You will begin by becoming familiar with your signature strengths.  I'd like you to visit Martin Seligman's website and complete his questionnaire assessing your strengths.   Link to it here: http://www.authentichappiness.sas.upenn.edu/Default.aspx

Once there you will have to 'register' to enter the website and then you can take his questionnaires.    Please complete the VIA Survey of Character Strengths --- you'll find the link to it under 'engagement' questionnaires -- it is the 5th one in the list.  It has 240 questions and takes about 10 minutes to complete.

Once you've identified your signature strengths -- become familiar with them by reading more about them in Chapter 9 of the Authentic Happiness book assigned for the course.   Next I'd like you to engage in some careful self observation.   For a couple of days observe the ways in which you notice yourself exercising your strengths in your daily activities --- it may be in your academic work/ your relationships/ your living situation/ your personal development/ your civic involvement/ your health.   Just take note of the ways you exercise your signature strengths and the way it feels emotionally when you do that.  

What you will turn in: 
1) A list of your signature strengths as identified by the online survey and your understanding of each one of these.  Also discuss whether you feel the assessment was accurate.  That is, does it fit with your self perception?  Why or why not?

2) then discuss your observations over a couple of days.  How often did you exercise your strengths?  And in what areas of your life?  Perhaps note times when you did NOT exercise your strengths, if there are any.  And discuss the impact of exercising your strengths on your emotions.