This Learning and Design solution was presented to the faculty and students at UCSC Santa Cruz as a final project presentation on designing a training solution. This is a fictitious project which I created based where I visualized the challenges, goals, needs assessments and came up with the solution.

1. Instructional
Design
and
Delivery
Practicum
By
Sejal
Mehta

2. Get
The
Job
You
Want

3. Company
Background
Career
stop
• Career
Development
Center
• Employment
Ac8vi8es
and
Resources
• Customer
Base
• Low-­‐middle
income
• Basic
educa8on
/
qualifica8ons
• Limited
work
experience
• English
as
second
language

4. Challenge
• Workshops
have
low
turnout
• Nega8ve
feedback
on
workshop
evalua8ons
• Counselors
–
inefficient
use
of
8me
Solu%on
-­‐
Instruc%onal
Designer
Consultant

5. Assessment
and
Analysis
ALer
mee8ng
one-­‐on-­‐one
with
the
counselors
who
run
the
workshops
and
analyzing
the
feedback
from
workshop
evalua8on
the
last
six
months,
the
ID
Consultant
proposed
the
training
“Get
The
Job
You
Want.”

6. Assessment
and
Analysis
• What
–
“Get
The
Job
You
Want”
-­‐
six
consecu8ve
sessions
on
job
search
training
• When
–
Every
quarter
of
2011
• How
–
In
class
online
training
• Where
–
Career
Stop
• Who
–
Anyone
who
wants
to
learn
and
understand
the
job
search
process
and
requirements
• Why
–
to
get
ready
for
an
ac8ve
job
search

7. Design
General
Instruc%onal
Objec%ve
Get
par8cipants
ready
to
pursue
an
ac8ve
job
search
by
providing
detailed
informa8on
along
with
hands-­‐on-­‐learning
on
the
various
elements
of
looking
for
a
job
including
using
LinkedIn
Professional
Networking
Applica%on
in
the
job
search
process

8. Design
Specific
Instruc%onal
Objec%ves
• Created
one
or
two
versions
of
marketable
resume(s)
• Created
a
detailed
profile
on
LinkedIn
• Built
up
working
knowledge
on
useful
features
in
LinkedIn
and
on
using
LinkedIn
as
a
job
searching
tool
• Developed
a
deep
understanding
of
interview
expecta8ons
in
today’s
market
• Prac8ced
interviewing
skills
by
par8cipa8ng
in
mock
interview
session(s)
• Iden8fied
other
networking
tools
and
op8ons
in
job
searching

9. Design
–
High
Level
Post
registra%on
and
before
1st
session
-­‐
Resume
Worksheet
to
be
completed
and
brought
to
the
first
session.
• Week
1
–
Crea8ng
an
effec8ve
resume
using
the
filled
out
worksheet
and
cri8quing
peers
resumes
• Week
2
–
Overview
presenta8on
on
LinkedIn
and
crea8ng
an
account
and
adding
connec8ons
• Week
3
–
Finalizing
LinkedIn
profile
and
presenta8on
on
using
LinkedIn
as
a
job
searching
tool
• Week
4
–
Presenta8on
on
interviewing
skills
including
current
technologies
used
for
interviews
• Week
5
–
Review
of
mock
interview
videos
• Week
6
–
Other
networking
op8ons

10. Development
Development
will
include:
• Reviewing
and
selec8ng
exis8ng
material
that
could
be
used
• Crea8ng
new
material
• Crea8ng
the
ac8vi8es
and
handouts
• Finally
crea8ng
PowerPoint
presenta8on
that
will
be
used
in
the
actual
training
The
presenta8on
will
be
a
complete
instruc8onal
prototype
that
meets
all
the
detailed
design
specifica8on
and
will
include
specific
Instructor
notes.

11. Development
The
presenta8on
will
be
a
complete
instruc8onal
prototype
that
meets
all
the
detailed
design
specifica8on
and
will
include
specific
Instructor
notes.

12. Implementation
• Delivery
• Classroom
set
up
• Equipment
• Resources
• Course
Management
• Marke8ng

13. Evaluation
Level
1
Evalua8on
-­‐
Learner
Reac8on
At
the
end
of
each
session

14. Session
1
Creating
an
Effective
Resume

15. Creating
an
Effective
Resume
Timeline
–
Total
120
minutes
• Introduc8ons
and
Discussion
–
15
-­‐
20
minutes
• Experiences
in
filling
out
the
Resume
Checklist
•
Quick
Ac8vity
on
introduc8ons
• Presenta8on
–
15
-­‐
20
minutes
• What
goes
in
a
resume
and
other
details
• Ac8vity
1
-­‐
Crea8ng
a
Resume
–
35
-­‐
40
minutes
• Crea8ng
the
resume
online
using
the
completed
checklist
and
handouts
• Ac8vity
2
–
Cri8quing
a
resume
-­‐
15
-­‐
20
minutes
• Cri8quing
one
or
two
peer
resume(s)
• Closing
–
5-­‐10
minutes
• Ques8ons,
concerns
and
HW
Assignment

16. Introduction
&
Discussion
Resume
Worksheet
-­‐
Discussion
• Completed
Resume
Worksheet
• Yes
• No
• List
on
white
board
experiences
in
comple8ng
the
checklist

17. Getting
to
Know
Each
Other

18. Introductions
• On
the
index
card
provided
please
write
the
following
(keep
answers
to
one
line)
• Name
• Occupa8on
• Your
expecta8ons
from
the
training
• Why
did
you
choose
this
training
• Each
student
read
out
what
they
wrote

19. Creating
an
Effective
Resume

20. Creating
an
Effective
Resume
General
Instruc%onal
Objec%ve
Have
the
par8cipants
create
one
or
two
versions
of
marketable
resumes
using
the
right
guidelines,
current
technology
and
applica8ons.
Specific
Instruc%onal
Objec%ves
• Created
one
or
two
versions
of
a
marketable
resume
• Developed
awareness
on
contents
and
design
of
a
resume
• Assisted
peers
by
cri8quing
their
resumes

21. Creating
an
Effective
Resume
• What
is
a
Resume?
• Contents
of
a
Resume
• Resume
Check
• Resume
Design

22. What
is
a
Resume?
• Resume
is
a
summary
of:
• Educa8on
• Skills
• Accomplishments
• Work
Experience
• Other
Relevant
Informa8on
• Means
to
market
yourself
with
words
on
paper

23. Contents
of
a
Resume
• Contact
Informa8on
• Name,
Address,
Phone
Number,
Email
• Top
of
the
resume
• Objec8ve
/
Summary
Informa8on
• Tailor
your
objec8ve
to
each
employer
• Be
reasonably
specific

24. Contents
of
a
Resume
• Educa8on
• Most
recent
educa8on
listed
first
• University
Name
• Degree
(B.S.,
M.S.,
MBA,
etc)
• Major
/
Minor
• Expected
Gradua8on
• GPA
• Experience
• Most
recent
experience
listed
first
• Company
Name
• Title,
Dates
and
Loca8on
• Accomplishments
/
Achievements
/
Results

25. Contents
of
a
Resume
• Other
Relevant
Informa8on
• Relevant
courses
taken
• Volunteer
work
related
to
the
job
• Leadership
Roles
• Professional
Organiza8ons
• References
(op8onal)
• Do
not
include
names
in
your
resume
• “References
furnished
upon
Request

26. Resume
Check
• Run
it
through
Spell
Check
• Do
a
Grammar
Review
• Have
it
proof
read
by
at
least
two
people

27. Resume
Design
• Use
Times
New
Roman
or
Arial
font
• Use
font
size
10-­‐14
points
• Avoid
Italics
and
underlined
words
(can
use
bold)
• Prin8ng
• Use
white
or
off-­‐white
paper
• Use
8-­‐1/2
x
11
inch
resume
paper
• Print
on
one
side
of
the
paper
only
• Keep
it
to
one
page
(max.
two
pages)

28. Resume
Expectations
• Clear
and
Concise
• Accomplishment
focused
• One
or
two
pages
maximum
• No
personal
informa8on

29. Activity
1
Creating
a
Resume
• Handouts
to
be
passed
out
to
the
students
• Ac8on
Verbs
list
• What
should
I
include
in
my
resume
• Resume
wri8ng
8ps
• Follow
steps
to
choose
a
template
folder
• Open
up
MicrosoL
Word
-­‐>
Resume
Templates
folder
>
Choose
a
template
from
the
3
choices
• Using
your
completed
Checklist
and
handouts,
fill
out
the
template
to
create
your
resume
• Print
out
a
copy
of
your
resume

30. Activity
2
Critiquing
peer
resume
• Handout
to
be
passed
out
to
the
students
–
Resume
Cri8que
Checklist**
• Exchange
your
resume
with
a
peer
(someone
silng
next
to
you).
• Use
the
Resume
Cri8que
Checklist
to:
• Mark
words
/
sentences,
layout,
design
etc.
that
need
to
be
changed
• Suggest
the
changes,
if
possible

31. Homework
Assignment
• Ques8ons
/
Concerns
• Homework
• Review
and
modify
your
edited
resume
• Create
a
second
version
of
resume
with
another
template
(op8onal)
• Review
ar8cles
and
presenta8ons
on
LinkedIn

32. Questions
?
The
End