1. Instructor: Dr. Janie S. Torain
10/13/2018
5.00 Create a career plan that leads to the achievement of career goals.
Objective 5.01: Understand the decision-making process as a
component of career planning.
Instructor: Dr. Janie S. Torain
Career Management
CM 5.01 Decision Making Process
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CM 5.01 Decision Making Process

2. Types of Decisions Personal Work Career Consumer Lifestyle
Importance
Categories
Routine decisions are ones that you make on a regular basis, in which the answers are obvious. Examples?
Major decisions are ones you make that can affect you or someone else for a life time. Examples?
Personal
Work
Career
Consumer
Lifestyle
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3. Decision Making Styles
Agonizer -Spends a lot of time making decisions
Mystic -Makes decision based on intuition
Fatalist -Feels that he or she has no control over decisions
Evader -“ostrich style”; Ignores the decision
Plunger -Makes “impulsive” decisions
Submissive -Lets an authority figure make a decision
Planner -Thoughtful decision maker; Makes decisions using the Decision Making Process
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4. Steps of The Decision Making Process
Determine needs/wants.
Analyze personal resources.
Identify your choices.
Gather information.
Evaluate options
Make a decision
Plan to reach goals
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5. Benefits of Using The Decision Making Process
Increases chance of reaching personal and career goals.
Increases opportunity to gain related knowledge and experience.
Increases chance of personal satisfaction/fulfillment
Affirms the difference between a series of jobs versus the career development process.
Can easily recognize the need to redirect goals as needed.
Provides a direct course of action for reaching personal and career goals.
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6. Activity
Read in the From School To Work book pages In Screen capture and paste in Word the Career Ladder for your top 3 careers.
CM 5.01 Decision Making Process
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7. Steps of the Career Development Cycle
Awareness
CM 1.00 – 2.00 Who Am I?
Exploration
CM 3.00 – 4.00 What Do I Want?
Planning
CM 5.00 How Do I Get It?
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8. Career Decision Making Process vs Decision Making Process
Steps in the Career Decision Making Process
Steps in the Decision Making Process
Determine needs/wants
Establish goals
Analyze Personal resources
Gather Information
Evaluate options/make a decision
Plan to reach personal and career goals
Evaluate results
Define the problem or question
Establish goals
Identify resources
Consider alternatives
Make a decision
Implement it
Evaluate results
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9. Career Decision Making Process
Determine Needs/Wants
Analyze Personal Resources
Options for career
Options for educational experiences
Time
Money
Material
Information
Facilities
People
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10. Career Decision Making Process Gather Information
Self Information
Career Information
Lifestyle goals
Personality
Family Marriage
Roles
Environment
Education/training requirements
Salary benefits
Work values
Duties/responsibilities
Aptitude ability requirements
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11. Career Decision Making Process Gather Information
Self Information
Career Information
Structure for living
Geographic location
Rural vs. urban
Housing
Neighborhood
Preference for meeting educational requirements
Career outlook
Working schedule
Lifestyle goals
Interests
Values
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12. Evaluate Options/Make Decision
Options for Career
Options for Education
Internship
Job Shadow
Apprenticeship ?
College
Training program
Major ?
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13. Importance of Flexibility & Contingency Planning
There are also plans to backup plans that fail. These are known as contingency plans. This video will explain the four types of planning used by managers, including strategic, tactical, operational and contingency planning. Terms, such as single-use plans, continuing plans, policy, procedure and rule, will also be defined. Click the link below to view video Types of Planning
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14. Factors that Affect Decision Making
Personal priorities
Lifestyle considerations
Health
Relationships
Family upbringing
Resources
Education
Religion
Culture
Beliefs
Values
Biases/Stereotypes
Environment
Home
School
Community
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15. Factors that Affect Decision Making
Trade-Offs/Compromises
Education
Work
Family
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16. Impact of Education Pre-requisite acquisition Financial aid
Location of programs
Time
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17. Overtime hours Schedule Impact of Work Travel Benefits Location
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18. Impact of Family Family work history
Influence of parents on career development
Family issues impacted by career decisions
Childcare
Eldercare
Stay at home vs. working parents
Family Medical Leave Act
Impact of family friendly programs
On-site childcare
On-site services (banking, uniforms, etc.)
Schedule
Flex time
Job sharing
Telecommuting
Flexible spending accounts
Counseling/Employee assistance program
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19. Activity
Read in the From School To Work book pages Use the decision-making process to help narrow your career choices or choose a specific career. Describe each factor considered in the decision-making process, including your goals, resources, and alternatives to consider. Prepare a written plan. Use the Case Study in FSTW pages 285 and 287 as examples.
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20. Sources
Family Medical Leave Act retrieved November 23, 2012 from
DPI Career Management Curriculum Unit C Competency 5.00 Objective 5.01 Understand the decision-making process as a component of career planning.
CM 5.01 Decision Making Process
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