Welcome to Career Studies.

On this WIKI, you will find assignments, information, due dates and general information about the course.

LOOK all the way to the BOTTOM so you do not miss anything.

 

TESTS/ASSIGNMENTS

  Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 25, 26 -  Working in pairs choose one of the following (only 1 group on each topice)

Personal Management (71-72)                       Time Management (73, 74, 75)          Organization (76-77)

Habits (80-81)              Self motivation (82-83)    Communication (84-85-86-87)       Negotiating (91-92-93)            Teamwork  (94-98)

Create in poster form, a project on one of the above topics.  Include:

1.  Definition          2.  Summary of what you read         3.  Examples - negative skill - 2 in school/2 out of school

and positive - 2 in school/2 out of school.          4.  How can a person improve this skill - 2 examples     5.  Pictures/diagrams/graphs, ?            5.  Poster board is provided.  It is behind the big machine to the left of the

fur trees on top of the filing cabinet...............

 

You will present these to the class on MONDAY.........

 

Friday, Nov. 27   

"Looking for a Job Project" - you will have 5 days to work on this in class.

Friday -  15 places you would look for a job.     Think about your interests and abilities.  eg. If you enjoy reading - Chapters.          If you enjoy animals -  Pet Value               If you enjoy hockey - Sportsmart

DON'T just go for the fast food restaurant scene!

 

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 1. As the course progresses, you will accumulate information/documents for your Career Portfolio.

Your Career Portfolio is due the 2nd last week of Careers Class.  From time to time, read through the expectations of the Career Portfolio.

  

2. Periodically, at the beginning of each class, we will have a short quiz about Careers.  Be on time and you will do the quiz.  Be late, and you will miss the quiz.  Punctuality on the job is of prime importance in the workplace.  For many companies, punctuality is productivity and productivity is money.  When people are late, companies loose money.  Get into the good habit of always being on time.....or a bit early!

Eg. of a quiz.     From this description, name the following job:

Description:     I teach people of all ages to play musical instruments or to sing.

ANSWER:       Music Teacher

 

3.  AUTOBIOGRAPHY

Full Name, Birthdate, Birthplace, Who you live with, Places Lived, Schools attended, 4 things about you from  Kinderg. - 8, 4 interests you have now, Travels, Jobs - babysitting, paper route, snow shovelling is a job!  Volunteer work,  what you love to do,  what you hate to do,  favourites:books/movies/shows/music, extra-curricular activities.

 

4.  Smart Ideas Assignment 

Using Smart Ideas (in Software Tools),  create a diagram with a focus (either a subject area eg. music or another focus eg. outside jobs).  Include 10 jobs stating for each:  the job title,  a description of the job and an appropriate picture.

 

 

EVALUATIONS:

 1.  Decision Making Test          2.  Autobiography         3.  Personal Profile     4.  Smart Ideas Assignment

 

 

 

CAREER PORTFOLIO- Part of EXAM/Culminating Task - worth 15% of mark.

-May be presented in a binder/folder/accordian folder/?

1. Table of Contents which lists everything you have in your portfolio.

2. Statement of achievements to date: include school, extra-curricular - in and out of school, work/volunteer, travel, family activities, ? (approx. 100 words - sentences/point form)

3. Statement of future life goals: a) what I want to accomplish in 5 years.

b) How/where/who I see myself at age 35 c) what I want to do before I die.

Include schooling, job, living conditions (home, type and where), travel, family (married, children) (approx. 150 words - point form please)

4. Documentation must be organized into at least 3 sections. Eg. of sections - a) school, extra-curricular, work b) school, hobbies, family, work, sports. Use section titles that fit YOU. Include such things as:

Awards, Certificates, Diplomas:

Award, Certificates, Self Prepared Documentation:

Inventories, appraisals:

Licenses:

Original Work:

Personal Well Being:

Clubs/Organizations:

Educational Growth Plan:

Attendance Records:

Personal Management Plan:

Employment:

Letters of Reference:

Job Descriptions:

Due Date: You portfolio will be returned.

(paid, co-op, volunteer, at Home): from employers, from parents, from supervisors.Include between 15- 25 different items in your portfolio.

5. Attach a Reflection Strip to 10 of the items included in your portfolio.

6. Your error free Resume and Covering Letter.

 

Example of documentation you may have in your Career Portfolio.

employers, organizations, teacher, coach, band director, principal, volunteer work.business card, resume, covering letter, interview questions. (shows organizational skills): management regarding school/work/extracurricular activities/short/long term goals.at school, at work, with organizations/committees/clubs. lifelong learning goals, short/long term goals.letters, description of duties, Class representative, Terry Fox Run, School Drama/Musical, Track&Field, Church Choir, Certificates, Newspaper clippings, Boy Scouts, Junior Achievement, Band, Fairs, 4H Club, Youth Group and MANY MORE!nutrition plan, exercise/chart/stats.original written work, artwork, videotapes, published articles, poems, computer work, audiotapes, charts/graphs.motor vehicles, machinery/factory equipmentemployment, interest/skills inventory, aptitude inventories, countries visited, list of books read, list of music composed.volunteer work (community clean-up crew, blood donor, library, daffodil days), Letters of Appreciation. report card, transcripts, graduation diploma, school awards, interest course diploma, First Aid/CPR, Life Guard, Driver’s Ed, Hunter Safety, Snowmobile Course, Swimming, Music (Royal Conservatory, Kiwanis), Training from work WHMIS, Contests.