Careers is Purposeful
Careers: Is it Purposeful?
In my opinion, I believe that the Careers course is purposeful. However, I believe that there are some things that could have been done better. Don’t get me wrong. This course assists you in finding skills and resources for you to find a career pathway that fits you. However, I feel that too much time has been spent on learning skills then the name of the course itself. It really makes you think how purposeful is this course?
Learning skills are a vague and broad term. In my opinion, this course should sway from promoting improving learning skills to actually researching careers and options. As a student, I have felt inclined to only research careers that are somewhat related to my learning skills. Not to mention, this course encourages everyone to become the “model citizen”. It directs my attention from planning my career pathway to become an all-around person based on improving my weaknesses.
I also believe that the assignments are too much alike each other. It would have been reasonable if learning skills and working habits were just in the first unit. However, since it has carried all the way to the culminating, I have often found myself going back to my previous assignments and repeating parts of my answers. For instance, I liked the idea of having a Doctor Seuss revisited but the results were far from promising. I understand that it’s an online course, but how much are you going to change your perspectives about what you think is a “good path” in about a week?
To improve this course, I would suggest focusing on more post-secondary options that are available to us. I found the concept of co-op programs and apprenticeship programs very confusing. The websites I found did not clearly explain how to apply to them and what you can do after that. Although I thought it was beneficial to compare the pros and cons of college and university, I felt that the information pertaining to degrees and other information was missed.
In my opinion, I believe that the Careers course is purposeful. However, I believe that there are some things that could have been done better. Don’t get me wrong. This course assists you in finding skills and resources for you to find a career pathway that fits you. However, I feel that too much time has been spent on learning skills then the name of the course itself. It really makes you think how purposeful is this course?
Learning skills are a vague and broad term. In my opinion, this course should sway from promoting improving learning skills to actually researching careers and options. As a student, I have felt inclined to only research careers that are somewhat related to my learning skills. Not to mention, this course encourages everyone to become the “model citizen”. It directs my attention from planning my career pathway to become an all-around person based on improving my weaknesses.
I also believe that the assignments are too much alike each other. It would have been reasonable if learning skills and working habits were just in the first unit. However, since it has carried all the way to the culminating, I have often found myself going back to my previous assignments and repeating parts of my answers. For instance, I liked the idea of having a Doctor Seuss revisited but the results were far from promising. I understand that it’s an online course, but how much are you going to change your perspectives about what you think is a “good path” in about a week?
To improve this course, I would suggest focusing on more post-secondary options that are available to us. I found the concept of co-op programs and apprenticeship programs very confusing. The websites I found did not clearly explain how to apply to them and what you can do after that. Although I thought it was beneficial to compare the pros and cons of college and university, I felt that the information pertaining to degrees and other information was missed.