Scenarios

Before you sign up for the University Advising Extended Training, take some time to think through these scenarios and questions, how you'd work with the student, and ways you could have reduced the impact to you or the student. 

Write down your responses for each scenario/question for discussion during the University Advising's Extended Training. Use this worksheet as a download to make it easier to answer. 

Greg is in his senior year and has not seen his advisor since last year when he began thinking about changing his major. He is now more definitive that he needs to change his major, but isn't willing to stay an extra semester in order to get his degree. Greg assumes he can take one more semester of 15 credit hours. When he meets with you, he learns he must complete 21 credit hours. However, Greg is employed and has a work schedule that restricts when he can take courses. He is getting visibly upset with the circumstances and says, “I'm so frustrated that this university is so inflexible.  Why doesn't anyone seem to care?”  

Julie is a second semester freshmen who currently has an F in her BIO 181L. It is the middle of the semester, and she is distressed because if she fails the class, she will potentially lose a couple of her scholarships.  She also is very intimidated by the professor of the course, and doesn't know how to approach him to discuss her grade.  Julie doesn't know what to do, and her stress level is starting to affect grades in her other classes.  She feels completely overwhelmed and wants some guidance.

Further Questions:

1.       Using one of the theories you learned about through the online module, create your own scenario to use during Extended Training discussion.

2.       What is one advising theory that reflects your personal approach to advising? Why?

3.       What is one advising theory you’d like to further incorporate into your advising approach? What are some steps you plan to take to include the theory into your advising?

4.       If you have a real advising situation/interaction you’d like to bring to group for advice/discussion, please bring with you. 

Great job! 

Now that you've completed Phase 2 of the Advisor Theory to Practice training, you'll be signed up for the University Advising's Developmental Training:  Advisor Theory to Practice. 

You can find when the next training is by:

• Logging into Canvas

• Selecting the "Developmental Trainings" Shell

• Opening the "Advising Theories" Module - you may need to scroll a ways to find it.

• Find the "Advising Theories to Practice" Section, and right below the header it will state when the next training happens.  You can then check your Outlook Calendar to confirm that you got an invitation to that training.

See you at the next training!