When you enroll in this course, you'll also be enrolled in this Specialization.
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Gain a foundational understanding of a subject or tool
Develop job-relevant skills with hands-on projects
Earn a shareable career certificate
There are 6 modules in this course
The purpose of the Capstone Project in the Career Success Specialization is for you to apply the methods and techniques you learned in the series of courses to a personal experience, giving you a way to communicate your value to potential employers. You’ll focus your communication, management, negotiation, problem solving, business writing, time management, finance, entrepreneurship, and project management skills into a single project that demonstrates your career readiness.
Upon completing this course, you will be able to:
1. Apply the methods, techniques and skills you have learned throughout the Specialization to add value, every day, to your organization by effectively gathering, synthesizing, analyzing and presenting information
2. Develop and hone your critical thinking skills as you evaluate ideas, concepts, approaches and assumptions to arrive at a practical, yet innovative, solution to an organizational problem
3. Learn to skillfully use a powerful strategic planning tool
4. Effectively communicate information, ideas, problems and solutions to senior-level decision makers
Welcome to the Career Success Capstone course! This week you will review the directions for the assignment and begin researching a business to evaluate using the knowledge and skills acquired throughout the coursework in the Career Success Specialization.
What's included
4 readings
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4 readings•Total 40 minutes
Project Overview•10 minutes
Project Assignment Instructions•10 minutes
FAQ•10 minutes
Company Selection and Research•10 minutes
Week 2 Progress Check
Module 2•10 minutes to complete
Module details
In Week 2, you will conduct a SWOT analysis to better understand and describe the organization, its resources and its environment.
What's included
1 reading
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1 reading•Total 10 minutes
SWOT Analysis•10 minutes
Week 3 Progress Check
Module 3•10 minutes to complete
Module details
In Weeks 3 and 4, you will use your SWOT matrix, created in Week 2, to write your SWOT Analysis Report. You will select and focus on one specific people- or process-related current problem (identified as a weakness or threat through the SWOT analysis you have conducted) facing the organization that would be of personal and professional interest to you; develop a detailed analysis of the problem, including affected stakeholders and impact; explore options; and select and write about a viable solution to the problem.
What's included
1 reading
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1 reading•Total 10 minutes
Analysis Paper•10 minutes
(Optional) Project Peer Feedback
Module 4•1 hour to complete
Module details
You have the optional opportunity to submit a draft of your project for Peer Feedback. You can also self-evaluate your project draft to see how you would do on the grading rubric and identify areas to improve.
Final Assignment Submission and Graded Peer Review
Module 5•2 hours to complete
Module details
Submit your Final Capstone Project and Peer Review the projects of 3 classmates.
What's included
1 peer review
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1 peer review•Total 120 minutes
Capstone Project Final Graded Peer Review•120 minutes
Specialization Wrap-Up
Module 6•10 minutes to complete
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Congratulations on making it to the end of the Career Success Capstone and Specialization! Make sure you have submitted your Final Project and completed your 3 required Peer Reviews well before the final deadline.
What's included
1 reading
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1 reading•Total 10 minutes
Message from UCI Extension•10 minutes
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What will I get if I subscribe to this Specialization?
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Is financial aid available?
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