This document provides an agenda and overview for a career fundamentals tutorial. It includes: 1) An agenda that covers skills matrix presentations, debriefing, and assigning action items for the following week. 2) Details on an in-class activity where students will present success and failure stories from their skills matrices and receive peer feedback. 3) Announcements regarding submitting final skills matrices and signing up for office hours. 4) Information on completing an emotional capital report assessment and attending a tutorial the following week to discuss results.

1. COMM 202: Career
Fundamentals
Amanda Bamford
Tutorial 2
T36 & T37

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

3. Course Timeline
Week 4 (Today!) Week 5 Week 6
Tutorial:
Skills Matrix
presentations
What’s Due:
Skills Matrix drafts
and presentations
in-class
Tutorial:
ECR reports and
presentations
What’s Due:
Final Skills Matrix due
on February 1st at
11:59pm on Canvas
(6 success stories
and 2 failures stories)
Lecture:
Networking strategies
and leveraging your
LinkedIn
What’s Due:
Job Posting Research
Assignment due on
February 8th at
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 minutes 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
Format

6. Introductions!

7. 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

8. Skills Matrix In-Class
Presentations!

9. How did it go?!?

10. What’s the Point?
“Well, if you
just try hard
enough, things
will work out.
Won't they?”
- Ash Ketchum

11. Action Items for Next Week
1. Final Skills Matrix due on February 1st at
11:59pm on Canvas
Instructions will be posted this week!
2. Sign up for office hours next week
(instructions will be posted on Canvas)
3. Next week is tutorial, not lecture

12. EQ Assessment: Emotional Capital Report (ECR)
1. Refer to Canvas Announcement titled “ECR Assessment
Instructions.”
2. Click on the link in the announcement 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 on the day of your
tutorial (January 28th – February 1st)
Important: Business Career Centre Coaches will be leading your
ECR tutorials. GO TO YOUR DESIGNATED TUTORIAL during the
week of Jan 27th – Feb 1st. Bring your laptop to tutorial so you can
access your emailed assessment results.

13. Questions?
Have a great day!