Individual Technical Definition

By being in this 311 class we did things I never expected. I learned a lot about the things I can do and one was creating a web design. I know this was written before we did our business, but this was something I thought I would never do. The internet is so full of information that it can only make you want to try something new. "Think out of your box".

Assignment #7

Strategies to make consistent language choices:

For my PLCR the interview that I did with Jane Crowner did not enlighten me to a cultural language in the packaging field. There were many facets to the packaging field and without knowing if I will specialize in the food industry or being in physics. The jargon will definitely be different.

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

Habit 1: Be Proactive

Being proactive is something I associate with finishing school. I have been a student on and off for many years and now I am trying very hard to stay focused and finish what I have started many years ago. By going over the 7 habits it has left me feeling very positive in my effort.
Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind

This has never been a problem. I always have the vision of the end I just need to be patient and consistent with my decisions.

Habit 3: Put First Things First
Organizing myself is very difficult. I think I would be more successful with things in my life.
Habit 4: Think Win/Win
Competitiveness is something I enjoy. I always want to be a winner in the things I do.
Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood
I really need to read this book. I see a lot of these habits in my personal life. In everything I do I want to be understood (especially in a relationship). In writing this blog I see where I this book will definitely be of great help.
Habit 6: Synergize
I may be turning this into a personal relationship verses developing myself. But by trusting in anything you do you can only have success.
Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw
I think this habit speaks for itself.

PLCR

The PLCR project started really well for me. I had a wonderful interview at Michigan State University with Jane Crowner and the excitement was really there. Unfortunately, there were some changes in my like and the second half of this semester has been a real challenge. I hope to maintain and keep plugging away.

SLP

I am really excited about my Service Learning Project I will be working with Sparrow Hospital/St. Lawrence to draft a brochure to recruit Volunteers for the gift shop. They currently have over 1600 Volunteers between the two hospitals and are always looking to increase. The gift shop is in need of recruitment and this will hopefully give them something to help with that need.

The Volunteer program has a long history which began in 1896 and was known as the Women's Hospital Association. This is how the hospital first got started and became what it is today. I hope I will be able to create a brochure that will be worth wild and rewarding.

Behavior in the workplace, professionalism and how social networking tools fit into this mix

Online has become one of the new way of communicating. Networking has been given a new face in the world today. You can virtually do anything online that was once something you had to do in person. Behavior in the workplace is not something that is just something visible. It can also be seen on the internet. Social networks like Myspace, Facebook, etc. can say quite a bit about your character that may not be very favorable. Some. of these networks can be used for positive outcome and can lead to great potential.

I have enjoyed "making over" myself and having a more professional image that will hopefully lead to opportunities.

Identity Strategies

Last week in class we had an assignment to Google our names and see what we could find out about ourselves. Fortunately (or unfortunately) I have a very common name and there were more than 3 million hits. For some of my classmates they were not so lucky. They had some of their private information shared on the internet. A plethera of information and knowledge is stored on the internet and some of it may not be something that you are wanting the world to know about you. This is why it is important to manage your professional online identity.

Since this assignment was done in a school setting we all have one thing in common. We are all hoping to become graduates in something and look for some type of career for our future. Our online identity is a new way for potential or future employees to find out information about you. In a world where the job market has become very competitive it is important that you are leading with your best foot forward. In watching Adrienne Youtube video she outlined some key factors in how to develop a professional online identity. It is important that you put things out there that are presentable to be seen and if they are not set your accounts to a private status. I found a short article on Identity Construction of Facebook. Maybe that will help others.

Abstract

Early research on online self-presentation mostly focused on identity constructions in anonymous online environments. Such studies found that individuals tended to engage in role-play games and anti-normative behaviors in the online world. More recent studies have examined identity performance in less anonymous online settings such as Internet dating sites and reported different findings. The present study investigates identity construction on Facebook, a newly emerged nonymous online environment. Based on content analysis of 63 Facebook accounts, we find that the identities produced in this nonymous environment differ from those constructed in the anonymous online environments previously reported. Facebook users predominantly claim their identities implicitly rather than explicitly; they “show rather than tell” and stress group and consumer identities over personally narrated ones. The characteristics of such identities are described and the implications of this finding are discussed.

Article Outline

1. Introduction

2. Literature review

3. Focus of the present study

4. Methods

5. Results

5.1. Facebook audiences

5.2. Modes of identity construction

5.3. Types of identity claims

6. Discussion

Acknowledgements

Appendix 1. Rules for coding Facebook pages (abbreviated)

References

References

Zhao S., Grasmuck S., Martin J. doi:10.1016/j.chb.2008.02.012

Identity construction on Facebook: Digital empowerment in anchored relationships

(2008) Computers in Human Behavior, 24 (5), pp. 1816-1836.