PSYC3002 Developing a Psychology Perspective
Week 9 Assignment
CAREER PLANNING WORKSHEET
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Assignment Introduction
This assignment provides you with the opportunity to explore career options and their requirements. You’ll reflect on your goals, create a “to-do” list for yourself, and explore resources that will be available to you as you head down the road of your college career.
Assignment Instructions
Use the Career Planning Worksheet [DOCX] to help guide your work. Additional detailed guidance can be found in the multi-page step-by-step Career Planning Worksheet Success Guide [PDF].
In Week 1, we asked you to identify a career goal and throughout this course you’ve been exposed to additional career planning information. Decide on a career that is most interesting to you at this time in your studies and that you would like to make your goal after graduating from Capella. With that career goal in mind, locate a job opening in your state for this career and complete the following:
Describe your career goal based on your awareness of the projected job market.
Create a course plan for the education needed to reach your career goal.
Which degree would be the most helpful to obtaining skills you need? How could you gain those skills otherwise?
What coursework is needed through Capella to achieve this level of education?
Create a plan that will help you reach your career goal.
Include the skills, experience, and resources that you will need.
What skills are listed?
Are there any occupations or volunteer opportunities that could help you gain experience?
Address assignment purpose in well-organized paragraphs, incorporating credible sources, accurate paraphrasing, tone, and citations.
Refer to the scoring guide to ensure that your work meets the grading criteria for this assignment.
Submission Requirements
Save the completed Career Planning Worksheet as a Word document (.doc or .docx) on your computer. Then, attach a copy of this document as your assignment submission.
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies:
Competency 5: Examine the field of psychology for career planning.
Describe a career goal based on awareness of the projected job market.
Create a course plan for the education needed to reach a career goal
Create a plan to develop the skills needed to reach a career goal.
Create a plan to gain the experience needed to reach a career goal.
Identify resources needed to reach a career goal.
Competency 6: Demonstrate effective oral or written communication skills.
Address assignment purpose in well-organized paragraphs, incorporating credible sources, accurate paraphrasing, tone, and citations.
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:
Competency 5: Examine the field of psychology for career planning.
Describe a career goal based on awareness of the projected job market.
Create a course plan for the education needed to reach a career goal.
Create a plan to develop the skills needed to reach a career goal.
Create a plan to gain the experience needed to reach a career goal.
Identify resources needed to reach a career goal.
Competency 6: Demonstrate effective oral or written communication skills.
Address assignment purpose in well-organized paragraphs, incorporating credible sources, accurate paraphrasing, tone, and citations.
