Today we talked about a few different type of note-taking strategies, including outlining, Cornell Method, SQ3R (to prepare to take notes) and what all of you do for your college classes. It is important to get yourself organized, pre-read (or skim) your assigned readings, review posted PPTs, and review your notes on a regular basis. If you can practice these note-taking strategies NOW, you will be an expert at taking notes & reviewing lecture information by the time you get to your advanced college credits and challenging course material.

We also introduced the FINAL Major/Career Research Paper & Video Presentation (you can download a copy of the assignment from Blackboard Learn). This final project has a few different pieces to it, so please USE THE CHECKLIST and start mapping out your dates well BEFORE it is due on Tuesday, November 26, 2013 by 10:30 AM to a dropbox on Blackboard Learn. You will work on the following segment for this assignment, so start mapping out your schedule to set some dates for each section:

Next, many asked about embedding an “iframe” link from your Prezi into WordPress for your Major/Career Family Tree post that is DUE: TONIGHT (9/26)  by 11:59 pm.

Here is a quick STEP-BY-STEP demonstration to help you edit the HTML code for your blog in a Prezi or Video tutorial:

  Finally, here’s a REMINDER about TONIGHT’s Alternative Events to ATTEND:

(1) Reality Check (Thurs – 9/26) 5-6 pm BLB 255;

(2) Exploring Major Peer Mentor Panel (Wed -10/2) 5-6 pm ESSC 255

**Required to  LIVE TWEET using #ugstSTORY hashtag at either event to share information. Take ONE #Selfie and then 4 quotes, resources, ideas and information from the session.

Teams for Our  #ugstSTORY CANstruction – Friday, October 18, 2013 from 10 am-1pm at the UNT Library Mall 

Collection/Fundraising: Samantha, Ryan H., Ashley, & Jade

Collection/ Fundraising- responsible for fundraising for can goods and the collecting of can goods. The fundraising/collection department will plan the process of gaining funds for the cans and collecting them through donations or purchase with the assistant of fundraising.

Design/Creative: Greyson, Amanda, Chrystal, Greg & Jess **Building on a 6 x 8 foot tarp**

Design/ Creative- responsible for creating a design for the structure of the cans. This department will need to immediately begin brainstorming for the design. Please be mindful that the design structure would determine by the amount of cans.

Building (10 am-12 noon): Rachel, Julia, Brendin, Denise & Logan **Check in at 9 am**

Building- Responsible for building the structure. The building department will need to be available before Canstruction.

KROGER Food & Money Collection

We have the opportunity to host tables at each of the 3 Kroger’s in Denton (288, Teasley and University Drive) next week  – October 7-10, 2013 -(Monday-Thursday from 5-7pm) to share information about Canstruction and collect food from customers at Kroger.

If your class would like to sign up for a time slot, and send 2-4 representatives to be at the table – please complete the information below. You will have poster/flyers/box to pick up from the Center for Leadership &  Service (Stovall 160) the afternoon of your drive and must return them the following morning so the next group can use it!  (You will keep the food collected at your table immediately at your drive)

Please sign up for the location/date below and spots will be filled on a first come/first served basis.  by emailing Amy.simon@unt.edu

Take down (1 pm): Ashley, Greg, Logan & John

Takedown- responsible for taking down the structure down. The takedown department will need to be available after the Canstruction. Unwrap cans, and put in donation boxes for the Food Pantry of Denton (provided).

Today we will be reviewing the second assessment instrument, The Strong Inventory, and your MBTI Career Reports. Here are the RIASEC codes we will discuss in class and on your assessment. Where do you think you interests lie?

John Holland’s codes and the Strong Interest Inventory is one way of discovering your major and career interests. The assessment is another tool to support your research, encourage questions, and direct your exploration, but keep in mind that these assessments might not reveal all about your major/career path.

Here is a run down for the week’s projects, assignments and midterm:

• SAVE THE STUDY DATE: Sunday, September 29th Meet Heather at the Library at 2 pm (#clubwillis) for study tips & prep for JOUR 1210, HIST 2610, PSCI 1040/1050 OR other questions you might have as you prep for your first college texts and exams.
• BLOG: WP #8: What’s YOUR Strong Profile? List your Letters or why you might not have any letters. Does your Strong apply to you? Why yes or no? Describe some of your themes and occupations from the Strong -blog about YOUR Strong profile. DUE TONIGHT (9/24) at 11:59 pm – answer:

1. Page 3 – What’s your Strong Type (e.g. AES)? Did you guess that? What do you think? What does your scale say about you?
2. Page 5 -Review your top 10 Strong Occupations – are there professions on the list that would interest you? Check out at least ONE (1) from your top ten and review the O*NET online about this occupation; share details about in on your blog.
3. Page 9 Section 4: From your report LIST the 5 “Your Personal Style Scales Preferences” – do you agree or disagree? Please describe
4. Page 11 Section 6: “Using Your Themes” – for of your OWN themes review the suggested College Major. e.g. E and Political Science; A = Advertising. Check to see if this major is offered at UNT. Would you be interested in it? Why or why not?
5. Page 4: Review your “Learning Environment” for your theme. Share what it is, and how this works with your own learning experiences since you have been at UNT.
6. Page 19: Career Fields for MBTI + Strong Type – Pick at least ONE Career Field listed (e.g. Acting and Directin 27-2011.00), and review MyNextMove.org and/or the O*NET to figure out WHY the assessments point you in the direction of this occupation. Review the tasks, work activities, work context, education and salary. Does this fit with your own interests?
7. Page 21: Review “Occupations to Explore” and pick at least ONE (1) occupation you are LEAST likely to pursue or that stands out as being odd for you. Review MyNextMove.org and/or the O*NET to hypothesize WHY the assessments point you in the direction of this occupation.
8. Page 22: “Are You Looking For A Good Match To Start Your Career?” Pick ONE (1) question from this list. Post it in your blog, and then give a response to this question.

• PREPARE: Your Advising 1:1 appointments are scheduled for NEXT week! If you forgot yo
• ur scheduled time, please contact The Office for Exploring Majors in person (Sage Hall 302) or by phone (940.565.2457). You will need to be on time and BRING your “Spring Schedule Assignment” with #1 & #2 of the assignment completed. Please use the UNT Catalog and the UNT Advising Guidebook [PDF] to help you with this assignment
• ATTEND ALTERNATIVE EVENT:  Reality Check (Thurs – 9/26) 5-6 pm BLB 255 – will be required to LIVE TWEET using #ugstSTORY hashtag at program to share information – 5 tweets including a #selfie photo of you there.
• BLOG: WP #7: Your Major/Career Family Tree (DUE Thursday, September 26th by 11:59 pm): Find at least FOUR (4) members of your family or close family friends to interview about their career/major path. This can be about their jobs, training, work experience, and how they got to where they are today. You will create a visual of your family tree – mindmap, Prezi, etc (If you need to know how “HOW TO” embed either a PowerPoint or Prezi into your WordPress blog, here are a couple of helpful resources.)– to share with the class in a WP blog post.  This is DUE NEXT THURSDAY (9/26) at 11:59 pm CDT. Please be sure to answer the following questions:

1. What was their major and/or academic background/training?
2. What is their job title, and what activities do they do on a regular day of work?
3. What do they like about their job?
4. What do they wish was different about it?
5. How did they start doing this job/choose this job?
6. What other careers/jobs have they had in their life?
7. Why did they stop doing each of those?
8. What makes a job interesting to them?
9. What about a job leads one to be happy?
10. If they could not do the profession/job they currently are doing, what would they choose instead?

You are REQUIRED to EMBED these presentations into your WP blogs, not just provide the website or URL link! e.g. EXAMPLE from a student from UGST 1000 class Fall 2013

1. HOW TO:  Upload a PPT into WordPress => Uploading Documents — Support — WordPress.com
2. HOW TO:  Embed a Prezi into WordPress – YouTube VIDEO [Hint: HTML tab = “Text” tab in WordPress]
3. Check out OTHER #ugstSTORY Blogs & contact your friends — a few have already figured out how to post a Prezi and/or PPT

In today’s class we introduced the personality attributes based on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). The MBTI assessment is a psychometric questionnaire designed to measure psychological type (described by Carl Jung) and how people perceive the world and make decisions.

In learning about the psychological types and preferences, we have gotten and idea of where preferences lie for the energizing preferences extroversion (E) and introversion (I), the attending preferences are sensing (S) and intuition (N), the deciding preferences are thinking (T) and feeling (F) and the living preferences are judgment (J) and perception (P). We have also started the conversation on how MBTI types exhibit particular strengths and weaknesses in the workplace environments. This conversation will continue, so please hang onto YOUR MBTI Assessment report for future class use, and to share your thoughts on your WP Post #4 in 300 words minimum blog post DUE by 11:59 pm TONIGHT (9/17) answer the following questions using your MBTI REPORT:

• Did you guess your MBTI 4-letter combination (p. 3)?
• What do you think about your MBTI report & results? (p.3)
• How will your MBTI affect your career exploration? (p. 5)
• Using Page7-8, select ONE of the “Job Families” for your MBTI Type and use the O*NET Online to share why this occupation might be relevant to you. Pick one that you might be interested in to research. Look at their skills, tasks, job expectations, salary, etc on the O*NET. Ranking of Job Families (p. 8)
• Compare and contrast your Most Popular Occupations (p. 9) & Least Popular Occupations (p. 10) for your MBTI. Is this accurate? Thoughts? Please describe.

ROADTRIP NATION PROJECT:  Who will YOU Interview for the Roadtrip Nation (RTN) Project?

Here are a few suggestions for the ONE (1) professional EACH that you will interview for the Roadtrip Nation (RTN) group project [the group is welcome to interview more than 3 people if there are other professional interests]. HINT: You  may want to find this person NOW since proposals with scheduled interview dates/times/locations are DUE in-class Tuesday, October 1 st, 2013:

• Referred by someone you know – ask your parents, relatives, friends, past/current instructors, past employers, student organizations connections, UNT alumni office, Career Center events, Mentor Match database
• Be resourceful – flip through magazines, surf the Internet, read the newspaper, watch a TV show, check credits of movies, CDs or books
• Be an investigator – attend & talk to professionals at the industry days or career fairs, check out company websites, research local organizations, identify the industry of interest
• Use Your Campus Resources – Career Center, Eagle Network – Mentor Match, instructors/faculty, departments/offices.

Asking for Interviews

The Cold Call

Be polite and informative to the professional, or their administrative assistants

• Never call on a Monday.
• Avoid leaving a voicemail until necessary.
• Leave a succinct message.
• Be patient. They may not call back right away.
• Know when to give up!
• Avoid the PR and human resources departments.
• Follow up ASAP!

Email: Instead of calling, you may opt to send an email. Keep in mind that the response might be slower or even go to spam. If you do write an email, please ensure that it is professional, is from your UNT e-mail address, and details the goal of your project. Be sure to include:

1. Introduction: How you found the person
2. Second Paragraph: You story
3. Third Paragraph: What you want (and don’t want)
4. Closing: Specific meeting request

The Pitch

You should WRITE THIS DOWN to be prepared what to say:

• Introduce yourself.
• Say who referred you or how you got his or her number.
• Explain your situation – the Roadtrip Nation Project
• State your request.
• Be clear that you’re not asking for a job.

The Response

If they accept or decline, please be sure to respond with a thank you message within 24-48 hours of their response. If they accept, be sure to confirm the time, day and location for your interview. Here are suggested meeting options:

• Wednesday, Thursdays or Fridays
• Lunchtime
• Late-afternoon coffee
• The twenty-minute meeting at their office or place of work

Reference:

Marriner, M. & Gebhard, N. (2006). Roadtrip Nation: A guide to discovering your path in life. New York: Ballentine Books.

Homework

• BLOG: WP Blog Post #4 (See Above)
• RESEARCH: Start thinking about who you want to interview for your RTN project, reach out to them (cold call), & chat with your RTN group.
• ATTEND: You should have your ticket to see Rainn Wilson already, right? creator of SoulPancake  http://studentaffairs.unt.edu/wilson THIS THURSDAY (September 19th at 7 pm); print your tickets!
• ALTERNATIVE Session to Rainn Wilson: Reality Check! – How far can your future paycheck take you? Thursday, September 26    5-6pm   Business Leadership Building 255.

Last class we discussed and shared ideas about WHY you are in college. We talked about different university expectations about campus life, classes, challenges, and things you might discover in your first year and first semester at UNT.

You wrote A Love Letter To College Freshman to your future self – your end of first semester self to be exact. Now we want to talk about some bigger goals that you want to achieve while in your undergraduate academic career. Get ready to  fill your bucket, as you draft and share YOUR  “Bucket List”. This list of at least 10 items will include what you want to accomplish over the next few years in university and beyond. What are some of your BIG GOALS? These can be things you aspire to accomplish while in school and things you want to accomplish in life while you are at UNT.

BLOG: WP #2 Post:  Create a list of at least 10 items for your own Bucket List that you would like to accomplish over the course of the next few years at UNT. With EACH item on your list, share the skills and knowledge you will develop from it. This post must be at least 350 words minimum, include an image/photo, and is due at 11:59 pm CDT TONIGHT (9/5).

COMMENT: Be sure to read & respond to at least ONE (1) other Bucket List from a fellow #ugstSTORY student WP blog post. Here is a list of OUR Class Blogs & Twitter Accounts.

 Homework:

• COMPLETE: UGST 1000 Pre-Test in “Complete Assessments” Bb Learn; DUE: Friday (9/6) by 11:59pm
• BLOG: WP #3 – Your Bucket List
• SELF-ASSESS: The MBTI and then the Strong Inventory ONLINE by Sunday, September 15, 2013.
• GET TICKETS: Have you picked up or registered for tickets for the  UNT Distinguished Lecture Series:  Rainn Wilson creator of SoulPancake  http://studentaffairs.unt.edu/wilson yet? (September 19th at 7 pm)

Welcome to UGST 1000 – First Year Seminar and the UGST 1000.817 class blog! Both myself, and your Peer Mentor, Heather Mund, are looking forward to the semester ahead! Want to get to know us? Check out our introduction page.

During the semester we’ll be spending some quality time together on Tuesday and Thursday from 11 am – 12: 20 pm in Wooten Hall, Room 118. To help you explore your major/career options, we will be using a few online resources to help you tell your story and connect to your interests on campus.

The first class is designed to get to know each other, discuss the course requirements, review the class syllabus, and review the required textbooks and resources for the semester for UGST 1000. Please be sure to log into the UGST 1000.817 course site in Blackboard Learn to review the course syllabus, read the class blog, follow our class Twitter, and complete the first assignment – Instructor Information Sheet.

Homework (due before class on 9/3):

• Review the UNT Majors Activity to identify 1-4 majors of interest
• Complete the UGST 1000.817 – Instructor Information Sheet 
  
• Purchase the First Year Seminar textbook ONLY from the Campus Bookstore
• Tuesday (9/3): Meet in Sage Hall #237 for class. We be using the Computer Labs (SAGE 330) during our next  class meeting.