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Professionalism: Work Ethic Assignment #1 Guided Practice (LSI Quadrant III)

Directions

1. Use the Internet to look up the following website (http://www.coe.uga.edu/workethic/less1.htm).

2. Complete the six online lessons located on this website.

3. Outline the content of each lesson.

4. Answer all questions associated with the six lessons.

5. All answers to the questions following the lessons should be written and submitted for a completion grade.

Professionalism: Work Ethic Assignment #2 Guided Practice (LSI Quadrant III)

1. Students watch an episode of Holmes on Homes.2. Students will make a list of poor work ethic issues that resulted in the need for Holmes to gut the project and start over.

Professionalism: Work Ethic Independent Practice (LSI Quadrant III)

Packaging Yourself for Success

The four parts to this project will be completed by groups consisting of three students. The project will be evaluated using the assigned rubric.

Part 1: Prepare a PowerPoint presentation that addresses professionalism, strong work ethic, code of ethics, and dressing for success in the architectural industry. The PowerPoint presentation should have at least ten solid slides, bulleted items, and graphics. Sound effects, transitions, and other special features should be used to enhance the presentation.

Part 2: Prepare a collage that shows the appropriate business attire for females and males involved in the architectural industry. Also prepare a budget that indicates how much the professional outfit costs for the male and female. Group participants must dress in business attire for their presentation, explain their outfits, and indicate the cost for the professional look.

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Part 3: Develop a code of ethics for an architectural firm. This code should also include information about expected work ethic. The code of ethics should consist of ten or more succinct bulleted items.

Part 4: Design an impressive poster that defines work ethic with pictures and limited text. The poster will be presented during the team presentation. The poster should have solid architectural design and complete information.

Extension/Enrichment (LSI Quadrant IV):

“It’s All About Work Ethic” Poster

Design a poster that covers at least four characteristics of good work ethic. The poster should include text and pictures incorporated into an architectural design.

Guest Speaker/Mock Interviews

Come prepared to listen and take notes from the human resources guest speaker. Develop a “Top 10 Good Work Ethics” list from the information you learned from the guest speaker.

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Packaging Yourself for Success Project Rubric

Group Members: ________________________________________

CATEGORY 20 15 10 5

Preparedness Group members are completely prepared and have obviously rehearsed.

Group members seem pretty prepared but might have needed a couple more rehearsals.

The group members are somewhat prepared, but it is clear that rehearsal was lacking.

Group members do not seem at all prepared to present.

Content Group members show a full understanding of the topic.

Group members show a good understanding of the topic.

Group members show a good understanding of parts of the topic.

Group members do not seem to understand the topic very well.

Attire Business attire, very professional look.

Casual business attire. Casual business attire, but wore sneakers or seemed somewhat wrinkled.

General attire not appropriate for audience (jeans, t-shirt, shorts).

Speaks Clearly Speaks clearly and distinctly all (100-95%) the time, and mispronounces no words.

Speaks clearly and distinctly all (100-95%) the time, but mispronounces one word.

Speaks clearly and distinctly most (94-85%) of the time. Mispronounces no more than one word.

Often mumbles or cannot be understood OR mispronounces more than one word.

Comprehension Group members able to accurately answer almost all questions posed by classmates about the topic.

Group members able to accurately answer most questions posed by classmates about the topic.

Group members are able to accurately answer a few questions posed by classmates about the topic.

Group members are unable to accurately answer questions posed by classmates about the topic.

Total Points Earned ___________