Book Club- Week 2

Due Date: June 11, 2020 at 10:00 am

Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/95655112773

Purpose:  Students will learn professional growth and development skills necessary to execute their craft through writing, reflection and discussion.

Knowledge: While APIE and other RT concepts are essential skills, learning to be a professional is also important. To help you do that, as a class, we will read Atomic Habits by James Clear (2018) and hold weekly book club meetings to discuss how to make 1% improvements one-day-at-a-time, we can develop productive, professional skills that will last a lifetime.

Task: 

  1. Read Chapters 2, 3 & 4.
  2. Write a blog post in narrative (paragraph) format replying to the following questions:
    1. Identify the for elements of the habit feedback loop. Explain what each is using a personal example from your own work habits.
    2. What are the 4 laws of behavior change? In the spirit of raising your own level of awareness, make a habits scorecard of the behaviors you engage in to complete work this internship. What is one behavior you have become more aware of as a result?

Criteria for Success: 

Learning Outcome: Completed Blog Post

The student completed a reflective writing blog post according to the assignment description to include replying to all questions in a narrative (paragraph) format.

Learning Outcome: Attendance & Participation

The student was on time to the book club meeting, attended the entire session, and participated actively and independently in the discussion/activities presented.

Reference:

Clear, James. (2018). Atomic Habits: An easy & proven way to build good habits and break bad ones. New York, NY: Penguin Random House LLC.