Academic Interactions

130AFall 2014

Nikki MattsonIECP

AgendaO Discuss Class on MondayO Any Interview Project Questions?O Conversation StartersO Video Analysis Activity

Monday’s ClassO How did it go?O Do you have any questions?

PSU Student Interview Project

O How is it going?

Conversation Starter 1O In my country, there are many people who

abandon their babies. There are several reasons for this, including: they cannot afford to raise a baby, the baby is born with an illness, or it was an unplanned pregnancy. The government needs to build more welfare housing  to accommodate  the increasing number of abandoned babies. Do  people abandon babies in your country? If so, what happens? What are some solutions for this problem? (Sociology)(Rita)

Conversation Starter 2O Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) has numerous

projects that are related to obtaining the oil and natural gas from under the earth’s surface. These kind of projects involve careful planning because if something goes wrong, it could cause serious damage to the environment. What do you think companies like KOC should do to avoid damaging the environment? Justify your answer.

Conversation Starter 3O Consumer behavior is the process that

consumers go through in making purchasing decisions. One of the main factors that has a significant effect on consumer behavior is a person’s self-image. It means that a person’s purchasing reflect his/her idea of his/her self. Think about some examples. How do you think this factor influences purchasing decisions? (Consumer Science) (Soojin)

Video Analysis ActivityO Follow the instructions on the handout. Try

to finish 2 videos during class time today.

O Hints:O The video hyperlinks are available on the

blog.O You will watch about 5 minutes of each

video.O You will need to watch parts of the video

multiple times.O You should read the questions before

watching the videos

HWO PSU Student Interview Project – Due

10/24 (Box)

O Group Speaking Task 3 –Due 10/16 (BOX)