...To be a good mentor is a challenging task that few people can undertake. This influential role requires a person who can reflect upon his experience and utilize his skills to properly guide his mentees toward the right direction. Also, this position needs an individual who is experienced and can communicate ideas in unique, interesting ways. I believe that I can do these tasks and more. I am a strong candidate for the LEAP mentor position because of my prior mentorship experiences, unique college perspective, useful skills that I have gained throughout my education, and my commitment to helping others succeed. The main reason I want to become peer mentor is that I desire to continue impacting the lives of others. Throughout my life, I have served as a mentor in various organizations. During my middle and high school education, I was a member of a mentorship program that assisted underclassmen with their academic and social development. Furthermore, I was in other organizations in which I taught and mentored other peers. Currently, I am a Peer Academic Coach at Fayetteville State. In this position, I collaborate with current freshman and early college students every day to guarantee their future academic success. Through these experiences, I learned how to assist others to become better...
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...Introduction The person I selected as my professional mentor is my father. My father was an elementary school teacher for 33 years of his life. He attended college at Grambling University where he accomplished his Master’s degree. He would be the perfect mentor in my professional career growth as a professor. Email Hi Mr. Lane, it’s a pleasure to meet you. Being new to my career, there are several difficult paths within my professional career, which I must take. I have had several role models throughout my life which have motivated me to achieve a high level of success. However, a role model not a mentor. A mentor relationship requires a commitment to time to provide significant emery to the mentee. A mentor relationship would provide professional...
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...A good mentor is someone who is able to help you with your problems. They try their hardest to help you overcome the problem and come up with solutions to fix the problem. One examples of a good mentor Is when my dad went to prison my mom had to help me overcome the pain from losing him. She helped me for months as I tried to understand why my dad would do this to us. She held back her pain in front of me and made me think that she was being strong and brave. My mom told me that things happen in life for reasons that we will never understand, but there Is a plan for why they happen. My mom’s words really helped me get through one of the toughest times in my life. My mom is a mentor to me because she acted strong in front of me to help me through...
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...The progress on my research paper is a work in progress. As I write my research paper, I find that I am having a difficult time focusing and being able to put my thoughts on paper in a comprehendible way. Today, however, has been the most productive day for me as far as homework and writing, since the arrival of my daughter. Sleep deprivation is definitely taking a toll on my body and mind. Two interesting facts I have found so far on the benefits of mentoring comes from an article I found in Police Chief Magazine, Institutionalizing Mentoring in Police Departments, written by Harvey Sprafka. Sprafka discusses the difference between a Field Training Officer (FTO) and a mentor. Sprafka describes the roles as “distinct yet complementary”....
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...STATEMENT Research And Analysis Project Meetings with your project mentor and presentation: Before starting my work, I laid a plan for better coordinated results. My first step toward planning was to comprehend the Research and Analysis Project guidelines, which I gathered from ACCA official website. After going through the topic list, I narrowed my choice of topics to three. Then I laid down a schedule for my meetings and discussions that were to take place with my mentor. I also studied some guidelines so that my meeting with my mentor would generate best results and would avoid any misunderstandings. Some of these guidelines were: * To conduct successful meetings you need to be focused * productive meeting need to be very specific and clearly defined * Prepare meeting agenda to use as a roadmap (Sound Business Practices, n.d)42 Before the first meeting, I had an idea of topics that I wanted to pursue and the meeting helped me in making the right choice. I presented my choices to my mentor, who helped me in selection of the right topic that is analyzing business and financial performance of an organization over a three year period. I selected the organization for my research and my mentor briefed me about the details that I needed to study about my chosen organization. During the first meeting I became aware of the research methodology that I could follow for better results and defined research’s aims and objectives. My mentor warned...
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...Wednesday at 12:00p.m., I interviewed with Dr. Thirumalai Kannan about becoming my research mentor and working in his lab. As a potential mentor, Dr. Kannan seems to be a better general mentor than a research mentor for me. He has a great personality and seems to really understand my concern. Within the hour of our meeting, he was extremely informative and let me know up front exactly would I should look for in a lab and how to go about assessing lab. He has several publications, one for instance: “ADP-Ribosylation of NLRP3 by Mycoplasma pneumoniae CARDS Toxin Regulates Inflammasome Activity”. This paper is based on the CARDs toxin that Dr. Kannan discovered after being told that he was wasting his time because it did not exist. This power...
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...Dealing With Stress My senior thesis project is going to be about stress. I want to learn how to educate others (my peers) throughout a web site about stress, what it is, how serious it is and how to deal with it. I will create a Wonder How To account where I am going to update every time I have something or learn something new about stress. I am interested in this project because I know counselors have to deal with this type of problems, and know information about what is stress and how to deal with it. By doing this project I will be a step closer in knowing a start of big problems among teens. My investigation for my senior thesis will be: What affects does stress cause in your body? How could teens alleviate stress? Is stress different between teens and adults? My products are going to be: To create a brain model Two types of surveys, one will be done in school the other one will be done throughout the community Reflections on testing out surveys. The survey that I will be testing among my peers is going to be from school. Research Paper Wonder How To (website) Authenticity My project is going to be real by the products I will be creating, updating information to the wonder How To and by doing the research. One of the reasons I choose this project is because, is the first thing that came to my head when I was meeting with Joan. It is also one of the things I see everyday. This is also something I been...
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...delivering the perfect paper. (Brooks) As simple as this may sound, it is a very counterintuitive approach to mentoring – within writing centers, it happens more than once that mentors do not succeed in being non-directive with...
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...Awards………………………………………………………………. 4 8 9 10 12 Elements of Graduation with Distinction The Written Honors Thesis………………………………………………………. 14 The Research Poster……………………………………………………………... 16 The Oral Defense…………………………………………………………………. 18 Helpful Hints for Graduation with Distinction Designing a Plan for Writing: Creating a Timeline and Sticking to It………… How to be a Good Mentee……………………………………………………….. Tips for Navigating the Mentoring Relationship……………………………….. Words of Wisdom from Former GwD students………………………………… Appendix A: Forms Independent Study Form…………………………………………………………. Graduation with Distinction Application Form………………………………….. Evaluation of the Written Thesis………………………………………………… Evaluation of the Oral Thesis Presentation…………………………………….. 20 23 26 29 31 35 37 38 2 Graduation with Distinction Basics 3 General Information What is Graduation with Distinction (GwD)? The Graduation with Distinction Program (GwD) in Psychology & Neuroscience is intended for students interested in completing a significant research project during their undergraduate career. This project is more than an independent study. In fact, it’s like a mini-dissertation. You will complete a research project, write a thesis, and defend it in front of a committee in order to graduate with distinction. Why Pursue GwD? Pursuit of independent academic research under the guidance of a faculty mentor is an opportunity to forge a close working relationship with one or more professors in your field of intellectual interest, and...
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...When deciding to attend the University of Maryland, the Gemstone Honors Program was an enticing attribute. It would allow me to be a part of a smaller group as soon as I started at UMD. I decided against the larger University Honors Program because I could get lost in such a large, unspecified program. With Gemstone, I immediately was involved on campus with a well-known, prestigious group. In addition to enjoying the specificity and closeness of Gemstone, I also was very excited for the research aspect. For my last three years of high school, I was a part of my schools Gifted and Talent Research Program. I completed independent research and research with a mentor in the “Mentorship/Internship” program. I knew I really enjoyed completing research...
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...help me to understand the best way that I can assist you, as a mentor, in your educational goals. Then, please read through my commitment to you as your mentor. We are building a long term partnership and it is helpful to approach it with a solid foundation of understanding. | A little about me… 1 If everything went perfectly during my education here at WGU I would complete my degree in: In 3 periods 2 Some potential obstacles that could hinder me in my WGU goal attainment would be: Time management 3 If I happen to get off track the best way to motivate me to get back on course would be to: (ie: Have more frequent contact – ie 2x weekly phone meetings; request that I submit email progress reports weekly, etc.) Motivating phone calls, keeping focus on the big pictures 4 The kind of mentoring style that I prefer is (Highlight or check one) * Directive – “tell me what to do and I will do it” * Supportive - “constant encouragement and support of my abilities and plans to succeed help me stay motivated” * Participative – “let’s work together on devising the best strategy for goal attainment” 5 The most important reasons that I am at WGU are: (rate on level of importance) a Develop competency for use in the workplace _____5_ b Get done with my degree as quick as possible _____4_ c Balance school and life _____3_ d Network with my peers _____1_ e Get the skills to start a new career...
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...What Mentor and mentee say about each other With support we developed goals, skriv om smart My mentee and I are communicating regularly by email, and have arranged to have a conference call. Aim of the call will be for us to discuss his career aspirations, and how we can best structure his CV to help him get interviews with the employers he is aiming for. I am really enjoying supporting him, and would be happy to support other young professionals through the SPE eMentoring program - it really is a great idea. T.C., Managing Director, Germany My mentor program is going very well. We have been in contact at least 2 times a week. We are getting to know each other well and he has asked some very good questions. My mentee is in his first years of Petroleum Engineering at Indian School of Mines. It is great to be able to coach and guide him. S.J., Senior Superintendent, USA The mentoring relationship I have with my mentee has been very successful thus far. My mentee contacted me via email within a week or two from the whole process commencing and we are in contact on a weekly basis. My mentee is very enthusiastic about the oil & gas industry and has asked a lot of questions about my chosen career, the Australian O&G industry and even Australia as a whole. I am very happy with the way things are progressing and I hope to give my mentee the help & motivation that they require to continue their studies and find work. M. S., Petroleum Engineer, Australia ...
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...picture here if you’d like to share it with me.------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------- Recognizing that all students are unique, please help me to understand the best way that I can assist you, as a mentor, in your educational goals. Then, please read though my commitment to you as your mentor. We are building a long term partnership and it is helpful to approach it with a solid foundation of understanding. | ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- A little about me… 1. ------------------------------------------------- If everything went perfectly during my education here at WGU I would complete my degree in: ------------------------------------------------- 4 semesters. ------------------------------------------------- 2. ------------------------------------------------- Some potential obstacles that could hinder me in my WGU goal attainment would be: ------------------------------------------------- Balancing a full-time job, family responsibilities and school will be something new to me. It will take some adjustment to create the most effective schedule but my family and boss and very supportive of this decision. 3. ------------------------------------------------- If I happen to get off track the best way to motivate me to get back on course would be to: (ie: Have more frequent contact – ie 2x weekly phone meetings;...
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...more knowledgeable, my curiosity never failed to motivate me to research the subjects of my interest. Whether it’s a research assignment or conducting an experiment out of personal interest, I’ve always enjoyed the process of exploring, gathering, examining and evaluating all information related to the research. My first research paper in college was, effects of music while studying. Throughout the four weeks of researching and conducting surveys, I have stumbled upon many interesting ideas that was different from my original research topic. One of the idea was that the different genre, beats and rhythm of the music have different affect on the brain, which can either help students focus or distract them. Another interesting idea was depending on the student’s personality whether they are introvert or extrovert has an effect on their attention span when listening to music. In addition to the fact that the ideas supported...
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...Failing students: a qualitative study of factors that influence the decisions regarding assessment of students’ competence in practice Kathleen Duffy Caledonian Nursing and Midwifery Research Centre School of Nursing, Midwifery and Community Health Glasgow Caledonian University This study was funded by a scholarship from the Nursing and Midwifery Council (formally The United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting). January 2003 ISBN 1-903661-40-4 CONTENTS LIST CONTENT PAGE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ABSTRACT CHAPTER 1: BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Background to the study 1.3 Aim of study CHAPTER 2: METHODOLOGY 2.1 Grounded theory 2.2 Data collection 2.2.1 Sampling 2.2.2 Participants 2.2.3 Methods 2.2.4 Ethical considerations and access 2.3 Data analysis 2.3.1 Rigour and trustworthiness 2.4 Chapter summary CHAPTER 3: CATEGORY ONE: THE CURRENT DILEMMAS 3.1 Existing problems 3.2 More fail theory than practice 3.3 Differing agendas 3.4 Chapter summary CHAPTER 4: CATEGORY TWO: THE PROCESS OF MANAGING A FAILED CLINICAL ASSESSMENT 4.1 Identifying the weak student 4.2 Developing a plan of action 4.3 The decision to fail 4.4 After the deed is done 4.5 Chapter summary CHAPTER 5: CATEGORY THREE: FAILING TO FAIL 5.1 Leaving it too late 5.2 Personal consequences 5.3 Facing personal challenges 5.4 Experience and confidence 5.5 Chapter summary PAGE 1 2 3 4 6 6 6 10 11 11 12 12 13 14 14 16 16 19 20 20 23 24 26...
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