Name: Melrose Lopez/ Melrose Lopez Sumaganday September 5, 2020

Subject: CAED500C (2660) Week 2 Activity

ID Number: 454720
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Activity 1: It is significant to know one’s values system and reflect on how it affects
your overall behaviour and attitude. For this activity you are required to answer the
work values instrument attached with this module. This instrument is adopted form
Marianne Able Career Service Center, Philadelphia University.

4 Advancement – Clear advancement tracks within the organization or ample

opportunities for promotion.

3 Autonomy – The ability to do things on your own, at your own pace, and in line
with your own standards.

4 Balance – The ability to avoid conflicts between family considerations, career

objectives, and individual goals.

4 Benefits – Access to the use of health insurance, a retirement plan, stock

options, fitness club memberships, etc.

3 Challenge – The opportunity to overcome difficult obstacles and solve difficult

problems.

4 Commute – The amount of time you are willing to spend traveling to and from
your place of employment.

4 Company Loyalty – Receiving awards for your dependability and long-term

contributions.

1 Competition – Having a high degree of competition with the organization you

work for or between rival organizations.

4 Creativity – The ability to make something that has not previously existed;
being able to identify new approaches to doing something.

3 Decision Making – Having power to decide course of action.

4 Excitement – Working in an environment that takes you beyond standard

comfort levels.

4 Expertise – Possessing specific abilities or knowledge not common to other

employees.
Name: Melrose Lopez/ Melrose Lopez Sumaganday September 5, 2020
Subject: CAED500C (2660) Week 2 Activity
ID Number: 454720
4 Family – Having the flexibility for family life within the framework of the work
environment (for example, hours and vacation time amenable to having a family).

4 Flexibility – The ability to adjust schedules, routines, and procedures without

seeking approval.

4 Honesty – Working in an environment where there is an expectation of truth.

3 Hours – Having set hours with little requirement for overtime.

3 Independence – Being able to perform daily functions unsupervised.

4 Innovation – Having the ability to use cutting edge or pioneering technologies

or techniques.

4 Intellectual Stimulation – Work which provides opportunity for independent

thinking and for learning how and why things work.

4 Interpersonal Contact – Having frequent day-to-day contact with the public,

co-workers, or others.

4 Leadership – Having the opportunity and capacity to guide and shepherd

others.

4 Leisure – Having the ability to allocate personal time for such things as
relationships and hobbies.

4 Order – Having structure and clear lines of communication within an

organization.

4 Organizational Ethics – Working for an employer who values integrity and

honesty.

3 Parking Availability – The ability to drive to work and to park there without
significant hassle or expense.

4 Peace – Being in an environment that offers tranquility, comfort, and where you
can avoid pressure.

4 Personal Growth – Having opportunities for self-exploration at work that

contribute to other areas of your life.
Name: Melrose Lopez/ Melrose Lopez Sumaganday September 5, 2020
Subject: CAED500C (2660) Week 2 Activity
ID Number: 454720
3 Physical Challenge – Conquering challenges through the use of physical
capacity.

3 Power – Having opportunities for influence within your profession, field, or

organization.

4 Precision – Work that requires attention to detail and has low lenience for
error.

4 Pressure – Having constant deadlines, time demands, and challenges.

4 Prestige – Being viewed by others with honor; being acknowledged as an

“expert” in your field.

4 Pride – Having self-respect and taking personal satisfaction in completed work.

4 Professional Growth – Having opportunities for on-going learning and

development within your specific profession.

3 Public Transportation – Having access to timely, efficient, and affordable

community-funded transportation.

4 Recognition – Receiving visible and public notice for achievements, work

tasks, academic honors, community service, etc.

4 Respect – Having a sense of value and worth to the organization.

4 Risk – Having the willingness to forego security to achieve a desired goal.

4 Routine – Work that provides an environment with predictable work projects

and tasks.

4 Safety – Having a workplace and surrounding neighborhood free from violence

and crime.

4 Salary – Work which pays well, offers periodic raises, and enables a
comfortable standard of living.

4 Security – Being assured of job stability, salary, and/or benefits.

4 Service – Contributing to the well-being of others.

Name: Melrose Lopez/ Melrose Lopez Sumaganday September 5, 2020
Subject: CAED500C (2660) Week 2 Activity
ID Number: 454720
4 Social Atmosphere – Forming friendships and warm working relationships
within the organization.

4 Social Contribution – Positively influencing others and society as a whole

through your work.

3 Stability – Working in an unchanging, predictable career field.

4 Status – Achieving a level of prestige, respect, admiration, or glamour as a

result of your work.

4 Team Environment – Relying on teamwork and group efforts to achieve

results.

4 Travel – Having the opportunity to go to different geographic locations to

accomplish your job.

4 Variety – Work which provides an opportunity to do different types of tasks, and

being free from routine.

4 Visual Results – Creating or building things; producing tangible results.

List them below in the space provided in order with 1 being your highest priority
value:

1. Advancement
2. Travel
3. Salary
4. Recognition
5. Organizational Ethics
Name: Melrose Lopez/ Melrose Lopez Sumaganday September 5, 2020
Subject: CAED500C (2660) Week 2 Activity
ID Number: 454720
1. What event or experience helped you to understand that these values were
important to you? Consider reflecting on the events or experiences that led to
your selecting each of your core values.

My experience helped me understand that these values were important to me. It

was when I have to work as a tutor in one of the tutorial centers in MTS. Those
values I listed above are important. My past employer had those values and I was
satisfied with what I have received.

2. How well do your core values complement the major or job titles you are
considering pursuing? Will the work that is a part of this major (or the work that is
a part of this job) allow you to express those things that are most important to
you?

The core values I listed above complemented to the job title I am pursuing. Those
core values allowed me to express things that are important to me. It will make me
more motivated every day.

3. Expand on the ways in which your values and your intended major and career
path match well with your core values.

Being an electronics engineer, those values I listed above are important and
matched well. Advancement makes it easier to achieve things involving work. It is
normal to travel because of work, and it will make the work more exciting. Salary is
also important.

4. What might be missing from the major or job you are considering? In other words,
will this major or job NOT allow you to express one of your core values?

This major I took allows me to express the four core values I listed above. It didn’t
hindrance me to do so and apply all of it.