LDR 461 A First Look at Volunteering GCU
LDR 461 Full Course Discussions GCU
LDR 461 Topic 1 Discussion Question 1
Please introduce yourself and share with the group what you are doing in your volunteer experience.
LDR 461 Topic 1 Discussion Question 2
What do you hope to gain from your volunteer experience? Be specific.
LDR 461 Topic 2 Discussion Question 1
What difficulties or challenges do you anticipate as you prepare your journal entries throughout this course? For your first response to this Discussion Forum, give your answer to this question. Then for your other responses this week, read the responses of your fellow students and give them some feedback and some suggestions as to how they might solve or avoid the problems they are anticipating. Hopefully someone will also have some suggestions for you.
LDR 461 Topic 2 Discussion Question 2
By this time, you have been to your volunteer site at least once, maybe several times. From what you have seen so far, what theories, research findings, concepts, or other knowledge in your field do you think will be most applicable to your volunteer experience? Explain your reasons for thinking this. As you look at the responses of other volunteers, especially those in the same major as you, what are your thoughts about what they wrote? Can you understand why they wrote what they did? Can you suggest other theories, concepts, research findings, etc. that they didn’t think of? If so, explain to them why you think these other ideas might help their volunteer experience.
LDR 461 Topic 3 Discussion Question 1
Meet with the human resources director or the hiring person at your site. (If there is no one with that title, speak with whoever does some of the interviews of prospective new employees.) Ask that person at least five questions to find out his/her best and worst interview experiences. Describe the five questions that you asked and the answers that you received when you met with the human resources director or hiring person at your site.
LDR 461 Topic 3 Discussion Question 2
What interview types did this person describe? For example, consider the screening, the selection, the group, the competitive, the panel, or the stress interview types.
LDR 461 Full Course Assignments GCU
LDR 461 Topic 1 Grand Canyon University Information Sheet for GCU Volunteer Placement
Complete the “Grand Canyon University Information Sheet for GCU Student Volunteer Placement” and submit it to your site supervisor and the instructor. You are not required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.
LDR461.R.InfoSheetVolunteerPlacement.docx
Topic 1 Journal Entries
If a volunteer experience has yet to be confirmed, please submit a 250-300 word summary describing your preferred experience. As a part of your summary, include the duties or skills that you seek to develop. Also, include what you hope to attain from the experience.Otherwise, if an experience has been confirmed, please create a new journal entry for each day that you volunteer. Be sure to include the day, date, and time period that you worked that day as the first line. Please put this information in bold font. Also, write a paragraph that describes the type of duties you carried out that day (what you did, who else was there, whether you were a part of a team or were working alone, etc.). Once each week, focus on one particular event or aspect of your work that week and describe why you found this particular task or event to be unusual or of special interest. In a 250-300-word entry, relate this aspect of your volunteer experience to some specific knowledge that you have previously gained in your coursework to this point.APA format is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.You are not required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.
LDR 461 Topic 2 Journal Entries
For each day that you volunteer, create a new journal entry in which the first line is the day, date, and time period that you worked that day. Please put this information in bold font. Write a paragraph that describes the type of duties you carried out that day (what you did, who else was there, whether you were a part of a team or were working alone, etc.). Once each week, focus on one particular event or aspect of your work that week and describe why you found this particular task or event to be unusual or of special interest. In a 250-300-word entry, relate this aspect of your volunteer experience to some specific knowledge that you have previously gained in your coursework to this point.APA format is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.You are not required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.
LDR 461 Topic 3 Journal Entries
For each day that you volunteer, create a new journal entry in which the first line is the day, date, and time period that you worked that day. Put this information in bold font.Write a paragraph that describes the type of duties you carried out that day (e.g., what you did, who else was there, whether you were a part of a team or were working alone, etc.).Once each week, focus on one particular event or aspect of your work that week and describe why you found this particular task or event to be unusual or of special interest.In a 250-300-word entry, relate this aspect of your volunteer experience to some specific knowledge that you have previously gained in your coursework to this point.APA format is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.You are not required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.
Topic 3 Reflection Paper
Write a paper of 500-1,000 words reflecting on two prescribed areas and one area of your choosing.
Part I
Consider the journals you have written during this course.Reflect on the items you selected each week that connected to your education.How has the knowledge you have gained from your program of study assisted you in your volunteer experience? How do you see it assisting you in the future?
Part II
Consider all areas of student life such as general education requirements, major, minor, emphasis, chapel, extracurricular, community service, employment, faculty, administration, etc.
Address the following:
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- In your opinion, what are one or two things that would have made your experience at Grand Canyon even better?
- Point out people and events in your Grand Canyon experience that had the most positive influence on you. Explain one or two of them.
- Explain how your Grand Canyon experience changed you personally, professionally, and spiritually.
- How do you see this whole experience impacting your future?
- In what specific ways are you better prepared for professional life?
Part III
Reflect on anything else related to your volunteer experience.
Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.
Essays will be evaluated on content (what you say) but also based on organization, grammar, spelling, freedom from error, punctuation, and the like.
The essay should demonstrate your professional ability to communicate and share information.
You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.
Topic 3 Resume and Cover Letter
Details:
Prepare a resume and cover letter using the techniques suggested in the listed websites in the readings. Prepare these documents as if you were applying for an entry-level position at your site.Ask your site supervisor to make suggestions for the development of your resume and cover letter.APA format is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.You are not required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.
Topic 3 Student Evaluation of Volunteer Experience
Details:
Make certain to fill out the “Student Evaluation of Volunteer Experience” form and submit it to the instructor by the end of this week.You are not required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.
LDR461.R.StudentEvaluationofVolunteerExpForm_Student.docx
Topic 3 Supervisor Evaluation Form
Make certain your supervisor submits the completed “Supervisor Evaluation Form” to you. It is the student’s responsibility to submit the completed form to the instructor by the end of this week.
LDR461.R.SupervisorEvalForm_Student.docx
Topic 3 Weekly Times and Task Log
Details:
Complete the “Weekly Times and Task Log” for each day you volunteer.The log must be signed by your supervisor and show a minimum of 10 service hours.You are not required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.
LDR461.R.WeeklyTimesTaskLog.Student.docx
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