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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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?

WHO AM I?

YOUR TA TEAM

AWAITING YUWEI BIO

YOUR TA TEAM

YOUR TA TEAM

YOUR TA TEAM

YOUR TA TEAM

YOUR TA TEAM

YOUR TA TEAM

YOUR TA TEAM

YOUR TA TEAM

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: comm202@sauder.ubc.ca 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

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.

STRENGTHS/SABOTEURS PRESENTATION RUBRIC

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