5/21/2024 2:17:33 PM	HLC 51 Course Outline as of Spring 2024	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  HLC 51	Title:  INTRO HLTH CAREERS
Full Title:  Introduction to Health Careers
Last Reviewed:2/13/2023

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	2.00	Lecture Scheduled	2.00		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	35.00
Minimum	2.00	Lab Scheduled	0		6 min.	Lab Scheduled	0
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	2.00			Contact Total	35.00
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  70.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 105.00

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:

In this course, students will focus on assessment and career research in the development of a healthcare career plan. Careers include, but are not limited to: Nursing, Nursing Assistant, Nutrition, Dental Hygiene, Dental Assisting, Medical Assisting, Radiologic Technology, and Pharmacy Technician. Emphasis is on identifying interests, personality testing values clarification, career information, research skills, individual skills assessment, decision making, communication, teamwork, inter-professional education, and goal setting specifically in the healthcare field. The course also covers healthcare job trends, education, and licensure requirements.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

In this course, students will focus on assessment and career research in the development of a healthcare career plan. Careers include, but are not limited to: Nursing, Nursing Assistant, Nutrition, Dental Hygiene, Dental Assisting, Medical Assisting, Radiologic Technology, and Pharmacy Technician. Emphasis is on identifying interests, personality testing values clarification, career information, research skills, individual skills assessment, decision making, communication, teamwork, inter-professional education, and goal setting specifically in the healthcare field. The course also covers healthcare job trends, education, and licensure requirements.

(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;
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:
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
CSU Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 2023	Inactive:
UC Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Not Certificate/Major Applicable

COURSE CONTENT

Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

1. Develop personal, educational, and healthcare career goals and create educational plans to reach these goals.

2. Identify and use resources for researching potential healthcare careers.

 

Objectives:

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

1. Describe how personal values affect healthcare career choices.

2. Analyze career interest inventories as a resource for making healthcare career decisions.

3. Analyze the relationship between personality preferences and work environments.

4. Identify specific skills from experience, school or work that could apply to a healthcare career path.

5. Conduct research on potential healthcare careers.

6. Evaluate literature and web resources to develop a healthcare career path for market trends, personal values, and skills compatibility.

7. Conduct informational interviews to gather current healthcare career information.

8. Identify personal interests, values, personality traits and assess the degree of occupational compatibility correlated to them.

9. Identify the ideal lifestyle correlated with personal career goals essential for living a balanced and satisfying lifestyle.

10. Develop a career plan for an occupation of choice relevant to healthcare, listing the appropriate classes, certificates, skills, and experiences required.

11. Develop teamwork skills required for effective collaboration between all health care professionals.

12. Demonstrate the importance of productive work habits and attitudes relevant in healthcare careers.

13. Identify and apply legal, ethical, and professional characteristics associated to common situations encountered in the health occupation.

Topics and Scope

I. Values Assessment

    A. Values as they relate to healthcare career choice

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

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

    D. Personal values and philosophies assessment

II. Healthcare Career Interest Inventory

    A. Interest inventories, evaluation, and interpretation

III. Personality Assessment

    A. Personality assessment test

    B. Personality traits desired in healthcare workers

    C. Soft skills necessary for patient care interactions

IV. Skills Assessment

    A. Skills assessment test to determine current skills set

    B. Skills set required for specific healthcare careers

V. Healthcare Careers

    A. Introduction to career resources

         1. Nursing

         2. Nursing Assistant

         3. Radiologic Technology

         4. Nutrition

         5. Dental Hygiene

         6. Dental Assisting

         7. Medical Assisting

         8. Pharmacy Technician

    B. Other healthcare professions

VI. Healthcare Occupational Data

    A. Career literature and web resources

    B. Labor market

    C. Economic trends and their effects on career choice

    D. Research methods and evaluation criteria

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

VII. Health Career Portfolio

    A. Evaluation of career research information

    B. Education and training needed for potential careers

    C. Development of short- and long-term goals

    D. Resume and cover letter

VIII. Understanding Your Personal Profile

    A. Envision the future by defining success and interests

    B. Utilize personality assessment to determine an ideal health occupation

IX. Determine Lifestyles and Values to be Satisfied and Happy

    A. Identify life satisfaction goals

    B. Happiness factor

    C.  Life / Work balance

X. Career Plan

    A. Determine suitable health career occupation

    B. Educational pathway and plan to career choice

    C. Certificate, skills and experience required of career choice

XI. Development of Teamwork Skills

    A. Effective communication

         1. Listening

         2. Speaking

         3. Non-verbal

         4. Written

    B. Critical thinking

    C. Problem solving

XII. Productive Work Habits and Attitudes

    A. Resilience strategies

    B. Interpersonal skills

    C. Coping skills

    D. Stress management

Assignments:

1. Weekly reading

2. Formative Writing Assignments, such as:

     A. A written values clarification exercise

    B. A written analysis of interest inventory results

    C. Summary and evaluation of results from informational interviews/guest speakers in relationship to the healthcare career

    D. Weekly reflections

3. Healthcare career portfolio report and presentation

4. Participation in group discussions and activities

5. Classroom participation

6. Quizzes (4-8)

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 30 - 50%
Formative writing assignments
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 10 - 20%
Group discussions and activities
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 10 - 20%
Quizzes
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 20 - 30%
Portfolio and presentation; class participation

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

Career Choices and Changes: A Workbook to Discover Who You Are, What You Want and How to Get It. 6th Ed. Bingham, Mary and Sandy Stryker. Avademic Innovations, 2017 (classic).

Introduction to Health Care & Careers. DeLaet, Roxanne. Jones and Bartlett Learning. 2020.

Instructor prepared materials

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