CS113: Academic Strategies for the Business Professional

Unit 9 Seminar: Career Project

Welcome! Please feel free to chat with each other until class starts. I’ll see you soon!

End of term housekeeping1. Make sure you are registered for classes next term (if not

contact your Advisor ASAP)2. This is our last seminar and Unit 9 is the last unit of graded

Discussion work (Student Farewell Discussion in Unit 10 is OPTIONAL)

3. Written assignments due in Units 9 AND 104. No seminar in Unit 105. Check the gradebook—if you see any zeroes for assignments

turn those in (if zeroes for Discussion contact me)6. Turn your Unit 9 assignment in by the end of Unit 9 (more

about this in a moment)7. Turn the Unit 10 assignment is due by Tuesday, but I strongly

urge you to submit it early!!8. Relax and enjoy the rest of the term—you have worked very

hard and I am proud of all of you.

You’re Almost There!•Career Action Plan (CAP)▫Consider:

Where am I now? Where do I want to go? How will I get there (action!!) Steps to complete the path

Know Your RouteRemember!!

Plan your journey. You can always make route changes along the way,

but first you must know where you are going and what your destination is.

More Questions for YOU!•Tell me about

your present and your future!

What does your path look like? What actions will you need to take?

Unit 9 assignment tips

The Unit 9 assignment for this class is due on Tuesday,August 10th. Below are some tips to help you as you are

working on this assignment.

• There are template under the Unit 9 Assignment heading• The Unit 9 assignment focuses on your Career Action Plan• As you are working on the action plan consider all you

have learned this term. Not only new information from the readings or the Discussion discussions, but about yourself as well. You are welcome to address any of this in your action plan.

• Submit through the Unit 9 Dropbox

Unit 10 assignmentAfter reflecting on what you have learned and how you have benefited by taking

CS113 Academic Strategies for the Business Professional , write a minimum one pageresponse to the questions below. Make sure to address the critical elements on the

next slide so you will be successful in completing this assignment. Please answer the following questions in your paper: 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 encouraging you on your academic path.

3. Respond using the critical elements on the next slide and submit your minimum one page (350 words) response to the Unit 10 Dropbox.

This assignment is due by the end of the Unit, but I strongly urge you to turn it in early if you can!!

Critical Elements for the Unit 10 assignment• Write your original response in Standard American English, paying special attention to

grammar, style, and mechanics.

• Respond to the questions in a thorough manner, providing specific examples of concepts and topics in answering question 1, and providing specific examples of the impact that they have had on you in answering question 2.

• Ensure that your viewpoint and purpose are clearly stated.

• Demonstrate logical and appropriate transitions from one idea to another.

• Your paper should be highly organized, logical, and focused. When you are ready, you may submit your paper on the Dropbox page.

Unit 9 Case Study: Wanda

Case Study questionsQuestion 1: How is Wanda setting herself up for

success?

Question 2: What kinds of questions might she have for her Advisor?

Question 3: How might Wanda’s career action plan help her as she makes plans for her next term?

So…help me on MY journeyHelp me to make this a better course for my next round of

students.

• What did you like best?• What would you change if you could change something?• What inspired you the most?• How were the Discussions? What would you add or

change?• How were the seminars? How were the Power Points?

What you think matters to me and helps me make my changes for the next term.

And it comes to an end…I have truly enjoyed learning and working with you all

this term! You have all made wonderful strides this term and should be proud of all you have done.

Please stay in touchahochanadel@kaplan.edu or ajhochanadel

Take care and best wishes!!