COUNSELING 115
Palomar College CAREER DEVELOPMENT
Syllabus 2008
JOSE J. FERNANDEZ M.S.
Harvard MDP 2007
Week One:
Introduction to Career Planning
Personal Assessment
The self and personal attributes
Dealing with change, making decisions
Personal Career or Job
Chapter 1 TAKING STOCK
Exercises 1.1 - 1.7
Weekly 1st EJournal Page Summary Due
Complete Career Assessments
Week Two: The Importance of self Esteem
Chapter 2 PROGRAMMING Yourself for SUCCESS
Exercises 2.1- 2.10
2nd EJournal Page Due
Week Three: Chapter 3 VALUES CLARIFICATION
Exercises 3.1 - 3.9
3rd EJournal Page Due
Week Four: Chapter 4 Focusing on You Personality and Interests
Exercises 4.1- 4.9
4th EJournal Page Due
Week Five: Chapter 5 Skills Assessment
Exercises 5-1 – 5.10
5th EJournal Page Due
Week Six: Chapter 6 the World and You
Exercises 6.1 – 6.9
6th EJournal Page Due
1st Quiz
Week Seven: Chapter 7 Information Integration
Th Exercises 7.1- 7.8
7th EJournal Page Due
Week Eight: Chapter 8 Making Decisions
8th Exercises 8.1 – 8.22
EJournal Page Due
Mid Term
Week Nine: JOB SEARCH STRATEGY
Informational Interviews
Chapter Nine Targeting Your Job Search
Exercises 9.1 – 9.5
9th EJournal Page Due
Week Ten: Chapter 10 Informational Interviews
Week Eleven: Preparing a Winning Resume
Exercises 10.1 – 10.9
10thEJournal Page Due
Week Eleven:
Individual Interviews and Resume & Class
11th EJournal Page Due
Week Twelve:
Individual Interviews and Resume & Class
12th EJournal Page Due
Week Thirteen: Interviewing Successfully
2nd Quiz
Exercises Due
13Th EJournal Page Due
Week Fourteen: Professional Panel/ Informational Interviews
Chapter 11 Exercises 11.1 – 11.4
14th EJournal Page Due
Week Fifteen: Chapter 12 Future Focus
Exercises
15th EJournal Page Due
Week Sixteen: The Hidden Job Market Interviews Class
Presentations
Exercises
16th EJournal Page Due
Final Project Paper Due
Week Seventeen: Palomar College Finals Week
EFinal Paper Due and Class Presentations
Career Development Course Learning Outcomes:
1. Student will become aware of values, interests, and abilities as
they relate to career choices.
2. Students will understand the changing nature of work and
lifestyles in the United States.
3. Student will apply the principals of goal setting and other
personal management techniques to the process of career choices.
4. Student will be able to take responsibility for creating a
satisfactory work lifestyle balance.
5. Students will learn to acquire the necessary information to
undertake career and lifestyle planning.
Required Reading
Sukiennik, Diane. The Career Fitness Program. 8th ed. Upper
Saddles River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2007
GRADING PROCESS
ATTENDANCE AND CLASS PARTICIPATION WEEKLY
EJOURNAL PAGE (250 typed words) 16x30 480 POINTS
QUIZ 50x2
MID TERM
FINAL PAPER
100 POINTS
100 POINTS
500 POINTS
You may select one of the five topic areas for 500 points
on your final paper:
Career Choice, Major Choice, County of San Diego
Labor Market, Networking Informational Interview, and
Community Service Agency Volunteer in San Diego.
Interview and class presentation
20 points
TOTAL POINTS AVAILABLE
GRADE A
GRADE B
GRADE C
GRADE D
GRADE F OR NCR
1200
998 - 1200 POINTS
755 - 997 POINTS
655 - 754 POINTS
654 - 555 POINTS
BELOW 554 POINTS
IF YOU ARE LATE MORE THEN FOUR TIMES OR MISS
THE COURSE MORE THEN THREE TIMES YOUR FINAL
GRADE WILL DROP BY 20%.
VERY IMPORTANT Web LINKS for class
www.cacareerzone.org Quick Assessments and Labor Market Info and Holland Code Compatibility http://online.onetcenter.org Search Occupational Outlooks by Holland Code and by State http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi‐win/JTypes2.asp Free “Myers‐Briggs” style typology quiz with detailed results http://www.self‐directed‐search.com/ $10 Holland Code Assessment with detailed report http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi‐win/JTypes2.asp http://cacareerzone.org/flash/index.html