LFN1 — LFN1 TASK 2: CAREERS AND CAREER GOALS
THE DATA ANALYTICS JOURNEY — D596 PRFA — LFN1
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COMPETENCIES

4156.1.3 : Differentiates the Variety of Careers and Roles
The learner differentiates the variety of careers and roles related to the broad field of data analytics.
4156.1.4 : Identifies Potential Career Goals
The learner identifies potential career goals based on foundational knowledge of self and career pathways.
INTRODUCTION

In this task, you will create a career plan differentiating three different roles or careers in data analytics. You will compare data analytics disciplines and address your academic skills and needs for the careers you are considering.
You will use the CliftonStrengths tool to assess your career strengths, describing and reflecting upon your personalized results.
REQUIREMENTS

Your submission must represent your original work and understanding of the course material. Most performance assessment submissions are automatically scanned through the WGU similarity checker. Students are strongly encouraged to wait for the similarity report to generate after uploading their work and then review it to ensure Academic Authenticity guidelines are met before submitting the file for evaluation. See Understanding Similarity Reports for more information.
Grammarly Note:
Professional Communication will be automatically assessed through Grammarly for Education in most performance assessments before a student submits work for evaluation. Students are strongly encouraged to review the Grammarly for Education feedback prior to submitting work for evaluation, as the overall submission will not pass without this aspect passing. See Use Grammarly for Education Effectively for more information.
Microsoft Files Note:
Write your paper in Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx) unless another Microsoft product, or pdf, is specified in the task directions. Tasks may not be submitted as cloud links, such as links to Google Docs, Google Slides, OneDrive, etc. All supporting documentation, such as screenshots and proof of experience, should be collected in a pdf file and submitted separately from the main file. For more information, please see Computer System and Technology Requirements.
You must use the rubric to direct the creation of your submission because it provides detailed criteria that will be used to evaluate your work. Each requirement below may be evaluated by more than one rubric aspect. The rubric aspect titles may contain hyperlinks to relevant portions of the course.
You must do the following:
A. Create a career plan.
1. Describe three different roles or careers in data analytics.
a. Discuss the differences between the roles or careers from part A1.
2. Describe how each role from part A1 supports the data analytics life cycle.
B. Compare three different data analytics disciplines as described by ProjectPro.
1. Identify three types of careers from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics government data in your career plan.
2. Identify your academic skills and needs for the careers considered in part B1.
C. Identify a potential career goal in your career plan based on your strengths andacademic/MSDA track interests.
1. Reflect on your career strengths as identified in your personalized CliftonStrengthsassessment results.
D. Acknowledge sources, using in-text citations and references, for content that is quoted,paraphrased, or summarized.
E. Demonstrate professional communication in the content and presentation of yoursubmission.
File Restrictions
File name may contain only letters, numbers, spaces, and these symbols: ! – _ . * ‘ ( ) File size limit: 200 MB
File types allowed: doc, docx, rtf, xls, xlsx, ppt, pptx, odt, pdf, csv, txt, qt, mov, mpg, avi, mp3, wav, mp4, wma, flv, asf, mpeg, wmv, m4v, svg, tif, tiff, jpeg, jpg, gif, png, zip, rar, tar, 7z
RUBRIC



A1A:DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ROLES OR CAREERS
NOT EVIDENT APPROACHING COMPE- COMPETENT
A discussion of differences TENCE The discussion of the differ-

between roles or careers is The discussion of differ- ences between the roles or not provided. ences between the roles or careers from part A1 is accucareers described is not ac- rate.



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C1:CLIFTONSTRENGTHS REFLECTION
NOT EVIDENT
A reflection on the candidate’s career strengths is not provided.
D:SOURCES
APPROACHING COMPETENCE

The reflection on the candidate’s career strengths is incomplete or not aligned with the personalized CliftonStrengths assessment results.
COMPETENT
The reflection on the candidate’s career strengths is complete and aligned with the personalized CliftonStrengths assessment results.
NOT EVIDENT
The submission does not include both in-text citations and a reference list for sources that are quoted, APPROACHING COMPETENCE
The submission includes intext citations for sources that are quoted, paraCOMPETENT

The submission includes intext citations for sources that are properly quoted, paraphrased, or summarized paraphrased, or summarized.
E:PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION
NOT EVIDENT

This submission includes pervasive errors in professional communication related to grammar, sentence fluency, contextual spelling, or punctuation, negatively impacting the professional quality and clarity of the writing. Specific errors have been identified by Grammarly for Education under the Correctness category.

WEB LINKS
phrased, or summarized and a reference list; however, the citations or reference list is incomplete or inaccurate.
APPROACHING COMPETENCE
This submission includes substantial errors in professional communication related to grammar, sentence fluency, contextual spelling, or punctuation. Specific errors have been identified by Grammarly for Education under the Correctness cate-
gory.
and a reference list that accurately identifies the author, date, title, and source location as available.
COMPETENT
This submission includes satisfactory use of grammar, sentence fluency, contextual spelling, and punctuation, which promote accurate interpretation and understanding.
CliftonStrengths