College of Health and Human Sciences
School of Public Health
HE 491 Senior Seminar
Spring 2007
Mission of the School of Public Health
The School of Public Health is committed to the exploration, understanding, and
promotion of health and wellness across the life span through education, research, and
community outreach to assist with the improvement of the health of our university, our
community, our state, our nation, and our world.
Course Objectives
1. To assist you in your transition from student to employment and/or further education.
2. To reflect on your college experiences from an academic and social perspective and
evaluate your readiness to leave college and enter “the real world.”
3. To evaluate your academic program and its efficacy in preparing you for your career
endeavors.
Course Requirements
1. Attend every class
2. Be an active and supportive member of class
3. Be honest
Part 1
This course is designed for you to reflect on your college career and what you have
learned both inside and outside the classroom. You may not realize the knowledge,
skills, and abilities that you have gained during your tenure in college. This is a process
of reflection and thought. By the end of this course, you should begin to have an
understanding of this process. What is important is that you begin to reflect on what you
have learned thus far in your college experiences and be able to share with me the
results of your reflection. As with college, what you gain from this course is up to you.
You determine the value of the course and what you want to carry with you to the “real
world.”
Presumably, you are moving onto the "real world" after this course. This course will help
you answer the question: “Am I prepared?” The first year after graduation is probably
one of your toughest in that you do not have the safety nets you had as a student. This
course will help you to better prepare yourself for the pitfalls ahead.
Part 2
This course is also designed to get your honest and straightforward feedback and
reflections on your academic program in this department. The question is how well did
this program prepare you for your future career?
I am going to ask you to honest and straightforward about your college career. What
you say to me in class or in writing assignments is for my ears and eyes only. I will
share information with others, but never will I divulge a confidence.
Grading
Participation
Letter to incoming freshman
Resume
CV/PV
Interview
Letter of Application
Statement of Purpose
Graduate Program
Assessment of your major
Final Personal Assessment
Total Points:
Grading Scale:
A
1577+
A1494 -1576
B+
1444 -1493
B
1378 -1443
160 – 10%
100 – 6%
100 – 6%
100 – 6%
100 – 6%
100 – 6%
100 – 6%
100 – 6%
200 – 12%
600 – 36%
1660
BC+
CD+
1311 -1377
1262 -1310
1079 -1261
1029 -1078
D
DF
996 -1077
963 -995
< 962
As is the policy in the School of Public Health, all written assignments will be
graded on content, clarity, and synthesis of ideas, as well as writing style, including
organization, works cited, grammar, punctuation and spelling. Twenty-five percent
(25%) of the grade for papers in this class will be writing style, including organization,
works cited, grammar, punctuation and spelling.
Accommodations
If you have a disability for which you will need accommodations, please contact me or
Mary Zabel, Director of the UNR Disability Resource Center (784-6000 or
mzabel@unr.edu) or go by the Disability Resource Center (Thompson 107) as soon as
possible to arrange for appropriate accommodations.
Instructor: Nora Constantino, Ph.D.
Phone: 682-7099
Office:
LR 218
email: nlc@unr.edu
Web Page: http://wolfweb.unr.edu/homepage/nlc/he491.html
Tentative Schedule
Date
Topic
January 24
What have I learned?
January 31
Professional/Curriculum Vita
Applying to graduate school
Guest Speaker: Judith Sugar, Ph.D.
February 7
Application/Cover Letters
Resumes
Guest Speaker: Jim Fitzsimmons
February 14
Guest Speaker: Mel Minarik, MPH.
Effective Strategies and Techniques for
Interviews
Personal Statements
Assessment of your major
Emotional Intelligence, Appropriate
Behavior
Guest Speaker: Marie Boutté
Guest Speaker: Richelle O’Driscoll,
Associate Dean for Workforce
Development
Job interviewing, the meal
February 21
February 28
March 7
March 14
Assignments
Complete Values Survey
http://3sc.environics.net/sur
veys/3sc/main/3sc.asp
Letter to Freshman Due
Values Survey Due
Graduate Program
questions answered
(including the requirements
for a graduate program of
interest to you)
Bring current resume and
letter of application/cover
letter
Final CV/PV Due
Dress appropriately
Letter of Application Due
Final Resume Due
Bring a rough draft of your
personal statement
Personal Statement Due
Dress appropriately
Final Personal
Assessment Due
Major Assessment Due
Where do you go from here?
Celebrate What’s Right with the World
*You will be responsible for your meal purchase at this event.
Appendix A
Memorandum of Understanding
HE 491
I, ________________________________ have read the course syllabus for HE 491
(Print name)
and understand the contents.
I have been given the opportunity to ask for clarification on any questions I had about
the assignments, the exams, or any of the expectations of this course.
I am satisfied that my questions have been answered.
I agree to abide by the standards and expectations as stated, which includes ethical
standards.
I agree to abide by the definition of and the procedure for academic dishonesty as
defined by the University of Nevada, Reno catalog and in the Student Handbook.
Signed:________________________________________
Date:__________________________________________
This memorandum of understanding must be signed and returned to the instructor no
later than January 31, 2007.