Below is a segment from my former University of Phoenix blog. I have since rolled the blog into my main blog for posterity.
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Last night I had to make a hard decision. I was exhausted. I needed to get my discussion questions done, and it was just too tedious. I couldn't focus. I was exhausted and sore from the 5k and the root canal. I was half medicated, half comatose.
I opted to lose a few points and get some sleep instead. Tonight I really need to bust ass to catch up. The end of the week is tomorrow. I hope I haven't let my group down.
Below is a segment from my former University of Phoenix blog. I have since rolled the blog into my main blog for posterity.
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I'm the man. Whew. All that work I had to do. It was coming down to the wire. Tonight at 8:30, I started the journey to read an article and write a three-page paper on it, as well as create a PowerPoint slideshow on the outline of my report. Then, as an added bonus, I had 5 discussion questions to research and report on. (those are here)
Thank God for the time difference. I really needed the extra three hours. Of course, it's 3am now, but hey, I got my shit done by midnight, PST! :)
Below is a segment from my former University of Phoenix blog. I have since rolled the blog into my main blog for posterity.
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This week... Man, oh man. This week has been rough.
The first week had a novelty to it that kept me motivated. When Thursday came along, I took the day off as a congratulatory gift to myself for getting through week 1. Then came Monday, and I was still on the mental vacation. I ran in a 5k race on Sunday and had a root canal done Monday, so my soreness (and medication) completely killed any motivation to work, leaving all of my major stuff to do for the home stretch of the week.
This is not how to plan, people. :)
I'm admitting it here and now to the group that I was exhausted. And the assignments kept on coming in. At least they seemed to. And that brings me to my point for this week's Learning Summary:
Plan ahead of time, break things up into easily-workable chunks, and for goodness' sake, do something...even if it's a little bit... every day. This week has been a week of all-nighters (both for the office work and for my UoP work). Had I planned anything, I could have avoided the last-minute pile up.
I got a great deal more out of this week's reading than I did last week. Just reading the word "team" last week even one more time was going to push me over the edge :) But conflict resolution? Oh yea. I'm all about it! Before I started page 217 of the Tools for Teams text, I was mentally trying to categorize the important factors about conflicts and conflict resolution. As I read, I found that Thompson, et al. were covering my thoughts in a more thorough form. Looking back, it was more of a "review session" than a new reading assignment.
I realize this may seem naďve to many of you, but this is a new concept for me. And I'm tickled as hell to realize that I discovered this on my own.
It took a lot of pressure and a lot of tight squeezes to get the work done this week, but I was determined not to let myself or my group down. I am pleased with the results and am more familiar now with how things work.
One thing's for sure: I'll be ready for next week.
...after another 5k on Saturday. :)
Below is a segment from my former University of Phoenix blog. I have since rolled the blog into my main blog for posterity.
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Here are this week's discussion questions. I found these to be pretty simple. They're all my opinions on things, which is nicer than having to read stuff and interpret it. That type of 'learning' really comes out to me as being busy work.
Below is a segment from my former University of Phoenix blog. I have since rolled the blog into my main blog for posterity.
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::: happy dance :::
Got the grades in for my first class. Looks like my hard work paid off.
Yay me!
Below is a segment from my former University of Phoenix blog. I have since rolled the blog into my main blog for posterity.
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What? These are due Saturday now? Jesus. Anyhow, here are mine. These kicked off TONS of discussion. We're 14 days in and people are still replying to discussions that I began when answering these DQ's. I think Connie is glad I'm in the class. She told me that I'm participating above and beyond from such a unique perspective.
Below is a segment from my former University of Phoenix blog. I have since rolled the blog into my main blog for posterity.
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I think of myself as an observer. Whenever good moves or bad moves are made by my company’s management, I take notice. I try to pay attention to not only what was done wrong, (in my opinion, of course) but also to how I would have done things differently.
Imagine my pleasure in discovering that this is actually a field of study! Learning more about Organizational Behavior in a formal environment will no-doubt enhance my perception and structure my thoughts one what works and what doesn’t.
It has only been a week, but it has been a very active week in the class. I feel like I am getting my money’s worth here, and am very pleased to see so many positive people in the class. It really makes this easier for me.
The e-Text is great. On top of being a money-saver, it is very easy to “browse” and “skim” for my place, when I return to reading from doing something else. The information is a lot less formal than our last text, which really means that it offers more practical applications of the theories described. To me, that is the best way to teach. And because of that, it’s the best way to learn.
The class is very knowledgeable and I really respect all the various positions that people are in from our class. We really cover the spectrum of job positions and experiences, and I think that can only be a good thing. I have already learned from many posts about effective ways to organize, run meetings, and treat employees. I look forward to the time when I will be in a management position and can apply the knowledge I have already learned!
Our group has already met to discuss the upcoming week and our duties for that. It comes as no surprise to me that we’re already on the ball. It’s a good group.
All in all, this was a great week. I got too used to sleeping at a reasonable hour when I had my week off, so I’m gradually getting back into the swing of things, but I’m hopeful that within the next few days, I’ll be in “UoP mode” once again.