Job Analysis Instructions

The summative assessment for this course is the Abbreviated Job Analysis. This is called abbreviated, because a complete job analysis is very time consuming and could not be developed in timeframe of this course.

For many years, job analysts conducted job analyses "from scratch" through interviewing, observation, job performance, and professionally published job analysis instruments. More recently a  valuable resource has been made available to professionals, practitioners, academicians, employers, and  job seekers. That resource is called O*NET. The description below was downloaded from O*NET.

The O*NET program is the nation's primary source of occupational information. Central to the project is  the O*NET database, containing information on hundreds of standardized and occupation-specific descriptors.

The database, which is available to the public at no cost, is continually updated by surveying a broad range of workers from each occupation. Information from this database forms the heart of  O*NET OnLine, an interactive application for exploring and searching occupations.

The database also provides the basis for our Career Exploration Tools, a set of valuable assessment instruments for workers and students looking to find or change careers. The Occupational Information Network (O*NET)  is being developed under the sponsorship of the US Department of Labor/Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA) through a grant to the North Carolina Department of Commerce.

When you visit O*NET, you will see this resource is actually a collection of many resources and databases. For the purposes of this class and subsequent assignments, you will be using only a small portion of the available resources; however, feel free to explore and learn about the many elements that make up O*NET.

Section 1: Formative Assessment #1

To complete section 1 of the Abbreviated Job Analysis, you will follow the instructions below. NOTE: I have provided you with an example (Secretaries and Administrative Assistants) to help you with the content and format of your Job Analysis. You are not allowed to use this abbreviated job analysis for your assignment.

1) Select a job for your job analysis. I would recommend a job with which you are familiar or have access to someone who is familiar with the job.

2) Once you have selected your job, access O*NET.

3) In the top right hand corner type in the name of the job you have selected to analyze. Note that O*NET refers to jobs as occupations. Your search will produce a list of occupations. You may find that the occupation you searched for has a name other than the exact term for which you searched, but you should easily be able to figure out the occupation that matches your search term.

4) I would highly recommend that you select an occupation that is not supervisory or managerial in nature. You should choose an occupation that is "hands on" like a sales associate, automotive mechanic, waiter/waitress, carpenter, plumber, electrician, fast food worker, lawn maintenance worker, or house painter. These types of occupations are much easier to analyze.

Your job analysis will include the following elements:

1) O*NET SOC (Occupational Code) and title of occupation. (You will find this below Summary Report for).

2) Immediately below the S OC and Title you will find the Overview of Occupation, even though it will not be identified as such. This Occupational Overview should be the second thing on your analysis.

3) At this point you will begin listing your Tasks and Task Activities. You will find many more tasks listed than you need for this assignment.

You should select five Tasks from the list. Since you will not be using all the tasks, be sure to select tasks that are "easy" to work with.

You will see what I mean by easy to work with as you look through the long list. Some tasks are simpler than others. For the purpose of this assignment, simple tasks are appropriate.

For each task, you will then develop (create) a list of Task Activities. You will develop four Task Activities for each of the five Tasks. In the example I provided, these task activities are in red font. Anything you see in red font in the example is something YOU have to develop.
Other information (not in red font) should come from O*NET.

Section 2: Formative Assessment #2 - Submit in Module 5

1) After you have completed your Tasks and Task Activities, continue to read and use the O*NET resources to list the Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs) for your occupation.

As with the O*NET Tasks, there are many more KSAs available than you need. Don't just select the first KSAs from the list. You should look through the KSA list and select those that are appropriate for your list of Tasks and Task Activities.

Some of the KSAs match the Tasks that you did not select. For example, if you elected "Reading and comprehending technical writing" as one of your Tasks, then you should NOT select "Fine motor skills" as one of your KSAs. The exact number of KSAs required will be reached when you have selected KSAs that are required to perform your Task Activities.

A good rule of thumb is three to five Ks, three to five Ss, and three to five As. Note also that there are similarities between K, S, and A. Try to avoid redundancy across KSAs. In other words do not include a "speaking" as a Skill AND "oral expression" as an ability. Even though there is a slight difference between the two, you should avoid using redundant KSAs- especially since you have so many others from which to choose.

2) The next section of your analysis will be Tools and Equipment. O*NET provides that information.

3) After Tools and Equipment, you will have a section for Technology. This information is also provided by O*NET.

4) The last section of your analysis will be Environmental Conditions. Notice this list is in red font; therefore, you will develop that list on your own.

Attachment:- Chapter 3 PP.rar