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| Who is considered the founder of FCS? |
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Considered the Founder of FCS
Was a biochemist
1st woman graduate of MIT
Interested in sanitation chemistry |
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| Interest in the pursuit of knowledge that would help people better their environment |
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| Who were some early influences? |
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Sir Francis Bacon- English Philosopher- interest in human condition
Count Rumford- Scientist- Inventor
Catherine Beecher- Educator and Feminist- Started school for women
A Landslide- The Morrill Act- Established land grant colleges in every state |
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A series of conferences between 1899-1909
Established the field of home economics in 1908 and the American Home Economics Association in 1909 (now called the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences) |
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| What was the original definition of FCS? |
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| Home economics in its most comprehensive sense is the study of laws, conditions, principles, and ideals which are concerned on the one hand with man's immediate physical environment and on the other hand with his nature as a social being and is the study especially of the relation between those two factors |
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| What are some changes that influenced FCS in the 10th century? |
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Women's movement
Changing family patterns
increasing numbers of women in the labor force
technological changes
specialized accreditation
Government priorities
More men in the field
research agendas |
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The Scottsdale Meeting in 1993
Involved 100 Home Economists representing 21 home economics professional groups
delegates voted to change the name from Home Economics to Family and Consumer Sciences (after much debate)
Change was implemented in 1994 |
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| FCS Body of Knowledge- 5 Parts |
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Wellness
Technology
Global Interdependence
Human Development
Resource Development/ Management |
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| Today, FCS professionals work on what 3 levels? |
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Empowering Individuals
Strengthening Families
Enabling Communities |
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| System THeory Life Span Development Steps: |
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Individual, Family, and Community
Within those you have 5 parts:
Wellness, technology, global interdependence, human development, resource development/ management
and within all of those things, you need to fulfill BASIC HUMAN NEEDS |
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Family systems theory is a body of knowledge
the theory suggests that individuals cannot be understood in isolation from one another |
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| What is expected of each family memeber |
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| Rules about how the family operates |
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Resistance to change
(Family systems are resistant to change even if it's what's best for them) |
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| Family Roles and Rules Create Family patterns: 3 possible roles |
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Distancer- Pursuer Dyad
--Pursuer- pursues
--Distancer- Goes away
Over Functioner- Under Functioner
--One is good at something and the other is no
--When one deosn't perform well, the overfunctioner compensates
Circular Causality
--The family as a system doing what it does, doing the roles, following the rules, evolves out of it
--His prensence follows my movement (dad wants his chair, you move) |
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| Family Systems Model (think graph) |
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Input: Resources, Energy, Information
Throughput: TRANSFORMATION PROCESS OF THE FAMILY THROUGH INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION (the whole family): Characteristics of Family Members- Abilities and Disabilities- Family members skills and talents, strengths and weaknesses- knowledge and personalities
Output: Goods, wastes, information, productive individuals, quality of life
Feedback: cycles back around to input |
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| Human Behavioral Environment <--> Human Constructed Environment <--> Natural Environment |
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| Open Versus Closed Families |
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Families need a degree of both being open and closed (flexibility and stability)
More alternatives, greater freedom to make the best choice (open).
Simple static connections provide stability at given points in time (closed) |
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| Feedback is used to inform family members: how to relate to each other; how to relate to their environment |
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| What's the purpose of an interview? |
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TO GET AN INTERVIEW
-resume is a brochure promoting a product YOU
As your first contact with the employer, it must create a good first impression
used by employers as a screening tool
highlight relevant qualifications and accomplishments
Should be well- organized, clear, eye-catching, easy to read, and truthful |
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| What are some things that employers want? |
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Communication skills
strong work ethic
ability to write a formal email
teamwork
initiative
analytical skills
Computers skills
Flexibility/ adaptability
interpersonal skills
problem solving skills
technical skills
detail oriented
self confidence
leadership |
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| What does a resume tell an employer? |
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Type of opportunity you seek
who you are
what you know
what you've done
Helps employer get a sense of your potential as an employee |
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30 second test: organized, consice, consistent, eye-catching, and truthful
1 page in length
Easy-to-read fonts
white space and bolding for emphasis
use bullet statments or short paragraphs
start sentences with vivid action verbs
use descriptive adjectives and acomplishment statements
begin with most important material fist
quantify your experience
be neat and error free
proofread for grammar, punctuation, spelling
be consistent in formatting |
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| Key resume Categories that could be used |
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Personal contact info
career objective
qualifications summary
education
study abroad
relevant paid or unpaid work experience
other work experience
Community service
Professional affiliations
interest/ hobbies (optional)
References/ portfolio |
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| Reasons Resumes Get screened out |
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Categories missing
unclear objective
wrong job target
generic and unfocused
lacks relevant experience/ education
Explains job descriptions not accomplishments
hard to understand
irrelevant information
time gaps
Boastful or dishonest
slick, gimmicky
poor physical layout
too long, short, or condensed
wordy, misspellings, poor grammar
lengthy phrases, sentences, and paragraphs
poorly reproduced |
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Act like a professional
use easy to read language
get the words and puncuation correct
follow up
focus on achievments and results
maintain a consistent writing style |
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Use all capital letters
avoid white space
include a picture of yourself
don't abbreviate anything except for states
use several fonts to catch their attention
Illogical order use
Full justification option for test
focus on you and your needs
Use templates to construct your resume
Avoid the use of I, Me or My
Use superlatives to emphasize your work
Use long flowing sentences |
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Make statement clear, consise, and to the point
avoid being overly specific to single company
consider your objective from the company's perspective |
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| Do you want to change your resume as you change and evolve? |
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Began a Domestic Science Program at Northwest
First home economics educator employed at northwest in 1908- she had 1 student
She served as the chair of the department for 40 years
Northwest was probably one of the first FCS programs established outside the Land Grant System in the country |
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A symbol for this organization
colonial lighting fixture that sat near the hearth of the colonial home.
It seemed an appropriate symbol of our profession because just as a Betty Lamp brings light to the home and hearth, our profession enlightens individuals and families with knowledge that will improve their quality of life |
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Was founded at Northwest in 1922 by Mabel Cook.
Northwest was designated the Alpha Chapter
Symbol is "distaff"
Merged with Omicron Nu in 1990 to become Kappa Omicron Nu
Eligible members are initiated twice a year
Nut fundraiser every year, sales go to fund scholarships |
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| The FCS department became accredited by AHEA in: |
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| 1875, making it one of the first accredited programs in the country. |
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Became Department Chair in 1978
Held position for 40 years
Also served as a Dean of the Graduate School at Northwest
Awarded the Outstanding Faculty Emeritus Award in 2009 from the NWMS Alumni Association |
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The department changed it's name from Home Economics to Human Environmental Sciences in 1990.
In 1994, the American Home Economics Association changed their name to the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences.
In 2000, NW changed their name to the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences |
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