lecture one - comm 202

COMM 202Career

FundamentalsWelcome!

• Why COMM 202?• Who am I?• Your TA team• Course Outline

• Our schedule• Assignment overview• Expectations

• Student Advisory Committee• Homework: StrengthsQuest

AGENDA

• Why COMM 202?• Who am I?• Course Outline

• Our schedule• Assignment overview• Expectations agreement

• Course Blog Overview• Student Advisory Committee• Homework: StrengthsQuest

WHY COMM 202

WHO AM I?

YOUR TA TEAM

AWAITING YUWEI BIO

YOUR TA TEAM

OUR SCHEDULE

COURSE BREAKDOWN

5 Main AssignmentsResume & Cover Letter 10%Skills Matrix

10%Networking Simulation10%Employment Interview25%Information Interview20%

PLUSWeekly Assignments15%Professionalism

10%

COURSE BREAKDOWN

Weekly Assignments15%

• StrengthsQuest/Saboteur Presentation

• LinkedIn Profile• Job Posting Research• Resume eModule quiz & draft• Cover Letter draft• Interview Stream

COURSE BREAKDOWN

Professionalism10%

COURSE BREAKDOWNBONUS POINTS: 5% - Sign up in COOL

STUDENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Email: [email protected] by September 16th with your tutorial section, TA’s name, a bit about yourself and why you are interested in being a committee member and/or if you would be

interested in leading the group w/ a TA mentor

FIRST ASSIGNMENT

FIRST ASSIGNMENT

Strengths: StrengthsQuestInner Saboteurs: Positive Intelligence

Element Excellent2 points

Proficient1 point

Unsatisfactory0 points

Points/2

Key Strengthsand Inner Saboteurs

• 5 strengths and 5 saboteurs are uniquely and clearly communicated

• Student is prepared

• Student has copy of both reports.

• 1-4 strength and saboteur/strength themes are communicated but not clear or repeated from report

• Student is unprepared & provides only 1 strength and 1 saboteur

/2

Out of 6 total marks• 5 Strengths and 5 Saboteurs - 2

marks• 2 experiences w/ examples – 2

marks (1 strength, 1 saboteur)• 2 SMART goals – 2 marks

What parts of the saboteur/strength descriptions are

totally you? What SKILLS are associated with your themes?

STRENGTHS/SABOTEURS PRESENTATION RUBRIC


Experiences • Provides clear & convincing link to strength/saboteur theme

• Clearly and convincingly summarizes experience including a Situation, Task, Action and Result (STAR)

• Some reference to applicable strength theme and inner saboteur

• Sufficient information however lacks STAR structure

• Little or no reference to applicable strength or saboteur themes

• Example lacks clarity and structure

/2

How do your strengths/saboteurs show up in your life?

Give a solid example including: situation, task, the actions you took, and the results of your actions.


Goal Setting • Provides 2 SMART goals that will develop strength and saboteur theme consisting of ALL elements of a SMART goal

• Goals are partially developed but does not meet SMART criteria of goal setting

• Little or no mention of goals or specific action plan

/2

SMART Goals

S - specificM - measureableA - attainableR - relevantT – time bound

How can you use your strengths/saboteurs to excel

in your studies or in other areas of life?

NEXT WEEK

• Complete both online quizzes to find out your strengths and saboteurs and bring a hard/soft copy of your report

• Be prepared to speak for less than 3 minutes on:• List your 5 strengths• List your 5 saboteurs• List 1 experience where you have seen a strength play out in

your life (using STAR method)• List 1 experience where you have seen a saboteur play out in

your life(using STAR method)• Write 2 SMART goals, one including a saboteur, and one

including a strength

• Sign up to at least one BCC workshop in COOL