SLSS/CLSS 2100
Major & Career Exploration
2015-16
Instructor
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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).
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