Writing Question

EVERYTHING NEEDS TO BE 100 PERCENT HUMAN WRITTEN, PLEASE UPLOAD AI AND PLAGIARISM REPORT

PART A

Perform an online job search and write a 1-2 page report on the skills and requirements necessary for the position.

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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 only changing the way we interact but also 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 jobs—from medium-skilled to more advanced-skilled careers—require 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 important not just for working itself but also in finding work that you want—likely 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.

Researching the Skills Required for a Future Career

Modern jobs—from medium to more advanced-skilled careers—require 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. In this week's assessment, you will improve your digital literacy and explore the technical skills required for the job or career of your choice.

Assessment Instructions

Part 1: Choosing a Career

Choose a job or career for yourself that you are currently pursuing or plan to pursue in the future. Then, answer the following:

1. Identify a career.
   • Explain why you have picked this job or career.
2. Navigate to and select a job posting.
   • Go to O*NET OnLine and use the search field to search for your chosen job or career. Refer to the video Searching a website for help.
   • Make sure you provide the link to the job posting and a brief description of the job.
   • Summarize the technology skills required for the job and describe how education and personal experience help develop these skills in your own words.

Part 2: Identify Skills

1. Identify skills related to the job or career that you identified in step 1 of Part 1.
   • Discuss the personal skills you have already attained and skills needed to acquire to be successful at the job.
   • Consider the "Future-Ready or Not?" article when discussing the skills you will need to acquire.
   • Go to Indeed and CareerOneStop and find a relevant job posting for the career you have chosen in Part 1 above on each site. Additionally, provide the following for the job posting from each site (similar to what you wrote for step 2 of Part 1):
     • Copy and paste the link from each site into your assessment.
     • Provide a brief description of the job and any technical skills it requires.
2. Describe the degree to which you would find the companies from the job postings appealing and trustworthy, based on the digital literacy skills you have learned.
   • Consider the blogpost "SIFT (The four moves)" as well as ask yourself questions like the following when trying to determine what is trustworthy:
     • Is the information seem accurate and free from mistakes?
     • Is the information presented in a clear and well-organized way?
     • Is the company easy to find using an Internet search?

Additional Requirements

• Written Communication: Convey clear meaning with minimal issues in grammar, usage, word choice, and mechanics.
• Length: 2-3 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 scoring guide 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: Integrate credible and relevant sources into coursework to enhance clarity and support claims.
  • Describe the degree to which the companies from the selected job postings seem to be appealing and trustworthy.
• Competency 5: Address the 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.
  PART B
• Complete a brief letter in Microsoft Word reflecting on your experiences in college so far.Collapse All

  Introduction

  To be successful in this digital world, you must understand how to compose and convey your ideas to others. However, this is not always as easy. The Internet has allowed us to access an incredible amount of information, but not all of it is trustworthy. When it comes to your academic and professional career, knowing how to find the truth is the key to your success. This means learning how to evaluate sources, avoid accidental plagiarism, and use tools such as Microsoft Word and social media to find and share accurate information with the world.For this assessment, you will continue to develop your digital proficiency by using the world's most popular word-processing software, Microsoft Word. By practicing using this digital tool, you will feed your success and build your confidence, at school and at work.

  Communicating with Professional Colleagues

  The purpose of this assessment is to use digital tools to share information and reflect on your experiences. Practicing these skills will feed your success and build your confidence, both at school and at work. Within the context of this assessment, you're going to put yourself in the frame of mind that you need to help a colleague understand why using digital literacy to avoid plagiarism is important to their future career success.Keep in mind that digital proficiency is using technology tools well and that digital literacy is using tools to communicate well and using strong online resources. They are similar; however, for the purposes of this assessment, we are focusing on digital literacy. In other words, finding and using strong online resources, making sure that the words you use are your own, all while also assuring proper attribution to the sources you are using and paraphrasing.

  Assessment Instructions

  1. Download the Assessment 2: Business Letter Template [DOCX] Download Assessment 2: Business Letter Template [DOCX].
  2. Format the document according to the instructions.
     • Delete all of the directions—the text in brackets [ ]—from the document.
     • Right-align your company name and date at the top of the letter.
     • Left-align the addressee name and text of the letter.
  3. Edit the document by replacing the text in brackets [ ] with your answers to complete the letter. Your letter should address the following, as indicated in the template:
     • Describe the risks of plagiarizing from digital sources.
       • Note how plagiarizing in professional work could impact future career success.
     • Explain digital literacy in terms of offering a definition and examples of relevant skills.
       • Note why digital literacy is important to success in professional pursuits.
  4. Use the tools in Word to find and correct any spelling errors.
  5. Save your document (in the folder location that you prefer) as Lastname_COM-FPX1150_A2_letter.
  6. Submit your assessment.

  Competencies Measured

  By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:
  • Competency 1: Use computers, software, and online tools to effectively complete a task.
    • Format a document according to instructions.
  • Competency 4: Integrate credible and relevant sources into coursework to enhance clarity and support claims.
    • Explain digital literacy in terms of offering a definition and examples of relevant skills.
  • Competency 5: Address the assessment purpose in a well-organized text, incorporating appropriate evidence and tone in grammatically sound sentences.
    • Describe the risks of plagiarizing from digital sources.
    • Address assessment purpose in a well-organized text, incorporating appropriate evidence and tone in grammatically sound sentences.
    PART C
  • Estimate your time with a time management calculator then identify and prioritize five tasks to accomplish in a week using a digital calendar to organize them.Collapse All

    Introduction

    Students live busy lives with many goals to accomplish, responsibilities to juggle, and tasks to complete each day. Organizing and planning your time makes a big difference in your productivity, or how effective you are at completing your tasks, with everything you likely have going on in your life. Using organization strategies and digital tools, such as online calendars, allows you to access your schedule and make changes easily-no matter where you are.For this assessment, you'll continue to develop your digital proficiency and confidence, and you'll add to your tech toolbox by developing the second skill of this course-organizing, planning, and effectively using digital tools at school, work, and home.

    Making Time to Achieve Your Goals

    Students often have busy lives, with many goals to accomplish, responsibilities to juggle, and tasks to complete each day. Organizing and planning your time makes a big difference in being productive and meeting deadlines. The organization demonstrates how you have personal responsibility for the various areas and activities in your life, which not only contributes to lower levels of personal stress but also helps to demonstrate to employers that you are trustworthy and responsible. Using organization strategies and digital tools, such as online calendars, allows you to access your schedule and make changes easily—no matter where you are. Overall, the purpose of this assessment is to think about how you use your time and apply strategies to prioritize so that you can find time to get things done so you can succeed personally and professionally.

    Assessment Instructions

    Part 1: Organize Your Time

    1. Estimate realistic task completion times using a time management calculator. For the purposes of this assessment, use the Time Management Calculator to identify the time you spend (in hours) on each task
       • Note how the amount of time for tasks was estimated.
       • Provide a screenshot of the completed calculator.
    2. Locate an article in the Capella library about time-organizing strategies.
       • Use the Skill Development Tutorials if you need help searching the library.
       • You may wish to use keywords related to the time-organizing strategies from the MacKay blog post to guide your search.
    3. Prioritize six tasks split between the areas of academic, career, and personal/family to accomplish in a week. You should select two tasks for each of the three categories. (Note: One of your two projected Career tasks is an in-town weekend retreat that your company requires you to attend. This will take up 6 hours on Saturday (from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.) and 4 hours on Sunday (from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.). This may be difficult to add to your calendar since your weekends are generally taken up with other important engagements.)
       • Use MacKay's blog post "The 'Everything Is Important' Paradox: 9 Practical Methods for How to Prioritize Work," to help you choose a strategy to prioritize the six tasks from 1 to 6.
       • Explain the rationale that was used to determine the priority ranking of the tasks.

    Part 2: Plan Your Time

    1. Use a calendar to organize the tasks from Part 1 by priority. Choose a digital calendar. Consider Google Calendar, the iPhone calendar app, or Microsoft Outlook as options.
       • For each task identified in Part 1, add an appointment. Use the appointment's start and end times to block time for the task. Watch the video tutorial Using a Digital Calendar for help.
         • Remember that your Saturday should include a 6-hour appointment and your Sunday a 4-hour appointment for your in-town work retreat as described above.
       • Include a detailed screenshot of the week. The screenshot should show the weekly view of your calendar. Make sure all six tasks are visible.
         • Add the screenshot to your assessment document. Watch the Taking Screenshots video tutorial for help.
    2. Write a reflection piece. Structure the narrative around the aspects of your life and your business priorities. Organization strategies are important and qualify as something that professionals need to do. In your reflection, address the following:
       • Explain the rationale for choosing a time organization strategy and how it informed your task prioritization.
         • Note which resource informed which aspects of the process.
       • Describe how the weekend in-town work retreat that you are required to attend impacted your approach to organizing your time.
         • Note how resources and critical thinking were used to overcome planning challenges related to the required work event.
       • Reflect on how you determined the credibility and relevance of your chosen library resource to support your task prioritization, including how specific aspects of the assessment were used to determine relevance.

    Additional Requirements

    • Length: 2-4 double-spaced pages, not including the title page and reference page.
      • Make sure you are including a proper title page and reference page.
    • Formatting: Clearly organize and display the information. Make sure screenshots are clear and added to your document.
    • Written Communication: Convey clear meaning with minimal issues in grammar, usage, word choice, and mechanics.

    Competencies Measured

    By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:
    • Competency 2: Use digital tools and organization techniques to effectively create timelines and set priorities.
      • Estimates realistic task completion times using a time management calculator.
      • Prioritize six tasks split between the areas of academic, career, and personal/family to accomplish in a week.
      • Describe how a required work event impacted the approach to time organization.
    • Competency 3: Choose organizational strategies and digital tools to maximize one's productivity.
      • Use a calendar to organize tasks by priority.
      • Explain the rationale for choosing a time organization strategy and how it informed task prioritization.
    • Competency 4: Integrate credible and relevant sources into coursework to enhance clarity and support claims.
      • Reflect on how the credibility and relevance of a chosen resource were determined.
    • Competency 5: Address the 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.
      PART D
    • Organize documents within folders and subfolders and report on digital tools to increase your productivity and confidence.Collapse All

      Introduction

      You've probably experienced the terror of trying to find an important file on your computer because you couldn't remember where you saved it. Or perhaps your boss has asked you for a document immediately, and you find yourself panicking to find it with speed. Luckily, there are organizational strategies that can help you avoid such situations in the future.In this course, you have been developing your confidence in your ability to learn new technology now and in the future. You've also discovered new tools to help improve your digital proficiency. By having you apply organizational strategies to files and folders and choose online tools to increase productivity and confidence, this assessment integrates the three essential skills for your professional success.

      Digital Organization and Tools for Success

      The purpose of this assessment is to continue developing your digital proficiency so you can use technology to maximize your productivity. First, you will use technology to help you stay organized. Next, you will search for resources that will help you learn about the digital tools you chose to accomplish your goals. This will help you to be more productive in school, work, and personal life.

      Assessment Instructions

      Part 1: File Organization

      Note: For support on this part of the assessment, refer to the tutorials on folder creation and screenshots uploaded by your instructor as well as your Discovering Computers text. Review the videos Organizing Files and Subfolders and Taking Screenshots for help.
      1. In the Documents folder on your computer, create a new folder named Student_Life_YourLastName.
      2. Open your new folder and create three subfolders named (1) Tutorials, (2) Writing Resources, and (3) Policies
         • Be sure to name the main folder and three subfolders appropriately.
      3. Download the six documents provided below:
         • University Policy 3.01.01: Academic Integrity and Honesty [PDF].
         • Capella Microsoft OneDrive ePortfolio Job Aid [PDF].
         • Paper Formatting Example [PDF] Download Paper Formatting Example [PDF].
         • Purpose Lit Review Example [PDF] Download Purpose Lit Review Example [PDF].
         • Navigate the Courseroom [PDF].
         • University Policy 4.01.01: FERPA and Learner Directory Information [PDF].
      4. Move the downloaded files into the appropriate subfolders. Make sure all files are located in the correct subfolders.
      5. Screenshots:
         • Take a screenshot of your main folder, named Student_Life_YourLastName, along with the three subfolders. (Be sure to open your main folder in order to make the subfolders visible.)
         • Take a screenshot of the open Tutorials folder, showing its contents.
         • Take a screenshot of the open Writing Resources folder, showing its contents.
         • Take a screenshot of the open Policies folder, showing its contents.
      6. Locate your screenshots on your computer and add them to a Word document. (Refer to pages WD 31-32 in your Discovering Computers text for instructions on how to insert the images in a Word document.)
      7. Provide a short summary of how easy or difficult this process was and how the organization can be helpful to you.

      Part 2: Digital Tools Selection

      1. Select two digital tools that you want to learn more about, one from each of the categories below:
         • Choose one of the apps from Office 365 (OneNote, Planner, PowerPoint, or Excel). If you do not have Office 365, choose an app from a free alternative such as OpenOffice (including Writer, Calc, or Impress).
         • Find an app to help with mindfulness, stress management, coping skills, or meditation (for example, Calm, Headspace, Ten Percent Happier).
      2. Explain the choice of each digital tool and behavioral app above in a short paragraph.
         • Your explanation should accurately support the choice of each tool.
      3. Find an online training or help resource for each app and tool. For example, you may find a video tutorial, infographic, or manual.
         • Use your information literacy skill to locate credible and relevant tutorials.
         • Make sure you provide links to the resources that you chose above.
           • Links should be applicable to your life and planned usage of the apps.
      4. Explain why the tutorials you chose are credible and relevant in a short paragraph.
         • Note the specific information literacy strategies applied to determine credibility and relevance.
      5. Explain how you will use each tool to increase your productivity and your digital confidence in a short paragraph by providing examples of your planned usage and predicted productivity as well as digital confidence improvements.

      Additional Requirements

      • Length: 2-3 double-spaced pages, not including the title page and reference page.
        • Make sure you are including a proper title page and reference page.
      • Formatting: Clearly organize and display the information. Make sure screenshots are clear and added to your document.
      • Written Communication: Convey clear meaning with minimal issues in grammar, usage, word choice, and mechanics.

      Competencies Measured

      By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:
      • Competency 1: Use computers, software, and online tools to effectively complete a task.
        • Create screenshots that accurately show a folder and subfolders.
        • Provide links to resources that support a digital tool and behavioral app.
      • Competency 3: Choose organizational strategies and digital tools to maximize one's productivity.
        • Create an accurate file structure with subfolders.
        • Explain the choice of a digital tool and behavioral app.
        • Explain the use of a digital tool and a behavioral app to increase productivity and boost digital confidence.
      • Competency 4: Integrate credible and relevant sources into coursework to enhance clarity and support claims.
        • Explain the credibility and relevance of chosen tools or apps.
      • Competency 5: Address the 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.
        PART E
      • Use the Capella University Library and the Internet to identify credible and relevant resources related to emerging trends and current research related to a career field of interest.Collapse All

        Introduction

        For many career fields, the expectations and best practices are constantly evolving. Keeping yourself informed on the evolving expectations for a career field you are interested in will help ensure that you are prepared to be a competitive candidate whenever the time comes to strike out on your professional journey.The purpose of this assessment is for you to use the skills related to digital and information literacy you developed to explore the Capella University Library to learn more about the trends and current research related to a career field you are interested in pursuing

        Assessment Instructions

        Part 1: Locating Current Career Trends and Research

        1. Decide on a career field you are interested in researching. This can be the same career field you used for Assessment 1, Researching the Skills Required for a Future Career.
           • Summarize the career field of interest, specifically why the career field is of interest to you.
        2. Go to the Capella University Library and start to search for emerging trends and/or current research related to your chosen career field. (For this assessment, "emerging" and "current" should be resources that were published within the last 12 months).
           • Select one library article.
             • The "Search Tips From a Seasoned Searcher" article will be helpful in forming your search strategy.
             • If you need more help on searching the library, explore the Skill Development Tutorials resources.
        3. Use the Internet (Google or another web search engine) to identify a resource that is related to emerging trends or current research related to your chosen career field. (The resource should have been published within the last 12 months).
           • Select one Internet article.

        Part 2: Discussing Current Career Trends and Research

        For each of the resources you selected in Part 1 (one library and one Internet), complete the following:
        1. Summarize the main points of the resource in a short paragraph.
           • Specifically, note ways in which the main points are of personal interest within the context of the career field.
        2. Explain what was learned about an emerging trend or current research about a career field of interest within the context of the selected resource in a short paragraph.
           • Cite specific details from the resource to support the explanation.
        3. Explain why the resource is a credible and relevant example of an emerging trend or current research in a short paragraph.
           • Note the specific information literacy strategies applied to determine credibility and relevance.
        4. Conclusion.
           • Explain how you will use this information to help prepare yourself for your professional journey in a short paragraph.
             • Note specific details from the resources and how it informs future career planning.
        5. Provide a citation page for the resources you selected.

        Additional Requirements

        • Length: 2-4 double-spaced pages, not including the title page and reference page.
          • Make sure you are including a proper title page and reference page.
        • Formatting: Clearly organize and display the information. Make sure you are providing in-text citations as appropriate when referring to the resources you chose.
        • Written Communication: Convey clear meaning with minimal issues in grammar, usage, word choice, and mechanics.

        Competencies Measured

        By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:
        • Competency 1: Use computers, software, and online tools to effectively complete a task.
          • Describe a career field of interest.
          • Summarize the main points of resources related to a career field of interest.
          • Explain what was learned about an emerging trend or current research about a career field of interest within the context of the selected resources.
        • Competency 4: Integrate credible and relevant sources into coursework to enhance clarity and support claims.
          • Identify two resources that address emerging trends or current research related to a career field of interest.
          • Explain the credibility and relevance of selected resources as it relates to an emerging trend or current research related to a career field of interest.
        • Competency 5: Address the assessment purpose in a well-organized text, incorporating appropriate evidence and tone in grammatically sound sentences.
          • Explain how information in the selected resources will be useful in preparing for a personal professional journey.
          • Organize content so ideas flow logically with smooth transitions.