Career Evaluation Workshop Syllabus
Career Class Flyer Fall 2012 (
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CPD 2350
Course Title: Career Evaluation Workshop
Course is offered through the Institute for Women's Studies and Services.
For more information, please contact Erica Church at the Institute for Women's Studies and Services .
Course Description
This class assists the student in examining the components of career choice. The focus is on career awareness, personal awareness, and educational awareness as they relate to the process of career choice. Planning skills and self-assessment instruments will help identify tentative career options. Decision-making strategies, resume writing, interviewing skills, and job search techniques will be reviewed.
General Course Goals
1. To understand that the components of career choice include career, personal, and educational awareness.
2. To recognize that a career is a life-long process that involves continuous evaluation and reprioritizing of values.
3. To learn how to identify your personal interests, skills, and values and compare them with several career options.
4. To learn the skills involved in researching and acquiring a job.
5. To learn how to make decisions and set short- and long-term goals.
Course Activities
Lecture
Experiential exercises
Discussion of text
Computer lab activities
Completion of career assessments
Paper
Resume
