Week One Quiz

What communication platform can you use to send instant messages to your instructor and classmates in this course?

• Discord

• Pronto

• Text Message

Where can you find feedback on your assignments?

• Grades and feedback will be emailed to you at your LAHC email address.

• You don't need to check for feedback, you can just move on to the next assignment.

• Under the "Grades" tab on Canvas, you can view the "comments" section of each assignment you submit.

What is Instructor Ms. Claudette's late work policy?

• Instructor Ms. Claudette will always accept late work after the deadline with no points deducted.

• Instructor Ms. Claudette does not accept late work.

• Instructor Ms. Claudette will accept late work until the final week of class, and you won’t lose any points if you discuss an extension with her prior to the assignment due date.

• Instructor Ms. Claudette will accept late work, but points will be deducted for each day the assignment is late.

According to the video in this week's "Introduction to Career Development" page, what is the recommended order to decide your college major, what college to attend, and your career goal?

• 1. Career, 2. Major, 3. College

• 1. Career, 2. College, 3. Major

• 1. College, 2. Career, 3. Major

• 1. College, 2. Major, 3. Career

This summary accurately summarizes the plot of the "Career Development Expectations" video we watched this week about the postdoc John's career journey: “John starts with a career assessment and identifies 3 careers of interest. He reads about them and talks to professionals to learn more, then decides on one and invests money in a class to better prepare. He ends up hating the class and feeling frustrated, but a classmate in the course tells him about the job of Patent Agent, which ends up being a great career fit for him!”

• False

• True

Which of the following is NOT one of the Common Career Development Myths?

• Career assessments will tell me exactly what career is right for me.

• Career development is making a decision about what I want to do for the rest of my life.

• Good grades and a college degree will get me a good job when I graduate.

• Investing time in the career development process will increase my chances of choosing a satisfying career.

Which of the following is NOT one of the cautions we read about this week regarding career assessments?

• Career assessments don't have right and wrong answers. Your goal isn't to be right, but to be accurate and true to yourself

• The purpose of assessments isn't to tell you a specific career to pursue. All a career assessment can do is suggest ideas about careers you might want to explore in more depth

• Take as many career assessments as possible so you have the most information available to you to make an accurate career decision

• Don't make the mistake of laughing off job suggestions you think you already know something about or discard suggestions you know nothing about.

This course includes the following 3 weekly activities to demonstrate participation (since there are not "Live" sessions) - 1) Weekly Discussion, 2) Weekly Quizizz, 3) Weekly Assignment

• False

• True

Please reflect on the first week of class - how are you feeling? Do you have any questions or concerns?