**PLEASE READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS AND RUBRIC PRIOR TO BIDDING / ACCEPTING THIS ORDER
***THIS ORDER WILL REQUIRE USING INFORMATION FROM THE ONLINE TEXTBOOK AS A SOURCE ACROSS SEVERAL CHAPTERS, AS WELL AS TWO OTHER SCHOLARLY OR CREDIBLE SOURCES – INSTRUCTIONS WILL BE PROVIDED IN ORDER FOR YOU TO ACCESS THESE MATERIALS
****GIVEN THE NATURE OF THIS ORDER, CRITICAL THOUGHT FOR WHAT SKILLS WILL BE LISTED IN WHAT CATEGORIES OVER THE DIFFERENT SLIDES WILL BE ESSENTIAL
Skills Inventory and Gap Analysis
[WLO: 2] [CLOs: 3, 4, 5, 6]
Prior to beginning work on this assignment, read Chapter 4, Chapter 5, Chapter 6, Chapter 18, and Chapter 19 from your textbook; the Week 2 Weekly Lecture; Making PowerPoint Slides: Avoiding the Pitfalls of Bad Slides PowerPoint presentation
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; the article The Challenge of Exceptional Communication; and the web page Self Assessment: Learn About Your Personality and Strengths
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.
In preparation for the Final Paper as well as having real-world applicability, this week’s assignment is a PowerPoint presentation that will provide you an opportunity to create a career skills inventory and associated gap analysis. Using the article The Challenge of Exceptional Communication as a guide, the goal for this assignment is to professionally present your current skills and identifiable gaps in existing skills to promote yourself as an ideal candidate for the career of your choice. The information derived from this assignment should accurately reflect your existing skills.
In your presentation,
Describe the skills you possess that make you an ideal candidate for your chosen career.
Identify any gaps in your existing skill set that an employer may require.
Explain how you plan on honing these gaps in your existing skill set.
Explain how you would effectively and persuasively communicate this gap in a manner that would still qualify you for your career choice.
The Making PowerPoint Slides: Avoiding the Pitfalls of Bad Slides PowerPoint
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is a good resource to use for tips and guidelines for creating an effective PowerPoint presentation.
The Skills Inventory and Gap Analysis presentation
Must be five to six slides in length (not including title and references slides), formatted according to APA style as outlined in the University of Arizona Global Campus Writing Center’s How to Make a PowerPoint Presentation
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resource, and include substantial speaker notes (no less than 100 words per slide in the speaker notes).
Must include a separate title slide with the following:
Title of presentation
Student’s name
Course name and number
Instructor’s name
Date submitted
Must utilize academic voice. See the Academic Voice
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resource for additional guidance.
Must use at least two scholarly or credible sources in addition to the course text.
The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources
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table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment.
To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, view this University of Arizona Global Campus Library Quick ‘n’ Dirty
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tutorial, which introduces the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and the research process, and provides some library search tips.
Must document any information used from sources in APA style as outlined in the University of Arizona Global Campus Writing Center’s Citing Within Your Paper
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Must include a separate references slide that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the University of Arizona Global Campus Writing Center. See the Formatting Your References List
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resource in the University of Arizona Global Campus Writing Center for specifications.
Carefully review the Grading Rubric
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for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.
Describes the Skills Which Make the Student an Ideal Candidate for Their Ideal Job/Career
Total: 2.75
Distinguished – Thoroughly describes the skills which make the student an ideal candidate for their ideal job/career.
Proficient – Describes the skills which make the student an ideal candidate for their ideal job/career. Minor details are missing.
Basic – Minimally describes the skills which make the student an ideal candidate for their ideal job/career. Relevant details are missing.
Below Expectations – Attempts to describe the skills which make the student an ideal candidate for their ideal job/career; however, significant details are missing.
Non-Performance – The description of the skills which make the student an ideal candidate for their ideal job/career is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.
Identifies Any Gaps in the Existing Skill Set Which an Employer May Require
Total: 2.75
Distinguished – Clearly and accurately identifies any gaps in the existing skill set which an employer may require.
Proficient – Identifies any gaps in the existing skill set which an employer may require. Minor details are slightly unclear or inaccurate.
Basic – Vaguely identifies any gaps in the existing skill set which an employer may require. Relevant details are unclear and/or inaccurate
Below Expectations – Attempts to identify any gaps in the existing skill set which an employer may require; however, significant details are entirely unclear and inaccurate.
Non-Performance – The identification of any gaps in the existing skill set which an employer may require is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.
Explains How to Plan on Honing the Gaps in the Existing Skill Set
Total: 2.75
Distinguished – Comprehensively explains how to plan on honing the gaps in the existing skill set.
Proficient – Explains how to plan on honing the gaps in the existing skill set. Minor details are missing.
Basic – Partially explains how to plan on honing the gaps in the existing skill set. Relevant details are missing.
Below Expectations – Attempts to explain how to plan on honing the gaps in the existing skill set; however, significant details are missing.
Non-Performance – The explanation of how to plan on honing the gaps in the existing skill set is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.
Explains How to Effectively and Persuasively Communicate the Gap in an Effective Manner That Would Still Qualify for the Career Choice
Total: 2.75
Distinguished – Comprehensively explains how to effectively and persuasively communicate the gap in an effective manner that would still qualify for the career choice.
Proficient – Explains how to effectively and persuasively communicate the gap in an effective manner that would still qualify for the career choice. Minor details are missing.
Basic – Partially explains how to effectively and persuasively communicate the gap in an effective manner that would still qualify for the career choice. Relevant details are missing.
Below Expectations – Attempts to explain how to effectively and persuasively communicate the gap in an effective manner that would still qualify for the career choice; however, significant details are missing.
Non-Performance – The explanation of how to effectively and persuasively communicate the gap in an effective manner which would still qualify for the career choice is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the assignment instructions.
Written Communication: Control of Syntax and Mechanics
Total: 1.00
Distinguished – Displays meticulous comprehension and organization of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains no errors and is very easy to understand.
Proficient – Displays comprehension and organization of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains only a few minor errors and is mostly easy to understand.
Basic – Displays basic comprehension of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains a few errors which may slightly distract the reader.
Below Expectations – Fails to display basic comprehension of syntax or mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains major errors which distract the reader.
Non-Performance – The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.
Written Communication: APA Formatting
Total: 1.00
Distinguished – Accurately uses APA formatting consistently throughout the paper, title page, and reference page.
Proficient – Exhibits APA formatting throughout the paper. However, layout contains a few minor errors.
Basic – Exhibits limited knowledge of APA formatting throughout the paper. However, layout does not meet all APA requirements.
Below Expectations – Fails to exhibit basic knowledge of APA formatting. There are frequent errors, making the layout difficult to distinguish as APA.
Non-Performance – The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.
Written Communication: Page Requirement
Total: 1.00
Distinguished – The length of the paper is equivalent to the required number of correctly formatted pages.
Proficient – The length of the paper is nearly equivalent to the required number of correctly formatted pages.
Basic – The length of the paper is equivalent to at least three quarters of the required number of correctly formatted pages.
Below Expectations – The length of the paper is equivalent to at least one half of the required number of correctly formatted pages.
Non-Performance – The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.
Written Communication: Resource Requirement
Total: 1.00
Distinguished – Uses more than the required number of scholarly sources, providing compelling evidence to support ideas. All sources on the reference page are used and cited correctly within the body of the assignment.
Proficient – Uses the required number of scholarly sources to support ideas. All sources on the reference page are used and cited correctly within the body of the assignment.
Basic – Uses less than the required number of sources to support ideas. Some sources may not be scholarly. Most sources on the reference page are used within the body of the assignment. Citations may not be formatted correctly.
Below Expectations – Uses an inadequate number of sources that provide little or no support for ideas. Sources used may not be scholarly. Most sources on the reference page are not used within the body of the assignment. Citations are not formatted correctly.
Non-Performance – The assignment is either nonexistent or lacks the components described in the instructions.
