For my final assignment in my Business Communications class I have to re-design a class that is here at Bethany. My main idea comes from one of the religion classes that I am currently taking here. I think that this class is only needed because it is a Lutheran based college and you have to put these classes on your schedule because of it.
This class that I am taking is one of the more general religion classes here, it touches all parts of the basic Christian religion. When I thought about what I could do to fix or better this class, I decided to revamp the whole thing and make it an online class.
I would make the whole class online and give two easy homework assignments that would help cover the material that needed to be covered. When it came time to take tests I would send out a test review sheet 4 days before the test and make them take the test in the classroom below the Chapel (being that it IS a religion class) to get the feel that it's a religion class.
I would have a grading scale of A,B,C,D,F; no plus' or minus'. It's not going to matter whether or not you have a plus or minus, it's more of a negative thing. K.I.S.S. that's what you should live by.
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Business Communications Assignment #3
Reactions to mock Interviews in class
Last Monday, as a class, we paired up and did mock interviews during class. There were two positions that you could be obviously, the interviewer or the interviewee. Of course, I would have to be the interviewee or job seeker as our teacher told us.
We came to a conclusion that I would be a salesman working for Lexus, which I didn't think that it would be hard to do actually. I came across some questions that I didn't really know, and it came to me that I really should think about some of these questions before I go into the interview. Here are some general questions that you should think of:
- What is your biggest accomplishment/failure?
- What did you dislike about your previous job?
- What is your greatest strength/weakness?
- Name a situation where you had to organize a group of people.
- How would you describe yourself?
Some of theses questions are quite easy to answer but some take a little bit of thought, and for me I can't just come up with things on the fly so I need to create and plan what I should say if they ask a question like that.
When I asked a student in class about what they thought about the mock interviewing they said, "It was very informative and helpful, and would really help prepare me for the real thing."
Some of the answers were funny along with some of the questions that were asked. At one of the interviews (for a communications job) the interviewer asked "how many jelly beans does it take to fill up a school bus? It's completely irrelevant, but it works to help break the "ice", if there was any.
So, if you have a job, this blog is not worth your time, well actually, if you're looking for a job this blog really won't help you either. For homework's sake, I'm just writing what I thought about the interviews. Signing off, until next time, remember that on this day (April 13th) 1976 the 2-dollar bill was re-introduced into U.S. Currency.
Last Monday, as a class, we paired up and did mock interviews during class. There were two positions that you could be obviously, the interviewer or the interviewee. Of course, I would have to be the interviewee or job seeker as our teacher told us.
We came to a conclusion that I would be a salesman working for Lexus, which I didn't think that it would be hard to do actually. I came across some questions that I didn't really know, and it came to me that I really should think about some of these questions before I go into the interview. Here are some general questions that you should think of:
- What is your biggest accomplishment/failure?
- What did you dislike about your previous job?
- What is your greatest strength/weakness?
- Name a situation where you had to organize a group of people.
- How would you describe yourself?
Some of theses questions are quite easy to answer but some take a little bit of thought, and for me I can't just come up with things on the fly so I need to create and plan what I should say if they ask a question like that.
When I asked a student in class about what they thought about the mock interviewing they said, "It was very informative and helpful, and would really help prepare me for the real thing."
Some of the answers were funny along with some of the questions that were asked. At one of the interviews (for a communications job) the interviewer asked "how many jelly beans does it take to fill up a school bus? It's completely irrelevant, but it works to help break the "ice", if there was any.
So, if you have a job, this blog is not worth your time, well actually, if you're looking for a job this blog really won't help you either. For homework's sake, I'm just writing what I thought about the interviews. Signing off, until next time, remember that on this day (April 13th) 1976 the 2-dollar bill was re-introduced into U.S. Currency.
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Business Communications Assignment #2
Cover Letters
When you start a resume you have to start with the cover letter first. Personally, I don't believe you have to write a cover letter when you send in resume's but that's just an opinion. So, if you are planning on writing a cover letter, this is what you should think of:
1. Explain why are are sending the resume
2. Tell how you learned about the position opening
3. Convince the reader to look at your resume
4. Call attention to elements of your background experience
5. Reflect attidtude
6. Provide referrals (if required, there's no need to send them if they're not required)
7. Indicate how and when you will get in touch with the company that you're applying for
With all of these elements in place, you should definitely keep this within one page, shoot for 3/4 of a page or less. No one wants to read a book for a cover letter, it's supposed to be an introduction, not an about the author type deal.
Until my next ridiculous assignment, here's a fun fact for you. The most shoplifted book is the Bible. At least their going to read the thing and be forgiven for stealing it.
When you start a resume you have to start with the cover letter first. Personally, I don't believe you have to write a cover letter when you send in resume's but that's just an opinion. So, if you are planning on writing a cover letter, this is what you should think of:
1. Explain why are are sending the resume
2. Tell how you learned about the position opening
3. Convince the reader to look at your resume
4. Call attention to elements of your background experience
5. Reflect attidtude
6. Provide referrals (if required, there's no need to send them if they're not required)
7. Indicate how and when you will get in touch with the company that you're applying for
With all of these elements in place, you should definitely keep this within one page, shoot for 3/4 of a page or less. No one wants to read a book for a cover letter, it's supposed to be an introduction, not an about the author type deal.
Until my next ridiculous assignment, here's a fun fact for you. The most shoplifted book is the Bible. At least their going to read the thing and be forgiven for stealing it.
Friday, April 1, 2011
Business Communications Assignment #1
The Teaching Process
In my newest blog, I have been assigned by one of my teachers to do write about “how to teach what needs to be taught in college” and the different ways that we should be teaching.
I believe that people have slowly been evolving the way we teach each different generation of students. Making things easier for each generation, doing less and less homework. Since I came from a small school, I didn’t have to do much homework, because most of the things that my teachers taught me were general, broad, subjects.
In college, I really learned how to study and get myself together and organized. Taking a couple hours out of my day, a few days of the week to get my homework done. In order for people to get their homework and projects done they need to communicate. When I say communicate, I mean tell either their partners, or themselves that it needs to be done and not put off for later.
Now, do I think that people should change the way they teach subjects in school. Yes and no. Yes because some of the schools are outdated and sometimes are understaffed. Why do I say the people shouldn’t change their teaching habits? It’s been working for hundreds of years and we haven’t really had many problems. Yeah, sure, online classes work, but how much do you really get out of them? Not real life experience. A person can finish that class in two days if they tried hard enough.
The world is evolving and everything is much faster, but people cannot learn algebra, physics, accounting, or any other major piece of knowledge in days, or months. It takes years for a person to learn those major things. This is why Americans have prospered. They are challenged everyday to do better. That’s why we should keep forging along the educated path, and keep coming up with new ideas, putting them into textbooks and teach people about them. Teachers are preparing students for the future. Teachers cannot predict the future, or the jobs of the future. Teachers could be preparing you for jobs that haven’t even been invented.
Teachers’ jobs are hard enough without trying to predict the future. If we just keep doing things the way that they should be we’ll be fine and prosper like many other countries. Until next time, remember to do your homework, it’s the easiest way to get good grades.
Until next time, remember that Carlos Gomez is now a Brewer, so Twins fans can now sleep soundly.
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
March 15, 2011
In my last post I forgot to mention, amidst all of the awesomeness of Florida, that how I even got there, I was about to have my first plane flight, excluding field planes. I got a MONEY seat, right next to the window. Since it was only an hour and a half flight there it was do-able to just sit there and look out the window at the ground.
When it is your first flight on a plane, you're supposed to tell the Flight Attendant(s) and they will bring you a set of wings that you can put on your shirt, signifying your first flight (me losing my f-card, so to speak)! Below is a picture of me in my window seat, the other is me pointing to my sweet new set of wings (courtesy of Sun Country Airlines). I was sitting Mid-Plane right next to the wings (safest part of the plane).
Yesterday my car was towed. First time ever, that I have had my car towed, besides being in an accident. I was heading out of my house with my book-bag, banana, and coffee (the usual morning ritual) and looked for my car, which should have been right across the street from my house, but it had run away apparently! I have had problems in the past with my car horn randomly going off for insurmountable amounts of time, so I figured that someone called that in and my vehicle was towed away. In the back of my mind I couldn't help but smile, thinking about what the guy did while hooking my car up while the horn was blaring! Noisy Horn.... CLASSIC!
I woke up a roommate, he dropped me off at class and then I text my Mother, letting her know the details on what I thought had happened. She was hoping that the car wasn't stolen, what a joke. If my car (1994 Olds 88) was stolen, that person probably had the skills to break-in, wire the car, and drive away safely. If that person has those set of skills, why on earth would they steal my car. Worry-some mothers, have to deal with them (not saying it's a bad thing).
That afternoon I bummed a ride from a friend, and we went to try and find this place. We had the name of the place and general area of its location, but we couldn't find the place for the life of us. My friend, using his intelligence/phone, found it on his GPS and we were on our way. Still couldn't find the place, we were still in the general area, eventually, we found the place. Way to advertise your towing company with a 1 X 2 sign with your company name on it. Congrats, you're the dumbest towing company EVER! Anyways, I went in to the company, said I was the guy with the honking horn, and they just laughed at me. I paid my $60 for the (unnecessary) tow. Drove my car out of the lot, gave them the bird, and had my car back.
So, in the future, if you have a faulty horn, take the fuse out, or get it fixed. Either way is fine, either way works. Until next time, keep your hands on the wheel at 10 & 2, seatbelt buckled, and be sure to fill your car with horn fluid, because you don't want to run out!
*Reminder, there is no such thing as horn fluid, so if you thought there was such a thing as horn fluid, hopefully you were by yourself. That way others cannot make fun of your stupidity.
When it is your first flight on a plane, you're supposed to tell the Flight Attendant(s) and they will bring you a set of wings that you can put on your shirt, signifying your first flight (me losing my f-card, so to speak)! Below is a picture of me in my window seat, the other is me pointing to my sweet new set of wings (courtesy of Sun Country Airlines). I was sitting Mid-Plane right next to the wings (safest part of the plane).
Yesterday my car was towed. First time ever, that I have had my car towed, besides being in an accident. I was heading out of my house with my book-bag, banana, and coffee (the usual morning ritual) and looked for my car, which should have been right across the street from my house, but it had run away apparently! I have had problems in the past with my car horn randomly going off for insurmountable amounts of time, so I figured that someone called that in and my vehicle was towed away. In the back of my mind I couldn't help but smile, thinking about what the guy did while hooking my car up while the horn was blaring! Noisy Horn.... CLASSIC!
I woke up a roommate, he dropped me off at class and then I text my Mother, letting her know the details on what I thought had happened. She was hoping that the car wasn't stolen, what a joke. If my car (1994 Olds 88) was stolen, that person probably had the skills to break-in, wire the car, and drive away safely. If that person has those set of skills, why on earth would they steal my car. Worry-some mothers, have to deal with them (not saying it's a bad thing).
That afternoon I bummed a ride from a friend, and we went to try and find this place. We had the name of the place and general area of its location, but we couldn't find the place for the life of us. My friend, using his intelligence/phone, found it on his GPS and we were on our way. Still couldn't find the place, we were still in the general area, eventually, we found the place. Way to advertise your towing company with a 1 X 2 sign with your company name on it. Congrats, you're the dumbest towing company EVER! Anyways, I went in to the company, said I was the guy with the honking horn, and they just laughed at me. I paid my $60 for the (unnecessary) tow. Drove my car out of the lot, gave them the bird, and had my car back.
So, in the future, if you have a faulty horn, take the fuse out, or get it fixed. Either way is fine, either way works. Until next time, keep your hands on the wheel at 10 & 2, seatbelt buckled, and be sure to fill your car with horn fluid, because you don't want to run out!
*Reminder, there is no such thing as horn fluid, so if you thought there was such a thing as horn fluid, hopefully you were by yourself. That way others cannot make fun of your stupidity.
Friday, March 4, 2011
March 4, 2011
So here I am in Florida, sitting on some back-porch with a screened in area and pool kicking back with teammates, playing 31 (card game...if you didn't know). Living the life really, I mean, Florida, sunburn, baseball, sweet condo's that old people rent out!! yeah buddy!!
Today we actually got to play some baseball on the field, it was perfect (except our infield that we took, during)! Sunny and 75 degrees, you can't really ask for more! I wore a wristband all day, got a sweet sunburn line for it, starting of the year right! Words can't really express the fun that I'm having, I'm bonding with teammates that I really haven't talked to much, and learning about them, getting to know everyone on the team, Good Stuff!!
I played with a buddy last year at school and we both went on to a different school. we were good friends and got along very well, anyways, I will be playing him down here! I'm pretty excited to see/play/strikeout him, if I get the opportunity. Another thing is the fact that we're living in a quiet neighborhood, so it's not loud and horns aren't honking, it's just QUIET (so awesome).
The house went all out tonight and made some hot dogs for supper, we are going to relax and play some more 31, possibly some hearts if they're feeling up to it. For the most part, this is hopefully going to be a great spring trip! I'm loving that baseball is less than 24 hours away from getting started for us.
Last thing. I did, however, look up dead baby jokes (yes, very mean, but also, very funny), I just didn't know how people could come up with something like that and make it funny. I guess the world is evolving, it's whatever, we're not going to be here much longer anyways, 2012 is comming REAL fast, lol.
Until next time, remember that a microwaved baseball will fly further than a regular baseball will. just throwing that out there for you to digest.
Today we actually got to play some baseball on the field, it was perfect (except our infield that we took, during)! Sunny and 75 degrees, you can't really ask for more! I wore a wristband all day, got a sweet sunburn line for it, starting of the year right! Words can't really express the fun that I'm having, I'm bonding with teammates that I really haven't talked to much, and learning about them, getting to know everyone on the team, Good Stuff!!
I played with a buddy last year at school and we both went on to a different school. we were good friends and got along very well, anyways, I will be playing him down here! I'm pretty excited to see/play/strikeout him, if I get the opportunity. Another thing is the fact that we're living in a quiet neighborhood, so it's not loud and horns aren't honking, it's just QUIET (so awesome).
The house went all out tonight and made some hot dogs for supper, we are going to relax and play some more 31, possibly some hearts if they're feeling up to it. For the most part, this is hopefully going to be a great spring trip! I'm loving that baseball is less than 24 hours away from getting started for us.
Last thing. I did, however, look up dead baby jokes (yes, very mean, but also, very funny), I just didn't know how people could come up with something like that and make it funny. I guess the world is evolving, it's whatever, we're not going to be here much longer anyways, 2012 is comming REAL fast, lol.
Until next time, remember that a microwaved baseball will fly further than a regular baseball will. just throwing that out there for you to digest.
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
March 2, 2011
Due to last times' post, I have updated my current year to 2011. You have no idea how much crap I received for that little mistake. Ridiculous!!
So here we go again, it's March, what can I say about March? It's filled with March Maddness, St. Patty's Day, National Viagra Day (27th, so get hard or go home). I don't really have anything particular to complain about but, I mean, I could come up with something to complain about in a couple ticks of a clock...... GOT IT!!
Since this will be my first time flying tomorrow morning, I have been informed that I get two free bags and a carry-on, anyting else is not going to work. So being's a rookie to the whole flying thing, I thought that a carry-on counted for a bag. Silly me, I packed all my clothes, baseball things, and shoes, all in one bag (which couldn't weigh over 50lbs or it was an extra fee) which weighed approximately 65lbs. Not kidding, i had 2 helmets, 2 pairs of shoes/cleats, shirts, socks, boxers, jersey's. It was ridiculous, so to clarify I contacted someone else and they said that it was two bags plus a carry-on, all for free. I'm such a rookie flyer, maybe I'll get a sign that says "First time flyer" or something tomorrow, just to liven up my day!
Our house is going to stay up the whole night in preparation for the long flight and trek before that to the Cites. I will sleep like a baby on the bus, and also on the plane, which I really should be working on a resume for a summer job. Family has been getting on me about having a job over the summer, I say, hey, I'll just collect unemployment until school starts back up again.
Either way, either way's fine. But, that is all I have for now, I hope you all have a great Spring Break (for the college students that will be billigerent most of the time) but for the working-class hero's out there, PROUD OF YOU, also glad I haven't grown up.
So, until next time... remember to have a bunch of caffeine, because it boost your memory (bring on the coffee!!), but you can overdose so keep it a happy-medium.
So here we go again, it's March, what can I say about March? It's filled with March Maddness, St. Patty's Day, National Viagra Day (27th, so get hard or go home). I don't really have anything particular to complain about but, I mean, I could come up with something to complain about in a couple ticks of a clock...... GOT IT!!
Since this will be my first time flying tomorrow morning, I have been informed that I get two free bags and a carry-on, anyting else is not going to work. So being's a rookie to the whole flying thing, I thought that a carry-on counted for a bag. Silly me, I packed all my clothes, baseball things, and shoes, all in one bag (which couldn't weigh over 50lbs or it was an extra fee) which weighed approximately 65lbs. Not kidding, i had 2 helmets, 2 pairs of shoes/cleats, shirts, socks, boxers, jersey's. It was ridiculous, so to clarify I contacted someone else and they said that it was two bags plus a carry-on, all for free. I'm such a rookie flyer, maybe I'll get a sign that says "First time flyer" or something tomorrow, just to liven up my day!
Our house is going to stay up the whole night in preparation for the long flight and trek before that to the Cites. I will sleep like a baby on the bus, and also on the plane, which I really should be working on a resume for a summer job. Family has been getting on me about having a job over the summer, I say, hey, I'll just collect unemployment until school starts back up again.
Either way, either way's fine. But, that is all I have for now, I hope you all have a great Spring Break (for the college students that will be billigerent most of the time) but for the working-class hero's out there, PROUD OF YOU, also glad I haven't grown up.
So, until next time... remember to have a bunch of caffeine, because it boost your memory (bring on the coffee!!), but you can overdose so keep it a happy-medium.
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