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Transitioning from High School through 1 st Year University

Transitioning from High School through 1 st Year University. Business Specialist High Skill Majors Professional Development Day Workshop Teatro Conference and Event Centre, Milton, ON. Objectives. Share experiences in transition process Provide recommendations for transition

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Transitioning from High School through 1 st Year University

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  1. Transitioningfrom High School through 1st Year University Business Specialist High Skill Majors Professional Development Day Workshop Teatro Conference and Event Centre, Milton, ON

  2. Objectives • Share experiences in transition process • Provide recommendations for transition • Find out what you would like to know • Establish links for • Developing teaching material • Updates on career information • Career events at high school

  3. BCOMM: Program overview 9 Majors • Accounting • Food and Agricultural Business • Hotel and Food Administration • Human Resources Management • Management Economics and Finance • Marketing Management • Public Management • Real Estate and Housing • Tourism Management • “Undeclared” (only in semesters 1 and 2)

  4. BCOMM: Food and Agricultural Business Housed in Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economic, FARE • Origin of Business Programs at U of G • Part of Ontario Agricultural College, OAC • Connects Life Sciences and Business/Economics • BCOMM:FAB • BA:FARE • BSCENV:EEP • Placement focused on SME • International (Exchange) Opportunities • Undergraduate Research Opportunities

  5. Mapping out Transition U of G Community Sports Student in Business Program City of Guelph Eat, Drink, Sleep Academic Scholarly Resources Academic Life Resources

  6. Transition Resources Academic Scholarly Resources Academic Life Resources • STARTonline.ca • bounceback.uoguelph.ca • studentlife.uoguelph.ca • transitions handbook • Counselling Services • Student Health Services • Student associations • Central (CSA) • For each college • Program Counsellor • Faculty Advisor for each Major • Course Instructor and TA’s • Library Support, Learning Commons • Center for Students with Disabilities • Math “Walk-in clinic”

  7. First Year Experience • Class Sizes, progresses 1st year to senior years • Supplies and Books, $100 to 200 per course, tax credit of $500 per year?? • Grades, decline • 60% Average to stay in program • 70% Average to stay in co-op • Attendance • Exams, papers, quizzes, labs and grading • Unlikely any Do overs, extras, consideration for other courses

  8. More First Year • Technology • Web, in class, clickers, monocleCAT, Wi-Fi, email • Teamwork • Presentations • Discussions, Socratic method • Writing with DEADLINES • Rule of 168

  9. And some more • Away from home • Pressures from family, friends, life and plans • Physical Illness • Psychological issues • Compassionate issues • Academic Consideration is possible, if asked for, 3rd party confirmation, arms length • Part time work • 3 exams in 24 hours

  10. Typical struggle areas • Economics • Math (applied math in economics) http://cstl.syr.edu/fipse/pretests/EconTest/Econ3b.html http://kuznets.harvard.edu/~athey/imagineart.html

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