Throughout this course and all upper-division accounting classes, you will complete two Career Preparation (CP) assignments per course to help you get ready for your career in accounting. Please select two of the options below and complete one during the first half of your course. The other selection should be completed during the second half of your course.

Assignment Options:

Go to a professional association meeting, such as a local chapter meeting of the Institute of Management Accountant (IMA), Accounting and Financial Women’s Alliance (AFWA), or your state board of accountancy. Write a paper that meets the criteria above, and explains what you learned from this meeting and how this will influence your accounting career.

Create a LinkedIn profile, or update your current profile (www.linkedin.com). Connect with your instructor and your fellow classmates. Write a paper that meets the criteria above, and explains why networking through LinkedIn is beneficial and how it will impact your career.

Complete the Career Services Accounting Internship Checklist through the Career Services Department at GCU. Write a paper that meets the criteria above and explains what you learned through this process and how it will influence your job search. Include a scan of your completed and signed checklist as an appendix to your paper.

Go to a GCU Accounting Society meeting on campus. Write a paper that meets the criteria above and explains what you learned from this meeting and how this will influence your accounting career.

Go to a special event on campus that is related to accounting or business, such as "Meet the Firms" or "Road to the CPA." Write a paper that meets the criteria above and explains what you learned from this event and how this will influence your accounting career.

Find an Excel tutorial online, and complete the tutorial. Write a paper that meets the criteria above and explains what you learned by completing the tutorial and how this will help you in your accounting career. Be sure to include the link to the specific tutorial that you complete, and if a certificate of completion is available, embed the certificate in your paper.

Complete the GCU Career Compass, located at http://www.gcu.edu/Career-Services/Career-Compass.php. Write a paper that meets the criteria above, and explains what you learned by completing the Career Compass and how this will help you in determining your career path.

Participate in other activities as directed by your course instructor. If you have an activity that you plan to participate in that will enhance your career knowledge, you may ask your instructor if you may use this as a CP assignment opportunity.

Requirements: 

Each assignment is worth a maximum of 25 points and must be between 750 and 1,000 words. The paper may be written in the first person, and the writing must be grammatically correct. At least two external sources should be cited. Papers must be submitted within one week of the event date.