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Undergraduate Studies ePortfolio

Tonya FoorePsychology, 2010

Personal Statement

Resume

Tonya T.R. Foore1260 North Dearborn Apt 605, Chicago, IL

60610Phone: 419.973.3577

E-mail:tonya_foore@yahoo.comObjectiveTo obtain a job within your company that

will allow me to utilize my 5 years of professional customer service and managerial experience to promote sales and growth in clientele.

ExperienceLady Foot Locker Assistant Manager

2005-Present312.957.1930As an assistant manager I am currently in my MIT (manager in training) courses. I have directed a staff of 10-15 people directly and indirectly, generated weekly schedules, gained product knowledge as well as knowledge of internal company affairs. I have also prepared nightly deposits and general maintenance of the store.

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Piercing Pagoda Key Sales Associate2007-2008 419.475.9699

As a key sales associate I was the leading salesperson of the store. Duties included selling fine gold and silver jewelry, preparing customer’s ears for piercing and after-care, preparing cases for display to generate sales, prepared and deposited deposits nightly, as well as opening and closing store duties.

Mancino’s Pizza Night Cashier2005-1007 419.697.1799

As a night cashier it was my responsibility to prepare cash count drawers, take customer orders via phone or web, and ring customer orders. It was also my responsibility to help with food preparations for the day, preparing customer food orders, and general store maintenance and cleanliness

EducationArgosy University Bachelor’s of Science

2008-2010 in Psychology

3.8 GPA Chicago,IL*Related coursework included Organizational Communication, Interviewing Techniques, Negotiation and Conflict Resolution, Diversity, and Cultural Differences in the Workplace. Owens Community

College Psychology Transfer2006-2008 Toledo, OH Waite High School High School Diploma2001-2005 Toledo, OH

Reflection

My educational experience has been an interesting and thorough journey. I have had extensive exposure in the fields of cognitive abilities in the fields of critical thinking and information literacy, understanding research methods, written communication skills, ethical and diversity issues in the field of psychology, and interpersonal effectiveness. Psychology itself is an overall life-long learning experience. I love learning and applying new and old theories, as well as challenging those theories to modern circumstances. I have gained a personal interest in overt behaviors and operant conditioning and how they apply to current behaviors. The more I learn the more passion I gain for the subject. Psychology will continue a learning experience because I plan to be an educator I will continue to learn and keep that passion

Reflection

My strengths include my extensive experience in reviewing research materials. During my course in Advanced General Psychology, PSY492 UB, at Argosy University our final assignment was to present a collegiate review of research over a topic of choice pertaining to psychology and society. My strengths also include written communication skills. According to Argosy University (2010) effective extensive experience in written communication skills includes exhibiting the ability to develop and apply appropriate levels of conciseness and clarity in content, language use, grammar, organization using APA formatting (2010). Because my studies are on a collegiate and professional level and have been so throughout my college learning career I have had more than enough practice in these fields to feel confident to be called efficient. Argosy also includes extensive exposure pertaining to the ability to develop, apply and defend a particular stance related to psychological concepts in written work (2010).

Reflection

My weaknesses include my moderate exposure to oral presentations and communication. The studies have been mainly focused on written presentation of material. Presenting information orally has always been a struggle for me. I have overcome a speech impediment during my high school studies but the thought of speaking in front of even a small group of people is a fright I have still not overcome fully. I am currently working with a speech coach to help improve these obstacles. Another weakness I have encountered is performing actually research on a professional level. I have had experience in performing diminutive student surveys for basic psychology courses. Such surveys consisted of straightforward yes or no question formats to obtain information concerning the topic. I would like to become more experienced in performing research which I hope to accomplish in my graduate studies.

Argosy University. (2010). SSAL—Presented by Rich Ryba. In Advanced General Psychology, PSY492 UB. Retrieved October 24th, 2010 from http://myeclassonline.com.

Table of Contents

Cognitive Abilities: Critical Thinking and Information Literacy

Research SkillsCommunication Skills: Oral and WrittenEthics and Diversity AwarenessFoundations of PsychologyApplied PsychologyInterpersonal Effectiveness

Critical Thinking

To view examples of skills and abilities in the forms of previous assignments, please see www.linkedin.com/pub/tonya-foore/24/b8a/34.

My Future in Learning

Lifelong learning is self explanatory—the more you experience life the more you learn. The world is always changing and with it, so are the people. In regards to psychology, how people react and respond to the changing environment will also change which means new theories and developments in psychology are forming. Lifelong learning does not only include schooling. One continues to learn even after schooling has ended. My goal of being an educator embraces lifelong learning and will keep my enthusiasm for learning and teaching lively through the ever changing learning/teaching cycle.

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