This document provides an agenda and instructions for COMM 202: Career Fundamentals. It outlines the course timeline, including an in-class skills matrix presentations tutorial for week 4. Students will present one success story and one failure story from their skills matrix using the STAR and failure story formats. Feedback will also be provided. The rubric for evaluations is described. An emotional capital report assessment must also be completed by January 27th for tutorials the following week to review results. In-class presentations and submitting the final skills matrix are upcoming action items.

1. COMM 202:
Career Fundamentals
T23 & T32 with Carly Sangha

2. Our Agenda for Today
1. Course Timeline
1. Skills Matrix Presentations
1. Debrief
1. Action Items

3. Course Timeline
Week 4 (Today!) Week 5 Week 6
Tutorial:
Skills Matrix
presentations
What’s Due:
Skills Matrix
presentations in-class
Tutorial:
ECR reports and
presentations
What’s Due:
Final Skills Matrix due
on February 1st @
11:59pm on Canvas
(6 success stories and
2 failures stories)
Lecture:
Job Search Strategies
What’s Due:
Job Posting Research
Assignment due on
February 8 @ 11:59pm
on Canvas

4. Skills Matrix
Presentations

5. • Break into groups of 6-7
• You will have 3 minutes to present 1
success story and 1 failure story.
(Facilitators will be strict on timing so
be sure to use your time wisely!)
• After your 3 minutes, the group will
provide up to 3 minute of feedback
(make sure you listen so you can give
your peers feedback)
• Everyone must give feedback to one
of their peers
• Repeat until everyone has had the
opportunity to share
Instructions

6. Rubric
Element Excellent
2 points
Proficient
1 point
Unsatisfactory
0 points
Points
/2
Accomplishment
Story (ONE STORY
ONLY)
Meets the STAR format:
• What skill the story describes
• Experience
• Situation
• Task
• Action
• Result
• Link
Meets 5 or more points
below:
• What skill the story
describes
• Experience
• Situation
• Task
• Action
• Result
• Link
Student is unprepared & has
less than 5 points below:
• What skill the story
describes
• Experience
• Situation
• Task
• Action
• Result
• Link
/2
Failure Story
(ONE STORY
ONLY)
Meets the below format:
• Experience
• Situation
• Mis-steps
• Failure
• Learnings
• Action steps
Meets 4 or more points
below:
• Experience
• Situation
• Mis-steps
• Failure
• Learnings
• Action steps
Student is unprepared and
meets less than 5 points
below:
• Experience
• Situation
• Mis-steps
• Failure
• Learnings
• Action steps
/2
Timing • Speaks for no more than 3
minutes but no less than 2
minutes and is able to
communicate effectively
• Speaks for no more than
3 minutes and 15
seconds and is able to
communicate
effectively.
• Goes over 3 minutes and
15 seconds or under 2
minutes and does not
communicate effectively
/2

7. Feedback can sometimes feel like this...

8. ...remember this is practice!

9. Presentations

10. Debrief

11. Action Items for Next Week
1. Final Skills Matrix due on February 1st on
Canvas
-Instructions will be posted this week
1. Sign up for office hours next week (instructions
will be posted on Canvas)
1. Next week is tutorial, not lecture

12. EQ Assessment: Emotional Capital Report (ECR)
1. Refer to Emotional Intelligence – ECR Assessment in Canvas
assignments.
2. Click on the link in the assignment description and complete
assessment no later than Sunday January 27th (by 11:59pm).
a. Assessment takes max 10-15 minutes to complete.
b. You will be emailed your assessment report on the day
of your tutorial (January 28th-Feb. 1st). You will not see
your results when you complete the online assessment.
Important: Business Career Centre Coaches will be leading your
ECR tutorials. GO TO YOUR DESIGNATED TUTORIAL during the
week of Jan. 28-Feb. 1st. Bring your laptop to tutorial so you can
access your assessment results via your Canvas inbox.

13. Questions?
Have a great day!