DeVry COLL148 All Discussions Latest 2017 January

DeVry COLL148 Week 1 Discussion Latest 2017 Januarydq 1Assessing and Evaluating Your Skills (graded)These is the other discussion forums, where we will unpack several ideas. In this forum, we will concentrate on discussing ideas related to those introduced in the assigned textbook chapters, namely Chapter 5.In these forums, we will exchange ideas and share our understanding. Think of these discussion forums as learning communities in which members can safely share their thinking with others for the purposes of further developing, refining, and sharpening ideas. We are collectively constructing knowledge and meaning in these forums.The topic of this forum will be skills as introduced in Chapter 5 of our textbook.DeVry COLL148 Week 2 Discussion Latest 2017 JanuaryTime Management (graded)One of the assignments this week involves assessing your current time-management approach and making a plan to improve your management of time.As such, let’s explore this topic together. We can think of this discussion forum as the space where we can begin developing the responses we might include to complete the time management assignment. We can develop our ideas about time management and the strategies that are most effective for improving time management together, as a learning community.Let’s use our collective brain power to develop a strong understanding of what it means to master time management. Follow along in each new conversation throughout the week.DeVry COLL148 Week 3 Discussion Latest 2017 JanuaryStress Management (graded)The assignment this week involves identifying stressors, the reactions and our experiences of various stressors, and the strategies we might employ to manage our daily stressors.Let’s use this discussion forum to explore stress in general and stressors in particular. Let’s exchange ideas on stress management techniques. Surely, there are things we can learn from one another in sharing our thoughts on this subject.Contribute to each conversation thread. Take into account what others have shared and further the conversation with your thoughts explored within each thread.DeVry COLL148 Week 4 Discussion Latest 2017 JanuaryGoal Setting for Better Decision Making (graded)In this discussion forum, let’s explore the ideas introduced in the assigned chapter this week regarding goal setting and decision making. The authors introduce a five-step model for making decisions, which begins with goal setting. Later, they clarify the distinction between goals and objectives.Let’s explore these ideas together. As a class, let’s develop and strengthen our understanding of goal setting and decision making to the degree that we would feel confident holding up our end of a conversation with an expert in goal setting and decision making.DeVry COLL148 Week 5 Discussion Latest 2017 JanuaryThe Informational Interview Process (graded)Part of the Week 5 Assignment involves preparing for an informational interview. An informational interview is a powerful practice that can help you learn more about a specific profession. It’s also a great way to network with professionals within your field of study.Let’s develop an understanding of what an informational interview is with reference to our textbook. Let’s also refer to our Week 2 Discussion, in which we explored career information. Developing our understanding of the informational interview process and connecting it with what we already know about our respective careers will help us build the Week 5 Informational Interview Assignment.DeVry COLL148 Week 6 Discussion Latest 2017 JanuaryThinking Critically About Motivation (graded)A theory is an explanation. Put simple, when we offer an explanation for a phenomenon, we are offering our theory.There are several theories to explain various phenomena. There are theories to explain why brains develop Alzheimer’s disease, why the seasons change, how to design artificial intelligence, and so forth. Some theories are widely accepted as sound and reasonable for the explanations they offer. Other theories can be argued. Still, in other cases, sometimes a theory is sound and reasonable, but there is one element of the theory that is a point of contention.Your critical thinking skills are what help you analyze a theory by taking it apart. The theory we will analyze in this discussion forum is Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. Let’s explore a theory introduced in the textbook, and let’s discuss it to develop and sharpen our critical thinking skills. As critical thinkers who are analyzing a theory, we are not interested in evaluations yet. Analysis comes first. So, let’s try to avoid saying whether we agree or disagree with the theory. Let’s instead just analyze the theory for now.Follow along in each new conversation thread.DeVry COLL148 Week 7 Discussion Latest 2017 JanuaryExploring Your Personality (graded)In this course, you have had many opportunities to learn more about yourself, including your skills (e.g., Week 1), your mental outlook (e.g., Week 3), and your values (e.g., Week 6) among other things. This week, the assigned reading presents you with another opportunity to learn about yourself, namely your personality.Let’s use this discussion forum to explore personality deliberately. Use the language of our textbook to discuss personality. We will be relying on the Myers-Briggs way of conceptualizing personality, which is introduced in our textbook.Bring this common language to the forum to keep our conversations focused and centralized on the topic of personality.