Overview
As a professional in the accounting field, you will need to speak to the skills you’ve learned through work experience and education in a professional setting. Being able to articulate the skills and knowledge you’ve gained when speaking with potential employers or other professionals is fundamental in order to progress throughout your chosen career or when moving into a new career field.
When reflecting on the skills and knowledge you’ve developed in this course, keep in mind the skills highlighted in the Resume Building Skills section of the Module One Overview and Module Ten Overview of this course. Also, consider any assignments you completed in this course that speak to one or more of these skills, as you will need these to support your reflections in this assignment.
Directions
Write a journal reflection that addresses how you applied the ACC 692 Resume Building Skills to your assignments in this course. Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:
- Summarize the assignment or assignments that best demonstrate your application of the resume building skills for this course, including how each skill was applied in the assignment or assignments.
- Explain your reasoning for why this is the best representation of your development of these skills.
- Describe how you might use or are currently using these same skills in a professional environment.
- Identify a professional organization you would like to learn more about and how you believe this organization will help you further your career.
- Discuss how skills acquired in this class, such as analytical skills, attention to detail, and critical thinking skills, contribute to becoming a successful fraud investigator.
- Discuss how obtaining the CFE credential enhances marketability as a fraud investigator.
What to Submit
Submit your journal reflection as a 300- to 500-word Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins.
Career Connections Journal Rubric
| Criteria | Exemplary (100%) | Proficient (90%) | Needs Improvement (70%) | Not Evident (0%) | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resume Building Skills | Exceeds proficiency in an exceptionally clear, insightful, or sophisticated manner | Summarizes the assignment or assignments that best demonstrate application of the Resume Building Skills for this course, including how each skill was applied in the assignment or assignments | Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include adding details related to summarizing the assignment or assignments that best demonstrate application of the Resume Building Skills for this course, including how each skill was applied in the assignment or assignments | Does not attempt criterion | 15 |
| Reasoning | Exceeds proficiency in an exceptionally clear, insightful, or sophisticated manner | Explains the reasoning for why this is the best representation of development of these skills | Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include adding details related to explaining the reasoning for why this is the best representation of development of these skills | Does not attempt criterion | 15 |
| Skills in a Professional Environment | Exceeds proficiency in an exceptionally clear, insightful, or sophisticated manner | Describes using these skills in a professional environment | Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include adding details related to describing using these skills in a professional environment | Does not attempt criterion | 15 |
| Professional Organization | Exceeds proficiency in an exceptionally clear, insightful, or sophisticated manner | Identifies a professional organization to learn more about and explains how this organization will help further careers | Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include adding details related to identifying a professional organization to learn more about and explaining how this organization will help further careers | Does not attempt criterion | 15 |
| Successful Fraud Investigator | Exceeds proficiency in an exceptionally clear, insightful, or sophisticated manner | Discusses how skills acquired in this class, such as analytical skills, attention to detail, and critical thinking skills, contribute to becoming a successful fraud investigator | Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include adding details related to discussing how skills acquired in this class, such as analytical skills, attention to detail, and critical thinking skills, contribute to becoming a successful fraud investigator | Does not attempt criterion | 15 |
| CFE Credential | Exceeds proficiency in an exceptionally clear, insightful, or sophisticated manner | Discusses how obtaining the CFE credential enhances marketability as a fraud investigator | Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include adding details related to discussing how obtaining the CFE credential enhances marketability as a fraud investigator | Does not attempt criterion | 15 |
| Clear Communication | Exceeds proficiency with an intentional use of language that promotes a thorough understanding | Consistently and effectively communicates in an organized way to a specific audience | Shows progress towards proficiency, but communication is inconsistent or ineffective in a way that negatively impacts understanding | Shows no evidence of consistent, effective, or organized communication | 5 |
| Citations and Attributions | Uses citations for ideas requiring attribution, with few or no minor errors | Uses citations for ideas requiring attribution, with consistent minor errors | Uses citations for ideas requiring attribution, with major errors | Does not use citations for ideas requiring attribution | 5 |
| Total: | 100% |