Great job on completing Unit 7! Now we have one week under our belts of applying the skills we learned from the labs!
I’m in the process of reviewing your submissions and will provide feedback shortly to help you with your next steps. If you have any questions or need further clarification, please feel free to reach out to me. You can contact me by phone at (720) 239-2114 or email at nicholas.mahoney@purdueglobal.edu. I aim to respond within 24 hours.
As we prepare to move into Unit 8, make sure to review the Looking Ahead section to get ready for your upcoming interview preparations. Keep up the excellent work, and let’s continue to build on your successes!
Welcome to Unit 8! This week, we will have you create a PowerPoint presentation after doing some research – focusing on skills obtained in earlier units. Please be sure that you cite everything you use in-text (either on your slide or in the speaker notes) when you make a claim. You will be required to have 5-7 sentences in the speaker notes. I recommend that you write the speaker notes in Word and then copy/paste over to PowerPoint as appropriate so you have a better viewing pane for writing.
For some supplemental reading, I have found an article from a leading research company, Gartner, that reviewed the top 15 technical skills tech leaders are requesting (Gartner, 2024).
Here’s what to expect this week, along with a breakdown to help you manage your workload:
| Day | Tasks |
|---|---|
| Wednesday |
● Review the Announcements for this course ● Attend Seminar (may be on a different day depending on your course schedule) ● Familiarize yourself with Unit 8 of this course ● Start reading the Reading Material |
| Thursday |
● Complete the Reading Material ● Post your initial post in the Discussion Board |
| Friday |
● Start your initial post in the Discussion Board ● Complete the Unit 8 Learning Activity ● Start the Unit 8 Assignment |
| Saturday |
● Post one response to a fellow student in the Discussion Board ● Ensure you post your initial response in the Discussion Board by 11:59pm EST |
| Sunday | ● Plan for a rest day sometime this week to ensure you do not get burned out! |
| Monday |
● Continue the Unit 8 Assignment ● Post one response to a fellow student in the Discussion Board |
| Tuesday |
● Post one response to a fellow student in the Discussion Board ● Complete the Unit 8 Assignment |
Please remember to receive full credit for your discussion post this week, you must post on three different calendar days.