9 August 2016 Tuesday's assignment

Good morning all,

Task 1:

I hope that everyone had fun yesterday on our field trip. Let’s reflect here a bit!

Write one paragraph as a reflection to our ROM field trip yesterday and try to include the following thoughts:

• Why did you join this trip?
• What did you like the most?
• What was the  one thing that was completely new to you?
• What was/were the thing(s) that you did not like?
• Would you like to go there again? Why?
• How this trip has added to your “Canadian experience,” knowledge, learning … etc.?

 Task 2:

Click on the this link to practice our use of linking words. 

I didn’t count how many times I have been to ROM, but it was the first time I went to there with my classmates. I’m fascinated with archaeology and all kinds of ancient artifacts. Besides the ancient Chinese part, I’m very passion about minerals in the earth. So, I always stay at the pavilion of the samples of all kinds of gemstones. These brilliant and precious stones make me feel very excited. But, it is not the point what I want to say. Unexpectedly, I visited very particular exhibition named " The Third Gender" which is from Japan. Through this exhibition, I knew there was a special group of persons from 17century to 19 century in Japan. Historians call them "Wakashu" which were very young men. 
Most of them were from impoverished families and sent to the brothel by their family when they were little boys. They were required to pretend as women and taught singing, dancing, embroidering, even writing and reading poems. Some of them were adopted by rich persons or samurais as companions. Actually, it is just a kind of prostitution. I'm totally shocked by this exhibition. When I was in university, I tried to compare ancient Chinese culture and Japanese culture. So, I can add more materials.

I learned lots of things from Joseph yesterday. He explained the motto which embedded in the ceiling of the hall. In fact,  I have never paid attention to this, although I went to there many times. Joseph also told us the story of one famous mummy named Djed. Unbelievable, I explained some ancient relics from China in English. I think I should prepare sufficiently if we have chance to ROM again.
 

Thursday's assignment

LinkedIn is a business-oriented social networking service that extends your network circle.  

Task 1:

Write in point form up to ten accomplishments you have accomplished in your profession life. Make sure to start with action verbs.

Modified the dissertations for more than 50 college students and helped them get B.A.

Tutored students to finish their internship

Organized students to visit museums and inspired their interest in learning

Identified more than 400 ancient bronze mirrors

Task 2:

Create your ‘Power Statement’ now, don’t be afraid to go back as far as you need and write an inventory of your "15 minutes of fame." Use this website to help you out to create your profile. Click on this link and create your own profile. Make sure to use your ‘’Power Statement” to impress employers!

Task 3:

After creating a profile, try to connect with at least ten from your classmates today. 

Power Statement

My name is Jane. I had been an archaeology and history teacher for more than 16 years in China. I am a persistent and versatile person. Because of passion in archaeology, I continued on my education and got M.D in archaeology when I had a full-time job at a high school. In order to get more experience, I volunteered in three museums as a commentator at the same time. I taught my students how to identify ancient china bronze and jade vessels, modified dissertations for them, and tutored them to accomplish their study. All of them got diplomas in their majors.

Wednesday's assignment

National Occupational Classification

The National Occupational Classification (NOC) is a system of organizing information about occupations in Canada. Every occupation in Canada has a NOC job description, which provides listings of the main duties, employment requirements and job titles. These descriptions are identified by a four-digit code called the NOC code.

Knowing the NOC code for the job you are interested in can make online research easier and quicker. This is because many job search services organize their job listings and occupation information by the NOC code. Here’s how the NOC code works:

• The first number identifies the sector. There are 10 sectors in total (0–9). For example, 0 refers to management occupations, while 6 refers to sales and service occupations.

• The second number refers to the level of education or training the job requires (1–6). Generally:

1 requires a university education

2 or 3 requires a community college or apprenticeship training

4 or 5 requires a high school diploma and/or job-specific training

6 usually requires a short demonstration or on-the-job training

• The third and fourth numbers refer to specific occupations within the sector.

In the example on the right, the 2 refers to the sector Natural and Applied Sciences; the 1 means it generally requires a university degree; together, the code 2146 is the code specific to aerospace engineers. Because the NOC groups occupations that are similar to each other, it is easy to find information about occupations that are related to your occupation of choice. This can be useful if you cannot find a job in your occupation and want to broaden your job search.

Locate the NOC website (www5.hrsdc.gc.ca/NOC). 

Task 1:

List the 10 sectors that the first digit of the NOC code refers to. In small groups, brainstorm three occupations for each sector.

0 Management occupations  H.R managers, legislators,  government managers.	6 Sales and service occupations  cashiers, bakers, tailors
1 Business, finance and administration occupations  accountants, auditors, receptionists	7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations  transportation drivers, pilots, plumbers
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations  biologists, historians, astronauts	8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations  blasters, hook tenders, track bosses
3 Health occupations  doctors, nurses, pharmacists	9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities  weavers, chocolate refiners,  wall paper printers
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services  teachers, lawyers, counsellors
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport  librarians, editors, coaches

Task 2:

Think of an occupation you would like to enter in Canada (either as a survival job, or in the occupation you are trained for). Which of the above sectors is this occupation in?

• Gemmologist 6344
  Jewellers, jewellery and watch repairers and related occupations

Task 3:

Find the NOC code for an occupation that interests you. Read the NOC description for this occupation.       

1. How many Major Groups are listed in this sector? What are they?
2. What types of occupations are within this Major Group (represented by the three-digit code)?
3. Read the example titles in the NOC description. Do you think knowing these titles can be useful in your job search? How?
4. Read the main duties in the NOC description. List the duties you think are most relevant to this position.

Major Group 63

Service supervisors and specialized service occupations

631 Service supervisors

632 Chefs and cooks

633 Butchers and bakers

634 Specialized occupations in personal and customer services

  6344

Jewellers, jewellery and watch repairers and related occupations

 Gemmologist

Main duties

Jewellers and related workers perform some or all of the following duties:

• Fabricate and repair precious and semi-precious metal jewellery, such as rings, brooches, pendants, bracelets and lockets
• Examine, cut, shape and polish diamonds using optical instruments, lathes and laps
• Examine, cut, shape and polish precious and synthetic gems using optical instruments, cutting disks and laps
• Appraise gemstones and diamonds to differentiate between stones, identify rare specimens and to detect peculiarity affecting stone values
• Set precious and semi-precious stones in jewellery mountings, according to specifications
• May supervise other jewellers.



• Employment requirements

  • Completion of secondary school is usually required.
  • Completion of a college or other program, or apprenticeship training in watch or jewellery repair or gemmology is usually required.
  • Experience as a jewellery, clock or watch assembler may be required.

  Additional information

  • Mobility is possible among the various jewellery occupations in this unit group.
  • There is little mobility between the jewellery occupations and the watch repairers in this unit group.

Task 4:

Prepare a short presentation for the class about this occupation. Include related job titles, main duties and employment requirements.