Deck 11: Choosing a College Major and Career

Question 1

Which of the following is an example of the Circle of Learning?

A) Anthropology can provide a foundation for political science.
B) Rosario's math class is before her English class.
C) History is not connected to English.
D) Courses are arranged by General Education and Major courses

Answer 1

Anthropology can provide a foundation for political science.

Question 2

André used a SWOT analysis to look at majoring in psychology. What does a SWOT analysis look for?

A) Strengths, weaknesses, options, tracks.
B) Success, wandering, opportunities, threats.
C) Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats.
D) None of the above.

Answer 2

Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats.

Question 3

Yolanda knows she enjoys talking to people, listening to their concerns and helping them develop a plan. Yolanda's "Academic Anatomy" would be working with her:

A) whole body.
B) hands and head.
C) heart.
D) heart and head.

Answer 3

heart and head.

Question 4

Which of the following best defines an internship?

A) Tore is required to take a class at the end of his program which also requires him to apply what he is learning in a work setting.
B) Patrick has an opportunity to work alongside a chemist for the summer and earn academic credit for it.
C) Whitney volunteers with her class to work a few hours at the city food bank.
D) None of the above.

Question 5

Which of the following statements correctly illustrates the meaning behind the phrase "College in a box isn't an accurate view of coursework"?

A) Colleges compartmentalize knowledge.
B) Knowledge is interconnected, it overlaps and converges.
C) Colleges are organized by departments.
D) Colleges compartmentalize learning.

Question 6

According to the text, when you are considering career options, all of the following are useful questions to ask except:

A) What will I enjoy doing the most?
B) How much money can I make?
C) What am I capable of doing?
D) Am I willing to invest what it takes to reach my career goal?

Question 7

Interviews can be intimidating; preparation is a key to successful interviews. Which of the following questions would be good to ask an interviewer?

A) "I am not a morning person. Can I work later in the afternoon?"
B) "If I only stay for six months. Is that okay?"
C) "Was the last person in this job fired?"
D) "What are the challenges and opportunities faced by new employees in this company?"

Question 8

To help someone understand how knowledge is interconnected, which of the following statements would you make?

A) Math has no connection to literature.
B) Poetry and physics are both ways to define and describe differences.
C) Two areas that are not clearly connected are anthropology and political science.
D) Literature is connected to art by the way it defines images.

Question 9

In a fact-finding mission about a major, which of the following is the least valuable question to ask someone you are interviewing?

A) What are the department's requirements for this major?
B) What is the reputation of this department on campus?
C) How easy is the major in this discipline?
D) Why should a student major in this discipline?

Question 10

According to FOCUS, "Academic Anatomy" can best be described as:

A) making sure you don't take courses that are not of interest to you.
B) understanding how you would prioritize the way you like to work.
C) filling out questionnaires that can help you focus on a major or career.
D) relating to people who are in jobs that appear interesting and stimulating.

Question 11

Choose the ending that is not true. If you were to have an internship:

A) you would be able to apply skills you have learned to a job.
B) you could learn from a professional in a career.
C) you couldn't use this as a real experience on a résumé.
D) you might learn that you don't like this field.

Question 12

According to research, which of the following statements contributes most to job satisfaction?

A) A career where it is clear that status and salary will increase.
B) A career where the quality of the relationship with coworkers and the boss is good.
C) A career where you are not working a sixty plus hour job.
D) A career where you can have adventure in your job.

Question 13

The "I's" of career-life readiness include all of the following qualities except:

A) inner direction
B) interaction
C) instrumentation
D) incubation

Question 14

Service learning includes all of the following benefits except:

A) testing a potential career field
B) strengthening your resume
C) experiencing hands-on learning
D) earning money