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Unit 1: Why Am I Doing This?

Section 1: I Always Have Choices  |  Section 2: My Choices Are About Me  | Section 3: My Choices Will Change  |  Unit Summary

SECTION 1: I ALWAYS HAVE CHOICES

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Books about decision-making (and career development generally)

Activity:

Creating an annotated bibliography

Gathering good information is an important skill for career development. There are many resources available. Some are books. As you work through the course, you should create and add to your annotated bibliography of useful books.

  1. Choose a format for your bibliography (e.g., spreadsheet, card index.) An electronic spreadsheet program is recommended because it is flexible and easy to manage.
  2. Create a list of categories of information you will want to record, and design the form for your bibliography. For example:
TITLE
AUTHOR
PUBLISHER
DATE
SUBJECT
Creative decision making using positive uncertainty H.B. Gelatt Crisp Publishing 1991 Description of a decision making model that "can help you better manage life as you deal with its inconsistencies and uncertainties." An approach to decision making that combines intuitive insights with the rational decision making model often used

Make sure your design makes this bibliography useful for you. For example, you might also want to include:

  • the Dewey Decimal Classification number for the book and whether it's available in your local library
  • your comments about the book
  • a rating system that you devise.

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As you use your bibliography, you may find that you want to revise the format.

  1. Follow the links for information about the books below and fill in as much information in your bibliography as you can.

Books about decision-making and career development

Gelatt, H.B. Creative decision making using positive uncertainty.

Bolles, Richard Nelson. What color is your parachute: a practical manual for job-hunters & career-changers.

Foord Kirk, Janis. Survivability: career strategies for the new world of work.

Luscher, Keith F. Don't wait until you graduate! : how to jumpstart your career while still in school.

Moses, Barbara. Career intelligence: mastering the new work and personal realities.

  1. Use your school or local library catalogue to find other titles you might be interested in and to find the Dewey Decimal Classification numbers of the above books. Or use one of the online library catalogues listed in the online directory below:
  1. Directory of Ontario Libraries

Other Resources

A wide range of book titles and other resources is available from the Toronto Public Library online catalogue.

If you want to learn more about the Dewey Decimal Classification system, visit: About the DDC.

For a detailed list of career-related books, go to: CareerResource.com.

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