Module 24 Activity Worksheet

Module

Module 24: Career Pathways and Graduate School Preparation

Capability Target

Produce a 12-month pathway plan (skills, applications, mentoring actions) with explicit fit criteria and decision checkpoints.

Studio Activity Instructions

Evidence and Reasoning Notes

• Claim:
• Evidence:
• Limitation:

Rubric Check

• Minimum pass
  • Pathway choices are justified by capability evidence.
  • Outreach messages are specific and professional.
  • Plan includes concrete timeline and milestones.
• Strong performance
  • Incorporates mentorship and belonging considerations explicitly.
  • Anticipates barriers and mitigation strategies.
  • Uses iterative feedback to strengthen plan quality.
• Common failure modes
  • Overgeneralized plans with no evidence of fit.
  • Outreach drafts lacking project-specific alignment.
  • Hidden-curriculum barriers unaddressed.

Exit Prompt

Draft one 5-sentence mentor outreach email including:

1. alignment statement,
2. one relevant artifact,
3. one specific question.