WELCOME TO CS410Career Development Strategies

INTRODUCTIONSPlease share the following information: Your Name Nickname What state you are from? What is your major? How many terms do you have left at KU?

WHAT WE’LL COVER TODAY Overview of CS410 Syllabus and Course Review/Discussion Incentives and Evaluations Unit 1 Overview Questions

GETTING STARTED IN CS410Let’s look at some of the things we will study in Career Development Strategies.

Creating career development strategies and goals. 

Your personality and how it relates to your work place.

What a Career Development Portfolio is and how it can help you plan your career.

GETTING STARTED IN CS410 You will learn to… Identify your skills Compare those skills to the skills required for

your chosen profession Create a career development portfolio Develop an interview strategy Create a career development plan

THE SYLLABUS EXPLAINS THE MOST IMPORTANT INFORMATION YOU WILL NEED

My email address and AIM contact information

Course Materials Course Outline and Learning ActivitiesGrading CriteriaCourse PoliciesProjects and Discussion RubricsLate Project Policy and Late Discussion

PolicyAttendance/Tardiness PolicyPlagiarism Policy

LATE POLICIES

Late Projects Late Discussions When in doubt… email me!

QUESTIONS?

Syllabus? Course Expectations? General Questions thus far?

INCENTIVES AND EVALUATIONSScenario: You are all supervisors in a manufacturing

company.You are responsible for a line of workers who make right front

fenders.It’s evaluation time…

The job requires that each person make 100 fenders a day; No mistakes

So, you have to give each of your workers a raise based on a 1 to 5 evaluation for the job requirements as follows:

1 = Poor 2% raise2 = Fair 4% raise3 = Average 5% raise4 = Above average 8 % raise5 = Excellent 10% raise

EMPLOYEE AOur first employee makes 98 fenders a day, no mistakes, no days off. What is your rating?

1 = Poor 2% raise2 = Fair 4% raise3 = Average 5% raise4 = Above average 8 % raise5 = Excellent 10% raise

EMPLOYEE BOur next employee makes 90 fenders a day, no mistakes, no days off. What is your rating??1 = Poor 2% raise2 = Fair 4% raise3 = Average 5% raise4 = Above average 8 % raise5 = Excellent 10% raise

EMPLOYEE CEmployee C makes 75 a day, no mistakes, not days off. What is your rating?1 = Poor 2% raise2 = Fair 4% raise3 = Average 5% raise4 = Above average 8 % raise5 = Excellent 10% raise

EMPLOYEE DYour fourth employee makes 100 a day, no mistakes, no days off. What is your rating?1 = Poor 2% raise2 = Fair 4% raise3 = Average 5% raise4 = Above average 8 % raise5 = Excellent 10% raise

EMPLOYEE EAnd finally, employee E makes 125 a day, no mistakes, no days off, and polishes each one as it passes. What is your rating??

1 = Poor 2% raise2 = Fair 4% raise3 = Average 5% raise4 = Above average 8 % raise5 = Excellent 10% raise

LET’S DISCUSS What is the job description? How many fenders need to be made a day? What message are you sending with your

evaluation? Relating to other factors in life… like grades!

DISCUSSION BOARD

Grade Grading Criteria

A: 36-40 points

·         Makes one primary response for all discussion threads with at least 1 reference to the unit materials, text, or other academic source.

·         Responses are on topic, original, and contribute to the quality of the discussion.·         Responses make frequent, clearly written, informed references to unit material.   ·         Three or more responses per thread to classmates that are thoughtful and advance the

discussion.

RUBRICS UNITS 3, 4, AND 8

A: 90-100

points 

Content: Each part of the Assignment is addressed in depth. Demonstrates a deep understanding of the purpose of each part of the Assignment.

Language:  A couple spelling, grammatical, and syntax errors

Format: Assignment template followed if applicable

LABELING PROJECTS AND EMAILS Please label your projects and assignments: 

username-unit#.doc.  For example, a student named Tina Allen would name her file TinaAllen-Unit 3.doc.

Please start your subject lines in email correspondence with Course & section username: SUBJECT_OF_MESSAGE(for example, SS310-3-TAllen: Question regarding project)

QUESTIONS?

WHAT WE’LL DO Job… Career… Profession… what?? Career Resources!

Resume & Cover Letters Interviews and Follow-Ups Job Search

QUESTIONS? Remember-you can email me any time.

ekeavney@kaplan.edu