11/17 Assignment Essential Question

 

Essential Question

How do athletic trainers evaluate and conclude the symptoms of a concussion on an athlete?

 

Response

1. Why did you select this as your essential question?

    I chose this question because I wanted to learn more about the evaluation athletic trainers conduct to find a concussion.  I want to broaden my knowledge on the subject on concussions and how to diagnose one when an athlete is in that state.

 

2. What excites you most about finding the answer to this essential question?

    What excited me about finding the answer is that I will gain more knowledge about concussions and then use that knowledge to good use in my mentorship and in my collegiate career.  Also what excites me is that I will have a good understanding of what my mentor is talking about when she has a conversation about this topic.

 

3. Do you feel that this question accurately reflects a desire/need that you have to find out more about this topic?

    Yes, because I have wanted to gain a more further understanding about how to diagnose a concussion and how to carry out procedures for a concussion.  Also, I think concussions are a topic that is not touched on very much in everyday society and that there should be more awareness on how to stop athletes from having them.





9/22 Assigment

Emmanuel College, Franklin Springs,GA;  www.ec.edu/
Piedmont College, Demorest, GA; www.piedmont.edu/
University of North Georgia, Dahlonega, GA; www.ung.edu/

2. Biology, Chemistry, Human Anatomy & Physiology and other Exercise classes to fulfill Athletic Training degree.

3. Emmanuel College, Piedmont College, and University of North Georgia

4. Student must maintain 3.0 GPA and have taken all core classes before applying and entering Athletic Training program.

5. Size, Location, Tuition, Funding, Sports teams, Good Atmosphere, Diversity.

6. The ranking for this program is diverse between colleges but the three colleges I would like to attend weren't listed.  This is based on applicants into program and the success of the program.

7. David (DJ) Wright Davenport Scholarship, Tommy Aaron/Charlie Aaron Foundation Scholarship, and The Patrick Kelley Memorial Scholarship

11/10 Weekly Blog Assignment

In the past month at my mentorship, things have been going great.  I have learned many news facts and tasks for the field of athletic training. For instance, I learned how to properly wrap an ankle.  At first, it was very difficult to get all the steps in order and make sure that each step is performed well.  Also, now that football season is over, the trainer now focuses on basketball season and what is expected for that particular sport. This past Tuesday was North Hall's first scrimmage of the season and I attended that with the trainer.  Mainly for basketball, trainers have to be aware if any player rolls an ankle, strains a shoulder from shooting too much or even getting a concussion from hitting the floor too hard.  I am very excited to see a different side of athletic training when it comes to basketball.

One class I've had in high school that has helped me with my mentorship is Human Anatomy & Physiology.  That class has helped me because it taught me certain medical terminology and key terms that I will need not only in my mentorship but in my college classes and career in the future. This class has prepared me for what I am doing now because I can understand what the therapists and the athletic trainer is saying when they use certain medical terminology.

11/3 Weekly Assignment

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When starting out a job/mentorship, young job candidates often face many challenges in the workplace. Some challenges include failing to show up on time, gossiping about other colleagues and never developing a good, strong work ethic.  Also, young workers often treat their workplace like its their home, by being sloppy and unclean.  After they do these actions for a certain period of time, they are embarassing themselves and it shows that they have a lack of work etiquette.

Social intelligence is “The capacity to effectively negotiate complex social relationships and environments.” By having social intelligence, this means that young workers need to have the ability to get along with their co-workers and work easily in their work-place.  It's mainly to develop healthy relationships.  Ways to propose social intelligence include empathy, attunement, social cognition, concern, self-presentation and influence.  Social intelligence is important because it helps to make a first impression with your boss in an interview and with co-workers in the work-place.  It also makes young workers more marketable and it differentiates them from their co-workers.

One thing that spoke to me about this article is that how insufficient young workers are.  I had no idea how they can be so sloppy and lazy. I hope when I start my job in the future, I won't be that bad.  I will try to gain more social intelligence and learn from others how to get along with my colleagues.