WDM4413 Professional Practice for Multimedia
Students will identify personal career and work motivations
Students will identify useful strategies and techniques for negotiating salary and benefits
Motivation & Pay
Drive - The surprising truth about what motivates us
Review the video we viewed in class. Wrote your answers to the following questions in an HTML page.
- What is meant by Autonomy? Mastery? Purpose?
- How do you feel personally about the research presented in this video? How might it affect the way you choose a job or career?
- Does this research change the way you view to your job search? How about your career plan?
Now let's talk about pay. Read and review the two articles below. Then write up three things you want to remember the next time you get a job offer. Add the answers to your HTML page.
- Get Paid What You're Worth
- How to negotiate a salary without tipping your hand
When you've completed both items, upload your page and link it to the Motivation page in our class wiki.
Worker Breeds
Read through the 13 Breeds of Freelancer article. Now self-identify. Are you in danger of becoming one of these? Which is closest?
Extra Credit: Communication
Read and review A Simple Guide on How to Effectively Talk to Clients. List and explain three things you'd like to do better the next time you have to work directly with a client. Add your answers to the HTML you posted earlier.