HPW 107 Career Exploration
Fall Semester 2013
CAC 204
Class
1
Date
September 9
Activity
* Introduction & Class
Expectations
* Class Requirements &
Course Overview
* Principles of Course
* Mind Mapping
- Happiness
* Questions
* Dream List
2
September 16
* Decision Making
* Job Searchin the Internet
Handouts
* Course Requirements
* Course Outline
* Principles Underlying
Course and Life Skills
* Just Keep on Training
* Portfolio: part 1 & 2
Due:
MBTI & CISS
3
September 23
* Academic Advising
Discussion
Guest Speaker:
* Insights into Advising
Laura Polum from the
Academic Advising Office
4
September 30
* MBTI Presentation
5
October 7
* WISCareers Internet
Program
* MBTI Materials
2nd half of Class:
SCI Room B228 IT-PC Lab
west
6
October 14
* CISS Presentation
7
October 21
* Guided Imagery
* Real Estate Booklet
8
October 28
* Informational Interviewing
for Occupations / Hobbies
* Campus Resources
* Classroom Practice
* Informational Interviewing
Due: Portfolio –
Part 1
Assignments
Complete:
- MBTI & CISS by
September 16
(Return both the MBTI
answer sheet and booklet)
Portfolio: Begin work on:
- Parts: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Read: Career Fitness
- Chapter 1: Taking Stock
pages 3-14
Read: Career Fitness
- Chapter 8: Decision
Making pages 191-207
Portfolio: Begin work on:
- Parts: 8
Read: Career Fitness
- Chapter 4: Focusing on
You: Personality and
Interests pages 71-93
Portfolio: Begin work on:
- Parts 9, 10, 11, 12
Read: Career Fitness:
- Chapter 6: The World
and You pages 123-157
Portfolio: Begin work on:
- Parts: 13, 14, 15
Read: Career Fitness
- Chapter 2: Programming
Yourself for Success
pages 23-40
Portfolio: complete:
- Parts: 16, 17
Complete:
- WisCareers: Career
Interest Assessment - PGI
Read: Career Fitness
- Chapter 7: Information
Integration pages 165-184
Portfolio: Begin work on:
- Parts: 18
Portfolio: Begin work on:
- Parts: 19, 20
Complete:
- WisCareers: Work Values
Assessment
Read: Career Fitness
- Chapter 9: Targeting Your Job
Search pages 242-251
Portfolio 1: Begin work on:
- Parts: 21, 22, 23
Portfolio 2:
- Parts: 27 ,29
Class
9
Date
November 4
Activity
WiCareers Lifestyles
http://www.uwsp.edu/career/Car
eerExploration/wiscareers.htm
Guest Speaker:
Matthew Kovalaske
Handouts
*Interview someone (parent
or older adult) who is paying
insurance, house payments,
raising children, ... to get a
more realistic idea of the cost
of making of living!
Assignments
Read: Career Fitness
- Chapter 10: Preparing a
Winning Resume pages
263-282
Complete:
WiCareers Budget Maker
Portfolio: Begin work on:
- Parts: 24, 25, 26, 28, 30
* Resume
* Cover Letter
* Internships
Read: Career Fitness
- Chapter 5: Skills and
Assessment pages 99-116
Complete:
- Resume and Cover Letter
by November 25
Portfolio: Begin work on:
- Parts: 31, 32
Read: Career Fitness
- Chapter 9: Targeting Your
Job Search pages 231-242
& 251-257
Complete:
- Career Vision – Skills
- WisCareers Work Skills
Assessment
Portfolio: Begin work on:
- Parts: 33, 34
Read: Career Fitness
- Chapter 11: Interviewing
Successfully pages 307-328
Portfolio: Begin work on:
- Parts: 35, 36, 37
Read: Career Fitness
- Chapter 12: Future Focus
pages 331-335
Portfolio: Begin work on:
- Parts: 38, 39
Have a Great Break!!!
UW Credit Union Branch
Manager
10
November 11
Resumes/Cover Letters
* Skills
* Internships
11
November 18
Skill Discussion / WISCareersSkills
2nd half of Class:
SCI Room B228 IT-PC Lab
West
12
November 25
* Job Search / Interviewing
Due: Resume
and Cover Letter
13
December 2
Due: Portfolio-Part
2, Mind-map, and
Reaction Paper
14
December 9
* Discussion Day
* Career Evaluation / Tying It
All Together
* Wrap up
* Evaluations
* Hand back papers
* Final Evaluations
* Work Handed Back