1. Translating Coursework Baseline Skills Prepare You For Work
Into Job Skills…
Baseline Skills Prepare You For Work
Jenny Jones, MS Math, MBA
TAACCCT Grant Data Analyst
Southwestern Oregon Community College
Who’s in here?
Focus on instruction, have some advising
Focus on student services
Focus on career advising, getting student employment
Introduction:
TAACCCT Grant run through SWOCC
Data Analyst, which included deep dives into employment data.
This presentation
Question for everyone: what was your experience looking for a “real” job, a professional job, for the first time? Not babysitting or paper delivery, but the first professional job.
This presentation is about changing our perspective on the work required in a course and turning that work into real, transferable skills. And interestingly enough, to get an idea about just how important those skills are…

2. Typical Feelings of a Job Seeker: “I don’t have any skills…”
“I’ve never had this job before, so I don’t know anything.”
“I’ve never had a job, so I don’t know anything.”
“I have no skills anyone wants anymore.”
“I don’t have any skills…”
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3. Every single college course
improves your ability
to survive and thrive
in the work place
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4. Academics vs. Employers
Thinking Skills
Academics vs. Employers
Academics: Type
Employers: what it feels like
Analytical
How I use information to create options
Creative
How I create new solutions based on past
Critical
How I evaluate pros and cons to decide
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5. Requested by Employers
Top Skills
Requested by Employers
Communication: discussion, presentations, writing
Organizational Skills: planning, problem-solving, multi-tasking, research, time management
Collaboration: customer service, supervisory skills, leadership, team work, building effective relationships
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6. Coursework Add Text Here Type of Work Primary Job Skill(s)
Class Participation
Oral communication
Exams
Problem-solving and time management
Papers and Essays
Research and written communication
Presentations
Research and oral communication
Projects
Research, organization and written communication
Team Assignments
Collaborative research and communication
Getting Help!
Effective learning: making teaching you easy
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7. Thank You! Do contact me! Jenny Jones, MS Math, MBA
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