...Information Sheet Course Name: Life and Study Skills Course Code: LSS 1003 Course Length: one semester Course Credit Units: 3 Periods per week: 4 Course Teachers: Sheri Henderson shenderson@hct.ac.ae Course Description: Recognise the importance of self-awareness and life skill development for successful college life. Understand the HCT policies, resources, structures and services. Apply a range of learning support systems, resources and software. Demonstrate an understanding of higher education research resources and strategies, including avoiding plagiarism by citing sources. Apply time management, critical thinking, team work and effective study skills to aid student success. Engage the community in 25 hours of community service work. Additional Information: Making an effective transition to college life is essential for student success during the course of studies. Likewise, the skills learnt, developed and reinforced over the duration of college life should be viewed as lifelong skills. These can be carried forward to the workplace and allow the student to become recognised as an effective and successful employee. This course may be offered in English and/or Arabic. Course Learning Outcomes: 1. Understand the importance of self-awareness and life skill development for successful college life. 2. Understand the HCT policies, resources, structures and services students will need for their academic and personal success...
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...public or its institutions. Performing community service is not the same as volunteering, since it is not always done voluntarily. It may be done for a variety of reasons: governments may require it as a part of citizenship requirements, typically in lieu of military service; courts may demand it in lieu of, or in addition to, other criminal justice sanctions – when performed for this reason it can also be known as community payback; schools may mandate it to meet the requirements of a class, such as in the case of service-learning or to meet the requirements of graduation. High school graduation and community work Many educational jurisdictions in the United States need students to do community service hours to graduate from high school. In some high schools in Washington State, for example, students must finish 200 hours of community service to get a diploma. Some of the Washington school districts, including Seattle Public Schools, differentiate between community service and "service learning," requiring students to demonstrate that their work has contributed to their education. If a student in high school is taking an AVID course, community service is needed. Other high schools don't require community service hours for graduation, but still see an impressive number of students get involved in their community. For example, in Palo Alto, CA, students at Palo Alto High School log about 45,000 hours of community service every year. As a result, the school's College and Career...
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...Since my Sophomore year, I volunteer to sort papers for my former Chemistry teacher, Mrs. Catherine Worden, someone unaffiliated with my intended major and my intended course in life, for three days a week, four weeks per month, eight months per year. This seemly trivial act of kindness can be explained by two universal truths. “Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.” - Plato The battle she fights is uphill. Mrs. Worden diligently works nonstop, grading assignments and helping students from the crack of dawn to the fall of dusk, yet for all of this stress, she doesn’t stop. She eccentrically devotes time towards teaching chemistry in an exhilarating and memorable manner. This is my way of showing appreciation. Some may...
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...Tessa Moody Per.1 sociology 5/23/13 Volunteer reflection vol·un·teer [vol-uhn-teer] noun 1. A person who voluntarily offers himself or herself for a service or undertaking. 2. A person who performs a service willingly and without pay. Volunteering is that act of commencement free services that one does in order to help an organization or simply an average person. Volunteer work is described in the simplest of words as, “kind”. Many people do volunteer work for many different reasons. People can also volunteer in a number of different places and ways. South Africa, Tanzia, Liberia, Uganda, Haiti and the United States are just a few of common countries that are frequently holding volunteer projects. The tasks volunteers could partake in are countless, but a couple would be education children and adults, preparing meals and ensuring food security, making sure the sick is aided to and taken care of, and help provide shelter to those in need. The common qualities that volunteers usually portray would be a recent college graduate, a student who needs to do field work in order to gain credits to graduate or someone who is looking to change fields in their career. Older middle aged people also may volunteer of course, their reasoning might be that they are retired and are looking for something to do while they are still “young”. Choosing the right place is not very hard; all you need to do is choose a place based on your interests, skills, and background. The place you choose...
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...future. The ASC experience is both challenging and enjoyable. It enhances the development of personal and interpersonal skills through experiential learning. By using these skills, they can be productive members of the community. Activity Activity is about engaging in experiences that require physical exertion contributing to a healthy lifestyle. Dedicating a fair part of your schedule for fitness and sport thus ensuring a balance of the person as a whole. Students may join a Hayah sports team, start a fitness club together. A professional athletic student may choose to coach young children. Service Service is basically about volunteering time and effort for serving the community. True dedication in planning and/ or executing the activity makes service a fruitful learning experience. Community work can take many forms: regular volunteering at an institution, school jobs, large scale projects, organizing charity events, etc. Creativity Creativity is any activity that reveals human creativity for the benefit of the community. Art & design, music, writing, science & technology, are areas that involve human creativity. Art galleries for Hayah, book and play writing...
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...of service, but they are certain characteristics that distinguish the three as well. Service-learning involves students in community service activities and applies the experience to personal and academic development. Service-learning course objectives are linked to real community needs that are designed in cooperation with community partners and service recipients. Service-learning engages students in a three-part process: classroom preparation through explanation and analysis of theories and ideas; service activity that emerges from and informs classroom context; and structured reflection tying service experience back to specific learning goals. Volunteerism is any activity that involves spending time, unpaid, doing something that aims to benefit the environment or someone (individuals or groups) other than, or in addition to, close relatives. Central to this definition is the fact that volunteering must be a choice freely made by each individual. This can include formal activity undertaken through public, private and voluntary organizations as well as informal community participation. Community service is services volunteered by individuals or an organization to benefit a community or its institutions. The terms are similar because they are all benefiting an individual and ultimately an entire community. Also, each method is a learning experience, whether it is learning people skills, work experience, or learning experience that changes how they view themselves and others...
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...Volunteerism Katie Burdick Southern Nazarene University Personal & Professional Development OL L 13 Professor Pamela McCoy July 24, 2015 Volunteerism Concrete Experience The nature of my learning experience encompasses volunteering from two different perspectives. When I first started volunteering it was because I was directed to by someone in my chain of command. And today I volunteer because I enjoy the positive feeling of giving back to the community. Over the years I feel I have grown personally by helping others. One of my first volunteer experiences was while I was stationed on Whidbey Island, Washington in October of 2009. During March 2009 I was afforded the opportunity to help clean up the Child Development Center on Naval Air Station Whidbey Island. My initial reason for going was to get out of the office for a day, however renovating the outdoor play areas turned out to be hard work. After spending hours getting everything cleaned up and in order, it was emotional seeing the happiness it brought to the children to be able to play outside again. It was at that point in time that I realized giving up some of my free time to the community leaves me with a great feeling of accomplishment. My second volunteer experience in Oak Harbor, Washington a group from my command set up a volunteer day with Habitat for Humanity H4H. At first I did not want to go because I did not think I would be able to provide any valuable help as I do not have any experience...
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...Service. Furthermore, I want to give gratitude to Mrs. Joan Lawla my CSP Tutor for making this possible for me to get exposure to doing Community Service and also the lord for giving me health and strength throughout this completion. Table of Content Pages Reflection 1..................................................................................................................................1 Reflection 2..................................................................................................................................3 Reflection 3..................................................................................................................................5 Reflection 4..................................................................................................................................6 Reference.....................................................................................................................................9 Appendices..................................................................................................................................10 Reflection #:1 Vision 2030 and Community Service: a. What does volunteerism mean to you? ✓ As the term refers to volunteerism, I think it means about doing something useful and interesting in your spare time, which sparks your interest or breeds your...
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...The most obvious developmental skill shown during the two-hour observational study, was social abilities. Mason, a six-year-old in a pre-k class I volunteer in, seemed to display Erikson’s theory of social development by being around his friends. Erikson’s theory states that people develop a sense of self or ego identity through social interaction and is constantly changing as people go on to have new experiences. This type of environment has forced Mason to be quick to react at times or else will not get attention. That’s what seems to promote some of the deviant behavior when no one is looking. Being that Mason has now been in the same class for two years now, the behavior has not changed but it is just done in a different way. What I observed...
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...Time Management: Homework Assignment #2 (CRED10018) by Mahrukh Tariq Submitted to Susan Buckley on February 17 2011 Activity | Time Spent Per Week | Attending Class | 21 | Studying / Completing Homework | 25 | Working (at a job or volunteering) | 0 | Sleeping | 35 | Eating | 7 | Family time / taking care of children | 7 | Commuting | 7 | Chores / personal business (includes laundry, grocery shopping, etc.) | 7 | Spending time with friends / important relationships | 7 | Telephone time | 1 | TV time | 6 | Internet time (includes e-mail, web surfing, gaming, instant messaging) | 35 | Leisure / entertainment (including parties, pubs, hanging out with friends, going to the movies, etc.) | 6 | Spiritual life / healthy living activities (includes religious commitments, exercise and fitness, nature walks, etc.) | 4 | | | | | | | Unscheduled (“free”) time *this will be the difference between your total and 168 hours! | 0 | Total | 168 | Personal Reflections on Time Management Essay By Mahrukh Tariq, 000236400, Thursday at 11.00 am My Time Management Skills After recording and reviewing how I spend my time over a one week period, I believe my time management skills are very good because the tasks that need to be accomplished are written down, prioritized, and then addressed one at a time. I prioritize my work by doing the important work first, and by doing this it helps me to figure out what I have to do first and to make...
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...language. There are 5 levels of leadership they are: * Position (Rights) - people follow because they have to. * Permission (Relationships) - people follow because they want to. * Production (Results) – people follow because of what you have done for the organization. * People Development (Reproduction) – people follow because of what you have done for them. * Personhood (Respect) – people follow because of who you are and what you represent. I’m a leader because of the things I do; I feel by me coming to college I am setting an example for my younger siblings. I think I show leadership by being the person I am today, I am a good person kind hearted and nice to people. I am a well-organized person, I help my community by volunteering and I think that is a big part of being a leader. By showing you are willing to help the people that are in need when nobody asked you to; you do it on your own. And that also set examples for others people that can make them feel like they want to do something. And to me that seem like that plays a great role in leadership. There are lots of things that can lead a leader to success 6 key qualities are: 1. Being a good listener- this is important because you should be able to hear what people are saying, try to look at it from your point of view and try to be in their shoes. You should be able to listen to other people’s opinion and take what they said into consideration. 2. Having...
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...Checklist. ! ! 1 Pre. 2 Immersion. 3 Post. 1 Checklist. ! ! 1 Pre. Meet with assigned group of facilitators. Get to know each other. How does everyone like to communicate with each other? Set ground rules for communication. (i.e. respond to emails in 24 hours). Plan a weekly meeting time with your Immersion Coach. Team Foundation. ! Impact Area & CPs. ! Gathering Details. Decide on an impact area. Try a mind map! Begin researching and contacting Community Partners (CPs). CC Immersion Coach on emails regarding community partner interactions. Begin finding educational materials for impact area for pre-experience, Immersion, and post experience. Connect with the Office of Alumni Relations to get in contact with any alumni in the area. Emphasize to CPs that Immersion experience are based on service centered around awareness of an impact area (CP’s mission should align with the Immersion program’s mission). Ask what type of work will you be doing. Ensure the service is strong direct service; if you are unsure contact your Immersion Coach. Identify a primary contact within the selected CP. Gather name, phone number, email address (keep track of this information and begin to develop a working document with CP contact information to use for your Immersion binder). Attempt to keep the group together when planning service. Inform CPs about expected number of participants who will be engaging in strong, direct service – estimate 15. Some CPs offer...
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...Reflection Paper Hanjing Kong 11/1/15 Emily Murphy Bus X103 Reflection Paper: Cats Haven Nowadays, as the quality of people’s life getting higher, keeping a pet as a company at house start to become a popular trend in this society. However, a lot of people who buy pets later decide it is an inconvenience and get rid of them. Pet abandonment becomes a huge problem worldwide. There are countless millions of cats and dogs put to death every year, simply because people want to breed more pure blood pets, or just because they are not able to survive after they got abandoned. Majority pets got abandoned will have their lives forcefully ended feeling terrified, alone and unloved. Statistics worldwide shows that there are around six hundred million pets every year and many countries have extremely cruel animal overpopulation controls. Luckily, there are still groups of kind people in this world who would provide abandoned pets shelters, food, and love selflessly. I have always wanted to volunteer in an animal shelter, but it is quite difficult because volunteering at animal shelters usually requires several months of training and classes which my schedule doesn’t allow me to participate. After surfing on the Internet for 3 hours, I found Cats Haven. Cats Haven is Indianapolis’s oldest non-profit, no-kill, free-roaming feline sanctuary. It has been serving the Central Indiana community by specializing in care for special needs and elderly felines for over 25 years...
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...opportunity to reflect on particular social issues connected with the population you serve through your reading, writing and discussion with others. REQUIREMENTS: The service project which you choose must comply with the following guidelines: 1. The work must serve persons directly (e.g., secretarial work without relating directly to clientele served is not allowed). 2. These persons should have "special needs" -- those associated with age, social or economic background; physical, mental or emotional deprivation or disabilities. 3. The student may not receive pay (monetary compensation) for her service. 4. The project should include a minimum of 30 hours or service as well as a minimum of 5 days of service; with the exception of Nerinx-sponsored Spring Break Service, the hours cannot count until after Junior final exams in May. 5. The student's service must take place in one location. 6. The proposal of service must be approved by Ms. Hartrich. WRITTEN EXPECTATIONS: 1. Preliminary Report: This initial report (yellow sheet in Contract Packet), includes your general goals and learning plan (reading and research) for your project. 2. Service Packet: This is your final product...
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...How To Find That Elusive Balance Between Work and Life “Balance is beautiful.” - Miyoko Ohno, Japanese bridge designer Article by Leo Babauta I have a close friend named Norm who is a great photographer and a great person in general … recently he was telling me that all he does is work. That might sound familiar to some of you — I’ve certainly been there at different points in my life, although these days I have to say that I’ve found a pretty good balance between all the important things in my life, including work, family, and other things I’m interested in. Norm asked me to write a post about work-life balance, because although I think Norm is pretty happy with his life, he’s interested in expanding his life beyond work. I think it’s an interesting question that most of us have to address at some point or other. Work *Is* Life, To Some Extent The first thing to point out is that work isn’t separate from life — it’s a part of it. For some people, it’s not a fun part of life, but for others, it’s a passion. Either way, it’s a part of our lives, good or bad. Of course, when people talk about a work-life balance, they mean that we should find a balance between work and our personal lives, which is definitely true. But it’s important to realize that if work is really something you love, you don’t need to cut it short in order to spend more time at home in front of the television. So the key is to remember that what we’re looking for is a balance between the things we love...
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