Introduction
For this assignment, I chose to
create an outline for a potential online course I would teach as a guidance
counselor. My course incorporates ten weeks of career explorations, resume(s)
and cover letter(s) writing, and mock interviews. The design of this course is
a progression of events that scaffolds each week’s intended knowledge with the
hope that students will have a greater understanding of how to explore
potential careers and successfully market themselves to get an interview.
Ultimately, the goal of this course is to teach students and professionals how
to prepare and master the skills necessary to receive a job offer.
Session 1:
Introduction
Introduction:
This course is
intended to guide an individual through the complexities of career explorations
and choices. This course is designed for students, as well as professionals, so
in this course you explore potential careers, create a resume and cover letter,
prepare for an interview and master the skills necessary to be successful in
that interview.
Goal: Course Orientation,
Create Blog and Thinking About Potential Careers
Process:
1. Watch the video or read the document.
2. Create a blog.
3. Write an introduction about yourself.
4. Email a link to your blog to Melissa.Sakoonphong@chaffey.edu.
5. Post your response on your blog.
Media and Links:
Bloglist (Website)
Interaction:
Student-to-Student:
Blog
Student-to-Content:
Document, Video
Student-to-Instructor:
Email, Blog
Requirements:
1. Post the responses on your blog
2. Comment on three other student’s blogs and
respond with what you found interesting about the letter and why.
Evaluation:
Each post is worth 10
points if all these criteria are met:
·
Posted before the
deadline
·
Post addresses all the
topics/issues listed in the assignment
·
Students responds to
threes posts left by others students in the class
Session 2: Career
Exploration
Introduction:
This week you will
explore and select careers you are be interested in pursuing and find useful
information in career planning.
Goal: To refine the list of
possible career choices and identify the top three.
Process:
- Explore Career Noodle
- Select 3 careers you find interesting and thinking
about pursuing.
- Create 3 discussions threads on Blackboard and label
each thread according to the career name.
4.
Post your response on
your blog.
Media and Links:
Bloglist (Website)
Interaction:
Student-to-Student:
Blog
Student-to-Content: Document
Student-to-Instructor:
Email, Blog
Requirements:
1. Post your discussion on Blackboard
2. Comment on three other career threads and
respond with what you found interesting about the career and why.
Evaluation:
Each career discussion
is worth 10 points if all these criteria are met:
·
Posted before the
deadline
·
Discussion addresses
all the topics/issues listed in the assignment
·
Students responds to
threes posts left by others students in the class
Session 3: Career Exploration Interview
Introduction:
This week you will
explore in detail the three careers you selected as interesting and worth
pursuing, interview a person in that field and refine your career planning.
Goal: To explore and create
awareness around areas of a professional to help narrow down potential career
choices.
Process:
- Go back to the three careers you previously selected as
interesting and worth pursuing
- Locate a professional in each career you selected.
- Interview the professional in person with the questions
provided.
- Submit verification of interview via email to
Melissa.Sakoonphong@chaffey.edu.
- Post your interviews on your blog.
Media and Links:
Bloglist (Website)
Interaction:
Student-to-Student:
Blog
Student-to-Content: Document
Student-to-Instructor:
Email, Blog
Requirements:
- Post the all three Q &A interviews on your blog
- Comment on three other student’s blogs and respond with
what you found interesting about the career and why.
Evaluation:
Each post is worth 10
points if all these criteria are met:
·
Posted before the
deadline
·
Submit verification of
interview via email (Business card, company brochure, etc.)
·
Post addresses all the
topics/issues listed in the assignment
·
Students responds to
threes posts left by others students in the class
Session 4: Resume Writing
Introduction:
This week you will
create your own resume for one of the careers you previously selected as
interesting and worth pursuing.
Goal: To create a resume
that will move your application to the top of the interview list.
Process:
- Listen to the podcast or read the document.
- Go back to the three careers you previously selected as
interesting and worth pursuing.
- Create a resume for one of the three careers.
- Post your resume on your blog.
Media and Links:
Bloglist (Website)
Interaction:
Student-to-Student:
Blog
Student-to-Content: Podcast,
Document
Student-to-Instructor:
Email, Blog
Requirements:
- Post the resume on your blog
- Comment on three other student’s blogs and respond with
what you found interesting about the resume and why.
Evaluation:
Each post is worth 10
points if all these criteria are met:
·
Posted before the
deadline
·
Post addresses all the
topics/issues listed in the assignment
·
Students responds to
threes posts left by others students in the class
Session 5: Cover
Letter
Introduction:
This week you will
create a cover letter for one of the careers you previously selected as
interesting and worth pursuing.
Goal: To create and develop
a cover letter that is supplemental to your resume.
Process:
1. Listen to the podcast or read the document.
- Go
back to the three careers you previously selected as interesting and worth
pursuing.
3. Create a cover letter for one of the three (or
all) careers.
4. Post your cover letter on your blog.
Media and Links:
Bloglist (Website)
Interaction:
Student-to-Student:
Blog
Student-to-Content: Podcast,
Document
Student-to-Instructor:
Email, Blog
Requirements:
1. Post the cover letter on your blog
- Comment
on three other student’s blogs and respond with what you found interesting
about the cover letter and why.
Evaluation:
Each post is worth 10
points if all these criteria are met:
·
Posted before the
deadline
·
Post addresses all the
topics/issues listed in the assignment
·
Students responds to
threes posts left by others students in the class
Session 6: Preparation
for an Interview
Introduction:
This you will prepare
for one of the careers you previously selected as interesting and worth
pursuing.
Goal: To identify, develop
and prepare candidates to succeed in an interview.
Process:
1. View the presentation.
2. Go back to the three careers you previously
selected as interesting and worth pursuing.
3. Select one of the three (or all) careers and
respond to the interview questions as if you were interviewing for that
position.
4. Post your responses on your blog.
Media and Links:
Interview Questions (Word)
Bloglist (Website)
Interaction:
Student-to-Student:
Blog
Student-to-Content: Presentation,
Document
Student-to-Instructor:
Email, Blog
Requirements:
1. Post the responses on your blog
- Comment
on three other student’s blogs and respond with what you found interesting
and why.
Evaluation:
Each post is worth 10
points if all these criteria are met:
·
Posted before the
deadline
·
Post addresses all the
topics/issues listed in the assignment
·
Students responds to
threes posts left by others students in the class
Session 7: Interview
Skills and Techniques
Introduction:
Once your resume gives
you an interview, you are tasked with the responsibility of winning over the
interviewer. This week you will refer back to one of the careers you previously
selected as interesting and worth pursuing and prepare for an interview.
Goal: Develop techniques and
strategies that are useful in an interview.
Process:
1. View the presentation.
2. Go back to the three careers you previously
selected as interesting and worth pursuing.
3. Select one of the three (or all) careers and
respond to the interview questions as if you were interviewing for that
position.
4. Create an account on Skpe and log into the
test call.
5. Post your responses on your blog.
Media and Links:
Interview Questions
(Word)
Bloglist (Website)
Interaction:
Student-to-Student:
Blog
Student-to-Content: Presentation,
Document
Student-to-Instructor:
Email, Blog
Requirements:
1. Create an account and log into the test call.
2. Post the responses on your blog
3. Comment on three other student’s blogs and
respond with what you found interesting and why.
Evaluation:
Each post is worth 10
points if all these criteria are met:
·
Posted before the
deadline
·
Post addresses all the
topics/issues listed in the assignment
·
Students responds to
threes posts left by others students in the class.
Session 8: Mock
One-on-One Interview
Introduction:
As you may or may not
know, there are several different types of interview processes and one of the
most common is a one-on-one interview. This week you will experience and
participate in a one-on-one interview.
Goal: To coach and prepare
students for a one-on-one interview.
Process:
1. Listen to the podcast or read the document.
2. Prepare for interview by going over the notes
from previous weeks
3. Log onto the synchronous call.
4. Post your responses to post interview
questions on your blog.
Media and Links:
Post Interview (Word)
Bloglist (Website)
Interaction:
Student-to-Student:
Blog
Student-to-Content: Document
Student-to-Instructor:
Email, Blog, Skpe
Requirements:
1. Attend and participate in the interview
2. Post the responses on your blog
3. Comment on three other student’s blogs and
respond with what you found interesting and why.
Evaluation:
Each post is worth 10
points if all these criteria are met:
·
Attend and participate
in the interview
·
Posted before the
deadline
·
Post addresses all the
topics/issues listed in the assignment
·
Students responds to
threes posts left by others students in the class
Session 9: Mock Panel Interview
Introduction:
As you may or may not
know, the higher you move up the corporate ladder the more complicated the
interview process, so this week you will experience and participate in a
different kind of interview—a panel interview.
Goal: To prepare students
for a panel interview.
Process:
1. Listen to the podcast or read the document.
2. Prepare for interview by going over the notes
from previous weeks
3. Create an account and prepare the synchronous call.
4. Post your responses to Post Interview
questions on your blog.
Media and Links:
Post Interview (Word)
Bloglist (Website)
Interaction:
Student-to-Student:
Blog
Student-to-Content: Document
Student-to-Instructor:
Email, Blog, Skpe
Requirements:
1. Attend and participate in the interview
2. Post the responses on your blog
3. Comment on three other student’s blogs and
respond with what you found interesting and why.
Evaluation:
Each post is worth 10
points if all these criteria are met:
·
Attend and participate
in the interview
·
Posted before the
deadline
·
Post addresses all the
topics/issues listed in the assignment
·
Students responds to
threes posts left by others students in the class
Session 10: Portfolio
Introduction:
With the culmination
of this class you are to gather all the materials developed in the course and
create a career portfolio.
Goal: To know when and how
to use a portfolio to successfully win over your interviewers.
Process:
1. Listen to the podcast or read the document.
2. Gather materials for portfolio.
3. Place items in a self-addressed manila
envelope.
4. Submit envelope to the front desk at the
Success Center.
5. Check Portfolio Assignment for Success Center hours
and location.
Media and Links:
Portfolio Assignment (Word)
Reflection (Word)
Interaction:
Student-to-Student:
Blog
Student-to-Content: Document
Student-to-Instructor:
Email, Blog
Requirements:
1. Submit portfolio and any additional assignments.
2. Post reflection about the course.
3. Comment on three other student’s blogs and
respond with what you found interesting and why.
Evaluation:
Each post is worth 10
points if all these criteria are met:
·
Submit portfolio before
the deadline
·
Well organized and
thought out portfolio
·
Posted before the
deadline
·
Post addresses all the
topics/issues listed in the assignment
·
Students responds to
threes posts left by others students in the class
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One-Way Communication
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Two-Way Communication
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Why technology supports intended interaction?
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Session 1
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Social Presence
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Media Richness
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Social Presence
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Media Richness
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Email, Document, Blog
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Video
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The initial class meeting should have or create connections
between student and professor
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Session 2
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Email, Document, Blog
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Discussion Board
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To create different dialogs around different careers
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Session 3
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Email, Document, Blog
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Session 4
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Email, Document, Blog
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Podcast
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Hearing a voice helps focus on the importance and subtleties
of a topic
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Session 5
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Email, Document, Blog
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Podcast
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Hearing a voice helps focus on the importance and subtleties
of a topic
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Session 6
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Email, Document, Blog
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Presentation
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Seeing what is appropriate and learning how to duplicate is
important for this task
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Session 7
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Email, Document, Blog
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Presentation
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Seeing what is appropriate and learning how to duplicate is
important for this task
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Session 8
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Email, Document
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Skpe
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Immediate feedback is important for this interaction
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Session 9
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Email, Document, Blog
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Skpe
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Immediate feedback is important for this interaction
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Email, Document, Blog
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