Professional Opportunities & Job Skills

The ability to adapt and become flexible is the most valuable trait anyone can acquire. In today’s professional world, change is a constant. If someone is unable to work around such a changing environment is not likely to be able to stay in the game. My personal goal for my professional life is to always remain open to change and flexibility. In conjunction with this philosophy I have chosen to create an interdisciplinary education which will help me achieve this goal most effectively. Through all of this change, computers will remain a constant in our daily lives. The ability to understand computers is one which I find to be the key to survival. As these changes occur, another constant will remain. Professions will always take on business structures and tenets. Hence, a full understanding of what makes up these structures and how they work together to keep a business running will allow me to walk into any profession understanding the basics of how everything works. Finally, there seems to be a trend in the ways in which the world is changing today. Nations are interacting and doing business with one another, borders are blurring, and the world is becoming whole again. No longer can we expect to only interact with our close neighbors and countrymen, we must open our minds to the differences of the world and respect this phenomenon. In any business I am confident that I will employ both my computer and political science backgrounds. Before I discovered this new philosophy, I was unaware of the ways in which the disciplines connected with each other. I was narrow-minded and could only see myself being stuck doing the same job with the same set of skills for the rest of my life. Now, I realize that this is very unlikely, and frankly highly undesirable. As my lifetime progresses, the world will continue to change and more than likely I will need to adapt to many professional careers. Being well-rounded and flexible is the best thing I can do for myself and my future. In your own words, how would you describe your philosophy concerning your professional life and future, how do you see the professional world and how you will fit into it? This is different for everyone and really is a reflection of your own personal views. I used to only see the world as a corporate ladder, a planned laid out future, for example. Also, reflect on whether or not your personal philosophy is interdisciplinary, and in how you came to this conclusion. As I have said before, my previous philosophy was very mono-disciplinary in nature. Each discipline had its own box and never got mixed up. Each philosophy is different and not all rely on interdisciplinary. Looking at your life and views before you became an interdisciplinary student, how have you changed? What were your goals before and how have they evolved to this point? This is the most unique, as each person wanted to follow a very specific and different path than your peers today.
Also Consider:
What do you like to do during your free time? Are you a part of any clubs or organizations? Pick the ones that would be beneficial to your chosen career. How has this experienced
Have you participated in an internship or externship. And how has it helped you professional skills?
• How have you used your interdisciplinary in your professional life?
• What has been your professional history?
• What are your strongest and weakest job skills?
• What can you do to develop and improve upon your weak skills?

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Personal Philosophy, Career Goals, & Academic Opportunities

Since discovering, learning about and studying interdisciplinary studies I have gained new insights into the ways that professions coexist. For example, every single profession relates to and shows characteristics of running a business. Many people are out there studying and getting degrees non-business related. Yet when these people enter the workforce, they will have to apply principles and knowledge that would normally have been gained by attending business classes. The world today is one giant business under its mask of unrelated professions. In my own education, I see my study of both the Computer and Political Sciences as providing support for my Business foundation which, gives it all more meaning. By having a clear understanding of how the world interacts with itself and also have a firm grasp on the technological tools which can and are being used to integrate and streamline all aspects of a business, I have achieved depth as well as breadth in my education. Prior to this understanding, I saw the world as clearly defined compartments which housed each group of career paths and disciplines. Today, I see it all as one giant web which is only making itself stronger with more connections each day. I can only hope that I can continue to be a valuable part of this web, creating new connections and discovering old ones. In my opinion, flexibility is key today.

Tell me:
What is your personal philosophy regarding your professional life? Is this interdisciplinary in nature? Why or why not? How has this view changed since you began your interdisciplinary life?

E-Portfolio

One of the most important and beneficial items that you will be completing as an ids student is the completion of and E-Portfolio. The E- Portfolio is a tool that you will all used to collect, select, and reflect on your education here at UCF. You will be able to show your IDS thinking and overall successes for a specific audience such as future employment or graduate/professional school. Remember the IDS all about showing off your talents, abilities, and skills to a specific audience in a professional manner.

Some things to consider,
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1) Brainstorm and give me some examples on how your e-portfolio can demonstrate interdisciplinary.
2) What is your audience and purpose?( future goals using this tool)
3) What style/ colors schemes do you think will look best? What makes yours stand out amongst the rest?
4) What are some things you are considering as putting for evidence? Why? ( past essays/ projects to show off)