Syllabus CNSL 116 - Fall 2020.docx

Counseling Division- Fall 2020

Counseling 116:

Career/Life Planning & Personal Exploration, Section #84426

Meeting Days/Dates: Mondays and Wednesdays (8/24/2020 – 12/9/2020)

Remote Instruction Time: 5:10 pm – 6: 35pm

Location: Canvas/Zoom

Meet Your Instructor: Rocio Gonzalez-Santillan

I am the only one in my family with a college education, and like many of you, I was raised in Santa Ana. After graduating Santa Ana High School, I decided to go to Santa Ana College. My experience at Santa Ana College provided me with the tools I needed to become a successful college student. The inspiration I received from my college professors motivated me to pursue two Master’s Degrees. Aside from my life as a professor and the world of academia, I am the mother to a 3 year old, baby boy. I also enjoy hiking, running, reading, going to the beach, traveling, and dancing Zumba. I am eager to share some tools that will help you find your lifelong passion for learning! 

Remote Office: Cranium Café or Zoom (By appointment or after class)

E-mail: Please e-mail me through Canvas Inbox first (gonzalezsantillan_rocio@sac.edu)

Course Description:

This course is designed to assist students in successfully establishing and achieving education, career, and life goals. Students are guided through a reflective process that focuses on values, interests, personality, skills, and learning Styles. Career and education options are researched, and students are exposed to college resources and support services. Decision making models and goal setting techniques are examined and will be used to develop short and long term education, career and life plans. The purpose of this course is to assess and apply personality traits, characteristics, skills, values, and interests associated with career and life planning, personal development, and potential work environment.

Student Learning Outcomes:

1. Describe and assess values, interests, and skills as they apply to physical and emotional development and to the career and life planning
2. Identify career paths using interest and personality inventories and computer
3. Create an educational plan to achieve a Certificate, Associate Degree and/or transfer
4. Recognize and evaluate personal traits, strengths, and disposition related to career and educational

Grades Available on Canvas:

Your grades will be posted under the Grades section and can be accessed through the Grades link on the Navigation Menu on the left hand side of this page.

Required Course Materials:

1. ZTC (Zero Textbook Cost): $0. This course uses digital course materials designed using Open Educational Resources(Links to an external site.) (OER), high-quality, openly licensed educational materials, rather than a traditional textbook. You can access all readings, videos, and other activities through our course site on Canvas. 
2. Our course materials were created and assembled by SAC Counselors, Joanna Campus and Thu Nguyen, and funded by the Santa Ana College Student Equity Grant and the Achieving the Dream OER Degree Initiative. We are strongly committed to student access and excellence. You will not have any additional cost for textbooks. Extra care and effort was involved to assure access to high-quality affordable materials. I am interested in your experience using these materials and welcome your feedback at any time during the course of this class.
3. MBTI & SII inventories ($16 material fee) paid online through WebAdvisor or at the Student Business Office in the Village, Room 205B (This will be updated due to Remote Instruction for the semester).