Unit 3: What Is Out There For Me?

Section 1: Navigating the World of Work  |  Section 2:Navigating the World of Change  |  Section 3: Navigating the World of Learning  |  Unit Summary

SECTION 2: NAVIGATING THE WORLD OF CHANGE

Links, p. 142: Technology, Society and Career Planning
Links¸ p. 145: Futurists
Links, p. 148 : Janice Foord Kirk: SURVIVABILITY
Links, p.149 Sources of Current Information

Follow the links below to a review of Don Tapscott's work and two other articles about the effects of technology. Answer the following questions:

1. What are the credentials of the author?
2. What are the key points made?
3. What, if anything, do the authors agree about?
4. What, if anything, do they disagree about?
5. Record two things that you think are worth keeping in mind as you work on your own career plans.
   • Don Tapscott, N-Gen at Work
   • Janis Foord Kirck, The New World of Work
   • Barbara Moses, Career Planning Mirrors Social Change
     

• Colin Campbell, Jobscape: Career Survival in the New Global Economy.
  For more information about Colin Campbell, go to Speaker's Spotlight.
• Faith Popcorn, Clicking-17 Trends That Drive Your Business-And Your Life.
  For more information about Faith Popcorn, go to her website at www.faithpopcorn.com.
• William Bridges, Managing Transitions: Making the Most of Change.
  For additional reviews of this book, go to the I.T. Times and wkonline.
• Nuala Beck, Shifting Gears: Thriving in the New Economy.
  For more information about Nuala Beck, go to her website at Nuala Beck & Associates.
  For a review of this book, go to Business Book Review.
  For a summary of the content, go to The New Economy is Here.
• Jennifer James, Thinking in the Future Tense: A Workout for the Mind.
  For a good summary of this book, go to Thinking in the Future Tense.
• John Naisbitt, Megatrends 2000.
  For more information about John Naisbitt, go to his website at Megatrends Limited. For a review of this book, go to Megatrends — Then and Now.

1. Visit Janice Foord Kirk's website from the link below to find out more about the "Skills for the New World of Work." SURVIVABILITY®: Career Strategies for the New World of Work.
2. While on the site, click on the "New World of Work" tab. Here you'll find detailed information on the skills included on the list.
3. Select one of the skills from the Skills for the New Workplace list. Make a point form list of the factors that make this is a necessary skill. Create a concept map that links the skills with your listed factors.(Make the skill you've chosen the centre of the diagram. You could also include some of the information you gathered from previous activities which dealt with trends in the world of work)
4. If you have access to Microsoft Excel, you can use a chart function or organization chart to create your diagram.

1. Go to The National Post website and use the "60 Day Search" function.
   1. First, use the key words "Employment Trends" and print your results.
   2. Conduct two more searches relevant to this course and print the results.
   3. Choose and print one complete article that is relevant to you, and write a one-paragraph synopsis of the content.
      
      
2. Go to The Globe and Mail website and use the "7 Day Search" function, and complete steps a-c above.
   
   
3. Find out if your regional newspaper provides online content.
   1. Go to www.yahoo.com and click on "News and Media".
   2. Next, click on "Newspapers" in the "Categories" section.
   3. Under "Categories", click on "Regions", then "Countries", then "Canada".
   4. Then click on the category that will be most useful to you, depending on where you live. Follow the links until you find a newspaper that serves your area.
   5. Bookmark the site and record any features that would be useful to your career planning process.
      
      
4. Use Yahoo to find an online magazine that will be useful to your career planning process. Share your results with classmates, and bookmark relevant sites.