Author: alyhablog

September 26, 2017

In quiz number three I got two questions wrong. I got number one and number two wrong this time. 

Number one was: Which of the following is the most appropriate closing for an e-mail message or memo? I put letter C. The correct answer was letter A. Please submit your report by August 1 so that the information can be presented at the seminar on the fifteenth.

Number two was: Samantha must use e-mail frequently to communicate with others in her new job. What is the best advice to give her? I put letter B. The correct answer was letter A. Consider composing important messages offline. 

Got wrong answers because I forgot to read!

Jalen Foster, Alyha Kline, Robi Lono and Carson Murakami. 

September 18, 2017

Exercise 1:

On October 7th we will have our Windward Ho’olaulea and the proceeds of which will be given to the student endowment fund.

Exercise 2:

Our YMCA of Honolulu will be collecting school and sports supplies on September 15th through the 17th in support of the 1000’s of kids affected by the hurricane in Houston.

Exercise 3:

We will be spaying and neutering cats and dogs free of charge, must be WCC faculty or staff.  

 

Todays activity in class we needed to sing up for LinkedIn and Yelp. For LinkedIn we needed to set up our work profile which I think it was a very interesting activity. In LikedIn we get to make work connections with other people in a professional way. We get to see what other people are specialize on their  works areas. 

For Yelp we singed in we made our profile and then for homework we needed to write about a restaurant that we liked and talk about the environment, gave feed back about the food, and say if it was a family environment or not. 

September 13, 2017

Evaluation of search strings:

Our group evaluated the following search strings by examining their results.

1.TRIO program (Alyha)

Google search:

https://windward.hawaii.edu/trio/

TRiO is a federal program designed to help, support, and motivate students that come from different backgrounds. TRiO includes different supporting programs that were made to assist low-income, first-generation college students, and students with disabilities. TRiO doesn’t only help college students, they start helping middle schoolers to motivate them to go into college and once you are in college they will keep supporting you through your journey.

TRiO has different programs at Windward Community College, they are:

• Student Support Services
  • Visit the Student Support Services blogspot.
• Educational Talent Search
• Upward Bound

2.TRIO Educational Talent Search (Alyha)

Google search:

https://www.google.com/search?q=Trio+educational+talent+search&oq=Trio+educational+talent+search&gs_l=psy-ab.3…66061.96794.0.97210.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0..0.0….0…1.1.64.psy-ab..0.0.0.WedsIJobvcA

When I googled Trio Educational Talent Search I hoped to see a lot of information that had to do specifically with the educational talent program such as information about the help that they provide to the middle schoolers. They assist with SAT, ACT, FAFSA and also motivate them to attend college. When I googled none of this information came up. The only information that came up was about financial awards, department of education, and pictures about the TRiO logo. There was no information in detail about the ETS (Educational Talent Search) program.

Windward page:

https://windward.hawaii.edu/ETS/  

When reading the title  ETS (Educational Talent Search) on the windward website it was misleading to me because when you read it without knowing any information about it, it sounds as if they are searching for talented students in the arts, music, and dance. Then you realize that the goal of this program is to increase the number of youth enrolled in middle school from grades six to twelve who are planning on attending college.  

Some of their services and activities are:

-Assistance to SAT, ACT, and FAFSA.

-Assistance in enrolling in college.

-Mentoring opportunities.

-College campus field trips.

Some of the eligibility requirements:  

-Grades 6-12

-Low income

-U.S citizens or eligible non-citizen    

 

 

 

September 13, 2017

In quiz number two I got two questions wrong. I got number three and number seven wrong this time.

Number three: Which sentence uses the “active voice”? I choose letter A. A customer service blog was initiated last year.  The correct answer was letter B. The manager completed performance reviews for all employees. 

Number seven: Which of the following about the direct organizational strategy is incorrect? I choose he letter B. It sets a proper frame of mind by putting the message’s purpose up front. The correct answer was letter A. It wastes the reader’s time by going into detail after stating its main point. 

I made wrong answers because I did not read the chapter!

 

September 8, 2017

In Chapter 4 we learned about giving information but with organization. For better organization you can use list, columns, bullet lists, numbered list, and paragraph headings. Examples: 

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Numbered List-

Instead of this:

To clean the printer, you should do the following. First, you should disconnect the power cord. Then you open the front cover, and the printer area should be cleaned with a soft cloth.

Try this:

To clean the printer, do the following:

1. Disconnect the power cord.

2. Open the front cover.

3. Clean the printer with a soft cloth. 

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Column Headings-

Instead of this:

On April 3 we will be in Toledo, and the speaker is Troy Lee. On May 20 we will be in Detroit, and the speaker is Sue Wu.

Try this:

Date             City             Speaker

April 3       Toledo          Troy Lee

May 20       Detroit          Sue Wu

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Paragraph Headings-

Instead of this:

The next topic is vacations. A new vacation schedule will be available on May 1. To assist employees, we will begin a flex schedule in the fall.

Try this:

Vacations. A new vacation schedule will be available on May 1.

Flextime. To assist employees, we will begin a flex schedule in the fall.

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September 6, 2017

We talked about proofreading and revisions in class. Revisions includes improving content and structure. May involve adding, cutting, and recasting. Proofreading is correcting grammar, spelling, punctuation, format, and mechanics. it is very important to revise and proofread any e-mail, text message, memos, or any kind of message before sending them to someone. Specially if e-mails and memos will be heading over to employees or co-workers. Also, when revising a message make sure to check for “flabby expressions”. This will take some effort, but it is important to trim your sentences.(Pag.83) Example: instead of saying…

Flabby                                                    Concise

as a general rule           …say…             generally

at a later date              …say…                later

at this point in  time    …say…            now, presently    

Often flabby phrases can be reduced to a single word. 

August 28, 2017

On August 28th we learned about familiar how to use familiar vocabulary in a unprofessional, conversational and formal way.

Examples:

Unprofessional= Incorrect grammar, unpredictable sentence structure, inappropriate punctuation, slang, vulgarisms.

 Conversational= Correct grammar and punctuation, conversational tone, simple sentence structure, familiar words.

Formal= Correct grammar, serious tone, complex sentence structure, polysyllabic words.

August 30, 2017

For our first quiz I got two questions wrong, number five and number seven.

Number five was:

Beginning writers often neglect the last phase of revising their documents for clarity, conciseness, tone, and readability. However, the best business messages require extensive work in the revising phase to be certain the document best meets the audience’s needs and the purpose of the message. Experts recommend that approximately 50 percent of a writer’s time should be spent in this final phase. This one was TRUE. 

Number seven was: 

Of the options below, “Our new telecommuting program will begin on August 1” is the most direct opening. The others are more indirect because they provide background information.

a. A number of employees have asked about telecommuting options.
b. Many businesses have been implementing telecommuting programs, and we have studied their programs extensively.
c. Rising gas prices have led many companies to allow telecommuting, and we think this might be a good idea for our company.
d. Our new telecommuting program will begin on August 1.

Number seven was TRUE as well. 

Reasons to make donations to WCC… 

1. Benefits the State: I think a good reason to donate to Windward Community College would be that it would help students to accomplish a career and this would help Hawaii in the future to have more professional and people that would benefit the State by working here in Hawaii.
2. School resources: Another good reason would be that money can be going to things that can help the students get to where they want. For example, that money can go to the library, to better the students resources, or the theater, so students have a more decent stage to perform on.  
3. Financial help: Donations have personally helped me financially. Thanks to donations I do not have to put as much money out of my pocket to be able to come to school. Donations are a great resource for students to come to college, and I’m really thankful for those wealthy people that are able to help others. God bless them all!! 
4. How have I benefited from coming to Windward Community College? -From coming to WCC I have benefited big time! Because not all universities are donated. WCC is one of the main schools that receive big donations not just the students but for the school as well. Attending to this school gives me the opportunity to be part of these donations.