The Assignment:

Name: ____Kyle G._________________
(First Name and Last Initial)
Advisory #:____13______

You will be observing your host throughout the day. There are 3 parts to this assignment:

Part 1- The Interview: Observe your host at work, at some point interview your host and record/make notes of the results
Part 2 – Reflection: After the day is finished, reflect upon your experience and answer the reflection questions Part 3 – Post Your Assignment to Your Blog: Once your have completed Part 1 and Part 2 post it on your blog. Make sure you take pictures and/or videos to document your day, you can place them in your blog.

Name of your host: _______Nancy________________ Relationship to you: ___Mom_______________________

The Interview: (ask your host these questions)

1. What is your job title? ______________I work for the City of Coquitlam. I work as an event planner. ___________________________________________
2. What is your job description?_________I plan events for the city, like Canada day etc.
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What are the duties and/or tasks you perform at your job? __I am given the task to plan out dates for certain events and where everything would be set up.___________________________
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What qualifications do you have for this job in the following areas:
a) training? ___________________I was trained for a couple years for this job.__________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________ b) education?__________I got a bachelors Degree in communication at SFU. __________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________ c) experience? __________________________I have been doing different jobs for the city, until I got assigned this job._________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________ d) skills and attributes (personal qualities)?________It’s always important to be happy and friendly, so your co workers will listen to you._____________________________
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What are some of the things you like about the job? ____I enjoy having the freedom to say what I want and let my point of view be heard. I’ve really enjoyed this job._____________________________
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What are some of the things you dislike about this job? ______Sometimes things can get stressful. Like projects and things like that._________________________
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How do you anticipate this job changing in the next 5 years or so? _____________________
______I don’t think my job will be changing too much. An event planner is the kind of job you would want a human to be doing, not a computer or robot._______________________________________________________________________

Other question (s):
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Student Reflections:
Give three reasons why you would like this job (be specific):
a) ______________-It would be cool to plan out events.______________-I would like to be part of big things in the city. -I think it would be good to be heard through out the city.__________________________________ b) _______________________________________________________________ c) ________________________________________________________________
Give three reasons why you would not like this job (be specific):
a) It may be boring.________________________________________________________________ b) ______I wouldn’t be talkative enough.__________________________________________________________ c) ________________________________________________________________
Is this job for you? Why or why not?
___________________________________I’m too quiet and too much of an individual worker for this kind of job._______________________________________________________
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Explain the value of the TYKTW experience in relation to your ideas about your post secondary (after high school) plans (education?, training?, travel?, work?).
__________It’s to give kids a look of some jobs they may be interested in in the future.________________________________________________________________________________
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Blog Post:
Step 1: Go to your Blog Step 2: Create a new POST
Title: Take Your Kid To Work Day 2018
Category: Social Studies 9 (create a new Category if you haven’t already)
Tag: TYKTW2018
Add Media: Add a picture or video of your work place Step 3: Add your assignment to the post by doing one of the following
Copy and paste the assignment from a word document
Type in all of the questions and answers
Upload a PDF or a completed Word Document
Step 4: Click Publish