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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 chang e 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 collec tion of many resources and

data bases. 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 – Submitted in Module 3

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

1) After you have completed your Tasks and Task Activities, continue to re ad 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

sho uld 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.