1) Tenaciousness is a competency.
The first behavior I have used to keep up with the requirements of this course is working ahead. Especially in the beginning of the course, when my workload for other courses was pretty light, I aimed to stay at least one week ahead of deadlines to avoid falling behind. In addition to working ahead, it has helped to carve out time specifically for this course. For example, I would dedicate a specific number of hours on a specific day each week to this course so I could focus on the assignments at hand.
2) Tenaciousness is also about attitude.
In this course, I have felt like giving up specifically on the assignments that required interviews. Those were some of the most time taking and tedious assignments as it required scheduling with others and transcribing their thoughts. I was pulled through by my desire to do well in this course and to continue learning about entrepreneurship. I had to remind myself of the importance of the small tasks. I feel like I have had a tenacious attitude for a while, but this course (as many courses do) allowed it to show.
3) Three tips.
- First, keep the end goal in mind. Know your why and remind yourself of it often. “Why are you taking this class?”
- Second, connect with other students in the class. It always helps to have people who understand what you are going through.
- Third, power through. Remind yourself that this class (and all classes) will come to an end. Enjoy it while it lasts, because it will soon be over.
Hey Julianna,
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with your description of the course and found your three tips to be very useful for future students who are taking this class. Working ahead provides students with not being too stressed about assignments, and allows them to have time to be involved with activities such as on campus organizations or a part-time job. I also agree that assignments with interviews are not my favorite, but by working ahead I am not stressed with the extra time that it takes. Overall, great post!
Hello Julianna,
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that during the assignments where we need interviews, I felt like giving up. Finding people to interview and making the time to see them is very time consuming. I also like your tips to connect with others in the class because we can all help each other out since this class has a lot of assignments. I also really like the picture you included. It goes well with the message of the assignment.
Hi Julia!
ReplyDeleteI definitely think that working ahead in this class is key. I like that each week you specify a certain number of hours to work on this class. I may try to implement that so that I can get a little ahead in this class as well. I can relate to wanting to give up when looking at those interview assignments. Overall, I thought you did a great job responding to each question and I loved the picture.
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ReplyDeleteHi Julianna,
ReplyDeleteI couldn't agree more that working ahead is probably the most important tip to succeed in this class. Time management can become a tedious task deep in the semester when you have assignments piling up and exams every week, so I always think it is better to do a lot of work ahead of time so by the time deadlines roll around there is minimal stress. I also thought your tip to keep the end goal in mind is an excellent reminder to both students currently in this class, and the future students of this class.
Excellent post! I agree that working ahead is the smartest thing you can do for this class. I find it great that you were able to do so in the first few weeks of classes; however, I wasn't able to live up to that because of the other courses that required my attention for the very start. Like you said, some assignments take longer to complete because you have to setup interviews. I don't believe it's necessarily possible to complete this class as quickly as Pryor says just because of when this class is started by many students. People in their junior year don't really get their "syllabus week" like they did freshman and sophomore years. We tend to work from day 1. But overall, you did an amazing job on this post!
ReplyDeleteJulianna,
ReplyDeleteAwesome work. I most agreed with your acknowledgement of how tedious the planning is for the interview assignments. They require a lot of planning and hard work in order to succeed. I did notice that very early on in the class, you had worked multiple weeks ahead. It's great that you were able to stay on top of the work for this class so that you could focus your efforts elsewhere. Like Austin said, we don't really get a waiting period before exams as upperclassmen, so I commend you for being able to get so far ahead. Great tips and great post!