ASCS 301 - Soft Skills Training for Employment Success

ASCS 301 Discussion Board Forum (2)

Discussion boards are collaborative learning experiences. Therefore, the student is required to create a thread in response to the provided prompt for each forum. Each thread must be at least 250 words and demonstrate course-related knowledge. In addition to the thread, the student is required to reply to the thread of at least 2 classmates. Each reply must be at least 150 words. (MLO: A, B, C, & D)

ASCS 301 Video Discussion Board Forum (2)

Discussion boards are collaborative learning experiences. Students will practice interviewing skills by recording 45-90 second video responses to a different question each week. In addition to the video post, the student is required to reply to 2 other classmates’ videos. Each reply must consist of 100-200 words noting at least one praise and one critique of the two classmate’s videos they review. (MLO: A, B, C, & D)

ASCS 301 Interview Analysis Preparation

Provide names and contact information of at least two people who currently serve in a management position requiring them to hire and possibly lay off employees. Additionally, write a paragraph explaining what you hope to learn from them about EQ and soft skills when you eventually interview one of them. The Interview Analysis is due in week 6. (MLO: A, B, C, D, & E)

ASCS 301 EQ Reflection Paper

After taking the emotional intelligence quiz for this week, fill in the chart provided under course content based on your results. After filling in the chart, write a one page reflection answering these questions: In what areas do you have high emotional intelligence? In what areas could your emotional intelligence improve? Please provide examples of both. (MLO: A, B, C, & D)

ASCS 301 Writing Professional Emails

In the assignment on blackboard, follow the instructions carefully to correct, reply, and craft 3 different emails. In the first email, you will simply rewrite the email below correcting any misspellings, grammar, and awkward phrasing. In the second email, you will respond to a coworker’s email to you that puts you in a tough spot. In the third email, you will craft an original email from the perspective of a boss confronting an employee on their lack of performance. (MLO: A, B, & C)

ASCS 301 Interview Analysis Paper

After interviewing a current hiring manager on the importance of emotional intelligence and soft skills in the workplace, write a 3 page analysis of the interview in APA formatting listing at least 3 examples or scenarios in which soft skills and EQ are important to success. (MLO: A, B, C, & D)

ASCS 301 Final Paper

Write a 4-5 page paper using APA formatting and a minimum of 3 scholarly sources on the importance of possessing strong emotional intelligence. (MLO: A, B, C, D, & E)

ASCS 301 Quizzes (6)

Each quiz will consist of 10 multiple choice questions based on the readings and videos for the week. (MLO: A, B, C, D, & E)