SKILLS INVENTORY
For each class ask yourself the following:
- My greatest strengths in International Relations include: Understanding in class material.
- For greater success in this course, I need to: Spend more time reading the “suggested” readings.
- My greatest strengths in Spanish III include: Understanding the concepts on paper.
- For greater success in this course, I need to: Practice outside of class, actually make the effort to speak even when I feel scared.
- My greatest strengths in Visual Studies include: Using my artistic abilities for class project, for example, integrating interesting skills into my projects.
- For greater success in this course, I need to: I need to take more notes on the more technical lectures.
- My greatest strengths in Image Methodology include: My interests and passion for everything we have learned so far.
- For greater success in this course, I need to: Dedicate more practice time to homework assignments.
- My greatest strengths in Graphic Design 1 include: My participation within the group discussions and engagement in class projects.
- For greater success in this course, I need to: Dedicate more practice time to homework assignments.
- My greatest strengths in Visual Studies Seminar include: Being engaged with lectures, compelling blog posts.
- For greater success in this course, I need to: Take more notes during the lectures.
Computer skills:
- My computer skills include: Indesign, Illustrator, photoshop, lightroom, google slides.
- I still need to learn: coding & everything else.
Research & writing skills:
- My greatest strengths as a researcher/writer include: Creative ideas, creative writing experience that helps to spice up my papers.
- I need to work on these aspects of research and writing: Understanding research tools like google scholar so I can use them to their full potential.
- I learn best & accomplish most when: I am engaged/interested with what I am learning, when I am working on a project.
ACTION PLAN
Choose one class that you are struggling with or are not doing as well as you could.Now make a list of 10 ways you could improve your performance in this class.
International Relations: 10 Steps to be More Successful
- Spend 30 minutes reading and annotating textbook.
- Review syllabus and add all due dates to my calendar.
- Create a continuous study guide where you can add key terms from book and from class.
- Before the Print out study guide and refill info.
- Download audio book for textbook.
- Take better notes in class.
- Try not to zone out in class.
- Take color coded notes.
- Go to office hours.
- Start work as soon as it is assigned.
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