Professional Readiness II: Jobs and Networks
Important Notice
This course is not active. Please contact Department Chair for more information.
Overview
- Finding a Writing Niche
Successful students will:- review core competencies for professional writers
- review and assess their professional/personal strengths and weaknesses in the context of their experience in the program to date (interpersonal skills, presentation and facilitation skills, public-speaking skills, conflict-resolution skills, mediation skills, negotiation skills, ability to meet deadlines, research/writing/editing skills, and so on)
- identify an appropriate writing niche in preparation for PRFU 2400: Work Experience
- Getting a Job
Successful students will:- prepare for job interviews (including researching companies, practising for interviews, preparing work samples, developing questions, revising resumes for specific jobs, and so on)
- participate in mock job interviews (instructor- and peer-evaluated)
- Networking
Successful students will:- identify components of networks for writers (industry associations, colleagues, employers, classmates, instructors, and so on)
- learn how to develop and maintain networks
- review how to conduct an informational interview
- write an industry association profile based in part on attendance at an association meeting (for example, Society for Technical Communication, Editors’ Association of Canada, International Association for Business Communicators, Periodical Writers Association of Canada, Canadian Public Relations Society, and so on)
The course will be delivered by lecture and seminar. In the seminar, students will be expected to share their findings, experiences, and writing.
Students will demonstrate their mastery of course material through assignments and participation in discussion, group work, and interviews.
Students are expected to be self-motivated and to demonstrate professionalism, which includes active participation, good attendance, punctuality, effective collaboration, ability to meet deadlines, presentation skills, and accurate self-evaluation.
Evaluation will be based on this general format:
Writing niche report | 15% |
Job preparation assignments | 60% |
Networking report (written) | 15% |
Professionalism (as defined) | 10% |
100% |
Students will:
- identify a writing niche
- develop and practise the basic skills of applying and interviewing for jobs
- understand the importance of networking and learn how to set up a network
None
Requisites
Prerequisites
PRFU 1190 or permission of the coordinator
Corequisites
No corequisite courses.
Equivalencies
No equivalent courses.
Course Guidelines
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Course Transfers
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Institution | Transfer Details for PRFU 1290 | |
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There are no applicable transfer credits for this course. |