Unit Four: Choosing an OccupationThis is a featured page


Conceptual:
  1. There are five main questions addressed in this unit:
    • What are my interests and skills?
    • How can I match my interests and skills to my occupation choice?
    • How can career myths prevent me from taking appropriate or no action on career my interests?
    • Are your ready for a career change?
    • What is the relationship between e-learning offerings and occupations?

  2. Students are asked to complete an Interest Inventory and provide their reactions to the results in the Unit Four Quiz.

  3. Students may need help understanding that for many degrees there is not a one-to-one relationship to an occupation. This is particularly true for some four year undergraduate degrees. Instructors can assist students with understanding this by:
    • Considering the general skills they develop within a major, i.e., writing skills, analytical skills, computational skills, critical thinking skills, etc.
    • Showing how there are occupations listed in the Occupational Handbook that do not require a specific degree.
    • Explaining how some four year undergraduate majors can prepare students for graduate or post-four-year professional degrees.

  4. Students will also take two surveys: "Career Myths" and "Are You Ready for a Career Change?"
    • The "Career Myths" section is to challenge them, by raising questions regarding their assumptions regarding careers.
    • The "Are You Ready for a Career Change?" section raises questions they can ask themselves as they are considering this important transition.

Informational:
  1. This unit has several Web sites that link to additional occupational information. Some of these are listed on the pages: Do You Want More Occupational Assistance?

Relational:
  1. The self-assessments used are intended to help students gain a general idea of how they can better describe themselves and assist them in understanding connections to possible careers. The results of the self-assessments are not prescriptive.

  2. The two surveys: "Career Myths" and "Are You Ready for a Career Change?" offer instuctors many opportunities within the course to engage students. Both of these topices can make good disucssion board questions or follow up e-mails seekingclarification and suggestions to individual students.

Additional resources for helping students with career and occupational questions are found in the Appendix.

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