GS2745 / GS2747 Advanced Strategies for the Technical Professional Onsite Course
Quizzes & Exams
NOTE: Final Exams may not be distributed to students prior to the scheduled exam date.
03/18/2013
Advanced Strategies for the Technical Professional
QUIZZES & EXAMS
Unit 2 Quiz 1
Scope This quiz covers material from the first unit of the course.
Select the one BEST answer to each question below. This is an open-book quiz. Students may consult their textbooks and their own class notes while taking this quiz. Students may not consult any other resources, including other students, either in person or by electronic means.
1. Which of the following scenarios does NOT represent the concept of GRIT? A. Mary just began her job. She’s been trying to find a position like this one for years. When she found out that it would take a degree, she completed one. When she found out she’d have to get an extra certification, she finished it. Now that she’s in the job, she’s a bit challenged and overwhelmed but she’s not going to give up. B. Jim is a weight lifter. He practices hour after hour after hour lifting as much weight as he can in various formats and according to a strict training schedule. Recently, he’s joined a new gym in hopes of challenging himself in new ways. C. Carla loves to start new projects. She is responsible for leading four new projects currently, but two of those that were started earliest are falling behind schedule. Carla probably needs to go back to school and finish the project management degree she started but she had to leave the program when she had some issues with repairs to her apartment and she lost easy transportation. She could have taken the bus but it arrived at her home too early in the morning. D. Jerry is a musician. He has been practicing his musical scales for years and years. Every day he does the same scales over and over and over. He gets bored with them but he keeps at it, challenging