12/27/2024 4:29:40 AM	COUN 62 Course Outline as of Spring 2010	New Course (First Version)
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  COUN 62	Title:  INTRO CAREER DEVELOPMENT
Full Title:  Introduction to Career Development
Last Reviewed:12/12/2023

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	3.00	Lecture Scheduled	3.00		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	52.50
Minimum	3.00	Lab Scheduled	0		5 min.	Lab Scheduled	0
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	3.00			Contact Total	52.50
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  105.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As: 
Formerly: 

Catalog Description:

This course focuses on the ways career development contributes to a satisfying and healthy life, as well as the development of a career plan.  Emphasis is on interest and personality testing, values clarification, career information, research skills, individual skills assessment, decision making, and goal setting.  Course also covers changing job trends and requirements, as well as factors related to the procurement and retention of employment.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

This course focuses on the ways career development contributes to a satisfying and healthy life, as well as the development of a career plan.  Emphasis is on interest and personality testing, values clarification, career information, research skills, individual skills assessment, decision making, and goal setting.  Course also covers changing job trends and requirements, as well as factors related to the procurement and retention of employment.

(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;UC.
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:		Inactive:
Area:
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	E	Lifelong Learning and Self Development		Spring 2010
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
CSU Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Spring 2010	Inactive:
UC Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 2019	Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Both Certificate and Major Applicable

COURSE CONTENT

Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

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

1.  Explain the concept of the career development process across the lifespan.

2.  Describe how personal values affect their lifestyles and career choices.

3.  Analyze career interest inventories as a resource for making career decisions.

4.  Identify specific skills from past school, work or life experiences that could apply to a  

      career path.

5.  Assess the influence of individual psychological and biological traits on career choice and

     development.

6.  Examine biological influences on personality and their relationship to career development.

7.  Examine personality theory and values clarification in relation to gender, culture

     and ethnicity.

8.  Identify life span factors and examine their impact on career choice and transition.

9.  Utilize the Career Center literature and web resources to evaluate an occupation or career

       path in terms of market trends, personal values and skills compatibility.

10. Conduct informational interviews to gather current career information.

11. Synthesize career data and assess the degree of occupational compatibility.

12. Apply the analytical decision making process to career alternatives.

13. Identify psychological, social and physical barriers in the career decision making process.

14. Evaluate the relationship between majors and careers.

15. Develop a career/life action plan for the implementation of career decisions.

16. Assess the physiological and psychological indicators for managing stress in the decision

      making process and in the workplace.

17. Identify the components of a successful job search, fill out job applications, and write

      a resume and cover letter.

18. Identify and practice job interview techniques.

19. Demonstrate successful collaborative workplace behaviors.

Topics and Scope

I.  Self and Career Awareness      

   A. Origins of career beliefs

   B. Personal beliefs assessment and obstacles that may interfere with career exploration

   C. Overview of human development and life stages across the lifespan

   D. Theories of career development such as:

        1.  Donald Super

        2.  John Holland

        3.  John Krumboltz

        4.  Anne Roe

        5.  Eli Ginzberg

    E.  Factors influencing career development over the lifespan including aging, health,

          disability, family, lifestyle, stress and support systems

    F.  Identification and integration of social and psychological roles in life

    G. Influence of personal beliefs, social and cultural conditioning, economic and workplace

         trends on career choice

    H. Values as they relate to career choice

    I.  Influences on individual values (family, culture, religion)

    J.  Role of values in contributing to a satisfying life and work environment

    K.  Personal values and philosophies assessment

    L. Career interests

        1.  Origins of career interests

        2. Social and cultural influences in the development of career interests

        3.  Interest inventories, evaluation and interpretation

        4.  Educational opportunities to develop interests

    M. Personality assessment

         1.  Carl Jung's psychological types theory

         2.  Biological and cultural influences on personality

    N.  Skills assessment

         1.  Personal skill sets

         2.  Transferable skill sets

         3.  Occupational skill sets

         4.  Skill sets required for selected careers

         5.  Acquiring desired skill sets

    O.  Influence of career choice on lifestyle (quality of life, health, retirement,

           economic well-being)

    P.  Creating a healthy work/life balance

    Q.  Physiological, psychological and behavioral aspects of positive and negative

          stress in the workplace

    R.  Diversity in the workplace

    S.  How to synthesize information from self-assessment of beliefs, values, skills,

           personality and interests as it relates to career planning

    T.  How to construct a tentative career action plan reflecting identified values,

           beliefs, skills, personality traits and interests

    U.  Methods to develop psychosocial support for career selection and/or transition

    V.  Techniques to maintain psychosocial support throughout the career selection

         and/or transition process

II.  Occupational Information

    A. Career literature and web resources.

    B. Labor market

     C. Economic Trends and their effects on career choice and mental/emotional

          health and well-being

    D. Research methods and evaluation criteria

     E.  Informational interviewing techniques as a resource for gathering career information

    F.  Relationship of majors to career planning

    G.  Education and training needed for potential careers

    H.  Educational planning

III. Career Planning and Decision Making

    A.  How to analyze career data in relation to personal values, interests, personality and

            skills compatibility

    B.  Analytical decision making process

    C.  Psychological barriers and stressors related to decision making

    D. Socioeconomic and cultural influences in the decision making process and on

           life/career choices

    E.  Role of internships, volunteer experiences

     F.  Networking

    G.  Development of short and long term goals

IV.  Employment Readiness Skills

     A.  Job search strategies

     B.  Job applications

     C.  Functional, chronological and electronic resumes

     D.  Cover letters

     E.  Pre-interview preparation and research

     F.  Job interview techniques

V.    Workplace Behavior

Assignments:

1.  Weekly reading assignments of 10-50 pages.

2.  Written assignments based on readings in text.

3.  Papers (2-5 pages)

     a. Written summary of values clarification exercises assessing the influence of

           gender, family, culture, religion, health and stress on personal values.

      b. Projected lifestyle.

      c. Introspective paper examining individual psychological and biological influences

            on personality.

      d. Paper integrating the student's assessment results and the relationship to potential

            careers.

4.   Written analysis of:

       a. Skill sets.

       b.  Interest inventory results.

5.   Career Center research report. (4-5 pages)

6.   Two decision making data analysis reports including an assessment of potential

       barriers to individual decision making. (1-2 pages)

7.   Development of a personal resume and cover letter.

8.   Reaction papers to class discussions and videos.

9.   Summarize results of informational interviews and evaluate in relationship to the

      career action plan.

10. Report on a career field of interest.

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 60 - 90%
Papers, written analyses, career research report, decision making analysis, cover letter, resume, informational interview reports
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 0 - 0%
None
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 0 - 0%
None
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 0 - 0%
None
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 10 - 40%
Attendance and participation, Report on a career field of interest

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

The Career Fitness Program, Sukiennik, Bendat & Raufman, Pearson-Prentice Hall,  9th Edition, 2010  

The Hero's Journey, Ferguson & Nanos,  Bent Tree Press, 2007

Instructor prepared materials

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