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UniversityofAlbertaLibrar tudentandteacher: Usethiscoversheetformailingorfaxing. b i62b 3448650 4 ASSIGNMENT BOOKLET3A PED0770 Careerand Life Management Module3: Section 1 Assignmentand Section 2Assignment FOR STUDENT USE ONLY FOR OFFICE USE ONLY DateAssignmentSubmitted: (If label is missing orincorrect) Assigned Teacher: _ Student File Number: Assignment TimeSpentonAssignment: Grading: Module Number: Graded by: DateAssignment Received: Student'sQuestions and Comments D O a a < Teacher'sComments Teacher INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMITTING THIS DISTRIBUTED LEARNING ASSIGNMENT BOOKLET Whenyou areregistered fordistributedlearning courses, youareexpectedtoregularly submitcompleted assignments forcorrection.Tryto submit eachAssignmentBookletas soon asyoucomplete it. Donot submit morethanoneAssignmentBooklet in one subjectatthe sametime. Before submittingyourAssignmentBooklet, please checkthe following: • Are alltheassignmentscompleted? Ifnot, explainwhy. • Hasyourworkbeenrereadtoensure accuracyinspellinganddetails? • Isthebookletcoverfilledoutandthecorrectmodule label attached? MAILING 1. Do notencloseletterswithyourAssignmentBooklets. Send alllettersin a separateenvelope. 2. PutyourAssignmentBookletinanenvelopeandtake ittothepostoffice andhaveitweighed.Attach sufficientpostage andsealthe envelope. FAXING 1. AssignmentBookletsmaybe faxedtothe schoolwithwhichyouareregistered. Contactyourteacherforthe appropriate faxnumber. 2. All faxing costs aretheresponsibilityofthe sender. E-MAILING Itmaybepossibletoe-mail yourcompletedAssignmentBooklettothe school withwhichyouareregistered.You alsomaybe requiredtoe-mail some ofyourassignments. Contactyourteacherfortheappropriate e-mailaddress. A Career and Life Management Module 3 Career and Life Choices Assignment Booklet 3 Education FOR TEACHER'S USE ONLY Summary Teacher's Comments Total Your Possible Mark Marks Section 1 60 Assignment Section2 40 Assignment 100 Careerand Life Management Module3: Careerand LifeClioices AlbertaEducationacknowledgeswithappreciation Assignment Booklet3A theAlbertaDistanceLearningCentreandPembina Section 1 Assignmentand Section2Assignment HillsRegionalDivisionNo.7fortheirreviewofthis ISBN 978-0-7741-2968-8 AssignmentBooklet. 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ThiscoursewarewasdevelopedbyorforAlbertaEducation.Third-partycontenthasbeenidentifiedbya©symboland/oracredittothe sourceandmustbeusedasis.Thiscoursewaremaybereproducedinanyform,includingphotocopying,withoutthewrittenpermission ofAlberta Education. Changescan bemadeonlytocontentownedbyAlbertaEducation. Formoredetailedinformation, refertothe TermsofUseAgreement.EveryefforthasbeenmadetoacknowledgetheoriginalsourceandtocomplywithCanadiancopyrightlaw.If casesareidentifiedwherethisefforthasbeenunsuccessful,pleasenotifyAlbertaEducationsocorrectiveactioncanbetaken. THIS COURSEWARE IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE TERMS OF A LICENCE FROM A COLLECTIVE OR LICENSINGBODY,SUCHASACCESSCOPYRIGHT. UNiVERSITY LIBRARY CareerandLifeManagement:Module3 1 AssignmentBooklet3A ASSIGNMENT BOOKLET 3A CAREER AND LIFE MANAGEMENT: MODULE 3 SECTION 1 ASSIGNMENT AND SECTION 2 ASSIGNMENT ThisAssignment Bookletis worth 100 marks out ofatotal of200 marks forthe assignments inModule 3. The value ofeach questionis statedinthe leftmargin. Readall parts ofyourassignmentcarefully andrecordyouranswers inthe appropriate places. Ifyouhave difficultywith an assignment, gobackto your Student Module Bookletandreview the appropriate lesson. Be sure toproofreadyouranswers carefully before submittingyourAssignment Booklet. You canuse a computerandword-processingprogram formany ofthese assignments. Ifyou use a computer, be sure to attach aprinted copythathasbeenproofread and is readable. Include yourname, coursename, and assignmentnumberoneachpage. Section 1 Assignment: Knowing Yourself for the World of Work In Section 1 ofthismodule, you completed self-assessmentsto help youmake careerand Hfe choices. In Lessons 1, 2, and 3 ofthis section, you exploredandassessedyourabilities, competencies, skills, strengths, interests, andvalues. Inthe questions that follow, youwill use whatyouhave identifiedaboutyourselfinthese areasto develop apersonalprofile. The questions will guide youthroughthe creation ofapersonalprofile, whichyou can include inyourcareerportfolio. 1. Begin organizingyourpersonalprofileby comp—letingthe followingtasks. Collect informationyouhave recorde—daboutyourself evidence (certificates, letters, awards,) samples, inventories forthe areas indicatedinthe chartthat follows. Usethe chart as a summarypage ofyourcollections. Inthe firstcolumnindicate the itemsyouhave collectedtorepresenteach area. Nextexplainwhythe items are important. Thenassess whatyouhave learned aboutyourselffromthese items.An example ofthekindofitems you caninclude in acollectionisprovided foryou. Find atleastoneitem foreach area. Do not submityour collections with this activity. Careerand LifeManagement:Module3 2 AssignmentBooklet3A Area List of Items in WhyThese Items Are What I've LearnedAbout Collection Important Myselffrom These Items • personality descriptions Personality Strengths Values Attitudes Interests Abilities Skills CareerandLifeManagement:Modules 3 AssignmentBooklet3A Your summary chartwill be assessed accordingtothe following criteria. Assessment Criteriafor Question 1 The collection contains appropriate items that reflect each area. 7 marks The student's description ofwhythe items are important makes 7 marks connectionsthat can lead to careerand life planning. The description ofwhat was learned shows evidence of personal 7 marks reflection and self-assessment. 2. Collectmaterial foryourpersonalprofileby completingthe followingtasks. The chartonthe followingpage lists importantwork skills. Use yourunderstanding ofyourstrengths andexperiencesto complete the chart. Outlinethe experiences youhave hadthathave contributedtothe developmentofthese transferable skills at school, home, andinthe community. Indicate whythese items are important andwhat youhave learnedaboutyourselffromthem.Anexample isprovided foryou. Yourchartwillbe assessedaccordingtothe followingcriteria. Assessment Criteria for Question 2 The student lists appropriate experiences that reflect the skill area 6 marks and that show howthe skill was developed. The student provides evidence ofthe skill development. 6 marks The student's description ofwhythe skills and items are important 6 marks makes connectionsthat are relevantto careerand life planning. The student's description ofwhat was learned shows evidence of 6 marks personal reflection and thoughtful self-assessment. Careerand LifeManagement:Module3 4 AssignmentBool<let3A Skill Areas Experiences Evidence Whythe Skills What I've Contributing Supporting that and Supporting LearnedAbout to the Skill the Skill Was Items Are Myself Development Developed Important have oneyearon receivedjudges' Theyshowthat can express my 1 1 1 1 the debateteam at commentsfrom a havelearnedeffective arguments clearly. Communication school. debate meet. communicationskills. Independent thinking Flexibilityand adaptability Sense of responsibility Abilityto reason and solve problems Abilityto work with other people Whenyou have completedquestions 1 and2, continue where you leftoffonpage 24 ofthe StudentModule Booklet. CareerandLifeManagement:Module3 5 AssignmentBooklet3A 3. In Lesson4 you exploredyourattitudes about learning. Use whatyou discoveredto answerthe following questions.Answerincomplete sentences. a. Whatpositive attitudes do youhave ofyourselfas a learner? b. Do youhave anynegative attitudestowardyourselfas a learner? Explain. ^ c. Howhave yourattitudes towardlearning affectedyourviews ofachieving success inlife? ® d. Explainwhatyou candoto improveyourattitude inthese areas. Whenyouhave completedquestion3, continuewhere you leftoffonpage 30 ofthe Student Module Booklet, CareerandLifeManagement:Module3 6 AssignnnentBooklet3A 4. In Lesson 5 you startedto develop yourcareerportfolio.Atthe end ofthe lesson, you were askedto create a list ofthosepieces ofinformationyouthinkwill be effective additions to yourportfolio andto explain what eachpiece shows.You were also asked to explainthe value ofincludingthis information in yourportfolio. Polish yourresponse to that question andwrite it in the space provided. Assessment Criteriafor Question 5 • Pieces forthe portfolio have been thoughtfully considered. 7 • Explanations are clear. marks • The student has made a sincere effortto assess the value of including each piece of information. (There is more room foryouransweronthe followingpage.)