Week One Readings and Videos
How to write a mission statement
Your mission is to write a personal mission statement for life, a vision statement for this course, then design a business card for yourself that accompanies it.
You will be putting this into a word document and you will share your business card later, when you begin the pitching project or professional development track.
First click the link right here to
read the link from Steven Covey, author of Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
Second: Watch the video below and adapt the ideas about writing an organization's statement and working with others to write your statement. Hint- You are the organization and get help from classmates, peers, parents, friends, people you trust on wording.
Third, Watch, adapt and learn below on what a vision statement is. Write one. Use feedback from peers and coaches to improve it.
Third,
You will submit all work in the Blackboard Assignment dropbox called:
Mission Statement and Business Card
Design your business card using the tutorial here (click link). Design it in Microsoft paint and save as a picture file to import into your Word file. Download the assignment template in Blackboard. It is called yourlastname.missionandcard.rtf.
When you save change yourlastname.missionandcard.rtf to customize the title as your last name. Remember, the document template is in the Blackboard, under assignments.
You will be putting this into a word document and you will share your business card later, when you begin the pitching project or professional development track.
First click the link right here to
read the link from Steven Covey, author of Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
Second: Watch the video below and adapt the ideas about writing an organization's statement and working with others to write your statement. Hint- You are the organization and get help from classmates, peers, parents, friends, people you trust on wording.
Third, Watch, adapt and learn below on what a vision statement is. Write one. Use feedback from peers and coaches to improve it.
Third,
You will submit all work in the Blackboard Assignment dropbox called:
Mission Statement and Business Card
Design your business card using the tutorial here (click link). Design it in Microsoft paint and save as a picture file to import into your Word file. Download the assignment template in Blackboard. It is called yourlastname.missionandcard.rtf.
When you save change yourlastname.missionandcard.rtf to customize the title as your last name. Remember, the document template is in the Blackboard, under assignments.
Write Your Vision Statement for this Course
What will you accomplish by the end of this course. Watch the video below. Talk to your learning coach and trusted peers. Think from beginning to the end of this course ONLY. Where are you now? What will you finish by the end of this course? Some ideas:
What is important for you to learn? What grade will you earn? What will you be able to do well when you finish? It will help to read the course assignments to see what you'll do this semester. Focus on one that is VERY important to you.
What is important for you to learn? What grade will you earn? What will you be able to do well when you finish? It will help to read the course assignments to see what you'll do this semester. Focus on one that is VERY important to you.
Designing your personal business card
Contact info you want classmates to have. No addresses or social networking information please! Keep it to school email, your name.
Include a photo or key image that expresses YOU and your tastess.
Include color, a personal logo or mission statement, your key abilities, interests and strengths (what you have to offer classmates)
Include a photo or key image that expresses YOU and your tastess.
Include color, a personal logo or mission statement, your key abilities, interests and strengths (what you have to offer classmates)