the 7 habits of highly effective people overview the book the 7 hab

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Overview The book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey offers insights into how people can become more effective and engaged with what matters most in their personal and professional lives. In the workplace it is becoming increasingly important to self-evaluate in meaningful and productive ways. When we productively self-evaluate, we express genuine concern for our role in the workplace, but also for the mission and purpose of the workplace in which we are actively engaged. In the book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, you will explore concepts that for more than 25 years have engaged and influenced readers just like you! Reflective writing is an important skill as a college student and a necessary skill in the workplace. Reflective writing is not merely describing an event, but instead reflective writing reveals the learning that took place from an event. The learning includes: – Hindsight from the past, and an ability to express how the learning is relevant to both the present and the future. – Reflective writing focuses more on the how? and the why? of an event to reveal the learning and how that learning will change the future outcome of other events. Learning Outcomes Create digitally-written professional communications for readability, coherence, clarity, conciseness, and tone Demonstrate self-reflection and strengthen intrapersonal skills Apply research tools to enhance communication Directions: Part A Private Victory Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind Write a well-developed reflective response on the following topic. Grammar, syntax, spelling, and style are important. Minimum word count is 200 words per reflective response. Please review The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Rubric for evaluation guidelines. Describe an example from a current issue in your life in which this habit, To Begin with the End in Mind would be useful. Directions: Part B Private Victory Habit 3: Put First Things First Using one or more digital tools create a visual presentation to illustrate the concept below. Digital tools may include but are not limited to charts, tables, graphs, PowerPoint Poster, PowerPoint presentation, Wordle, digital collage, Inspiration Board, video, digital photography, and voice technology. All digital visual presentations must be original. No cutting and pasting from the Internet is permitted. Spelling, grammar, visual appeal, copyright and overall effective presentation are part of the evaluation. Please review The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People rubric. If you are unfamiliar with any of the above-mentioned digital tools, a quick Google will provide you with more information and directions for using the tools. What one activity could you do (that you are not doing now) that if you did on a regular basis (and did it superbly well) would have significant positive results in your professional and/or school life? Submission of Assignment Part A and Part B Combine Part A and B into a single Microsoft Word document. Create a title page including a title for the assignment, your name, your class, the date, and your instructors name. Use correct APA formatting title page, spacing, referencing. If you used references, include a reference page. Academic Dishonesty and Plagiarism: Ensure you are aware of the College policies on Academic Dishonesty and Plagiarism. You are responsible for your content and for the integrity of the academic work you submit. The work you submit must be your own. Also, taking credit for work you did not contribute to is also considered Academic Dishonesty and will be reported. Turnitin: When you submit your assignment, it will go through Turnitin. Turnitin is a web-based service that checks the assignment against its database of materials that contain other learners’ work as well as electronic academic materials. It is highly recommended that you use the Turnitin tool to make improvements to your paper before you submit the final version. Be aware of the due date for the assignment. Submit your first draft long before the deadline and allow yourself time to make changes. Then, submit your final version by the deadline. Learners find the Turnitin report useful for editing papers. The report will include incorrect use of referencing, too many quotes, and paraphrases. If the Turnitin report, for your first draft, shows a high percentage of matching text, this will give you an opportunity to review and edit your assignment for proper citations and more original analysis. Once you make your edits, it is possible to submit your work to Turnitin again. Turnitin will know not to match the text in your second draft with text in your first draft, and so on. It is advisable to wait at least 24 hours before you submit the second draft. Faculty find Turnitin useful as a tool to teach learners proper citation practices and highlight the need for more learner originality. Faculty can also use Turnitin as a tool to detect possible instances of plagiarism and academic dishonesty.

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