Purpose Outcomes Module Checklist Tips

Purpose

"What's my motivation?" You hear this question asked by actors, especially actors who are playing actors on television. It seems to be the most important question--one that sets the entire scene. And there is some truth to that. The things that motivate us pervade almost all aspects of our life. Sometimes, we have to remind ourselves of our motivations just to get out of bed in the mornings.

There are different types of motivations, which function at different levels. In the mornings, my motivations are coffee and to feed my cat so he'll stop whining. When I'm more awake, more capable, then my motivations are to enjoy my life with my partner, to entertain myself with interesting and engaging stories, to make a difference in the lives of my students, colleagues and friends. In the late afternoons, it's to make it home in time for dinner. Our immediate, surface motivations may shift, but our deeper motivations remain mostly constant.

Think about your own motivations as you complete this week, both on the surface and deeper down. Think about where those separate. For example, are you motivated by getting high scores? Or are high scores a step to a deeper motivating goal? There are no wrong answers here--your motivations are your own, regardless of what they are.

This week, you have two brief reading assignments and one ten-minute video. For the discussion board, you will complete the WOIS Career Assessment and share your results. The activity for this week will ask you to explore all the motivating factors in your life, and finally, in the week's journal, you will craft a plan for how to keep those motivating factors central in your mind throughout your college career.

Outcomes

Upon completion of this module, you will begin developing your ability to:

Identify tentative career goals and related educational pathways through interest assessment and interacting with information and service resources

Upon completion of this module, you will demonstrate your ability to:

Identify categories of motivations
Recognize Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
Assess your own motivating factors
Recognize links between your motivating factors, career opportunities and educational pathways

Module Checklist

In order to meet our outcomes for this module, we will complete the following activities and assignments:

Weekly Reading - Complete the weekly reading by April 18, 2018
Weekly Quiz - Complete the weekly reading quiz by April 18, 2018
Weekly Discussion - Complete your career assessment and respond to the discussion prompt by April 19, 2018
Weekly Activity - Complete the Categorize your Motivations activity by April 20, 2018
Weekly Discussion - Reply to your peers and complete your follow-up response by April 22, 2018
Weekly Journal - Complete the Staying Focused on What Motivates You journal by April 22, 2018

Tips for Success

To help in the completion of this week's activities, you should…

Reflect on your own motivations as you complete the reading
Review the weekly reading content at least twice, taking notes as needed
Remember you can complete the weekly reading quiz as many times as you'd like, until you are satisfied with your score
Make your initial response to the discussion board by Thursday, and respond to and follow-up with your peers by Sunday

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