Question Description
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Introduction
Today, technology is truly at your fingertips. You can download your favorite song, send an email to your professor, apply for jobs, share pictures of your kids, and even finish this entire course online. As digital technology continues to evolve, it’s not just changing the way we interact; it’s also changing the way we do business. It’s creating a new digital world where anything is possible if you have the skills you need to succeed.This assessment focuses on the essential skills of digital confidence and proficiency as they relate to job and career searches. Modern jobsfrom medium-skilled to more advanced-skilled careersrequire the use of digital tools. No matter what job or career path you are on or want to pursue, you will need to know how to use technology to be successful. This knowledge is not only important on the job, but it is also an essential part of successfully finding the job you wantlikely through an online job search. For this assessment, you’ll practice effective online job searches and identify the technical skills required for the job or career of your choice.
Instructions
Choose a job or career for yourself that you are currently pursuing or plan to pursue in the future. Then, answer the following:
- Identify the job or career that you have chosen.
- Describe why you have picked this job or career.
- Go to O*NET OnLine, and use the search field to search for your chosen job or career.
- Summarize the technology skills required for the job.
- Choose five of these skills and describe how your experience and education (including this course) has helpedand will helpyou develop these skills.
- Go to either Indeed or CareerOneStop, and find a relevant job posting for the career you have chosen.
- Copy and paste the link into your assessment.
- Provide a brief description of the job and any technical skills it requires.
- Discuss what skills you already have and those you will need to acquire to be successful at the job.
Additional Requirements
- Written Communication: Convey clear meaning with minimal issues in grammar, usage, word choice, and mechanics.
- Length: 12 double-?spaced pages.
- Sources: The only sources required for this assessment are the websites associated with your search.?
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:
- Competency 1: Use computers, software, and online tools to effectively complete a task.
- Identify a career.
- Navigate to and select a job posting.?
- Identify skills related to a job.?
- Competency 4: Address assessment purpose in a well-organized text, incorporating appropriate evidence and tone in grammatically sound sentences.
- Address assessment purpose in a well-organized text, incorporating appropriate evidence and tone in grammatically sound sentences.
- Identify the job or career that you have chosen.
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SCORING GUIDE
Use the scoring guide to understand how your assessment will be evaluated.VIEW SCORING GUIDE
CRITERIANON-PERFORMANCEBASICPROFICIENTDISTINGUISHEDIdentify a career.Does not identify a career.Provides a general description of the concept of career.Identifies a career.Identifies a career, and explains the choice of career.Navigate to and select a job posting.Does not navigate to and select a job posting.Selects a job posting, but does not use the requested navigation tool.Navigates to and selects a job posting.Navigates to and selects a job posting, summarizes the technology skills required for the job, and describes how education and personal experience help develop these skills.Identify skills related to a job.Does not identify skills related to a job.Discusses a job, but does not identify the technical skills required for the job.Identifies skills related to a job.Identifies skills related to a job, and discusses personal skills already attained and skills needed to acquire to be successful at the job.Address assessment purpose in a well-organized text, incorporating appropriate evidence and tone in grammatically sound sentences.Does not respond to the assessment prompt and/or does not organize text appropriately, uses inappropriate tone, or does not include structurally sound sentences.Addresses the assessment purpose with minimal issues related to evidence, tone, and sentence structure.Addresses assessment purpose in a well-organized text, incorporating appropriate evidence and tone in grammatically sound sentences.Presents a focused purpose through strong organizational skills. Presents evidence through strong paraphrasing or summarizing and appropriate tone and sentence structure.
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