GEN 499

 
Prepare: Start by reviewing General Education Curriculum found in General Academic Information and Policies (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.  in the Ashford University Catalog, which addresses the core  competencies that the general education courses must cover: Applied  Ethics, Communication, Information Technology, Critical Thinking, and  Quantitative Reasoning. Review Week 5 Resources that are applicable  toward career success.
 
Reflect: Think about the core  competencies as previously mentioned, and ponder your time taking  general education courses. Reflect on the specific courses not  associated with your college major and determine the level of new  information you have acquired that relates to the core competencies. You  must also think about a potential job you might apply to once you  graduate and determine what skills you developed through general  education courses that make you qualified for a specific job.
 
Write: For this discussion, you will address the following prompts:

Review a job description through a job website (e.g., Career Builder (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site., Monster (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site., etc.) in your desired career field. Please provide the job title and the link to the job description.
Identify at least five skills you have obtained through your general  education courses that will make you successful at this job.
Demonstrate with at least two examples how your newly acquired  knowledge and skills have shaped both your personal and professional  development.
Describe your plans for putting your education to use within your community.

Your initial post should be at least 250 words in length, which  should include a thorough response to each prompt. You are required to  provide in-text citations of applicable required reading materials  and/or any other outside sources you use to support your claims. Provide  full reference entries of all sources cited at the end of your  response. Please use correct APA format when writing in-text citations  (see In-Text Citation Helper (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.) and references (see Formatting Your References List (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.).