CAR - Career Development

Professional identity is an important component of an effective job search and advancement in one’s career. In this course, students learn how to establish themselves as experts in their field, create a professional brand for themselves, build a professional presence through targeted résumé revision and professional social networking, identify networking channels and reinforce professional identity through networking, and provide and solicit effective feedback from others. Pre-requisite(s): None. Co-requisite(s): None. 2 quarter hours

Career Planning is designed to help Pathways students position themselves for critical, career-building opportunities during their junior and senior year and strong first jobs after graduation. Students enhance planning stages of career readiness as students identify critical experiences and networks necessary for their professional advancement. In this course, participants develop a clear career pathway, set concrete goals, and develop a job portfolio that communicates their unique assets and personal brand, including artifacts such as a LinkedIn Profile, resume, and cover letter. Further, students consider potential hurdles to meeting their short and long-term goals and identify solutions through collaborative engagement. Pre-requisite(s): None. Co-requisite(s): None. 5 quarter hours

Practicing for Career is one of three intensive career courses designed to help Pathways students position themselves for critical, career-building opportunities during their junior and senior year and for strong first jobs after graduation. CAR 216 develops the practice of career readiness as students practice networking and interviewing skills in order to communicate their personal brand and career goals to others. Students will additionally fine-tune their collaboration skills and ability to give and receive constructive feedback. Finally, they will practice informational interviewing strategies to expand their networks and career knowledge. Pre-requisite(s): None. Co-requisite(s): None. 2 quarter hours

Career Application is one of three intensive career courses designed to help Pathways students position themselves for critical, career-building opportunities during their junior and senior year and for strong first jobs after graduation. In this third course in the career development sequence, students polish their career readiness skills and materials, focusing on the application of their acquired learnings. This course includes workshop style revisions of critical career artifacts and low-stakes applications of interviewing and networking skills, including a career mentor day and a field-specific job shadow. Pre-requisite(s): None. Co-requisite(s): None. 2 quarter hours

This course is an introduction to practical, real-life ways to connect the concepts of leadership to the world of work Students learn how to be subject-matter experts in their field and have a comprehensive understanding of how the workplace operates. Students explore a variety of leadership theories and models. Students examine workplace success with an emphasis on decision-making, organization of operations, affecting change regardless of title and how to succeed on a team. Pre-requisite(s): None. Co-requisite(s): None. 5 quarter hours