Information management system
challenge you will likely face in your career is managing information. With the internet, access to information is usually not a problem. How do you manage new information you acquire in your courses? How do you convert this information into something that you know? What if a training program was required for your first job out of college; how would you keep track of what you learned in the program so you could find and use it in your job? How would you continue to acquire and manage information to enhance your knowledge and be successful in your career? (Do an internet search on the term: knowledge worker.)
This activity is an opportunity for you to develop and practice your information management skills. You will use Microsoft OneNote (free for students through MyMav). In OneNote you will keep track of your thinking and learning in this workshop. At the end of the semester I hope you will have developed a useful resource for your career AND developed your information management skills.
This is how to get started:
1. Recommended method: download the free Microsoft OneNote application for your desktop/laptop and smartphone. I recommend this method because the desktop/laptop version has more features than the Office 360 application available to you as a UTA student. You will need to create a Microsoft account if you don't have one. Create a notebook for the Career Workshop.
2. Search the internet for tutorials that will show you how to sync your notebook to OneDrive and to your smartphone.
Alternative method:
1. Go to https://skydrive.live.com and log into your account using the same email address and password you would use to log into your UTA email account. This will open your SkyDrive account. If you are not able to sign-in, reset your UTA password here.
2. Click on the “Create” button at the top of the page and click on “OneNote Notebook.” A new window will open, along with a dialog box which asks you to name the document.
3. Clicking on the link to your notebook will allow you to create titles, sections, and pages for each notebook. Note that there is not a save button- all information is saved automatically. A quick guide to using OneNote can be found here and here. And, here is more information on Office Web Apps.
4. This process will allow you to work with the OneNote Web App, which opens in your browser so you won’t have to download anything. If you are on a computer that has access to the OneNote program, you can sync your work on the web app with the OneNote software.
Each notebook should contain the following:
1. Your cv, resume, personal statement, and work on the professional development activities in the course textbook.
2. Class notes (optional).
3. Notes and resources on additional topics you are interested in related to your career.
4. A coherent organizational structure that makes logical sense of your notes and learning in the workshop. Search online to learn about and see examples of how you might organize your notebook.
5. Whatever else that would help you. I often use OneNote to simply record ideas, dreams, links to good resources, and much more. This is your tool so use it how it will serve you best.
Copy and paste the link to your shared OneNote file into a Microsoft Word document or pdf and upload this file to Blackboard before each due date. You get the link using the "Share" command in SkyDrive. Select "File" "Share" "Share with People" "Get a link" "Create link". Copy the link in the box under Edit. Paste the link into a Word document or pdf and upload the document to Blackboard. Please test the link with a friend before you submit it! Click here for more information on sharing your notebook.
This activity is an opportunity for you to develop and practice your information management skills. You will use Microsoft OneNote (free for students through MyMav). In OneNote you will keep track of your thinking and learning in this workshop. At the end of the semester I hope you will have developed a useful resource for your career AND developed your information management skills.
This is how to get started:
1. Recommended method: download the free Microsoft OneNote application for your desktop/laptop and smartphone. I recommend this method because the desktop/laptop version has more features than the Office 360 application available to you as a UTA student. You will need to create a Microsoft account if you don't have one. Create a notebook for the Career Workshop.
2. Search the internet for tutorials that will show you how to sync your notebook to OneDrive and to your smartphone.
Alternative method:
1. Go to https://skydrive.live.com and log into your account using the same email address and password you would use to log into your UTA email account. This will open your SkyDrive account. If you are not able to sign-in, reset your UTA password here.
2. Click on the “Create” button at the top of the page and click on “OneNote Notebook.” A new window will open, along with a dialog box which asks you to name the document.
3. Clicking on the link to your notebook will allow you to create titles, sections, and pages for each notebook. Note that there is not a save button- all information is saved automatically. A quick guide to using OneNote can be found here and here. And, here is more information on Office Web Apps.
4. This process will allow you to work with the OneNote Web App, which opens in your browser so you won’t have to download anything. If you are on a computer that has access to the OneNote program, you can sync your work on the web app with the OneNote software.
Each notebook should contain the following:
1. Your cv, resume, personal statement, and work on the professional development activities in the course textbook.
2. Class notes (optional).
3. Notes and resources on additional topics you are interested in related to your career.
4. A coherent organizational structure that makes logical sense of your notes and learning in the workshop. Search online to learn about and see examples of how you might organize your notebook.
5. Whatever else that would help you. I often use OneNote to simply record ideas, dreams, links to good resources, and much more. This is your tool so use it how it will serve you best.
Copy and paste the link to your shared OneNote file into a Microsoft Word document or pdf and upload this file to Blackboard before each due date. You get the link using the "Share" command in SkyDrive. Select "File" "Share" "Share with People" "Get a link" "Create link". Copy the link in the box under Edit. Paste the link into a Word document or pdf and upload the document to Blackboard. Please test the link with a friend before you submit it! Click here for more information on sharing your notebook.
