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Week 4 – Discussion 1

Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 1 (Tuesday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses.

Week 4 Current Events Forum [WLOs: 4] [CLOs: 1, 2, 3, 5]

This current events forum is an opportunity to explore the current and constantly evolving world of technology with your online community of learners. Each week you will research, summarize, and link to an article (Links to an external site.) or embed a videoLinks to an external site. resource that highlights your current event for the week. Think about the topic in terms of your own personal, academic, and professional life.

This week’s current event is: Robotics and Artificial Intelligence.

Your initial post is due no later than Day 1, and it must be a minimum of 150 words. You will not be able to see the posts of your peers until you have posted in this forum. Respond to at least two other classmates by Day 7. Each response should be a minimum of 50 words.

Week 4 – Discussion 2

Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses. Refer to the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric under the Settings icon above for guidance on how your discussion will be evaluated.

TypeFocus Personality, Interests, and Values [WLOs: 1, 2, 3] [CLOs: 2, 3]

Prepare: Prior to beginning work on this discussion, complete the TypeFocus Assessment quiz. The TypeFocus Assessment, offered by our Career Services (Links to an external site.) department, provides insight into your personality, interests, and values. Identifying your personality, interests, and values can help you choose a career that is meaningful and satisfying for you. Then view the Your Career Roadmap (Links to an external site.) video (below).

Reflect: Read through your TypeFocus Assessment results for the Personality Type, Interests, and Values categories.

To access the Personality Type results: Click on the “Personality” tab under Self Assessments and then click on “Results.”
To access your Interests: Click on the “Interests” tab under Self Assessments and then click on “Results.”
To access your Values: Click on the “Values” tab under Self Assessments and then click on “Results.”

Think about how your personality will fit the career you wish to pursue after graduation or one that interests you. Careers are relationships we have with work, and like any relationship, they need to be sustainable. Choosing careers that support our interests and aligning them with our personal values will help us not only maintain our careers long term but will also make them more enjoyable and productive.

You might also consider exploring the following resources for additional information on careers and personality types:

Write: Using the information you obtained from your TypeFocus results, complete the following:

Identify the career or position that you wish to pursue after graduation or career that interests you.
Review the Personality Type Chart interactive (Links to an external site.)or the Personality Type Chart PDF. Use the information to help you describe how your personality type would fit your chosen career.
Identify your top three interests from the TypeFocus results and explain how the career you selected would support these interests. Note: Interests are any combination of Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, or Conventional.
Identify your top three values from the TypeFocus results and explain how the career you selected would align with them. Note: Values are any combination of Achievement, Independence, Recognition, Relationships, Support, or Working Conditions.

Your initial post should be at least 250 words.