Diversity

Diversity continuously effects every one's life, no matter what country you are in or what ethnicity you are. Before attending college, for the most part none of us have experiences diversity to the extremes that it attains at ASU. According to Delia Saenz, there are over 8,999 freshman students here at Arizona State University and each one of those students are different than the other not only diversely but personally. Being able to take advantage of the diversity and engaging yourself in it, can help you become successful in the future. 

Students can take advantage of the diversity by communicating with others that are different from them. Being different or diverse does not necessarily mean their ethnicity or where they are from in the nation, it also entails religion, social classes, and ableness, according to Delia Sanez. For example, a student who is from Kenya, Africa, can communicate with a student who is from Chicago, Illinois, and each student can learn something from the other.  The cultures would be drastically different but learning about the differences can make someone grow as a person and open their eyes to the world. 

Anne Frank once said that, "We all live with the objective of being happy; our lives are all different and yet the same." Her truthful words entail that even though everyone has differences we still have some common similarities, such as our objective in life or the fact that we all want to be successful in life. In high school, I took a world religions class that focused on the diverse religions across the world. Being able to engage myself in the differences opened my eyes and allowed me to accept other religions and understand the purpose for them, even though I did not agree with many of them. 

Learning about the diversity that is amongst you is beneficial to every person.  The key factors when engaging in diversity is to listen and learn all you can.  Take every opportunity you get to educate yourself about diversity and take some risks and participate in activities that you normally would not have an opportunity to do. 

References:

ASU 101 Learning Module 

Anne Frank Quote:

http://www.wisdomquotes.com/cat_diversity.html

Global Engagement

One of the main goals of almost every national government is to unite globally and accomplish the life threatening issues together. One way that we can accomplish global engagement is through the United Nations.  According to a Ghanaian diplomat the "vision of the role of the United Nations in the next century flow three key priorities for the future: eradicating poverty preventing conflict and promoting democracy."  If every nation became united together we could make a huge difference in any aspect of our world.  As student's it is our responsibility to become globally engaged and to be self aware of what is going on within the world. 

There are many ways that a student can become globally engaged. Before this learning module, I was not that interested in becoming globally engaged because I have lived in the United States my whole life. In a sense, I have lived in a bubble and I now realize the importance of global engagement. One way to become globally engaged is as simple as receiving a passport according to Dawn Kallestad.  Taking a foreign language or culture course can help you fully understand the world and becoming globally engaged. Taking the opportunity to study abroad is also another excellent way to become self-aware. 

Students should become globally engaged to remain competitive in their career and life in general. If everyone remains competitive the economic issues that are now arising can be resolved and we can all grow together to improve the economy. Making yourself self-aware of the issues in the world can improve your security and that of others. As you can see becoming globally engaged is possible for everyone to achieve and worth everyone's time.  

References:

ASU 101 Learning Module

Ghanian Diplomat

http://www.thenational.ae/article/20081002/FOREIGN/267531870/1135

Entrepreneurship

The word entrepreneurship entails various definitions to every person; however, a broad definition is definable. According to Nazir Daud, a man who is the president of business opportunities and franchises, defines an entrepreneur as, "somebody who manages a business, takes risks and uses initiative to make it successful. On the other hand, according to ASU it is defined as, "the spirit of creative risk taking." After learning about entrepreneurship in the learning modules, entrepreneurship can be defined by many aspects of society not just business and an entrepreneur must have qualified characteristics. 

To become a successful entrepreneur you must have ambition. If an entrepreneur did not have ambition they would go no where in producing their idea, product, or their organization. Having the drive to want to succeed is more powerful than any other quality, I believe. If everyone in the world lacked ambition, nothing would be accomplished in our society and it would not be as successful as it is today. Like Bill Bradley said, "Ambition is the path to success," and if you entail this quality you will be on your way to being successful. 

Another quality that an entrepreneur must entail is the ability to take risks.  Entrepreneurs must make opportunities for themselves and if an opportunity comes their way they need to take it immediately.  Being able to generate new ventures is part of being a successful entrepreneur. For students, ASU provides many opportunities to achieve their ambition by the Edson Student Entrepreneur Initiative. Taking advantage of these opportunities is up to the entrepreneur and if you obtain all of these characteristics success will be achieved. 

References:

ASU 101 Learning Module

Nazir Daud

http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Definition-of-Entrepreneur&id=1273801

Libraries

Libraries seem like a thing of the past since technology has taken over our societies; however, now more than ever, libraries are more useful. In high school, using the library was not mandatory so I myself was a Googler. I would use all of my resources from that website and they would all be off of the Internet. Arizona State has a total of eight libraries amongst all of the four campuses and they spend a lot of money on providing reliable resources to their students every year.  It is only fair if we take advantage of this perk and use everything the libraries have to offer. 

First of all, professors want their students to write academic papers and using the libraries will provide them with scholarly articles.  According to Marc Mason, "much of the information you'll find on the Internet isn't from what we call an AUTHORITATIVE source," however articles from the library are. The library provides print resources, electronic resources, as well as even media.  

Another advantage that Arizona State provides through their libraries is their online library. Each library is linked online to one another, and you can transfer books, magazines, or articles from one of the Arizona State libraries for free.  On their website students have access to their research databases, which Arizona State subscribes to over four hundred different ones. If we as students had to subscribe to each one of these databases it would be more than thousand dollars. As the technology changes, libraries are keeping right up with it and are changing as well only to benefit its users. 

Using a library can be very beneficial to any person who is looking for information or for someone who is looking just for a good book to read.  All of their resources are reliable and creditable because they written by scholars.  As Germaine Greer stated, "Libraries are reservoirs of strength, grace, and wit, reminders of order, calm and continuity, lakes of mental energy, neither warm nor cold, light nor dark....In any library in the world, I am at home, unselfconscious, still and absorbed." Take advantage of the great resource and let your imagination run wild within the walls of the library. 

References:

ASU 101 Learning Module

Germaine Greer

http://www.quotegarden.com/libraries.html

Student Success

Every student's main goal is to become a successful student not only in academics but socially as well.  Being successful takes a lot of hard work and dedication and entails many more factors. Every student attends college because they want to be successful in whatever major or career they want to pursue. The definition for success various from person to person but according to the Webster dictionary success is defined as, "the achievement of something desired, planned, or attempted." I believe every person wants to be successful in whatever they do and there are many factors that can make this possible. 

 According to the associate dean at Arizona State University, Afsaneh Nahavandi, states that "obviously good grades," are an important factor; however, there are many various factors that help a student become successful. In college it is all about overcoming obstacles and having good time management skills. Balancing a busy schedule is something that is required in college, whether it be between classes, work, or your new busy social life. High school is very different from college and that transition can sometimes be devastating.  College is less structured and has no absence policy; however, it is ALWAYS recommended to attend every class so you do not fall behind.  Your parents are not here to tell you what to do and when to do it, so the student must take the initiative to be responsible and do what is right. 

Many students can overcome these obstacles throughout college, and as you can see, many successful students graduate each year from not only ASU but any college. Managing your time, being responsible, and getting good grades are all factors that should be maintained. Remember, according to Afsaneh Nahavandi, "you are responsible for your own success," so do your best because college is a once in a lifetime experience!

References:

ASU 101 Learning Module

Definition 

Webster Dictionary 

Academic Integrity

Since elementary school, students have been taught what is right versus what is wrong, not only with school but with life in general.  As they grow older, the concept of cheating was considered a wrong thing and that notion is still true today.  In college every student is liable to have academic integrity.  Academic integrity is defined as the right of, "students to act with honesty and integrity and to respect the rights of others when carrying out all of course assignments," according to Joe Bunker.  Arizona State University takes academic integrity very seriously and not only wants students to entail integrity in their courses but also in life, which has created various consequences for being dishonest.  I believe academic integrity should be taken seriously and abided by every student not only in college but also in every high school and elementary school.

Now more than ever, the teachings of academic integrity is becoming more popular and much more needed.  Plagiarism is becoming common in everything; whether it be copying and pasting someone else's paper or using someone else's idea, it all goes against the rules of academic integrity.  The increase in new technology is now making plagiarism easier so universities are making it harder to "cheat."  ASU automatically expects every student to know and abide by the academic policy.  They created the ASU 101 class as a way to reach out to students and make it clear that the policies of academic policy must be followed at all times.  Arizona State also has created, "both short term and long-term consequences for dishonest behavior," as stated by Joe Bunker.  I believe elementary and high schools should take more initiative on the issue of academic integrity because in my previous schooling I was not educated on the subject; of corse I knew what was right from wrong but they did not stress cheating. 

Academic integrity is a policy that should be abided by every student and also every person.  If everyone practiced academic integrity, society would be less corrupted and more trustworthy people would be present.  According to Clemson University, "Academic Integrity is a fundamental value of teaching, learning, and scholarship."  I believe I abide by all of the academic integrity policies and value everyone else who believes the same. 

References:

ASU 101 Learning Module

Clemson University 

http://www.academicintegrity.org/

All about me!

Hello! My name is Ashley Maish and this is my blog for ASU 101. I am a freshman at Arizona State University and currently studying Global Business Leadership and Management. I came to Arizona State from the small town of Hebron which is located in Indiana. Activities that I like to do is play soccer, shop, tan, workout, and hang out with friends!

I will be submitting posts that pertain to my course that are informative on Arizona State University.