this challenges the thought that if you are street smart the colleges will dismiss your ability to do well. Schools are missing the opportunity to combine what might interest a student into a more intellectualizing operation. Street smart students are missing the chance of combining both worlds; nonacademic interests and making them academic areas to study. There needs to be a balance between studying a nonacademic interest or only studying academic areas in college. According to the College Board, the average cost of college tuition is $31,231 for a private college and $9,139 for state residents at public colleges for one year. The cost of college is very expensive. Students need to take advantage of learning as much as they can to better themselves for their future. It is important to be a well-rounded student. At times, the topic that is being studied seems to have no relevance to our lives but years later we recall the subject and can speak accurately on the topic or use the skills we learned years past. This is the responsibility of the college to determine what a well-defined student needs to learn and...
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...------------------------------------------------- University of Phoenix Material Goal Setting Worksheet Review this week’s resources (for example SMART criteria, and the Career Plan Building Activities). Respond to the following in 50 to 100 words each: Describe one academic goal that you have created using the SMART criteria. How do SMART criteria contribute to your academic goals? The goals that I have created using SMART criteria is completing my assignments, making sure that all of my posts, and DQs are done by Sundays of each week. SMART contributes to my academic goals by helping me not to stress from college and personal life settings. It helps to keep my assignments in an organized manner. * * * * Describe one professional/career goal you have created using the SMART criteria and Career Plan Building Activities results. How did the results of the Career Interest Profiler and Career Plan Building Activity on Competencies contribute to your professional goal development? * One professional goal that I have created using SMART criteria is not letting the job stress me as much. It contributes to my professional goals because I can make sure everything is done instead of letting the other staffs completing it. I’m willing to learn how to complete all the paper work that is need on my job. I like to make sure that my surrounding are organized and everything is completed by the end of my shift. * * * * * Describe...
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...Goal Setting Worksheet Review this week’s resources (for example SMART criteria, and the Career Plan Building Activities). Respond to the following in 50 to 100 words each: 1. Describe one academic goal that you have created using the SMART criteria. How do SMART criteria contribute to your academic goals? One academic goal that I am using with SMART is passing my classes with a least a C. SMART contribute to my academic goals by helping me to improve in my classes, help me to allocate time to important activities such as my family and help me reduce stress due to college life work and personal life. 2. Describe one professional/career goal you have created using the SMART criteria and Career Plan Building Activities results. How did the results of the Career Interest Profiler and Career Plan Building Activity on Competencies contribute to your professional goal development? One professional goal that I have created with using SMART is to win employee of the year at my job. It contributes to my professional goal because I am a good listener. I like to work with people and I follow my employer’s rules. 3. Describe the stress and time-management strategies you have learned this week that will help you achieve your goals. Stress and time management strategies that I have learned this week that will help me achieve my goals are to prepare myself for that goal. When study I should take breaks so that I will not be stressed. I will also adjust my plan...
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...department. When end-users contacted the IT-department they were unconfident, because they didn’t get help of them. The staff of the IT-department were focused on mainframe computing and operational systems and not about the PC’s and the software’s. This led to a high amount of complaints of the line business units about the unresponsiveness and the incompetence of the IT-department. So the senior vice president ‘John Cheng’ wanted to change this situation. He and senior managers developed a one year plan. This plan is structured in a three step approach: PC Research and Development Knowledge Management End User Education and Support The focus in this essay is on the end-user education and support strategy. The key manager is Elise Smart. She is 32 years old and was the senior manager in the development group of the IT division. She is a high performer and has special knowledge in the field of IT. Also a strong leading competence is one of her values. Her strategy was to implement a new drop-in-centre. As she took her new role the staff was unmotivated and tired. After analyzing the situation she started to get things organized. Within six months, her team performed well, was motivated and disciplined which...
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...University of Phoenix Material Goal Setting Worksheet Review this week’s resources (for example SMART criteria, and the Career Plan Building Activities). Respond to the following in 50 to 100 words each: 1. Describe one academic goal that you have created using the SMART criteria. How do SMART criteria contribute to your academic goals?. One academic goal I have for myself is to obtain my Associated in Psychology. The SMART criteria helped me to understand that I can set smaller goals related to my bigger goals that I want to achieve. This helps me to feel like I am moving closer to my bigger goal each time a smaller goal is accomplished. 2. Describe one professional/career goal you have created using the SMART criteria and Career Plan Building Activities results. How did the results of the Career Interest Profiler and Career Plan Building Activity on Competencies contribute to your professional goal development? A career I created was to finish my first year of college. The results on my Career Interest Profiler and Career Plan Building Activity on Competencies contribute by showing me my strength and weaknesses. Adapting to Change is the area I am highest in my strength I think that is beneficial when switching from class to class. It is suggested to speak to people in my field and see if there is volunteer work that is available. This will help me gain my insight in my desired field. 3. Describe the stress and time-management strategies...
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...lab path builder I am very surprisingly more easy for me and went I first planned , and I have to refreshed my memory in learn more about writing,spelling,and take a lot of note. [2] How do the skills apply to your academic life?I have to learn how to stay focused,by stay balanced, and make the most of my time in the online classroom. The perfect academic complement to my college experience, studying abroad can be the highlight of my time in school. From what it costs to how it can help my career after i graduate, make sure you've thought and planned everything through before boarding the plane. When considering how to my life skills with my academic programs, it is important to understand my various abilities. College is one of the most exciting times in my life, but it can also be one of my most challenging and scary times too. As I am students, at the college is the first real taste of my independence, and with that independence comes a long series of my decisions about how to spend my time. My goal should be to seek a balance that allows me to excel in school while still experiencing all o my college life has to offer.[3].How do the...
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...In Gerald Graff’s “Hidden Intellectualism” he goes into detail as to why intelligence is not just about book smarts but also street smarts. He goes on to state that “…schools and colleges might be at fault for missing the opportunity to tap into such street smarts and channel them into good academic work” (264). Many people discredit students all the information that street smart students possess since now days’ intellectualism is only accredited to subjects such as philosophy or historical wars. While students do need to read writers such as Shakespeare and George Orwell they will be more intrigued to gain a higher intellect if they being by doing research on subjects that they are fond of instead of being forced to study about something they have no interest in....
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...Personal and Educational goals paper HCS/301 Most of us would not set out on a major journey without an idea of our destination. Setting a goal improves you’re focus on where you want to go in life. Writing down step by step instructions will break it down so your goal is not so overwhelming, keeps you focused and makes your goal feel easier to realize. Goal-setting can be the difference between success and failure. For your goals to be successful, you need to make your goal realistic, with the steps measurable and doable. By breaking it down you can see each piece, set manageable time frames that are measureable and identify potential barriers to overcome. By having a plan for your goal, and being able to complete each step individually, you will have many successes to be proud of on the way to your goal, thus keep you motivated and on track. A goals success and achievement begins with good time management and a good plan. Each step of the plan needs to have an established realistic time frame, and divided into manageable pieces. Plans are based on current information and knowledge. As time progresses, you will acquire new knowledge and information, which may cause you to reevaluate and change the plan. Just like the nursing process, if it is not working, or finds a better way, we reevaluate and make a new plan or change the one we have. You will be monitoring your progression, reevaluating and changing your plan all along the way. As you complete each...
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...My junior year I applied, and got in to four separate colleges: University of South Carolina, College of Charleston, Clemson, and Tri-County Technical College. I had got into my dream school and all I had worked for had finally come together. That was until the harsh reality of paying for college set in. If there was one bad habit I had in college in was laziness. I never studied, never prepared for speeches I gave through the various organizations I was in, and I never applied for scholarships. I was always able to coast through life and everything would eventually work out up until this point. The only scholarship I received was the LIFE scholarship which is given to you automatically as long a you meet certain criteria. With this scholarship alone, I had to decide, go to my dream school and take out loans to pay for it, or go to Tri-County Technical College and have school payed for. I ended up siding with my brain over my...
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...|[pic] |Syllabus | | |Axia College/College of Humanities | | |US/101 Version 8 | | |Introduction to University Studies | Copyright © 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description The essential information, skills, tools, and techniques necessary for academic success and personal effectiveness at University of Phoenix are introduced in this course. The course develops and applies practical knowledge and skills immediately relevant to first-year university students. Course topics include goal setting and working with personal motivation, understanding and using university resources, developing efficient study habits, making the most of personal learning styles, and how best to manage time and reduce personal stress levels. Policies Faculty and students will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: • University policies: You must be logged into the student website to...
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