WRK 110 The Confidence Advantage –
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
Confidence is one of the essential skills employers are looking for in today’s workforce. Learning to
cultivate and apply your confidence will give you a critical advantage on your path to career success. In
this course Queen Latifah and a host of other experts will teach you how to use confidence to overcome
setbacks, take risks, and make decisions that will help you achieve your professional dreams. Join us to
get The Confidence Advantage with Queen Latifah.
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
Required Resources
Soomo Publishing.
Note: Course materials for this class must be purchased from the Strayer Bookstore prior to the start of
the term: http://www.strayerbookstore.com.
COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
1. Describe confidence and why it is important for leading a successful life.
1.1. Explain the relationship between confidence and success in your personal and professional
lives.
1.2. Explain the relationship between confidence and the workplace.
1.3. Explain the behavioral components of professional confidence.
2. Identify strategies that can be used to increase one’s confidence.
2.1. Describe how knowing/developing your strengths, knowing your values, and being your
authentic self helps to build confidence.
2.2. Describe how pushing yourself outside of your comfort zone helps to build confidence.
2.3. Describe how drawing on past experiences helps to build confidence.
2.4. Describe how being positive helps to build confidence.
2.5. Describe how creating a support system helps to build confidence.
2.6. Describe how confidence can be displayed through physical presence and body language.
3. Apply strategies to improve confidence in your life.
3.1. Explain how to use Latifah’s Laws of confidence to build confidence over time.
3.2. Identify 2-3 confidence-building strategies.
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3.3. Identify (2-3) coping strategies to deal with stress
3.4. Develop a confidence development plan.
WEEKLY COURSE SCHEDULE
The standard requirement for a 4.5 credit hour course is for students to spend 13.5 hours in weekly work.
This includes preparation and activities (regardless of delivery mode).
Week
Learning Activities and Assessments
1
The Power of Confidence
Preparation
● Watch Strayer Story: The Power of Confidence
● Respond to video questions (10 points)
Activities
● Read and Complete Webtext
● Chapter 1: The Power of Confidence ( points) 10
● Discussion (20 points)
Evaluation
