ASSIGNMENT: Select one specific event in your academic or professional career when you used one of the employability skills below.
- The innovation skill, which helps you use strategies to develop your ideas and create change
- The communication skill, which helps you effectively share information, your ideas, and your perspective
- The productivity skill, which helps you plan your time and your writing
- The technology skill, which helps you use digital tools and devices to document your writing efficiently and effectively
Write a (500-800-word) narrative essay that describes this event. Some examples could include:
- Firsts: Think of a “first” in your academic/professional career when you used your chosen skill, and describe that moment in detail.
- Proud moments: Choose a moment when you felt proud about an accomplishment that was made possible by using one of the above skills.
- Adversity: Describe a time when you had to think or act quickly to overcome a challenge using one of the above skills.
Your essay should include the following components:
- In your introduction:
- Explain the scenario.
- In your body paragraphs:
- Describe the employability skill you used and how it was used in your specific event.
- Describe the benefits or shortcomings of using this skill and how the skill contributed to your success; or alternatively, how it could have been utilized differently to achieve greater success.
- In your conclusion:
- Describe what you learned about yourself through the experience and how you plan to utilize this skill in the future.
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Helpful Links:
- Academic Integrity Guidelines
- Ethical Standards and Appropriate Use of AI
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