My career goal is to become an Academic Advisor. To that end, I am currently pursuing an Associate Degree in Psychology and plan to transfer to UNC for a BA and an MA in Educational Psychology. I have not determined specifically where I will be working yet. I would, however, love the opportunity to be a part of the Aims Community College team. In order to learn more about the required skills and potential obstacles involving interpersonal communications within my chosen profession, I have decided to perform a comprehensive online investigation. The results of this research are listed below. The outline of this report is based on the twelve core competencies for academic advising obtained from the University of Wisconsin-Madison website. …show more content…
The way we perceive others, their culture, gender, race and personality; as well as the impressions we form about them, play an important role when needing to counsel and refer students in order to better serve their needs. (McCornack 72-104)
Listening Actively.
Comprehensive knowledge of undergraduate education. It is crucial to understand the objectives and targets of higher education, demonstrate consciousness of the various issues in achieving higher education such as equity and access. (advising.wisc.edu) Equally important, advisors must demonstrate conceptual knowledge of advising philosophies, academic frameworks, core values, and higher education issues such as legal and ethical matters. (nacada.ksu.edu)
In order to gain comprehensive knowledge, an academic advisor must practice active listening and apply the skills explained in chapter 5 of the textbook. The five step process of receiving, attending, understanding, responding, and recalling is of the utmost importance for this competency. (McCornack
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This knowledge involves student and career development, as well as student learning theories. Must be familiar with basic demographic and generational components of student populations, such as: “first generation, minorities, international, returning adults, etc.” (advising.wisc.edu) Likewise, NACADA’s website mentions the importance of having general knowledge of college students as well as the specific characteristics of the population being advised. (nacada.ksu.edu) One of the responsibilities of academic advisors looking to work for The University of Arizona is to “assist students with admission and registration, provide guidance in course selection in keeping with each student’s interests, values and abilities.”
can also be vital in understanding why students may act the way they do. Student development
Without the ability to communicate effectively, job seekers can’t hope to achieve their goals. Students must show proficiency in oral, non-verbal and written communication; as well as active listening. Among many other requirements, students must also show that they're capable of acknowledging the views of others, following dire...
Students entering college for the first time become concerned with their college life. The students are on their own once they enter college. There are no parents or guardians telling them when to do homework, when to go to bed, or how to eat healthy. These students are now responsible for how they are going to succeed in school and meet their own needs. From the beginning, these students wonder what their experience is going to be like and are they going to handle the demands of college?
students have the knowledge and skills that are needed to succeed in college, career, and
The need for interpersonal communication across all human endeavors is growing especially in the context of
My career goal at this point of my life is that I want complete my Associates Degree in Human Services while maintaining a full time employment at well know urban medical facility that is constantly busy environment. My factor that influenced me to switch my intended degree is that I truly love the type of work I currently as a Certified Nursing Assistant. There are the positives in this job field and well as the negatives.
Steve A. Beebe, S. J. (2008). Interpersonal Communication. In A. a. Pearson, Interpersonal Communication, Relating To Others- Fifth Edition. Toronto, Ontario: Pearson Education, Inc.
I don’t have one career goal; I have multiple career goals, because everything is a goal towards a greater goal. One needs to accomplish little things to achieve something bigger. When it comes to career goals I would like to be able to accomplish everything needed to be successful. With schooling I need to try hard and pass all my courses and receive all my credits in order to graduate. I also need to be able to pass my final exams. A major goal is graduation. Graduation is the main point to all of this. After I graduate my goal is to find a job in North Carolina at a hospital or clinic. There are many job settings for Healthcare administration, but in a hospital is my main goal. I wouldn’t mind working another setting, but a hospital is what I am shooting towards. Once I achieve this goal, I know I will what to bump my education up and try for my master’s degree. Since I found out I can further my education I knew that one day I eventually will further myself and those are my career goals. I know Kaplan has a great process in helping me achieve my career
While most college students see their advisor as someone who can help them register for classes, the reality is that there should be so much more to the advisor-advisee relationship. Even though college is referred to as the best years of a person’s life, they can also be the most daunting if students discover they have nobody who can counsel them as they make life-changing decisions. As an aspiring advisor, I hope to show my students that there is much more to than the academic component. Perhaps one of the most vital factors that contribute to a strong advisor-advisee relationship is the personal connection and trust that must be built.
Academic advising plays a huge role in students’ lives and it is a share responsibility between the student and their advisors. There are many ways in which advising benefit students. Advising enhance students’ abilities to utilize the resources that colleges provide for their students. Guiding students to stay in the right track of their academic courses and following up with all the updates and requirements to graduate is also objectives of the advisors. Advisors encourage students to get involved in the college activities, such as clubs, sports, extra courses and so on of the resources that are available for students. They help students to find scholarships and prepare them to transfer to the next step of what they want to do after their college careers. There are many positive effects of having an advisor in your college career. However, many students these days do not take an advantage of this resource due to lack of Advising communication and others. Although the advising office and the advisors lack several skills, such as good communication, not enough time spent with students, and limited knowledge. However, there are many positive effects of having advisors
The purpose of this paper is not to teach you, or to show you how interpersonal communication is essential to everyday life at home or work. But, I am going to do my best to at least show you how essential communication skills are in all areas of life by using me as the example. My plan is to focus on some of the elements of interpersonal communication that we have been touching on this semester. While reading our Interpersonal Communications Book, three goals kept being highlighted that I personally wanted to accomplish by the end of course. I’m sure that by now have noticed that I keep referring to my topics as goals. The reason why I’m doing so is because I’m still on that learning curve…an ongoing process. If can recall back to all of our assignment in this course they all bring one collective point. That point is that, Interpersonal communication is an essential skill in everything that we do in life.
Educational Goals: Education is extremely important part of my past, present, and future goals. I currently hold an Associate of Applied Science in Graphic Design Media. I have found that an A.A.S Degree does not go as far al I originally intended in the Rochester, MN area and furthering my education will be a necessity for my future career goals. Over the past 2 years I have been working on my Bachelor of Science in Business Administration at the Minnesota School of Business Rochester campus. I am currently a senior with 3 quarters left before a spring graduation. After a June graduation, I plan on taking a summer quarter break. After summer break I will either continue on at MSB for my Masters in Business Administration with a Minor in Marketing or transferring the University of Minnesota for my Masters in Adult Education. After my Masters Degree is complete I will decide at that time if I wish to continue on and achieve my Ph.D.
This reflective essay has critically reviewed my personal and professional skills that are essential for communication and developing positive relationships with others. It has discussed the skills identified in the skills audit that I needed more confidence in for communication and effective relationships. It has finally linked two communication theories to both skills
Being able to communicate effectively in a professional manner is vital in most, if not all, career paths. This statement brings up some important questions. Do potential employers really care about an applicant’s communication skills? How will I use communication skills in my own career? How has college improved my own professional communication skills? Understanding how to communicate in a professional manner can help people in their careers and I feel improving my own communication skills will benefit me now and in the future.
According to Adekoya, Y.M. and R.A. Olatoye. 2011, Students learning new information and or concepts (declarative) need to be guided in relating the new knowledge to what they already know, organizing that information, and then making it part of their long-term memory. To develop competence in an area of inquiry students must have a deep foundation of factual knowledge, understand facts and ideas in the context of conceptual framework, and organize knowledge in ways that facilitate retrieval and