The purpose of this assignment is to take steps to build a potential support network. You will also practice upioading a file for submission and naming it a certain way. Have you ever struggied to find documents or PowerPoints that you had saved before? A small skill can save you time and boost your success as you manage conline assignments. The way you name your documents and other files as you save them can really save you time in the long run. While in previous assignments you had your choice of how you completed your writings, this project requires you to upload a Microsoft Word file to prompt you to practice file naming comentions. Include the following in the file name: IVYT11-ProjectA-LastName There is an assignment in module 8 that requires this process as well so this is a trial run. Instructions Review Options A and B below and choose ONE of them to complete for this project: Instructions Option A: Part 1: Campus Connection Attend one of the Ivy Tech virtual or in-person programming events that can be found on Mytvy's College Calendar or luycle webgage through the Student Lite and Development. Other suggestions are attending an lvy Career Link workshop or participating in an appointment with an academic advisor, tutor, or career cosch. Part 2i In 350-500 words, answer the following questions: - Deseribe the event or workshop you attended or appointment you participated in. - How were you increasing your interdependence when you participated in this event (use chapter 5 of On Cownse to research thlis term, if you are not already familiar with it)? - How did it feel to be a part of a "new" community even if it was virtual? - What benefits, if any did you notice or feel from attending or participating? - What keeps you from connecting to more people or events or groups? What resistance might you have about taking steps to create a support system and how can you overcome that resistance? - Discuss how getting involved and making connections now could lead to future networking or potential career opportunities. Part 1: Networking with Linkedin 1. Set up a Liakedin profile and include the web link for your profile in your project. - For a profile checklist, click here Linkedln Profile Checklist-College Students, odf. - Be sure to include a short biography and a professional-looking photo before sending link requests, so people know who youl are. 2. Add 20 new Linkedin connections. They do not have to accept your invitationirequest to meet the assignment requirements Click the "My Netwark" heading to see suggestions of possible connectices, based on what you put in your probile. If that doesn't produce enough connections, look under the search box tor a link that says "Connections" You could also find people through connections like your high school attended, Ivy Tech, course of study, or career area of interest. 3. Type the list of 20 individuals into your submission, including: - name - job title/pesition - mark those who accepted your request in some way (bold, italics, underlined) Part 2: In 350-500 words, answer the following questionst - Select at least 4 individuals you sent requests to and describe why you chose to reach out to those people. What are you hoping to gain trom connecting to them specifically? - What do you need to do in order to continue to build your support network (in or out of school?? - What resistance might you have about taking steps to create a support syitem and how can yea overcome that resistance? - What are your next three steps in actively pursuing a support network? - Discuss how making connections nowcould lead to future networking or potential career opportunities
