Deck 7: The Impact of New Technology on Work Career Development and Learning Platforms

Question 1

Which example is NOT accurate about advantages counselors have witnessed in Computer-Assisted Career Guidance (CACG) systems? ​

A)Access to large databases of up-to-date information for local, state, national and international locations is immediately available
B)The interactive capability of computerized systems allows users to become more actively involved in the career guidance process
C)User motivation is sustained through the unique use of immediate feedback
D)The opportunity to create a generalized career exploration process

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Briefly describe and discuss HIPPA. How would this program relate to you as counselor?

Answer 2

MAJOR POINTS
HIPAA stands for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. It's a federal government program designed to promote security of individual's information on the Internet. 
This legislation addresses many goals and objectives including guaranteed security and privacy of health information. It provides new protection for workers and their families who may have pre existing medical conditions and could suffer discrimination when seeking health coverage.
Employers and other health care providers are required to incorporate privacy provisions.

Question 3

Briefly describe methods of training workers in organizations ​

Answer 3

1.In classroom settings, provide lectures, role playing, case studies, and modeling.
2.Distance learning is accomplished through DVDs, videos, Webinars, and Webcasts.
3.On-the-job training is provided through job rotation, apprentice training, and mentoring.
4.Web-based instruction is the most flexible and can be easily updated.

Question 4

Whose system organizes career information by the use of letters that can be color coded? ​

A)Holland
B)Florida State University Career Resource Center
C)Anderson and Vandehey
D)Holland , Anderson and Vandehey

Question 5

What are the five SIGI subsystems? ​

A)Values, locate, compare, planning, next steps
B)Values, locate, compare, planning, strategy
C)Developing rational career-decision-making skills, deciding, self-assessment, search information, next steps
D)Clarifying, locating, identifying, comparing, learning

Question 6

What additional fear about computerized systems exists among some career counseling professionals? ​

A)That the counselor will need to learn how to use the computerized system
B)That computerized systems will become the sole source of career guidance programming rather than supplementing counseling
C)That the career counselor should structure the career counseling process and sustain the client throughout the career guidance sequence, especially in choosing career-related programs on the Internet
D)That software programs are becoming more user-friendly

Question 7

Describe and list some advantages of Computer Assisted Career Guidance Systems. How would they help you as a career counselor?

Question 8

Research suggests that students who benefit most from CACG interventions are those who:

A)Were indecisive
B)Had basic computer skills
C)Were enthusiastic about career planning
D)Had a sense of purpose

Question 9

Intelligent tutoring systems and virtual reality are primarily designed for: ​

A)Skill development
B)Medical schools
C)Community colleges
D)Graduate schools of finance

Question 10

An often overlooked role for the career counselor is: ​

A)Organizing career information
B)Organizing assessment instruments
C)Attending professional association meetings
D)Training paraprofessionals

Question 11

An example of a federal government program designed to promote security of individuals' information on the Internet is the: ​

A)Internet Security Program.
B)Federal Government Internet Program.
C)There is no federal government program designed to promote security.
D)Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).

Question 12

The original DISCOVER system was designed to assist which population in making career choices?

A)Colleges and adults
B)High school only
C)Anyone who wanted to use it
D)High school and college students

Question 13

On-the-job training, job rotation and apprentice training are examples of: ​

A) off-site training methods.
B) ​w eb-based instruction.
C) ​i nteractive multimedia.
D) ​o n-site training methods.

Question 14

Briefly discuss the advantages of organizing career information and establishing a career resource center. ​

Question 15

Name three on-site training methods and discuss the role of each one.

Question 16

One of the major concerns found with the use of computers in career counseling was: ​

A)Client satisfaction
B)Cost
C)Confidentiality
D)Self-estimate items

Question 17

In a study of general satisfaction regarding computer-assisted career guidance among undergraduates at a medium-size Southern university, who found that students rated DISCOVER a worthwhile counseling intervention that helped them meet their career exploration needs? ​

A)Peterson, Ryan-Jones, Sampson, Reardon and Shahnasarian
B)Katz
C)Miller and Springer
D)Kapes, Borman, Garcia and Compton

Question 18

Off-site training methods are often referred to as:

A) interactive learning. ​
B) ​i ndividualized learning.
C) ​d istance learning.
D) ​c ommunity college learning.

Question 19

Discuss the implications of using computers in career counseling.

Question 20

Describe what Harris-Bowlsbey (2002) developed and how it would relate to your career.

Question 21

What government publication available in printed form and on CD-ROM gives information for careers and labor market projections? ​

A)Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT)
B)Occupational Outlook Handbook
C)The Internet: A Tool for Career Planning
D)America 's Job Bank

Question 22

The major purpose of CACG and online systems is to: ​

A)Enhance the efforts of the career counselor
B)Make decisions for clients
C)Eliminate oversight of the career counselor
D)Eliminate the use of hard copy information

Question 23

A major focus of technology learning platforms for lifelong learning is: ​

A)Locating jobs in foreign countries
B)Learning a foreign language
C)Interest identification
D)Skill building

Question 24

Briefly discuss the cautions counselors should be aware of when using online systems as a counseling tool. ​

Question 25

Technology has provided the tools for:

A) ​e asily accessible, up-to-date career information on computer-based programs.
B) ​n on-self-directed career-managed programs.
C) ​o nline assessment, interactive career guidance systems and innovative learning delivery systems.
D) both A and C.

Question 26

Describe how the role of the career counselor has changed with respect to the continuous changing modalities of technology. ​

Question 27

Which step is NOT consistent with assisting users of computer-assisted career-guidance programs? ​

A)Individuals focus on the computer rather than planned intervention from a counselor
B)Individualized needs of each student should determine the direction of program use and the components accessed
C)Each individual should follow a preconceived plan based on needs
D)Each client or group of clients should be given a thorough orientation to the purpose, goals and demonstrated use of computerized systems

Question 28

The fourth step in Sampson's seven-step CACG implementation program is:

A) e valuation of service delivery.
B) ​s oftware integration.
C) ​p rogram evaluation.
D) ​c omprehensive staff training.

Question 29

How would you describe the use of Web-Based Instruction to someone who is very interested in pursuing further training?

Question 30

Which center provides continuing support for the improved professional use of computer applications in counseling and career guidance? ​

A)The Center for the Study of Technology in Counseling and Career Development at Florida State University
B)The Center for the Study of Technology in Counseling and Career Development in New York
C)American College Testing Center
D)The Center of Computer-Assisted Career Guidance Systems

Question 31

What is a major concern regarding the use of computers in career counseling? ​

A)Accuracy
B)Price of computers
C)Technical problems with computer
D)Confidentiality

Question 32

Who found that students who had a sense of direction and purpose benefited most when exposed to a computer-based career program? ​

A)Roselle and Hummel
B)Kivlighan, Johnston, Hogan and Mauer
C)Smud, Sampson, Reardon, Lenz and Byrd
D)Peterson, Ryan-Jones, Sampson, Reardon and Shahnasarian

Question 33

Research suggests that users of computer-assisted career guidance systems: ​

A)Find them to be more effective than traditional sources of information
B)Are still somewhat inhibited regarding using systems and fear the use of technology
C)Are not satisfied with computers as a guidance tool
D)Respond favorably to the career options generated by the system

Question 34

A major concern of using the Internet as a counseling tool is: ​

A)Training of providers
B)Follow-up programs
C)Accessibility
D)Cost

Question 35

What is ITS an abbreviation for? ​

A)Intelligent Tutoring Systems
B)Intelligent Training Systems
C)Information Training Systems
D)Information Tutoring Systems

Question 36

What resources would you suggest in order to guide a person/client to best utilize the Internet in searching for a job?

Question 37

According to the chapter, what would be of concern when using computers? What are the concerns? Explain the solutions. Do you have any additional concerns and/or solutions that you consider to be relevant in this field?

Question 38

What must the effective career counselor focus on in order to provide each client with useful current career information?

A)Keeping abreast of changing occupational trends
B)Resources reflecting the ever-changing labor market
C)Up-to-date projections about the workforce
D)All of the above

Question 39

Guidance systems contain a variety of modules, such as:

A) instruction in the career decision process, assessment and prediction of future success
B) a ssistance with planning and development of strategies for future plans.
C)both A and B.
D) ​none of the above.

Question 40

Kivlighan, Johnston, Hogan & Mauer (1994) used vocational identity to evaluate the effects of SIGI PLUS. Briefly discuss the findings in their study and what the relationship with CACGS is.

Question 41

Briefly describe what "Technology: a Lifelong Learning Tool" means in the text and how this impacts you as career counselor.

Question 42

Virtual Reality (VR) Training is designed to: ​

A) ​t ake advantage of visual learning and experiential engagement .
B) ​p resent different levels of detail.
C) all of the above.
D) ​b e a very flexible system that permits control of time in its simulations.

Question 43

Which of the following categories is NOT included in the six categories of career information selected for the comprehensive library at Florida State University?

A)Job hunting and employer information resources
B)Career and life planning and occupations
C)Individual learning plans and decision making
D)Education and training and work experience

Question 44

Which components are found in most computer-assisted career guidance systems?

A)Occupational information, information on technical and specialized schools and financial aid information
B)Ability measures, value inventories, job search strategies and resume preparation information
C)Interest inventories and decision-making skills
D)All of the above

Question 45

The most common types of computer-assisted career guidance systems are _____ systems and _____ systems. ​

A) ​w ork, ability
B) ​i nformation, occupational
C) ​i nformation, guidance
D) guidance, educational

Question 46

The major concern involving computer-generated interpretive statements is the: ​

A)Scoring methods
B)Vagueness
C)Grammatical errors
D)Validity

Question 47

Discuss the career development variables for determining career progression. ​

Question 48

Briefly discuss the advantages of using CACG and online systems ​

Question 49

DISCOVER Multimedia is a version of DISCOVER in what format? ​

A)Compact disc interactive (CD-i)
B)Computer only
C)Book
D)CD-ROM

Question 50

Who has developed a guide for using the Internet in career planning that includes components such as sample websites for assessment, searching databases, education and training opportunities and career counseling programs? ​

A)Harris-Bowlsbey and colleagues
B)Anderson and Harris-Bowlsbey
C)Vandehey and Harris-Bowlsbey
D)Anderson and Vandehey

Question 51

Discuss the advantages of using Computer-Assisted Career Guidance Systems.

Question 52

The most common types of CACG and online systems are: ​

A)Primarily systems of self-estimates
B)Updated by the federal government
C)Internet system connections
D)Information and guidance systems