Class 2

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Class 2

• People and Surveys

Please bring contract, agenda, and contact log to
front table. Make sure they are stapled. Contract
on top. Thanks! If your contract is not
signed, please being your agenda and contact log
to the front table.
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GE Leadership At Work Series

• Great experience, looks good on a resume
• For more information, contact Jennifer Walters 
  at jewalt02_at_syr.edu, 443-3616
• http//insidesu.syr.edu/2011/01/20/general-electri
  c-2/

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Real Life Situation

• I am your employer. I give you job A even though
  you want job B. What do you do? Do you whine,
  complain, and try to go over my head to change
  your project?
• NO!

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Video

• Interviews with former PAF 315 students
• Video

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Data Collection Workshop

• Target Population
• Everyone in the group being studied
• Sampling Frame
• Everyone contacted for the survey
• (including those who choose not to participate)
• Sample
• Everyone who provides responses to survey
• Always get demographics

Target Pop. Sampling Frame Sample
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Carol Dwyer Class Consultant on Data Collection

• Office 102B Maxwell Hall
• E-mail cdwyer_at_maxwell.syr.edu

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One Minute Project Description

• Name of organization
• Purpose
• Describe Source of DataSurvey, records, other
• Target Population
• Sampling Frame
• Sample
• Problems

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Elizabeth Zarecki

• Senior at SU
• Dual major in Policy Studies and Advertising
• Minor in Marketing
• 3 past internships

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Organizing a resume

• Keep the resume relevant and to one page
• Make it easy to read graphically
• Use skill and action words
• Know your audience
• Keep in chronological or functional order
• BE CONSISTENT

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Must include in your resume

• Experience, skills, education, contact info
• Other things to include
• Course projects
• Activities
• Honors/awards
• Only include RELEVANT information

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How to Structure a Cover Letter

• Format shown on last page of packet
• 1st para Get the readers attention and
  establish credibility
• 2nd para Persuade the reader and include
  specifics
• 3rd para Reiterate your message and offer thanks

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Resume and Cover Letter Requirement

• All 315 students are required to create a resume
  and submit a cover letter
• Whats the point you ask?
• We are keeping a binder of all PAF resumes and
  cover letters that will be used to help students
  who have questions about making a resume and need
  ideas
• See Career Services in Suite 235 in Schine for
  feedback on your resume and cover letter

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Resume

• DUE 2/2 (next week)
• Resume
• Lose 5 points if you do not meet this deadline
• See sample resumes in binder in the PAF Office or
  on the Career Services website
  http//careerservices.syr.edu/undergraduates/Resum
  es_and_coverletters.html

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Cover Letter

• DUE 2/2 (next week)
• Cover letter pretending you are applying for your
  clients position
• This is worth 5 points

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LinkedIn Profile Requirement

• All 315 students are required to create a
  LinkedIn profile
• Great for networking, learning about
  job/internship opportunities
• Online resume

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LinkedIn Profile Requirement

• Create a LinkedIn account and profile at
  http//www.linkedin.com/home?trkhb_home
• Guidelines on how to create a good profile
• Join the Maxwell group http//www.linkedin.com/gr
  oupInvitation?gid38125sharedKey2EC177237839
  and/or Policy Studies Alumni Network group
  http//www.linkedin.com/groups?homegid2545958t
  rkanet_ug_hm
• Add a "Professional Headline" (if you have a
  current job, list it, otherwise just list
  "Student at Syracuse University)
• Add Work Experience and a brief summary or
  bullets highlighting (remember you can all
  include your projects in 315 as work experience!
  List yourself as a consultant or research intern
  for the organization you worked with)
• Add your Education degree, major(s), activities,
  clubs and organizations
• Add any honors/awards you've received
• Upload an appropriate photo
• IMPORTANT You must friend Lauren by next class
  or you will lose points

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Reference Letter

• Write a reference letter of up to 300 words
  describing the work you have done with Coplin
• Download the template from the 315 website
• You must print a copy and hand it in next week.
  You must also email it in a word attachment to
  Lauren. If you do not email it and hand in a hard
  copy you will lose points.
• The grammar and writing must be perfect or you
  will lose points!

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Laurens Office Hours

• Wednesday 100-215
• In the PAF office
• And by appointment
• lgottavi_at_syr.edu

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Dale Carnegie Presentations

• Each student will present ONE Dale Carnegie
  speech this semester.
• Format 1 minute max
• State your problem
• Tell what you did
• Reveal which Dale Carnegie principle(s) you used
• State the benefit to you
• BE PREPARED. You can lose up to 10 points from
  your total grade for a poor or obviously
  improvised speech. A prize will be awarded each
  week for the best speech as voted by the class.

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Presenters- Next class 2/2

• Grace Barnes
• Donald Cooper
• Spencer Pollack
• Erica Zimmerman
• Gary Ng
• Grace Brennan

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Strunk White, The Elements of Style

• Read by next class
• Pay special attention to the rules
• You will be tested on the book next class, 2/2
• The test is open-book
• We strongly recommend you complete the practice
  test on the 315 website. Your test will be in the
  same format.

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Diagnostic Test

• Excel Workshop
• Training Workshop will be 2/9 (two weeks from
  now) during the last part of class

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Common spreadsheet mistakes
Diagnostic Test
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Diagnostic Test

• Column headings were shortened
• Satisfaction rating coded 1-4

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Best way to code services
Diagnostic Test
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Coding Data

• When coding data for your final report, you must
  do it this way
• 1 very dissatisfied
• 2 dissatisfied
• 3 satisfied
• 4 very satisfied

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Common Graph Mistakes
Diagnostic Test

• Results not aggregated
• Color
• Scale wrong
• Unnecessary key
• Incorrect sample size
• No data values
• Unnecessary box
• Misspelled title

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Correct Graph for 3
Diagnostic Test

• Black White
• Sorted into four responsesshown in order
• Uses percent
• Has sample size
• Shows data labels
• No key needed

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Correct Graph for 4
Diagnostic Test

• Data sorted into age groups
• (should have regular intervals and preferably
  between 3 and 7 bars)
• Sample standards as previous
• No Responses not included
• n18

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Correct Graph for 5
Diagnostic Test

• Nominal categories- bars shown in descending
  order.
• Same standards as before
• n18

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Format Reminders

• Formatting is very important for your final
  report. Students can fail because they did not
  format graphs properly.
• Be sure to check the formatting guide on the 315
  website.
• For the statistics paper, you will lose points if
  formatting standards are not followed. Due in 3
  weeks

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Reminders

• Due next class (2/2)
• LinkedIn Profile
• Resume and Cover Letter
• Reference Letter
• Read Strunk White
• Two classes from now (2/9)
• Excel Workshop will take place
• Your Contracts, Agendas, and Contact Logs will be
  ready for pickup Monday morning.
• If you dont pick them up on Monday, you will
  lose 1 point off your final grade