COURSE AVTIVITY 1
This assignment will be submitted to Turnitin™. PLAGIARISM WILL RESULT TO FAILURE IN CLASS Instruction: Read through the Student Cases file attached here. What Dallas College resources would you recommend to each student and why? Complete this activity in a Word document. Write at least one full paragraph for each case study. Explain which resources would help the student and how. Be sure to research the resources on the Dallas College webpage before you begin explaining it. https://www.dallascollege.edu/resources/pages/support.aspx Good luck! Student Resource Activity: Student Cases After reading the student cases below, use the student resources and support handout to determine all the types of student resources you would suggest that would help the students persist through school and be successful. 1. Abagail is a returning college student. She has been out of school for over ten years and is a recently divorced single parent with two kids. Even though Abagail received financial support, it was just enough to pay tuition and school fees; however, returning to school, she had to cut back on work hours while trying to scrap up enough money to buy a new laptop and tend to her children’s needs. Trying to juggle school, work, children, and with only one source of income has become too stressful, and now she’s considering dropping out. 2. Javier is a first-generation college student. He also works 40+ hours a week because he helps to support his family, who are undocumented workers. When Javier is not at work, he spends most of his time at school because he cannot afford to buy a computer or pay for internet services. Even when he tries to study from home, he is often bombarded by friends and family who question why he is “wasting his time” since he makes good money at his current job and is up for another promotion. Javier has tried to balance work and school, but his grades have been slipping because he hasn’t had much time to study. He knows he must give up something but doesn’t know what. 3. Mikaela is a college sophomore. She plans to transfer from Dallas College to a 4-year private university after graduating with her associate degree in science. Mikaela is applying for scholarships and volunteering in her community when she is not studying to safeguard her almost perfect high GPA. Two weeks ago, Mikaela started having difficulty concentrating in class; she failed an exam in one class and missed an assignment in another. One day, Mikaela began hyperventilating; after the professor calmed her down, she professed about being under extreme pressure to maintain academic excellence, but she just doesn’t think college is worth it. 4. Abraham is a 55-year-old veteran who suffers from high blood pressure. Abraham worked for the same manufacturing company for over 20 years, but sadly, his employment position was dissolved into another. He found a part-time job working for Meals on Wheels; however, later, his company offered to pay their employees –like Abraham to attend college Read More …