Q Discussion Prompt & Reply Instructions Your Initial Post - Due Thursday by 11:59PM After having completed your career research and informational interview, now complete Step 3 in your ICAP (record it in your ICAP, but you don't need to submit for your discussion). After completing your ICAP Step 3, utilizing Decision Making Skills & Approaches within the textbook and materials in the module, respond to the following questions. Don't forget to use all S.M.A.R.T. elements in your long-term and short/mid-term goals. This will be a longer post, closer to 300-400 words so you will see your initial post is worth 10 points instead of 5 points and the total value for this discussion is 15 points. Verbalizing or posting a goal can be helpful in solidifying your plan. Additionally, it can be helpful to share with other students who may provide encouragement, support, and additional resources or expertise with similar or related goals. VIEW SAMPLE PRIOR TO POSTING Prompt: 1. What is your long-term career goal? 2. Provide two, short-term and two mid-term goals to support achieving your long-term career goal. o Two specific, short-term goals (less than a year) that will help you achieve your long-term career goal. o Two specific, mid-term goals (1-5 years) that will help you achieve your long-term career goal . 3. List Potential Obstacles (consider any potential physical, social, and psychological factors you or other college students may face) 4. List Strategies to Overcome Obstacles in #3. 5. What additional information, experiences, skills, knowledge do you need to further support the achievement of your long-term goal? 6. Remember to follow Online Discussion Posts and Netiquette. Reply to 2 Peer Posts - Due Sunday by 11:59PM 1. Respond to two peers with additional connections and insights from the module and/or your experiences (5 points). See the grading rubric for more specifics. 2. You should respond with several, complete sentences or at least 50 words or more in your replies. Canvas Support How do I view a discussion as a student? (Links to an external site.) How do I reply to a discussion as a student? (Links to an external site.) How do I view the rubric for my graded discussion? (Links to an external site.) Grading Rubric To view the grading rubric for this discussion board select "Show Rubric" from the above options (three vertical dots at the top of the page). Click Next at the bottom right of each page to move through the Modules.