Welcome to Unit 9 CS113 Career Action Plan

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Welcome to Unit 9 CS113Career Action Plan

• We are in our 9th week. Im proud of all of you
  for working so diligently on your goal. Are there
  any questions from Unit 8 you need clarification
  on before we begin with Unit 9?
• Please summarize in your own words at least one
  thing you learned from Unit 8 (Career
  Connections).
• Instructor overview and comments.

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Career Action PlanUnit 9 CS113

• Reading-Kali. Life lesson by Oprah Winfrey.
• Reading-GPS Road Map for Career Action Plan
  project using skills from CS113 course work.
• Discussion-Explain why a Career Action Plan will
  be useful to you as you continue to plan and
  prepare for your career. Why might you need to
  revise your plan from time to time?
• Assignment-Career Action Plan.
• Seminar Case Study on Wanda.

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Unit 9 Objectives

• Understand the importance of Career Action
  Planning.
• Complete the Unit 9 Career Action Plan
  Assignment. When saving the file, dont forget to
  save as YourName-CS113-Unit 9 project.
• Cite your class reading. Demonstrate you read the
  Unit material.

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Unit 9 To-do-list

• Read the Unit-Overview PDF reading
• Respond to the Discussion
• Attend Seminar
• Complete the Assignment
• Preview the Unit 10 Writing Assignment

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Motivation

• A great pleasure in life is doing what people
  say you cannot do. Walter Gagehot
• The secret of achievement is to hold a picture
  of a successful outcome in the mind. Henry
  David Thoreau

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Unit 8 Review

• What did you find at Kaplans Career Service?

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Cover Letter (Review Unit 8)

• What demonstrates a successful tailored cover
  letter accompanying your resume?

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Interview (Review Unit 8)

• During a job interview, if you were asked What
  distinguishes you from the other candidates with
  the same skill?, how would you respond?

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Interview (Review Unit 8)

• If you developed a Users Manual all about you,
  what one item would you include in it?

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Job Offer (Review Unit 8)

• What are some of the reasons why an employer
  never offers you a job?

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20 avoidable job search mistakes

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• A few of my favorites from the siteUse a
  professional e-mail address. What would be an
  example of an email address NOT to use?
• Make sure you can answer these three key
  questions Why are you in the job market? Tell me
  about yourself. What are you looking to do next?
• The site suggests you join your local Chamber of
  Commerce and having a LinkedIn profile.
• Reference ATT.net, 20 avoidable job search
  mistakes, 2010, Rachel Farrell, CareerBuilder.com

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General Questions
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More on Critical Thinking Skills

• These questions are designed to test your
  critical thinking skills and wit
• A man carefully pointed his car due east and then
  drove for two miles. He was then two miles west
  of where he started from. Why?
• A woman unwrapped a lump of sugar and put it into
  her coffee, but the sugar did not get wet. Why?
• Why is it that Beethoven never finished the
  Unfinished Symphony?
• What is the invention, first discovered in
  ancient times, that allows people to see through
  solid walls?

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Critical Thinking-Discussion

• Think about how well you did on the questions on
  the previous slide.
• Think about your reaction when you heard the
  correct answer to each question.
• Why is it important to examine information
  closely during the critical thinking
  problem-solving process?

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Reminders

• No late work accepted after Sunday, January 23rd.
  I submit my grades to Kaplan at the conclusion of
  the class and will not have access to the
  grade-book soon after.
• Try to submit your Unit 9 Assignment/Project a
  few days early to avoid any complications. If
  there is a technical problem or you accidentally
  submitted the wrong Project (happens all the
  time), you will have time to correct it. Dont
  procrastinate! Your passing grade might depend on
  it.
• On the Career Action form use complete sentences
  and include your introduction and conclusion.
  Remember, we are writing at college level (Five
  sentences does not meet above-average work.). Do
  not forget to reference class Unit reading.
  Example (KU Course, CS113, Unit , 1002B). Make
  sure you have the reference page included.

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Looking forward to Unit 10

• Unit 9 (today) is our last audio Seminar
  together! Unit 10 does NOT have a Seminar. I
  found the class Unit discussions have been very
  rewarding! Thank you for sharing and all your
  insights. I encourage you all to continue with
  your future goals. Perhaps our paths will cross
  again, someday. It has been a pleasure for me and
  I wish only the best for each and every one of
  you. Good luck in your future endeavors!

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Unit 9 Preview

• Self Assessment (chart below taken from
  CS113-Unit 9.)

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Case Study on Wanda

• Who would like to volunteer to give a short
  synopsis on Wanda before we start with the case
  study questions?

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Wanda
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Case Study of Wanda

• How is Wanda setting herself up for success?

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Case Study on Wanda

• What kinds of questions might Wanda have for her
  Advisor?

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Case Study on Wanda

• How might Wandas Career Action Plan help her as
  she makes plans for her next term?

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Unit 9 assignment(Time for Action)

• After reviewing your Interview with a
  Professional, discuss how you will make use of
  some of the information you gained from the
  interview as you continue to prepare for your own
  career.
• Action Plan Where would you like to be in your
  career future? How will you get there?
• Demonstrate your understanding of career action
  planning and goal-setting by describing one
  short-term and one long-term goal you have for
  your professional future. Refer back to class
  reading. 

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Unit 9 Discussion

• Explain why a career action plan will be useful
  to you as you continue to plan and prepare for
  your career.

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Again, looking ahead Unit 10

• Please continue to read email and class
  announcements during Unit 10!
• It is NOT my fault if you miss valuable
  information from me.
• I will still hold office hours on AIM during Unit
  10.
• No Seminar in Unit 10.
• Unit 10 DOES HAVE AN ASSIGNMENT
• No class work will be accepted after Sunday,
  January 23rd. NO EXCEPTIONS.

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Unit 10 (Moving Forward)

• Discussion Student Farewell
• Assignment After reflecting on what you have
  learned and how you have benefited by taking
  CS113 Academic Strategies for the Business
  Professional, write a minimum one page response
  to the questions below
• 1. Reflect and describe which key concepts and
  topics in this course have made you a stronger
  candidate to enter the business world.
• 2.  Discuss how this course has affected you in
  your professional development, as a student and
  as a person, as well as how it has encouraged you
  on your academic path.
• 3. Write introductions, conclusions and CITE your
  sources from class reading, supporting your OWN
  views.

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Class Exercise

• I would like to try another class exercise with a
  twist on it. I need one volunteer. Are you up
  to the challenge? Is anyone daring and interested
  in volunteering without knowing the details? Just
  raise your hand to volunteer by typing //

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Class Exercise (continued)

• I want my one volunteer to think of one name of a
  well-known person. (Do not tell us yet). The
  person may be living or dead and can have
  achieved celebrity status in any field (business,
  technology, sports, entertainment, politics, arts
  and literature, science, medicine, etc.).
• The rest of the class is the guessing team. The
  guessing team will be timed for 3 minutes to come
  up with whom the famous person is. The Volunteer
  must use their keyboard to help the receivers.
  The Volunteer can use words, visual icons
  symbols, or anything that will help the class
  guess. But the Volunteer can NOT type ANY part of
  the persons name.
• The guessing class asks as many questions as
  possible (using assumptions, critical thinking,
  scientific method, or problem solving skills) to
  come up with the correct answer.
• Volunteer Let us know when you are ready by
  typing ready and Ill start the time.

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Discussion on Seminar exercise.

• How did the time limit, teamwork atmosphere, or
  speed of the typing affect your ability to
  participate?

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Reflection

• I am glad I was a part of your success during
  this class. I watched each and every one of you
  grow (especially when referring back to class
  work)! You all will be pros when it comes to
  writing your college thesis. I hope I get to
  personally meet you when you walk across the
  stage and graduate. I look forward to shaking
  your hand and patting you on the back for a job
  well done and well deserved. Best to you all.

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Any General Questions?

• Seminar is coming to an end, soon. Lets wrap-up
  the evening.

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Seminar Concluded

• Good night. Have a great week! Thank you again
  for giving me the opportunity to share the
  learning floor with you.
• My office hours on AIM are posted on our class
  syllabus. My AIM ID is DrDenhard.
• THE END