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Course Syllabus:  Syllabus

* As was announced in class, Resume assignment should have been out of 30 but was recorded as 20 on syllabus. So class total points is out of 490 instead of 500.

 

Instructor:          Thu Nguyen                             

Office location:  S-129

Email:                 Nguyen_Thu@sac.edu

Phone:                714.564.6125

Office Hours:      To schedule an appointment to develop an Education Plan, please call the Counseling Center at 714.564.6103 and request an appointment with me. I am available to schedule meetings after class between 12:15pm-1:15pm. 

 

Course Description:

The course is designed to cover theories and concepts of values, interests, skills and personality as applied to the career/life planning process and its application to labor market trends. Short/long term career/life plans will be developed. Students will develop an awareness of diversity and its relationship to psychological, sociological and physiological forces within the work place.

 

Course Objectives:

The following are topics we will explore, discuss, and review throughout the course of the semester:

  1. Career Development-Analyze theory and concepts of career and life planning
  2. Personal Exploration-Acquire the concept of interest, personality, skills, and values, as they relate to human growth and life stage development.
  3. Career Exploration-Develop a personal profile and relate it to labor market trends and resources.
  4. Career Information-Analyze and clarify intrinsic and extrinsic goals as they relate to personal career evaluations. Select a career option or options. Develop a life plan to achieve individual goals.
  5. Career Action-Employ a decision making process to implement or review a career/life plan, including an educational plan.

 

Student Learning Outcomes:

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  1. Assess and examine values, interests, and skills as they apply to physical and emotional development and to the career and life planning process.
  2. Research career paths using interest and personality inventories and computer databases.
  3. Create an educational plan to achieve an Associate Degree and/or transfer goal.
  4. Express to others their interests, values, and feelings related to their career and educational goals.

 

Required Materials:

  1. Textbook: This course uses digital course materials designed using Open Educational Resources (OER), high-quality, openly licensed educational materials, rather than a traditional textbook. You can access all readings, videos, quizzes and other activities through our course site on Canvas. (https://rsccd.instructure.com). Our course materials were created and assembled by SAC Counseling Faculty and funded by the “Zero Textbook Cost Degree California Community Colleges Grant.” Santa Ana College is 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 in an anonymous survey at the end of the course and at any time during the semester.
  2. MBTI & SII inventories ($16 material fee - pay with registration)
  3. Santa Ana College Catalog

Course Summary:

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