Final Reflection

Valerie Nagle

Final Reflection Paper

12/09/2011

When I signed up for this class I thought I knew which direction I was headed in. I was planning on being a full time student and working towards a bachelor’s degree, I just did not know which degree I wanted to work towards. Then I became pregnant and my plans changed a little. I did not want my baby to grow up without me and spend a lot of time in daycare.

This experience has been very interesting as I have thought about trying to find a balance between raising my child and finishing my education. At first I thought I would try to pursue both at the same time, but the more I have studied different degrees the more I want to complete my dance degree. I will not be able to do so until my husband gets out of school. My plan is to put my education on a temporary hold until I can return to UVU. I would still like to take some first aid, child psychology and discipline, and other classes that will help me to be a better mother. However, I have currently decided not to pursue a Bachelor’s Degree until I can return to UVU and obtain my dance degree.

I will be giving birth to a baby boy in the beginning of April and I plan to make him the center of my life. I am going to take care of him and teach him how to read. I have also been learning how to crochet and I have been considering selling crafts online: bows, hats, etc.

Although there were a lot of steps that needed to be completed before hand, the assignment that really helped me the most was the decision making model. Decisions have always been hard for me and I get scared when I look towards the future and try to plan, but when I read about different decision making styles and acknowledged my style I felt a bit easier moving forward. When I saw my options visually in chart form it made it easy to see which decision was the best for me. I plan to use this method in the future to avoid panicing about a serious decision. Another activity that really helped me was the star stories and mock interview preparation. These helped me to really acknowledge my accomplishments and have the confidence to move forward. It also helped me to solidify good interview techniques and gave me confidence to move forward in my work and academic goal making.

This class was not what I originally expected, but I have discovered so much about myself and the importance of goals. I really think I better understand which path is best for me. Although I am still in the exploration phase of my career this class has really helped me to better understand myself, my abilities, and my goals. Thank You.

Goal Sheet

Short-term Goals:

Make House Baby Ready: To refinish the crib and changing table, clean the highchair and car seats, and obtain a stroller by mid-march 2012.

Learn to Crochet: To crochet a nice looking baby hat, blanket, and booties by the end of April 2012.

Learning Photoshop: To artistically alter 10 photos using Photoshop, using a new technique each time, by July 2012.

Long-term Goals:

(Occupation) Teach Baby to read: Cut out poster board to designated sizes. Pay attention to the things baby is most familiar with (bottle, teddy bear, etc.) to use as words. Print out red letters and glue into words on the poster board. Starting at 6 months show him the words and say what they mean and then clap my hands and display affection and repeat 3 times daily. Cycle out words each week, and slowly switch to smaller cards. Select a book and make sentence cards and display the sentence cards as I did the words. Don’t test the baby or bore the baby.

(Education) Read Standard Works:

Read one of the standard works each year (a chapter a day and more as needed in November and December)

Complete the New Testament by December 31, 2011.

Complete the Old Testament by December 31, 2012

Complete The Doctrine and Covenants & The Pearl Of Great Price by December 31, 2013

Complete The Book of Mormon by December 31, 2014

(Relational/Networking) Start Online Photo Editing Business: Using my short –term goal completion I will create a webpage displaying my photo shopped pictures. I will develop prices etc. and come up with advertising idea. Using Facebook as a networking tool I will participate with other online craft businesses to get my work out there.

Job Shadow

Valerie Nagle

Job Shadow

Class 2100

12/2/11

Name: Curtis A. Robbins

Title: System Control Engineer

Company Name and Location:

HK Systems (Recently purchased by Dematic)

265 South 5200 West

Salt Lake City Utah 84104 phone: 801-715-2365

Questions:

1. What percentage of your time is spent doing what? I spend 10% writing and answering emails, 10% researching components used to do my job, 20% drawings, 20% writing manuals and reports, 20% checking out equipment, 20% programming.
- How does the time use vary? Are there busy and slow times or is the work activity fairly constant?

2. How did this type of work interest you and how did you get started? Popular mechanics magazine, use to read it all the time and liked seeing how things work and how they are put together.
3. How did you get your job? What jobs and experiences have led you to your present position?

Texas Instruments

Allied Chemical

Rocky Mountain Power

Eaton-Kenway

HK Systems

Experience in these fields led to current position as System Control Engineer: Automation Engineering, and process control engineering

4. How does your company differ from its competitors? The only American automation company-all the rest are from germany and japan (all foreign)

5. Why do customers choose this company? Experience mostly. The people are experienced and the business is established.
6. Are you optimistic about the company's future and your future with the company? Yes. Very optimistic about the automation industry. It saves money and makes work more productive.
7. What does the company do to contribute to its employees'professional development? Will pay for schooling, require the employees to take 20hrs of training each year, required to stay on top of technical advances of the industry.
8. How does a person progress in your field? What is a typical career path in this field or organization?

- What is the best way to enter this occupation? With a bachelor’s degree in engineering
- What are the advancement opportunities? Management if I so choose or become a project manager or principle engineer.
- What are the major qualifications for success in this occupation?

9. What were the keys to your career advancement? Education, Experience, Integrity, Work Ethic, Willingness to learn new things, and Adaptation to changing technology

Reaction:

My overall impression was that the job itself did not involve a lot of working directly with customers and a lot more to do with working with machines and programming etc. I chose to shadow this career because a lot of the tests that I took listed it as my top career choice. I think I would find many aspects of this career fun, but the fact that it involves little interaction draws me away from this option. Nice cubicle environment though and a nice lunch room too.

Decision Making Model

As can be seen below delaying pursuing a degree is the most balanced of the decisions; however, based on value importance pursuing educational courses related to childcare but unrelated to a degree is the most fitting decision.

Revised Action Plan

Valerie Nagle

Career Action Plan

CLSS 2100

12/1/2011

Current career objectives: Honestly my current career objectives are simple. I will be giving birth to a baby boy in the beginning of April and I plan to make him the center of my life. I am going to take care of him and teach him how to read. I have also been learning how to crochet and I have been considering selling crafts online: bows, hats, etc.

Scholastic: Honestly the more I have studied into different degrees the more I have realized that I want to complete my dance degree. I will not be able to do so until my husband gets out of school. By the time he is done with school I will be around 27 years old which is young enough to still pursue this degree. My plan is to put my education on temporary hold. I would still like to take some first aid, child psychology and discipline, and other classes that will help me to be a better mother. However, I have currently decided not to pursue a Bachelor’s Degree until I can return to UVU and obtain my dance degree.

Professional: Online Craft Sales

Other: become a full time mother

Completed: Associate Degree

Classes I still need to finish my degree:

Movement Studies Core

Needed: See Movement Studies Core-BS section

Global Intercultural Requirement

Needed: See Global Intercultural Requirement section

Concentration Requirements

Needed: See Ballroom Dance Concentration section

Blocks included in this block
General Education
Movement Studies Core-BS
Global Intercultural Requirement
Ballroom Dance Concentration

Ballet Technique I or II
Needed: 6 Credits in DANC 127R , 227R
Modern Dance Technique and Theory I
Needed: 3 Credits in DANC 144R
Intermediate or Advanced Jazz Dance
Needed: 1 Class in DANC 1510 , 250R
	Needed: 1 Class in DANC 2340
	Fundamentals of Movement
	Needed: 2 Credits in DANC 265R
	Introduction to Laban Studies
	Needed: 1 Class in DANC 2670
	Dance Production and Lighting
	Needed: 1 Class in DANC 3140
	World Dance Forms
	Needed: 1 Class in DANC 356G
	Dance Kinesiology
	Needed: 1 Class in DANC 3680
	Senior Capstone I
	Needed: 1 Class in DANC 4350
	Senior Capstone II
	Needed: 1 Class in DANC 4360
	Current Issues in Dance
	Needed: 1 Class in DANC 4880
	Dance History
	Needed: 1 Class in DANC 3630

Global Intercultural Requirement

Before completing this requirement, please meet with your advisor to see if a course is already required in your program. Complete 1 class that meets the Global Intercultural Requirement. All Transfer courses for this requirement must be approved by the Graduation Office, BA 114. Classes end in G but must also have the GI attribute. See your advisor for suggestions.

Global Intercultural Requirement

Needed: 1 Class in ANTH 101G , 107G , 180G , ARTH 309G , ASL 202G , 385G , AVSC 410G ,CHIN 202G , CJ 470G , CLSS 100G , COMM 207G , 217G , 314G , 319G , 332G , 362G, CS 305G , DANC 356G , DENT 360G , 406G , DGM 312G , EDEL 330G , 443G ,EDSC 445G , ENGL 217G , 314G , 357G , 374G , 376G , 476G , ESMG 310G ,FREN 202G , GER 202G , HIST 151G , 180G , 320G , 321G , 381G , 383G , 384G , 385G, 430G , 462G , HLTH 350G , 440G , HUM 101G , 201G , 202G , INFO 405G ,JPNS 202G , MGMT 330G , 332G , MKTG 335G , MUSC 102G , NURS 441G ,PHIL 205G , POLS 230G , 356G , 359G , PORT 202G , RUS 202G , SOC 320G ,SPAN 202G , TECH 405G , THEA 314G

Ballroom Dance Concentration

Unmet conditions 23 Credits needed

BALLROOM DANCE CONCENTRATION CORE

American Social Dance II

Needed: 1 Class in DANC 2700

American Social Dance III

Needed: 1 Credit in DANC 370R

DANC 371R Intern Ballroom Dance III A 1 2010 SPRING

International Ballroom Dance IV - 2 Semesters

Needed: 4 Credits in DANC 471R

Latin Ballroom Dance II

DANC 2720 Latin Ballroom Dance II GF A 1 2008 FALL

Latin Ballroom Dance III - 2 Semesters

DANC 372R Latin Ballroom Dance III B 1 2009 SPRING Needed: 1 more Credit

Needed: 1 Class in DANC 3730

International or Latin Dance Teaching Methods

Needed: 1 Class in DANC 4740 , 4750

Needed: 1 Class in PES 2300

Ballroom Dance Choreography

Needed: 1 Class in DANC 3740

Studies in Ballroom Dance Styles

Needed: 1 Class in DANC 3750

Movement Analysis

Needed: 1 Class in DANC 3670 , 365R