This document provides instructions for a PSY 110 week 5 assignment on building networks. Students are asked to write responses between 250-350 words each on five categories: information competency, learning skills reflection, thinking and problem solving, grit and growth mindset, and utilization of support mechanisms. The responses should discuss how to develop academic and professional networks through organizations, social media, managing stress, identifying mentors, staying motivated, and using resources like job sites, internships, school clubs, and faculty. Reviewing earlier assignments and chapters 3 and 6 on notetaking and careers can help with brainstorming responses.

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This assignment is a way for you to bring together
all you have learned in the course. Through all the
course’s learning activities and assignments you
have been learning important tools and strategies
to keep you moving forward and juggling life, in
general. This assignment, in particular, will help
you to explain how the skills and strategies you
are learning can help you with academic and
professional networking!
Review Ch. 3 and 6 this week. A quick review of Ch.
3 on notetaking can help you with help with
brainstorming for this final assignment. Ch. 6 on
careers can help provide you with ideas for
needed resources.

2. Remember to take time to review your
assignments from the last four weeks.
Review and reflect on what you have learned
about the following five categories of questions
listed below.
Using Microsoft® Word, provide an explanation
that responds to each of the following five
categories. Your word count should be between
250 to 350 words for each category.
Information Competency (250 to 350 words)
Think about your profession, and identify at least
one industry or professional organization you
would like to join. What is that organization? How
can joining this organization benefit you in terms
of networking? How do you think it can help you
maintain or improve your skills? Why?♣
What kinds of portfolio items can you collect that
will help you develop a professional network? Why
do you think these will help?♣
How can social media help you develop an
academic or professional network? What sites do
you think would be helpful? Why?♣

3. Learning Skills Reflection (250 to 350 words)
• What stress and time management strategies do
you think you can use when juggling school,
personal life, and your networking?
• What have you discovered about your learning
style(s)? How do you think you can use your
personal styles to develop an academic or
professional network?
Thinking and Problem Solving (250 to 350 words)
• What are some strategies to help you problem
solve in both your academic and professional
networking?
• Identify at least one person who could potentially
be a mentor for you in your career. Why and how
do you think this person will be able to help you
grow?
• How can you continue to examine your career
goals over time? How can you stay current in
terms of assessing career opportunities? What
would you do if you want to change your mind
from one career path to another?

4. Grit and Growth Mindset (250 to 350 words)
• What strategies will you use to keep up your
motivation to network when life's challenges come
up and try to distract you from your networking
goals?
Utilization of Support Mechanisms (250 to 350
words)
• How can job sites be part of a professional
network?
• How could an internship or shadowing a
professional help you build a professional
network? What are some academic associations or
school clubs that can be useful in creating an
academic network? How could faculty members be
useful in creating an academic network?