Problem Solving

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This semester, you will be confronted with a series of "problems" you may or may not ever face while at UF. You must arrive at a plan for solving each problem, including particular people and offices you have to visit. If you know WHO and WHERE particular problems can be solved at UF, you are "street smart" about UF and better adapted. That is the purpose of this exercise.

1. You must determine whether your AP, IB, CLEP and/or dual enrollment credits arrived at UF and were allocated to the proper prerequisite or general education courses. How do YOU do this?

2. You find mistakes in your search under No. 1. How do YOU get the mistakes corrected?

3. You are not at all satisfied with the major you have chosen and don't want to "just pick another one". How can you systematically locate a major best suited for YOU?

4. The TA teaching you in a lab seems to be making personal advances toward you. You are concerned that your rejection may effect your grade. What do YOU do?

5. You have been accused falsely of cheating in a course and have been told you will be sent to Student Court. What do you do?

6. Your roommate's "significant other" now seems to always be in the dorm with you and your roommate. Who can help YOU solve this problem?

7. You received a parking ticket and paid it. Yet, the hold on your record which is keeping you from registering never got lifted. Who can help YOU fix this?

8. Someone on campus is harrassing you constantly with phone calls, emails and unexpected visits as you walk across campus. What can YOU do to rectify this problem?

9. You have two classes you must take this semester. They are offered ONLY in back to back periods and are on opposite sides of campus. Despite your best efforts, you can't seem to get to the second one on time, and that professor locks the door when the bell rings. You fear for your grade. What do YOU do?

10. You feel you received a lower grade than was deserved on a subjective exam; however, the professor refuses to discuss it and simply tells you that you are acting in an immature fashion. What can YOU do?

11. What are the precise steps, in order, you must take to change your major?

12. What are the precise steps, in order, you must take to have a second major or a minor?

13. There has been a death in your immediate family and you have been asked to come home for a week to take care of "family business". Your course syllabus clearly states there will be "absolutely no make ups" on exams, and your absence will mean a missed exam. What can YOU do?

14. You have been accused of plagarism; yet, you know that any similarities between your writing and the writings of published authors was coincidental? What can YOU do?

15. You notice your best friend cheating on an exam. If you say something, there will be consequences. If you say nothing, he/she will get a better grade in the class than you. What do YOU do?

16. You discover your friends all have well-developed resumes. You want one but have no idea how to go about putting together a resume. What do YOU do?

17. You are not doing well and suspect you may have a learning disability. What are the precise steps, in order, that you must follow to get accommodated learning and testing?

18. You discover your new roommate is gay (lesbian). While you don't particularly care what lifestyle he (she) leads, you just are not comfortable living with him (her). You have requested a roommate change, but your request has fallen on deaf ears. You were told that "learning to tolerate a variety of lifestyles is part of what college is about". What do you do?

19. You are required to read a research paper in a journal no UF library carries. What can you do?

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