Book of KSA Projects

Introduction to Career Administration (hereinafter, the Lecture) is a lecture introducing the learners to career administration and related topics. The Lecture is the fifth of eight lectures of WorldOpp Orientation (hereinafter, the Orientation).

Outline

Introduction to Career Administration is the predecessor lecture.

Education (overview)

Education. The product and/or process of facilitating the acquisition of KSA's.

• Educational objective.
• Formal education.

Educational methods

Educational method.

• 

  Observation
  Observation.

Narrated teaching.

• Lecturing.
• Storytelling.
• Demonstrating.

Practical instruction.

• Hands-on training.
• Directed research.
• Formative assessment.

Active learning.

• Substantive discussion.
• Project-based learning (problem-based learning).
• Exploratory research.

Educational credentials

Educational credential.

• Apprenticeship. The position of an apprentice.
• Internship.

Academic credential. An educational credential that is issued by an educational institution or test provider to certify specific academic achievements traditionally related to someone's knowledge.

• High school diploma. An academic credential that certifies that someone has been graduated from a high school.
• GED (General Equivalency Diploma). A credential that certifies that someone has successfully passed the test that covers United States or Canadian high school-level academic skills.
• Diploma. A certificate or deed issued by an educational institution, such as college or university, that testifies that the recipient has successfully completed a particular course of study.
• Associate degree (or associate's degree). An undergraduate academic degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study intended to usually last two years or more.
• Bachelor's degree. An undergraduate academic degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to seven years depending on institution and academic discipline.
• Master's degree. A graduate academic degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting one to three years beyond the coursework required by a Bachelor's degree.
• PhD (Doctor of Philosophy, also known as PhD degree or Ph.D.). The highest, terminal academic degree awarded by universities in most countries. The requirements to earn a PhD regularly include comprehensive examinations and work on thesis or dissertation based on extensive research.
• Professional degree. A degree that prepares someone to work in a particular profession, often meeting the academic requirements for licensure or accreditation.

Educational service providers

Educational institution.

• Preschool.
• Primary school.
• Secondary school.
• High school.
• College.
• Vocational learning facility.

Self-directed learning.

Introduction to Careerprise Services is the successor lecture.

Materials

Quiz questions

Sample true/false questions:

1. Education is (not) the product and/or process of facilitating the acquisition of KSA's.
2. Education can (not) be formal or self-directed.
3. Formal education and self-directed learning can (not) be combined.
4. Only acknowledged schools, colleges, and universities can (not) provide one with education.
5. Only acknowledged schools, colleges, and universities can (not) provide one with proper education.
6. Only acknowledged schools, colleges, and universities can (not) provide one with formal education.
7. Only acknowledged schools, colleges, and universities can (not) provide one with self-directed learning.
8. Any employer can (not) serve as an educational institution.
9. Any organization can (not) serve as an educational institution.
10. Better schools (do not necessarily) lead to better education.
11. Formal education is (not) learning that is facilitated only by acknowledged schools, colleges, and universities.
12. Formal education is (not) learning that is organized by a learner him- or her-self.
13. Self-directed learning is (not) education that is facilitated only by acknowledged schools, colleges, and universities.
14. Self-directed learning is (not) education that is organized by a learner him- or her-self.
15. Self-directed learning can (not) be active.
16. Observation is (not) an example of self-directed learning.
17. Observation is (not) an example of narrated education.
18. Observation is (not) an example of practical instruction.
19. Observation is (not) an example of active learning.
20. Lecturing, storytelling, and demonstrating are (not) examples of self-directed learning.
21. Lecturing, storytelling, and demonstrating are (not) examples of narrated education.
22. Lecturing, storytelling, and demonstrating are (not) examples of practical instruction.
23. Lecturing, storytelling, and demonstrating are (not) examples of active learning.
24. Hands-on training, directed research, and formative assessment are (not) examples of self-directed learning.
25. Hands-on training, directed research, and formative assessment are (not) examples of narrated education.
26. Hands-on training, directed research, and formative assessment are (not) examples of practical instruction.
27. Hands-on training, directed research, and formative assessment are (not) examples of active learning.
28. Discussion, project-based learning, and exploratory research are (not) examples of self-directed learning.
29. Discussion, project-based learning, and exploratory research are (not) examples of narrated education.
30. Discussion, project-based learning, and exploratory research are (not) examples of practical instruction.
31. Discussion, project-based learning, and exploratory research are (not) examples of active learning.
32. Discussion, project-based learning, and exploratory research can (not) be self-directed.
33. A high school diploma and professional degree are (not) examples of academic credential.
34. All academic credentials are (not) educational ones.
35. All educational credentials are (not) academic ones.
36. One can (not) land a good job without a high-school diploma.
37. One can (not) land a good job without an academic credential.
38. Apprenticeship is (not) a combination of education and work experience.
39. Graduating from university rather from an apprenticeship leads (does not necessarily lead) to a better job.
40. With regard to fast employment, schools and universities (do not) tend to be better than apprenticeship.
41. Graduating from apprenticeship rather from an university leads (does not necessarily lead) to a better job.
42. With regard to fast employment, apprenticeship (does not) tend to be better than schools and universities.
43. All interns are (not) paid.
44. All apprentices are (not) paid.
45. Internship complements (or does not complement) formal education.
46. Apprenticeship complements (or does not complement) formal education.