3x3 weekly report

(5 points per week) - To recieve credit for this assignment you must email your instructor your 3x3 report on or before Friday each week of the semester.

One of the biggest problems with everyone working from home is that your peers and your bosses do not see you working. This can cause a problem when prestigious projects or promotions are handed out. There is a natural inclination for people to select others they see doing their work. If they are not seeing you, they do not know your capabilities.

I recommend that all of you get into the habit of writing weekly reports and sending them to your supervisors and maybe even teammates. These reports help you reflect on what you have been working on and ensuring you are using your time wisely.

For this assignment, I ask that you send me and your peer/graduate mentor a weekly report on Friday of each week. Each week that you submit your report you will get 5 points. I like the 3x3 format because it is quick and easy to write and review.

The 3x3 report consists of exactly three major topics with three bullet points in each topic. The three topics include 1) What you did you do last week, 2) Questions or problems you are having 3) Your plans for next week.

Each of the 9 bullets in the 3x3 report should be no longer than a couple of sentences. Additional details can be placed in the same email after the report (not required). A typical report would have the following format:

SUBJECT: Dana Smith’s UGS101 3x3 report for Friday October 9th.

Hello Dr. Colbry,

Below is my 3x3 report for the week please let me know if you have any questions,

Thank you,

Dana

My accomplishments for the week:

• I finished and turned in my CMSE201 homework
• I studied for my math exam
• I joint the university SCUBA diving club

Problems or questions:

• I am struggling with my chemistry course. We are learning about salts and I just don’t understand why we are learning this stuff.
• My roommate smells and it is driving me crazy.
• I don’t understand how to do the 168 hour assignment. Should I stop by office hours?

My plans for next week:

• I plan to start studing for midterm exams.
• I plan on getting into the habit of a daily workout (running)
• I hope to start my 168 hour log

When you are done, please email your 3x3 report to your graduate mentor and me (colbrydi@msu.edu). To help us out, please include your name and the words “3x3” and “UGS101” is in the title (example above).

Writen by Dirk Colbry, Michigan State University
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