SLSS/CLSS 2100 Major & Career Exploration 2015-16 Instructor Name Email | Website Office | Office Hours Course Description This is a Concurrent Enrollment Course, offering both high school credit through ______________ High School and college credit through Utah Valley University. Credit from this course is transferable to all colleges and universities. Contact the receiving institution for how the credits will be applied. For students who are undecided about, or in the process of validating, their major or career goals. Students will have the opportunity to interact with career professionals; understand how to access internship, career preparation, and placement resources at UVU; integrate understanding of self with knowledge of majors, careers, and the world of work. Students will get to know themselves as career decision makers and utilize an appropriate decision making model to identify possible major and career choices. Prerequisites This class is available to all high school juniors and seniors in good academic standing. High school prerequisites apply. There are no college prerequisites for this course. Learning Outcomes Increase network through career engagement experiences with relevant professionals. Identify and use internship, career preparation, and placement resources at UVU. Integrate understanding of self with knowledge of majors, careers, and the world of work. Use available resources to compile relevant information about majors and careers of interest. Know self as a career decision maker and utilize an appropriate decision making model to identify possible major and career choices. Recognize career decision making as a lifelong process influenced by personal, family, economic, and societal factors. Text | Instructional Material 1. 2. Rath, T. (2007). Strengths finder 2.0. New York: Gallup Press. Available online for $10, see Canvas. Electronically Available Readings in Canvas (Modules Link) NY Times (available at campus newsstands Page 1 CANVAS: Accessing and using Canvas is an important part of this class. Some of the content for this course will be delivered using Canvas and many of the assignments can only be accessed using this program. Access Instructure Canvas: uvu.instructure.com > Enter UVID and Password > Select CLSS 2100 Assessment The assignments in this course will be awarded the following point values and proportion: Percent Assessments 20% Attendance, Participation, Preparation 15% Assignments 15% Career Engagement Experiences 40% Final Presentation & Action Plan 10% Total 100 Assessments (25%) There will be three (3) assessments during this course in addition to the Getting Started Test, Pre-Assessment, and Post Assessments. Each assessment will cover the course material for a specific time period and will not be comprehensive of all material in the class. Assessments are meant to award attendance, participation, and preparation, help you synthesize the course material, allow you the opportunity to demonstrate you understand the course material, show how you apply what you learn, and give you an opportunity to reflect on what you have learned. Attendance, Participation, Preparation (15%) Attendance will be taken during the start of each class and is immediately recorded in Canvas. Assignments (15%) Throughout the semester you are responsible for completing a number of assignments. These assignments are usually completing a self-assessment or bringing something to class with you. A complete list of assignments can be found in Canvas with additional instructions and due dates. Career Engagement Experiences (40%) Throughout the course you are required to participate in Thirteen (13) different career engagement opportunities to help you engage with ideas and people as you make progress toward your major and career decisions. These assignments are listed and described in Canvas. Please pay attention to the Informational Interview (no. 8 & 12) and Job Shadow (no. 13) experiences that will require some planning and preparation on your part. 2 Final Presentation & Action Plan (10%) Your final will consist of a presentation to the class using Power Point (PPT) or Google Docs. Seven (7) minutes maximum will be provided for each student to present. Make your presentation meaningful and concise. Please see rubric in Canvas on how your presentation will be graded (i.e., Slide Design, Presenter, Meaningfulness, and Requirements). See grading rubric in Canvas for grading criteria. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Give Your Elevator Speech (10 Seconds) Introduction (Slide 1) o Your Name, Final Presentation, Career & Major Exploration, Year and Semester Inspirational Person and Quote (Slide 2) o Describe the person who has or had the kind of career and life you would like to have. Other than a parent. Include pictures. What has been their contribution to the world? What advice do they have for how to go about a career (from their words and/or actions)? What advice do they have on how to live life? Share a quote from this person or another person that inspires you. Questions (Slide 3) o What are the most important questions you have about your future career and major? What are the top 5 questions you would like to answer about your career? Arrange them in order of importance with number 1 being the most important question you need to answer about your future major and career. Self-Knowledge (Slide 4) o Identify 5 brief statements that describe what you know about yourself based on what you learned from the MBTI, SII, Strengths Finder, Skills, Values, and family. Each statement must be no longer than 2 lines. All 5 statements must be on 1 slide. Do NOT just state what your assessment results were, you need to identify what you know about yourself using your own language. Career & Major Knowledge (Slide 5) o Identify 5 brief statements you now know about your career and major. Each statement must be no longer than 2 lines. All 5 statements must be on 1 slide. Career Engagement Experience (Slide 6) o Share 1 or 2 experiences from your career engagement experiences that demonstrate how you utilized the five skills of career exploration: (a) CURIOSITY, (b) PERSISTENCE, (c) FLEXIBILITY, (d) OPTIMISM and (e) RISK-TAKING. Action Plan/Goals (next steps) (slide 7) o Describe what your next steps (short, midrange and long term) will be related to what you need to do now to make progress in your decision making and/or implement your career decision. Be specific and use SMART Goals (Google “SMART Goals” for more detail) Department Grading Scale A = 100-93 A - = 92-90 B+ = 89-87 B = 86-83 B - = 82-80 C+ = 79-77 C = 76-73 C - = 72-70 D+ = 69-67 D = 66-63 D - = 62-60 F = 59-0 Page 3 Grades and Credit You will receive the same grade for your high school course as you receive for your college course. Your grade for this class will become part of your permanent college transcript and will affect your GPA. A low grade in this course can affect college acceptance and scholarship eligibility. University Academic Integrity Utah Valley University expects all students to maintain integrity and high standards of individual honesty in academic work, to obey the law, and to show respect for others. Students of this class are expected to support an environment of academic integrity, have the right to such an environment, and should avoid all aspects of academic dishonesty. Examples of academic dishonesty include plagiarizing, faking of data, sharing information during an exam, discussing an exam with another student who has not taken the exam, consulting reference material during an exam, submitting a written assignment which was authored by someone other than you, and/or cheating in any form. Violators of this policy will be subject to disciplinary action. Cheating will not be tolerated. It will result in a FAILING grade for the course. In keeping with UVU policy, evidence of academic dishonesty may result in a failing grade in the course and disciplinary review by the college. Additional information on this topic is published in the student handbook and is available on the UVU website. Students with Disabilities If you have any disability, which may impair your ability to successfully, complete this course, please contact the Accessibility Services office, 863-8747, BU 146. Academic accommodations are granted for all students who have qualified documented disabilities. All services are coordinated with the Accessibility Services office. Dropping the Class _________ is the last day to drop the course without it showing on your transcript. _________ is the last day to withdraw from the class. If you drop the high school class, you must also withdraw from the UVU class to avoid receiving an E or UW (unofficial withdrawal). 4