Cour

seOut
li
ne :
CAED500C–COMPONENTA:
SELF-
AWARENESS

Cour
seCoor
dinat
or: Ms.Gl
ady
sG.Val
l
ent
e

Emai
l
: gl
ady
s.v
all
ent
e@umi
ndanao.
edu.
ph

St
udentConsul
tat
ion: Byappoi
ntment
Mobi
l
e: 09307540935

Phone:
Ef
fect
ivi
tyDat
e: June2020
ModeofDel
i
ver
y: Bl
ended(
On-
Linewi
thf
acet
ofaceorv
irt
ual
sessi
ons)
Ti
meFr
ame: 54Hour
s
St
udentWor
kload: Expect
edSel
f-
Dir
ect
edLear
ning
Requi
sit
es: None
Cr
edi
t: 3
At
tendanceRequi
rement
s: Ami
nimum of95%at
tendancei
srequi
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schedul
edVi
rt
ual
orf
acet
ofacesessi
ons.

Cour
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nePol
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Ar
easofConcer
n Det
ail
s

1
Cont
actandNon-
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instr
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forblendedl earni
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scheduledf acet ofaceorv ir
tual sessi
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mpor t
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awar enessand dev el
opment .

AssessmentTaskSubmi
ssi
on Submi ssionofy ouractivit
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2nd,3rd,and4thweekoft heclassschedule.Youwillbe
submi tt
ingi twit
hacov erpagecont aini
ngyourname,
nameofy ourcoursecoor dinator,
tit
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thedat eofsubmi ssion.Thedocumentshoul dbe
emai ledt ot hecoursecoor dinator
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soexpected
thaty oual readypaidy ourtuiti
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thesubmi ssionoftheassessmentt ask.

I
ft heassessmenttaskisdoneinrealt
imethroughthe
featur
esintheBlackboardLear
ningManagement
System,thescheduleshall
bearrangedaheadofti
meby
thecoursecoordi
nator.

Penal
ti
esf
orLat
e Thescor eforanassessmentitem submi t
tedaftert
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Assi
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llbereducedby5%oft hepossibl
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2
Retur
nofAssignment
s/ Assessmenttaskswil
lberet
urnedtoyoutwo(2)weeks
Assessment
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terthesubmissi
on.Thi
swillberet
urnedbyemail
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vi
aBlackboar
dpor t
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Forgroupassessmentt asks, t
hecour secoordi
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Assi
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ingaddr essedt othecourse
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ont oresubmitanassessment
task.Ther esubmi ssioni spremi sedont hestudent’
s
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reasonable gr ounds such as academi c liter
acy
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dent
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he scor
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program coordinat
orshallcommuni catewiththe
studentsont heapprovalanddisapprovaloftherequest.

Ifdi
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edbyt hecoursecoor dinat
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oucan
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theori
ginallet
terofrequest.Thef i
naldeci
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3
Gr
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stem Therewi
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stem
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ComponentA–30%
ComponentB–40%
ComponentC–30%

ComponentAwi llbehandl
edbyGuidanceServi
cesand
Test
ingCenter(GSTC).Youwil
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s
componentthroughtheacti
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usi
ngBlackboardoremail.

Submissi
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nalgradesshal
lfol
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heusual
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Pr
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St
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edt ocreateaumi ndanaoemai laccount
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Then,thecour secoordinatorshal l
enroll t
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haveaccesst ot hemat eri
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course.Allcommuni cationf or
mat s:chat ,submi ssi
onof
assessmentt asks,r
equest set c.shallbet hrought he
portalandotheruniversityrecognizedpl atforms.

Youcanalsomeetthecoursecoordi
natorinper
son
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oughtheschedul
edfacetofacesessionstor
aise
youri
ssuesandconcer
ns.

Forst
udent
swhohavenotcr
eatedt
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rstudentemai l
,
pl
easecont
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Cont
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rect
or Dr
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ardo-
Deal
a
Email
:ronadora_deal
a@umi ndanao.
edu.
ph
Phone:082-2213577local
130

4
 St
udent
swi
thSpeci
alNeeds Studentswithspeci alneedsshal lcommuni catewiththe
coursecoordinatoraboutt henat ureofhisorherspeci al
needs.Dependi ngont henat ureoft heneed, thecourse
coordinat
orwi t
ht heappr ovaloft heprogram
coordinat
ormaypr ovidealternativeassessmentt asks
orextensi
onoft hedeadlineofsubmi ssi
onof
assessmentt asks.Howev er,thealter
nati
v eassessment
tasksshouldstillbeintheser v i
ceofachiev i
ngt he
desir
edcour selearningout comes.

Cour
seI
nfor
mat
ion–see/
downl
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sesy
ll
abusi
ntheBl
ackBoar
dLMS

CC’
s Voi
ce: Hello prospect
ivet eacher!Wel come tot hi
s cour
se CAED500 C-
ComponentA( Self-
awareness).Bynow,Iam conf i
dentthatyoureall
y
wanted to become a t eacherand thaty ou havev i
sual
ized y
oursel
f
al
readybeinginfrontoftheclassr
oom teaching.

Aspar tofy ourr eadinesst ot hebiggerwor ldofl earning,t heuniversi

ty
wouldliketoensur ethaty ouhav eadequat eper sonalresour ces.Thisso
cal
ledper sonalr esourcesar edeemedi ndispensablef ory out obecome
eff
ectiv
ei ndividual si nside and outside the uni ver
sity.Thi sr esources
i
ncludes suffi
ci entsel f
-awareness whi ch compr i
ses y ourst rengt
h and
weaknesses,i nt erestandwor kv al
ues,abi li
tytopr ovidei nsi
ghtoutof
personalexperience,andcapaci tytobal ancewor kandl i
fe.Thus,i nthis
coursey ouareexpect edt oi
ntrospectandbecomemi ndfulofy ourinnate
potenti
alsandabi l
it
ies.Youwi l
lalsober equir
edt of aceandaccepty our
deepestselfasi tbecomesanv i
talaspectofsuccess.

Letusbegi
n!

5
Bi
gPi
ctur
e

Week2:UnitLearni
ngOutcomes(ULO):Attheendoftheuni
t,y
ouar
ebet
terabl
eto
under
standDeci
si
on-Maki
ng.Speci
fi
cal
l
yy ouareexpect
edt
o:

a. Learndecisi
onmakingstr
ategyt
hatwi
l
lhel
pimprovet
hequali
tyof
thechoicesy
oumake;
b. Discov
erhowt hechoi
ces,
wemakeasindiv
idual
scanaf
fectot
hers.

Bi
gPi
ctur
ei ULOa.Lear
nFocus: ndeci
sionmaki
ngstr
ategyt
hatwil
l
hel
pimprovet
hequal
i
tyofthechoi
ces
youmake.

Met
alanguage

Themostessentialt
ermsbelow ar
eoperat
ional
l
ydef
inedf
ory
out
ohav
eabet
ter
under
standi
ngoft
hissect
ioni
nthecour
se.

1. Val ues.I
ntr
insi
cbel
i
efsy
stem t
hatonehol
dsandi
nfl
uenceshi
s/herat
ti
tudeand
behav
iour
.

2. Exper i
ence.Theover-
allexper
ienceofani
ndi
vi
dualt
hrought
imewhi
chcan
inf
luencehi
s/herdeci
si
on-
makingstr
ategy.

3. CommonSense.Ar ethi
ngst hatordi
nari
l
yobser v
edbyi
ndi
vi
dual
sandt
hus
becameabenchmar
korf
utur
erefer
encesfordeci
sions.

Essent
ialKnowl
edge

6
 I
tisbecomi
ngi
ncr
easi
ngl
ydi
ff
icul
ttoi
gnor
ethef
actt
hatnowaday
sst
udent
s

hav
enumer
ousopt
ionsf
ordegr
eesel
ect
ionand abet
terchancet
o chooset
hei
r

f
avour
it
ecar
eer
.Int
hismat
ter
,iti
sver
yimpor
tantt
ohav
eadeepunder
standi
ngof

st
udent
s’pr
efer
encesandt
hei
rdeci
sion-
maki
ngpr
ocessandt
hekeyst
ept
oachi
evi
ng

t
hisunder
standi
ngcanber
ecogni
zi
ngt
hosef
act
orst
hati
nfl
uencet
hispr
ocess.

Peopl
e ar
e needed who hav
ethe abi
l
ityt
o make deci
sions qui
ckl
y and

r
esponsi
bly
.Thi
siswhyi
tissoi
mpor
tantf
ort
hest
udent
stol
ear
ngooddeci
sion

maki
ngski
l
ls.I
nor
dert
odot
his,
student
smustunder
standt
hei
mpor
tanceofdeci
sion

maki
ng.Mostdeci
si
onsar
emadewi
thoutanyi
deaoft
hedeci
sion-
maki
ngpr
inci
ples.

Wi
th bet
ter deci
si
on-
maki
ng ski
l
ls,t
he per
cent
age of cor
rect deci
sions woul
d

undoubt
edl
yri
se.

Her
ear
etheway
stot
eacht
hei
mpor
tanceofgooddeci
sions:

1.Pr
obl
em sol
vi
ngv
s.deci
sionmaki
ng

2.Char
act
eri
sti
csofgooddeci
sionmaker
s

3.Thet
hreemosti
mpor
tantcr
it
eri
aforgooddeci
sionmaki
ng

4.Br
ingsv
alue

5.Mov
efor
war
dwi
thoutwor
ry

7
Pr
obl
em sol
vi
ngv
s.deci
sionmaki
ng

Fi
rst
,st
udent
sshoul
dunder
standt
hatpr
obl
em sol
vi
nganddeci
sionmaki
ngar
etwo

separ
atet
hings.Pr
obl
em sol
vi
ngmeansbei
ngf
orcedt
omakeadeci
sionbecauseof

condi
ti
onsbey
ondy
ourcont
rol
.Deci
sionmaki
ngmeanschoosi
ngt
omakeadeci
sion

becausey
ouwi
shf
orsomet
hingt
ooccurt
hati
snotoccur
ri
ngatt
hepr
esentt
ime.

Deci
si
onmaki
ngoccur
sbecausey
ouwantsomet
hingt
ohappen,
whi
l
epr
obl
em sol
vi
ng

occur
swhenapr
obl
em ar
ises.

Char
act
eri
sti
csofgooddeci
sionmaker
s

Thebestdeci
sionmaker
sar
epeopl
ewhocancombi
nel
ogi
c,pr
obl
em anal
ysi
s,and

i
ntui
ti
ont
ocomeupwi
tht
hecor
rectdeci
sion.

 Bei
ngagoodl
i
stener
. 
Gooddeci
sionmaker
smustbeabl
etohearandt
akei
nto

accountot
herpeopl
e’
sopi
nionswhenmaki
ngdeci
sions.

 Hav
ingacl
earsetofpr
ior
it
ies.
 Aswewi
l
ldi
scussl
ateroni
nthi
suni
t,deci
sion

maker
smustknowt
hei
rpr
ior
it
iesorv
aluesi
nor
dert
ochooseagoodor“
cor
rect
”

pat
h.

 Hav
inganopenmi
nd.
 Gooddeci
sionmaker
sar
eopent
oot
herpeopl
e’
svi
ews

andway
soft
hinki
ngr
athert
hanbei
ngst
ucki
nonewayofdoi
ngt
hings.

 Bei
ngf
lexi
bleandwi
l
li
ngt
ochange.
  
Agooddeci
sionmakeri
sopent
onew or

al
ter
nat
iveway
sofdoi
ngt
hingst
hatmaywor
koutbet
teri
ntheend

 Bei
ng r
eal
i
sti
c. 
Good deci
sion maker
s under
stand t
he r
eal
i
sti
c out
comes t
o

8
 whi
chdi
ff
erentpat
hswi
l
llead.

Thet
hreemosti
mpor
tantcr
it
eri
aforgooddeci
sionmaki
ng

Thet
hreemosti
mpor
tantcr
it
eri
aforgooddeci
sionmaki
ngar
eval
ues,exper
ienceand

commonsense:

1.Val
ues-Whaty
ourst
udent
’sv
alue det
ermi
nes t
hei
rbehav
ior
.Thei
rbel
i
efs

pr
oduceat
ti
tudes,
att
it
udespr
oducef
eel
i
ngsandf
eel
i
ngsl
eadt
obehav
ior
. 

2.Exper
ience–Weal
ll
ear
ntomakedeci
sionst
hroughexper
ience.Ti
mewi
l
ltel
li
fa

deci
si
oni
sgoodorbad.

3.Commonsense-
 Commonsense,orwhaty
ouknow,i
sakeycomponenti
n

choosi
ngonepat
hver
susanot
her
.Usewhaty
ouknowt
ohel
pyoumaket
hebest

deci
si
on.

Br
ingsv
alue

Gooddeci
si
onmaki
ngi
sanessent
ialski
l
l.Wheny
ourst
udent
simpr
ovet
hei
rdeci
sion-

maki
ngski
l
ls,
theywi
l
lincr
easet
hei
rval
uei
nthei
rfut
urej
obs,
fami
l
iesandcommuni
ti
es.

Mov
efor
war
dwi
thoutwor
ry

Deci
si
onmaki
ngi
nvol
vesmaki
ngchoi
ces.Manypeopl
ear
eaf
rai
dtomakedeci
sions

becauset
heymaymakeawr
ongone.Gooddeci
sionmaki
ngdoesnotdependon

9
educat
ionalbackgr
oundasmuchascommonsense.Thatcommonsense,gener
al

knowl
edge,andt
hei
rval
uesy
stemsar
ethemosti
mpor
tantcr
it
eri
aforgooddeci
sion

maki
ng.

Deci
sionmaki
ngi
sanecessar
yski
l
lthataper
sonshoul
dhav
e.Manyofus

makesdeci
sionsbasedonourownper
cept
ionbutsomeofusmakedeci
siont
hatar
e

i
nfl
uencedbyot
her
sopi
nion.Ofcour
sewehav
etomaker
ightdeci
sionbuti
t’
snot

al
way
sbei
ngt
her
ightorbei
ngwr
ong.Somet
imeswehav
etoconsi
derhowweshoul
d

r
espondt
oev
erywr
ongdeci
sionwemade.

Pr
obl
em-
sol
vi
nganddeci
sion-
maki
ngski
l
lsar
eessent
ial
.Of
tent
imes,
probl
em

sol
vi
nganddeci
si
on-
maki
nggohand-
in-
hand.

I
mpor
tanceofpr
obl
em-
sol
vi
nganddeci
sion-
maki
ng:

1. Rev
iewsi
tuat
ionscar
eful
l
y

2. Openl
ydi
scusspr
obl
emsandsol
uti
ons

3. Or
gani
zei
deas

4. Pr
edi
ctconsequencesofdeci
sions

10
5. Wei
ghal
ter
nat
ives

6. Cr
eat
epl
ansofact
ion

St
epsf
ordeci
sion-
maki
ngandpr
obl
em-
sol
vi
ng

Uset
hef
ivest
epsbel
owt
ogui
dey
our
sel
fthr
oughapr
obl
em anddeci
deonasol
uti
on.

1.Anal
yset
hepr
obl
em

Det
ermi
newhet
herornott
hepr
obl
em needsi
mmedi
ateact
ion.Howur
genti
sthei
ssue?

How l
ongwi
l
litt
aket
ofi
xthepr
obl
em?Thesev
eri
tyoft
hei
ssuedet
ermi
neshow

qui
ckl
yyour
espondandwhatst
epsy
oumustt
ake.

2.Gat
heri
nfor
mat
ion

Af
tery
ou det
ermi
ne and anal
yse t
he i
ntensi
tyoft
he pr
obl
em,gat
hersuppor
ti
ng

i
nfor
mat
ion.Dependi
ngont
hei
ssue,
thet
ypeofi
nfor
mat
iony
ougat
hermayv
ary
.Thi
nk

aboutwhatr
epor
tst
ouset
ofur
theranal
yset
hepr
obl
em andbackupy
ourcl
aims.

3.Br
ainst
orm sol
utons.
i

Don’
tbeaf
rai
dtoaskot
her
sfort
hei
rinput
.Themor
eideasy
ouhav
e,t
hemor
eli
kel
y

y
oucanf
indav
iabl
esol
uti
ont
oyourpr
obl
em.Thi
nkbackt
opr
evi
ouspr
obl
emsy
ouhad.

Wer
etheysi
mil
art
othecur
renti
ssue?I
fso,howdi
dyour
esol
vet
heot
herpr
obl
ems?

Whengener
ati
ngsol
uti
ons,t
hinkout
sideoft
hebox.Thesol
uti
onsy
ouandy
ourt
eam

11
usedon’
thav
etobet
hesamemet
hodsy
ouhav
eusedi
nthepast
.

4.Wei
ghpr
osandcons

Onemai
ncomponentofef
fect
ivepr
obl
em-
sol
vi
nganddeci
sion-
maki
ngi
swei
ghi
ng

y
ourpr
osandconsbef
oremaki
nganydeci
sions.Consi
dergi
vi
ngeachsol
uti
onascor
e

basedont
henumberofpr
osandcons.Li
sty
oursol
uti
onsbypoi
ntv
aluet
orankwhi
ch

opt
ionmi
ghtbet
hebestr
out
e.Keepi
nmi
ndy
oudon’
tnecessar
il
yhav
etochooset
he

opt
ionwi
tht
hehi
ghestr
anki
ng.

5.Deci
deonasol
uti
on

Af
terev
aluat
ingal
lpossi
blesol
uti
ons,i
t’
sti
met
omakeadeci
sion.Whenmaki
nga

deci
si
on,
consi
deraf
ewt
hingssuchas:

 Amountofr
isk

 Possi
bleout
comes(
shor
t-andl
ong-
ter
m)

 Negat
ivesi
deef
fect
s(e.
g.,
otherpr
obl
ems)

 Li
kel
i
nessofsuccess

Fi
veWay
stoMakeToughDeci
sions

A.THEBASI
CS

12
 1. Bookt
imet
othi
nk.Deci
sionmaki
ngi
sat
ask,andi
tdeser
vesmor
e

at
tent
iont
hanwhaty
oucandev
otet
oitwheny
ouwakeupl
ateatni
ght

wor
ryi
ngabout
 t
hatur
genti
ssuey
oust
il
lhav
en’
tresol
ved.

2. Def
inet
hedeci
sion.
 Bef
oredel
vi
ngi
ntodeci
ding,getcl
earont
henat
ure

oft
hechoi
cey
ou’
remaki
ng.Def
ini
ngt
hekeyf
act
orst
hatbot
hgoi
ntoandwi
ll

beaf
fect
edbyy
ourdeci
sionhel
psy
ouqui
ckl
ydi
scer
nwhet
her(
andwhy
)

y
ou’
reexci
tedaboutapar
ti
cul
aropt
ion.

3. Thi
nkt
hroughy
ouropt
ions.
 I
nst
eadofl
imi
ti
ngy
our
sel
ftoa“
yes”or“
no”

choi
ce,br
ainst
orm al
lthepossi
bleopt
ionsbef
oremaki
ngadeci
sion,y
oumay

f
indcompr
omi
sesandal
ter
nat
ivest
hatwer
en’
teasyt
oseei
nit
ial
ly
.Inf
act
,

consi
der
,too,
whet
hery
ouact
ual
ly
 need 
tomakeadeci
sion.I
nsomecases,
it’
s

f
inet
osi
mpl
yletachoi
cepassbywi
thoutcommi
tt
ingei
therway
.

Her
ear
efi
vegr
eatopt
ions,
eachsui
tedt
odi
ff
erentsi
tuat
ionsandper
sonal
it
yty
pes

1.FALLBACKONYOURVALUES

Hav
ingcl
earv
aluest
haty
out
ryt
oli
vebycanmaket
oughdeci
sionseasi
er.For

exampl
e,may
bey
ouknow t
her
e’sacer
tai
namountoft
imey
ouwantt
ospendwi
th

y
ourf
ami
ly
,orabasel
inel
evelofdebty
ou’
rewi
ll
ingt
ocar
ry.

13
2.TALKI
TTHROUGH

Youj
ustneedagoodl
ist
enerwho’
l
lgi
vey
out
imeandspacet
ohearouty
our

monol
ogueandoccasi
onal
lyr
efl
ectbackt
oyouwhaty
ou’
veshar
ed.

3.ASKFORPERSPECTI
VE

Aski
ng someone el
se f
ort
hei
ropi
nion t
ypi
cal
ly wor
ks bestwhen y
ou’
re

consi
der
ing doi
ng somet
hing t
hat
 you’
ve nev
erdone bef
or and 
e,
  when y
ou know

someonewho’
sexper
iencedi
nthatdomai
n. Justbecar
efulnott
obl
indl
yaccept

adv
ice.

4.TESTI
TOUTFI
RST

I
nthosemoment
swheny
ou’
reexposi
ngy
our
sel
ftoanew exper
ience,y
our

bodyt
endst
osi
gnalt
oyouwhet
heranunf
ami
li
arsi
tuat
ion“
feel
sri
ght
”orj
ust“
feel
s

of
f.
”

5.LI
STENTOYOURHOPES

Wheny
ou’
rer
eal
lyst
ruggl
ingwi
thadeci
sion,i
t’
sof
tenbecausey
ourmi
nd

14
t
hinksonet
hingi
spr
act
icalwhi
ley
ourhear
twant
ssomet
hingel
se.Payat
tent
iont
o

whaty hope 
ou  wil
lhappen.I
tsr
ight(
andgood!
)tol
ist
ent
oyourhopesbecauset
hey

of
tengi
vey
oudeeperi
nsi
ghti
ntot
hedeci
sionsy
ouact
ual
ly
 want
 t
omake.

Li
fei
sful
loft
oughchoi
ces,butt
heydon’
tneedt
obemassi
vedr
ainsony
ourt
ime.

Layast
rongf
oundat
iont
omakedeci
sionsgener
all
y,t
henpi
ckandchoosef
rom t
hese

f
ivet
act
icst
omaket
hem f
ast
er.You’
l
lspendl
esst
imeagoni
zingov
ery
ourdeci
sions

wi
thoutmaki
ngsl
apdashchoi
cesy
ou’
l
llat
err
egr
et.

Sel
f-Hel
p:Youcanal
sor
efert
othesour
cesbel
owt
ohel
pyouf
urt
her
underst
andthel
esso

Posit
ivechoi
ces.
or g.(2019).Decisi
on-
making and Probl
em-sol
ving:Class Act
ivi
ty.
Retri
eved f
rom htt
ps:
//posi
ti
vechoi
ces.
org.
au/t
eacher
s/deci
sionmaki
ng-
and-
probl
emsol v
ing-
class-
acti
vit
y

Deni
son, Chaar i
s (nd). The Dai
l
y Di
l
emma. Ret
ri
eved f
rom
ht
tps:
//www.
goodchar
act
er.
com/
dil
emma15/

15
Let
’sCheck

Act
ivi
ty1.Using t
he Decisi
on-maki
ng wheelas gui
de,r
esol
vet
he gi
ven di
l
emma bel
ow.
Comprehensi
vel
ypr
ovi
dey ouranswer
.

9.Assess 2.Choi
ces
Deci
sion

8.Deci
sion
3.Consequences

1
Pr
obl
em
7.WhoCanHel
p
4.Val
ues

6.Mor
eInf
o
5.Feel
i
ngs

16
 Davi
d i
sast
udenti
naschooldi
str
ictwher
ehi
smot
heri
sont
heschool
boar
d.Recent
ly,
thr
eeofhi
scl
assmat
espost
edawebsi
tet
hat
 openl
yat
tacks
someoft
het
eacher
sandst
udent
s, 
usi
ngexpl
ici
tandof
fensi
vel
anguage.I
teven
goesasf
araspr
edi
cti
ngwhi
chgayst
udent
swi
llbet
hef
irstt
odi
eofAI
DS.
Remar
ksaboutsever
alt
eacher
sar
escat
hing,
suggest
ingt
hatonef
ant
asi
zes
abouthavi
ngsexwi
thyounggi
rl
sandt
hatt
womar
riedt
eacher
sar
ehavi
ngan
af
fai
r.Thesi
tei
ncl
udesdi
sgust
inggr
aphi
cs.

Sever
alweeksago 
Davi
dlear
nedt
hei
dent
iti
es 
oft
het
hreest
udent
swho
cr
eat
edt
hewebsi
tewhenoneoft
hem acci
dent
all
ysai
dsomet
hingt
ohi
mina
conver
sat
ion.Theot
hert
woqui
ckl
ycor
ral
ledDavi
dand 
pressur
edhi
m nott
o
r
evealt
hei
rnames.Heagr
eed,
nott
hinki
ngmuchabouti
tatt
het
ime.Davi
dused
t
obecl
oset
ooneoft
het
hreest
udent
s,butt
hatf
riendshi
phasf
aded.
Now,
theschoolpr
inci
palhasobt
ainedapr
ogr
am t
hatal
lowshi
mtoi
dent
ifyeach
per
sonwhohasvi
sit
edt
hewebsi
te.Hei
saski
ngst
udent
sto 
comef
orwar
dwi
th
t
henames 
oft
hecr
eat
orsoft
hesi
te,
andi
fnoonedoes,
hei
sgoi
ngt
oquest
ion
eachst
udentwhovi
sit
edt
hesi
te.Davi
disoneoft
hosewhodi
dvi
sitt
hesi
te.He
r
eal
izeshemaybe 
theonl
yst
udentwhoknows 
thenamesoft
het
hreeki
dswho
cr
eat
edt
hesi
te.Hecanl
ieandsayhedoesn’
tknow,
orhecanbr
eakhi
spr
omi
se
nott
otel
l.

Davi
dhasal
wayst
houghtofhi
msel
fasanet
hicalper
sonwi
thapr
ett
ycl
ear

17
senseofr
ightandwr
ong.Ri
ghtnow,
however
,hef
eel
sthatei
therchoi
cewi
ll
 end
i
ndi
sast
er.Whatshoul
dDavi
ddo?

Let
’sAnal
yze

Acti
vi
ty1.Int
hispar
t,y
ouar
eonceagai
nrequi
redt
oel
abor
atet
hor
oughl
yyouransweront
he
questi
onsbel
ow:

1.I
ncr
eat
ingper
sonaldeci
sions,especi
all
ywi
thcar
eerandot
herv
italaspect
sofy
our
l
i
fe,how doyouresol
veconfl
ictbet
weenwhaty
ouwanttodoandwhaty ourparents,
f
amily
,orfr
iendswantsyoutodo? Howdoyouusual
l
yfeelandt
hinkaboutsi
tuat
ions
l
i
kethese?Howdoy ouusual
l
ymanagei t
?

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Bi
gPi
ctur
ei ULOb.Di
nFocus: scoverhowthechoi
ces,wemakeas
i
ndi
vi
dualscanaff
ectother
s.

Met
alanguage

Foryoutodemonstr
ateULOb, youaretoexami
nethei
mpactthatyourdecisionsandchoices
havet
owardthepeoplesur
roundingyou.Youwi
llal
sobeoper
ational
l
ydefiningtheinf
luences
ofemoti
onsonevery
daydecisi
onst haty
oumake.

19
Essent
ialKnowl
edge
Att
imes,achoi
cemaypr
imar
il
yaf
fectt
heper
sonwhomakesi
t,butnev
er

excl
usi
vel
y.Ev
erychoi
ceaper
sonmakes,l
argeorsmal
l
,fr
om how t
imei
sspentt
o

whi
chcar
eert
opur
sue,wi
l
lhav
eanef
fectonanot
herper
son.I
tcoul
dbeaseemi
ngl
y

mi
niscul
ereper
cussi
onoronel
argeenought
ochangeev
ery
thi
ng.Regar
dlessoft
he

degr
ee,someonei
sal
way
saf
fect
edbyt
hechoi
cesofot
her
s.I
tisi
mpossi
blet
oav
oid.

Because oft
his,deci
sions shoul
d notbe handl
ed wi
thi
ndi
ff
erence t
owar
ds t
he

i
nfl
uencet
heycoul
dhav
eint
hel
i
vesofot
her
s.Rat
hert
heyshoul
dbev
aluedf
ort
his

v
eryr
eason.

Ther
eisanat
ti
tudei
nmanypeopl
etodayt
hatpr
omot
esmaki
ngchoi
ceswi
th

l
i
ttl
etonor
egar
dforot
her
s.I
tisnotsel
fi
shness,butmor
esel
f-
cent
erednesst
hrough

i
gnor
ance.Thei
ndi
vi
dual
i
sm-
obsessedcul
tur
eseent
odayencour
agespeopl
etoonl
y

t
hinkoft
hemsel
veswheni
tcomest
odeci
sionsandnott
owor
ryabouthow i
tmi
ght

i
nvol
ve someone el
se.I
tis appl
auded when peopl
e say t
hey ar
eli
vi
ng l
i
fef
or

t
hemsel
ves.Somet
imest
hisi
sappr
opr
iat
e,butnotal
way
s.The“
I’
mjustdoi
ngme”

at
ti
tudedoesnotwor
kconsi
stent
lybecauset
het
rut
hist
hatot
herpeopl
ear
einv
olv
ed.

Li
vesar
eint
erl
acedi
nmi
l
li
onsofdi
ff
erentway
s,andt
her
eisnowayt
oescapet
he

i
nfl
uenceonehasonot
her
s.Ev
enat
tempt
ingt
oescapei
thasi
nfl
uence.

Thi
sdoesnotmeant
hatchoi
cesshoul
dbemadewi
thoutgi
vi
ngt
houghtt
o

onesel
f.Ther
ear
edef
ini
tel
yti
meswheni
tisnecessar
ytomakeasel
f-
cent
eredchoi
ce.

I
tdoesnotnecessar
il
ymakesomeoneasel
fi
shper
son.

20
 Ther
ear
edeci
si
onst
hatar
eappr
opr
iat
etobesel
fi
shabout
,buti
tisst
il
ltr
uet
hat

t
heyaf
fectot
her
s.Wher
eaper
sonat
tendscol
l
egeaf
fect
spar
ent
s,guar
dians,si
bli
ngs,

empl
oyer
s,hi
ghschoolf
ri
ends,aswel
last
hepeopl
ewhowi
l
lbemetdur
ingcol
l
ege

suchasr
oommat
es,cl
assmat
es,pot
ent
ialf
ri
ends,et
c.Andt
hisi
sjustabr
iefl
i
st.

Despi
tet
his,
maki
ngadeci
sioncompl
etel
ybasedonone’
sper
sonali
nter
estcanst
il
lbe

appr
opr
iat
eandbenef
ici
al.

Somet
imesdeci
sionsshoul
dbemadewi
tht
hebesti
nter
estofsel
finmi
nd,but

whi
l
eaccept
ingandunder
standi
ngt
hati
twi
l
lpl
ayapar
tint
hel
i
vesofot
her
stoo.Ot
her

t
imes,deci
sionsshoul
dbemadewhi
l
ethi
nki
ngofot
her
s’needs.Thoughdi
ff
icul
t,i
tis

benef
ici
alt
oconsi
derot
her
s’andt
hinkl
essofonesel
f.Acknowl
edgi
ngt
hateachchoi
ce

madewi
l
laf
fectanot
herper
soni
sav
aluabl
ewayt
oli
ve,
andnotonl
ywi
tht
hebi
gthi
ngs,

butwi
th smal
ldeci
si
ons t
oo.Choi
ces mat
ter
,peopl
e mat
terand when t
her
eis

awar
enessoft
hei
nfl
uenceachoi
cecanhav
e,t
her
ear
ebet
terout
comes.

HowPosi
ti
veEmot
ionsHel
pUs

Posi
ti
veemot
ionsbal
anceoutnegat
iveones,
butt
heyhav
eot
herpower
ful
benef
it
s,t
oo.

I
nst
eadofnar
rowi
ngourf
ocusl
i
kenegat
iveemot
ionsdo,posi
ti
veemot
ionsaf
fectour

br
ainsi
nway
sthat
 i ease 
ncr ourawar
eness,
att
ent
ion,
andmemor
y. 
Theyhel
pust
akei
n

mor
einf
ormat
ion,hol
dsev
erali
deasi
nmi
ndatonce,andunder
standhow di
ff
erent

i
deasr
elat
etoeachot
her
.

21
Peopl
ewhohav
epl
ent
yofposi
ti
veemot
ionsi
nthei
rev
ery
dayl
i
vest
endt
obehappi
er,

heal
thi
er,
lear
nbet
ter
,andgetal
ongwel
lwi
thot
her
s.

HowNegat
iveEmot
ionsHel
pUs

Negat
iveemot
ionswar
nusoft
hreat
sorchal
l
engest
hatwemayneedt
odeal

wi
th.Negat
iveemot
ionsf
ocusourawar
eness.Theyhel
pust
ozer
oinonapr
obl
em so

wecandealwi
thi
t.Butt
oomanynegat
iveemot
ionscanmakeusf
eelov
erwhel
med,

anxi
ous,exhaust
ed,orst
ressed out
.When negat
iveemot
ionsar
eoutofbal
ance,

pr
obl
emsmi
ghtseem t
oobi
gtohandl
e.Themor
ewedwel
lonnegat
iveemot
ions,t
he

mor
enegat
ivewebegi
ntof
eel
.Focusi
ngonnegat
ivi
tyj
ustkeepsi
tgoi
ng.

TheI
mpor
tanceofPosi
ti
veEmot
ions

Sci
encei
shel
pingusf
indouthow v
aluabl
eposi
ti
veemot
ionscanbe.Her
ear
etwo

f
indi
ngst
hatcanhel
pususeposi
ti
veemot
ionst
oouradv
ant
age:

1.LetPosi
ti
veEmot
ionsOut
numberNegat
iveOnes

Whenwef
eelmor
eposi
ti
veemot
ionst
hannegat
iveones,di
ff
icul
tsi
tuat
ionsar
eeasi
er

t
ohandl
e.Posi
ti
veemot
ionsbui
l
dourr
esi
l
ience(
theemot
ionalr
esour
cesneededf
or

copi
ng)
.St
udi
esshowt
hatpeopl
efeelanddot
hei
rbestwhent
heyhav
eatl
eastt
hree

t
imesasmanyposi
ti
veemot
ionsasnegat
iveemot
ions.
 That
'
sbecauseofsomet
hing

cal
l
edt
henegat
ivi
tybi
as.Thenegat
ivi
tybi
asi
sanat
uralhumant
endencyt
opaymor
e

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at
tent
iont
onegat
iveemot
ionst
hant
oposi
ti
veones.I
tmakessensewheny
out
hink

abouti
t:Negat
iveemot
ionscal
lourat
tent
iont
opr
obl
emswemi
ghtneedt
odealwi
th

qui
ckl
y.Tuni
ngi
ntonegat
iveemot
ionscanbeasur
viv
almechani
sm.

2.Pr
act
icePosi
ti
vi
tyEv
eryDay

Bui
l
dinghabi
tst
hatencour
ageust
ofeel
mor
eposi
ti
veemot
ionscanhel
pusbehappi
er,

dobet
ter
,andr
educeournegat
iveemot
ions.Bui
l
dingposi
ti
veemot
ionsi
sespeci
all
y

i
mpor
tanti
fwe'
real
readydeal
i
ngwi
thal
otofnegat
ivef
eel
i
ngssuchasf
ear
,sadness,

anger
,fr
ust
rat
ion,
orst
ress.

Bui
l
ding 
adai
l
yposi
ti
vi
tyhabi
t 
ispr
ett
ysi
mpl
e.I
tcomesdownt
otwobasi
cst
eps:

a.Not
iceandnamey
ourposi
ti
veemot
ions.
 St
artbysi
mpl
yfocusi
ngony
ourf
eel
i
ngs.

Youcant
unei
ntoy
ouremot
ionsi
nrealt
ime,
ast
heyhappen.Ort
akest
ockatt
he

endoft
heday
,not
inghowy
ouf
elti
ndi
ff
erentsi
tuat
ions.

b. Pi
ckanemot
ionandactt
oincr
easei
t.
 Let
'ssayy
ouchooseconf
idence:What

hel
psy
ouf
eelconf
ident
?Howcany
ougetmor
eoft
hatf
eel
i
ng?Posi
ti
veemot
ions

f
eelgood,
andt
hey
'r
egoodf
ory
ou.Payat
tent
iont
othesepower
fult
ool
sandf
ind

way
stomaket
imef
ort
hem i
nyourev
ery
dayl
i
fe.Cr
eat
eroom i
nyourdayf
orj
oy,

f
un,f
ri
endshi
p,r
elaxat
ion,gr
ati
tude,andki
ndness.Maket
heset
hingsahabi
tand

y
ou 
posi
ti
vel
y 
wil
lbeahappi
ery
ou.

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Sel
f-Hel
p:Youcanalsor
efert
othesour
cesbel
owt
ohel
pyouf
urt
her
underst
andthel
essons

Posit
ivechoi
ces.
or g.(2019).Decisi
on-
making and Probl
em-sol
ving:Class Act
ivi
ty.
Retri
eved f
rom htt
ps:
//posi
ti
vechoi
ces.
org.
au/t
eacher
s/deci
sionmaki
ng-
and-
probl
emsol v
ing-
class-
acti
vit
y

Deni
son, Chaar i
s (nd). The Dai
l
y Di
l
emma. Ret
ri
eved f
rom
ht
tps:
//www.
goodchar
act
er.
com/
dil
emma15/

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Let
’sCheck

Acti
vity1.Deci
sion-makingispar
ti
all
yinfl
uencedbyemot
ionst
hatoneset
sinagivensi
tuat
ion.
Itei
therpropel
sust ocreateachoiceorpreventust
odoso.Wi
ththi
sinmind,
prov
ideyour
answeront hefoll
owing:

1.I
siteasi
ert
othi
nkofsi
tuat
ionst
hathel
dnegat
iveconsequencesorposi
ti
ver
ewar
ds?
Why?

2.Doy outhi
nkaboutt
hepossibleoutcomesbef
orey
ouact
?Ordoy
ouactf
ir
stand
thenworr
yaboutt
heconsequencesl
ater?

Let
’sAnal
yze

Acti
vi
ty1.Int
hispar
t,y
ouar
eonceagai
nrequi
redt
oel
abor
atet
hor
oughl
yyouransweront
he
questi
onsbel
ow:

1.Rememberaspeci
fi
cmomenti
nyourl
i
fewher
eyouar
econt
ainedwi
thsomuch
emot
ionsthatyouf
eltyouar
egoingtoexpl
ode?Whathadbr oughtyout
othatsi
tuat
ion?
Whathappenedduringthatti
me?How di dyoumanagey oursel
fbackthen? What
i
mportantl
earni
nghaveyouacqui
redoutoft
hatexper
ience?

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