C4.0 - Personal & Professional Impact through Careers

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Level 4 Prompts- Reflect & Write: Reflect on the following prompts and write out your responses. You will use them later on in the lesson.
Personal and Professional Impact – Deepening Self-Insight
The final level pushes for intricate self-reflection, focusing on the person’s purpose, vision, and long-term potential in tech.

1. How do you envision your tech skills, talents, and gifts contributing to larger societal or global challenges?
2. Have you considered how your unique experiences or background might give you an advantage or fresh perspective in tech?
3. What are the types of roles or projects where you feel your authentic self-shines the most? Why do you think that is?
4. Think about a career in tech where you could make a significant impact. What drives you toward this path, and what do you hope to accomplish?

Personal and Professional Impact – Deepening Self-Insight Beyond Tech
This level encourages a more intricate reflection on how non-tech values, gifts, and experiences shape the individual’s purpose and broader life vision.

1. How do you see your non-tech strengths and passions contributing to your long-term goals or personal mission in life?
2. How do your background, experiences, and non-tech skills give you a unique perspective or advantage in various areas of your life?
3. What roles or projects outside of technology make you feel most fulfilled? Why do you feel connected to these kinds of opportunities?
4. Think about a non-tech role or project where you could have a lasting impact. What drives you to pursue this, and how do you see yourself contributing to it?

Lesson 4: Personal and Professional Impact through Careers
Objective: Examine how your skills, talents, and passions can contribute to a career that has a meaningful impact.
Step 1: Respond to Prompts
Consider your personal mission and long-term vision:

• How do you see your tech and non-tech strengths contributing to a larger societal or global challenge?
• What roles or projects make you feel most fulfilled? Why do you feel connected to them?
• What drives you to pursue a certain career path or project? What impact do you hope to make?

Step 2: Match Responses with Career Fields
Using the traditional and emerging fields lists, choose fields where you feel you can make an impact. For example:

• If you’re driven by social impact, you may want to explore Social Innovation or Climate Science.
• If your mission involves helping communities thrive, you may be interested in Public Health or Educational Services.

Step 3: ChatGPT Career Exploration
Use this prompt to generate ideas:
"I’m passionate about [insert passion] and want to contribute to [insert societal or global challenge]. Can you suggest careers where I can make a meaningful impact?"
For example:
"I’m passionate about sustainability and want to contribute to fighting climate change. Can you suggest careers where I can make a meaningful impact?"
Step 4: LinkedIn Research
Look for individuals who have careers that align with the impact you want to make. Research their career path:

• How did they get started, and what was their breakthrough?
• How do they describe the impact they’re making in their work?

Use this information to guide your next steps and refine your career exploration.
Step 5: Societal Impact and Salary Search
Using the career options identified through ChatGPT that align with your desire to make a societal or global impact, search for specific roles on Google Scholar or ResearchGate to see if you can find case studies or articles about the impact people in these roles are making. Then, use LinkedIn or Payscale to explore the salary ranges for those roles. Compare how the search results differ between academic resources and job-related platforms. How does the emphasis on impact versus salary differ across search engines?

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Examples of Larger Societal & Global Challenges

1. Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability
2. Poverty and Income Inequality
3. Access to Clean Water and Sanitation
4. Global Health and Disease Prevention
5. Food Security and Hunger
6. Racial and Social Inequality
7. Gender Equality and Women's Rights
8. Access to Quality Education
9. Human Rights Violations
10. Refugee and Migration Crises
11. Access to Affordable Healthcare
12. Mental Health Awareness and Care
13. Renewable Energy and Clean Energy Access
14. Urbanization and Sustainable Cities
15. Biodiversity Loss and Wildlife Conservation
16. Global Economic Stability
17. Peacebuilding and Conflict Resolution
18. Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery
19. Political Corruption and Governance
20. Technological Disruption and the Future of Work
21. Digital Divide and Access to Technology
22. Cybersecurity and Data Privacy
23. Global Trade and Economic Inequality
24. Aging Populations and Elder Care
25. Sustainable Agriculture and Farming Practices
26. Child Labor and Exploitation
27. Public Safety and Crime Prevention
28. Waste Management and Pollution Control
29. Disaster Preparedness and Resilience
30. Indigenous Rights and Land Preservation
31. Ocean Pollution and Marine Conservation
32. Energy Security and Resource Management
33. Affordable Housing and Homelessness
34. Drug Abuse and Addiction
35. LGBTQ+ Rights and Inclusion
36. Democratic Participation and Civic Engagement
37. Access to Legal Services and Justice
38. Scientific Literacy and Misinformation
39. Pandemic Preparedness and Response
40. Global Supply Chain Disruptions
41. Ethical Use of Artificial Intelligence
42. Antibiotic Resistance and Superbugs
43. Sustainable Transportation and Mobility
44. Child Welfare and Protection
45. Financial Inclusion for Underserved Populations
46. Cultural Preservation and Diversity
47. Peace and Security in Conflict Zones
48. Water Scarcity and Desertification
49. Ethical Consumerism and Corporate Responsibility
50. Plastic Waste and Environmental Cleanup