Career Modules for Canvas

Level: Intermediate

Step 2 in the Career Navigator Series

Built to be completed after the mandatory Career Navigator: Kickstart your Career Journey module (step 1)

In this module, students take the Next Steps in their career development journey to establish their career readiness by researching employers, developing networking skills, and making an action plan. 

Assignments

• Finding Career Options Activity (Est. time: 30 min.): Utilize Handshake or CareerShift to search for a job description of interest; Connect current experiences to role description. 

• Networking Discussion (Est. time: 60 min.): Share findings from exploration in the initial response with two peer responses. 
   
• Chat with a Professional Activity (Est. time: 60 min.): Prepare an elevator pitch and find a mentor on USF Link. 
  • *This activity’s timed length is estimated based on fulfilling the questions within the Canvas quiz. It will take substantially longer if students elect to participate in USF Link. 
     
• Create an Action Plan (Est. time: 90-120 min.): Use Focus2 to create an action plan in My Education and My Professional Development. Upload plan PDF to Canvas .

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Level: Intermediate 

Step 3 in the Career Navigator Series

In this module, students move beyond the established foundation of career readiness and scaffold their learning to analyze jobs and internships and build and tailor a resumé. 

Assignments

• Finding Career Options Activity (Est. time: 30 min.):
  Utilize Handshake or CareerShift to search for an internship description of interest; Connect current experiences to the role description.  
  
• Tailoring Your Resumé (Estimated time: 60 minutes): Use the Skills Extractor to identify skills in a previously used internship description. Respond to questions to connect skills to resume bullet points and experiences.
   
• Resumé Writing Activity (Estimated time: 90-120 minutes): Create a resume, upload, revise, and receive feedback and analysis from Quinn 

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Level: Advanced 

Step 4 in the Career Navigator Series

In this module, students make their final moves towards unlocking their future by conducting a job search or preparing for graduate school. 

Learning Outcomes

• Develop resumé/CV statements demonstrating how your experiences relate to the specific requirements of a graduate school or job application, tailoring each statement to the program and position 
• Utilize best practices to refine and improve your LinkedIn Profile
• Identify contacts, map your network, and develop introductory messages to engage with LinkedIn professionals
• Effectively prepare for a variety of interview types and market yourself effectively to the intended audience highlighting your relevant skills and experiences
• Create value statements to demonstrate evidence to support a target salary
• Bonus Outcome: Develop an effective USF Link mentee profile and craft a message to a potential mentor

Assignments

• Pursuing Your Path Activity (Estimated time: 30 minutes):
  Utilize Handshake or CareerShift to search for an internship or research description of interest; Connect current experiences to role description. 
  
• Resumé & CV Writing Activity (Estimated time: 45-60 minutes):
  Use the Skills Extractor to identify skills in previously used internship description. Respond to questions to connect skills to resume bullet points and experiences.
  
• LinkedIn Profile Review (Estimated time: 60-90 minutes):
  
  
• Mapping Your Network (Estimated time: 60-90 minutes):
  
  
• Flash Mentoring [Bonus Assignment, Optional] (Estimated time: 60-90 minutes):
  
• Practicing Common Questions (Estimated time: 60-90 minutes):
  
  
• Conducting the Interview (Estimated time: 60-90 minutes):
  
• Negotiate Your Offer Activity (Estimated time: 60-90 minutes):
  

Level: Advanced

In this module or stand-alone course, students will participate in engaging academic activities alongside their current internship experience. The activities in this module include pre- and post-assessments measuring Career Readiness, a Learning Plan to establish goals, an optional midway check-in, and a final reflection to ensure success and alignment of the internship experience. 

*This module is intended to be embedded into an established internship course and provides structure for students actively in an internship experience.

Assignments

• Adding a Handshake Experience (Est. time: 5 min.): Add the current internship to the Handshake platform to track experience. 
• Career Readiness Report Pre-Experience (Est. time: 20-30 min.): Complete the Career Readiness Report and respond to reflection questions in the Canvas Quiz. 
• Internship Learning Plan (Est. time: 30 min.): Complete the Learning Plan document and upload the file to the Canvas Assignment. 
  *Required: Internship Supervisor participation and signature  
• Midway Check-In [Optional] (Est. time: 20 min.): Share an image and a corresponding description from internship experience.
• Internship Experience Reflection (Est. time: 45-60 min.): Respond to reflection questions regarding the internship, fully connecting the student experience to their original learning plan goals.
• Career Readiness Report Post-Experience (Est. time: 20-30 min.): Complete the Career Readiness Report and respond to reflection questions in the Canvas Quiz. In the post-experience assessment, students will share with raters to receive feedback from their respective supervisors. 

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Level: Intermediate

In this module, students will be guided through the early stages of resumé building to a final, well-crafted document that is ready to be utilized for job and internship applications.

Assignments

• What are the differences? (Est. time: 20 min.): Compare a resumé and CV using an interactive graphic with a quick-check follow-up question (ungraded with automated feedback in self-check). 
   
• Tailoring Your Resumé (Est. time: 60 min.): Use the Skills Extractor to identify skills in a job description. Respond to questions to connect skills to resume bullet points and experiences.
   
• Resumé Writing Activity (Est. time: 90-120 min.): Create a resume, upload, revise, and receive feedback and analysis from Quinncia.

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Level: Advanced

In this module, students will develop skills and strategies needed to excel in job interviews by guiding them through types of interviews, preparation, techniques, and follow-up. 

Assignments

• Practice Interview Questions with Big Interview (Est. time: 15 min.): Practice responding to common interview questions using the tool Big Interview

• Complete an Interview with Quinn (Est. time: 30 min.): Use Quinncia, an AI tool, to practice interviewing skills while receiving immediate feedback. 
   

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Level: Advanced

In this module, students will learn to utilize tools and strategies necessary to find and secure the right internship for their career goals.

Assignments

• Experiences Types Sort (Est. time: 15 min.): Sort common descriptors for different types of experiences. 

• Finding Career Options Activity (Est. time: 30 min.): Utilize Handshake or CareerShift to search for an internship description of interest; Connect current experiences to role description. 

• Tailoring Your Resumé (Est. time:: 60 min.): Use the Skills Extractor to identify skills in a job description. Respond to questions to connect skills to resume bullet points and experiences.
   

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Level: Intermediate

In this module, students will discover problem-solving abilities, critical thinking, and effective communication skills within Undergraduate Research.

Learning Outcomes

• Articulate the definition of undergraduate research and identify types of undergraduate (UG) research experiences (Exploratory, Mentor/Mentee, Federal Work Study (FWS), Funded/Not Funded, Internship Research, Co-Op, Shadowing etc.)
• Accurately define and apply key terms related to their research topics, such as hypothesis, methodology, data collection, and analysis, in the context of their research projects. 
• Identify a research position of interest and analyze the listing for alignment of skills and goals 
• Develop elements of an effective profile in the Undergraduate Research Portal in preparation to “match” a desired research role

Assignments

• Define Types of Research (Est. time: 20 minutes)
   Define common types of research
   
• Find Your Research Fit Activity (Est. time: 30-45 minutes)
   Search for a research position
   
• Create Your USF Undergraduate Research Portal Profile (Est. time: 60-90 minutes)
   Develop an outstanding profile on the USF Research Portal 

Level: Advanced

In this module, students will be guided through the essential steps of preparing for a successful transition to graduate studies by helping navigate the complex application process, strengthen their academic profile, and make informed decisions about their future.

Assignments

• Finding a Graduate Program (Est. time: 30 min.): Search through established rankings and explore graduate program opportunities, rate top choices, and reflect on the program qualities.
   
• Tailoring Your CV (Est. time: 60 min.): Tailor CV to cater experiences to fit top graduate program choice by researching the values and focus of the audience who will review the application.
   
• CV Writing Activity (Est. time: 90-120 min.): Create a CV and submit the first draft.

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Level: All

In this activity, students will complete a pre- and post-assessment, usually before and at the end of an experience. The assessment allows students to self-assess their abilities across Career Readiness Competencies, share with raters, and view their results in a personal dashboard. 

The Career Readiness Report is a dynamic & interactive platform dedicated to providing students with 360-degree feedback on their individual ‘career readiness’ following an experiential learning opportunity – internships, co-ops, service learning, clinicals, research, student teaching, study abroad, etc.

Learn more about the CRR and see walkthroughs of the resource.

Level: All

In this activity, students will be asked to report their experiential learning experiences in one place for the university and instructors to track. Students can report internships, co-ops, undergraduate research, and part-time jobs (on or off-campus), etc. 

Once reported, these experiences can be instantly added to the student’s Handshake profile for employers to view if desired. Departments and colleges can request reports of their students when needed, as well as centralize this data collection.

This module is ideal for courses focused on any of these experiences.

Learn more about Handshake Experiences and see walkthroughs of the resource.