Professional Communication and Information Literacy Task Guide

Academic and Professional Skill Integration - Throughout the academic career, students must apply critical thinking and writing skills. - These skills are intended to demonstrate learning achievements. - Academic skills are designed to transfer to and contribute to success in the professional workplace. - Written communication must incorporate cultural awareness as a key component of effective interaction.

Documentation for Consultation - Information Literacy: Evaluating Sources: A foundational document found under the "Web Links" section categorized at the bottom of the page. This resource is essential for completing the source evaluation section. - QUOTA Template: Located in the "Supporting Documents" section, this template must be used to complete Section 1 of the task. - Academic Coaching Center: A resource provided for support with in-text citations and references.
Web Links for Reference - Human Services: https://lrps.wgu.edu/provision/446684280 - Information Literacy: Evaluating Sources: https://lrps.wgu.edu/provision/345995892 - Rethinking Cultural Competence: Shifting to Cultural Humility: https://lrps.wgu.edu/provision/446684632%20 - Academic Coaching Center: https://westerngovernorsuniversity.sharepoint.com/sites/Academic Coaching Center

Identifying a Career Focus - Students must identify a specific career role that aligns with their current degree plan focus.
Source Evaluation Requirements - Students must complete the "QUOTA Sources Template" for the two specific sources provided within the task requirements. - The resource "Information Literacy: Evaluating Sources" must be used to execute this evaluation.
QUOTA Criteria Defined - The QUOTA acronym represents the five criteria used to evaluate sources: - Q: Qualified - U: Up-to-date - O: Objective - T: True - A: Applicable

Source Research - Students are required to find two to four credible sources related to their chosen career role. - Currency Requirement: All references used in Section Two must be current, defined as being published within the last five years.
Content Requirements for the Paper - The paper must be evidence-based and address the following specific areas of the chosen career role: - The qualifications required for the role. - The core responsibilities associated with the role. - The specific skills required to perform the role effectively. - The types of individuals a person in this role will frequently encounter.
Citation and Acknowledgement - Acknowledgment of sources is mandatory for all examples, in-text citations, and references. - Students are expected to follow requirements outlined in the prompts and the rubric.

Academic Integrity and Originality - Every submission must represent the student's original work and demonstrate their individual understanding of the course material. - WGU Similarity Checker: Most performance assessment submissions are automatically scanned. Students are strongly encouraged to wait for the similarity report to generate after uploading work. - Students must review the similarity report to ensure Academic Authenticity guidelines are met prior to final submission for evaluation.
Professional Communication and Grammarly - Professional Communication is automatically assessed via "Grammarly for Education" for most performance assessments. - This assessment occurs before the student submits work. - Students are strongly encouraged to review Grammarly feedback; the overall submission will not pass if the professional communication aspect fails.
File Formats and Submission Methods - Papers must be written in Microsoft Word using either ".doc" or ".docx" formats unless a different product or a PDF is explicitly specified in the task directions. - Restriction on Cloud Links: Tasks may not be submitted as cloud links (e.g., links to cloud-hosted documents).