TB332P
Professional Procedures and Portfolio Development
[Onsite]
CREDIT HOURS: 4
CONTACT HOURS: 56
(56 Theory)
Prerequisites: Students must have completed 72 quarter credit hours prior to
taking this course.
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SYLLABUS: Professional Procedures
and Portfolio Development
Instructor:
Charles Hagan 215-208-4810
Office hours: by request
Class hours: 9:00 a.m. -1:20 p.m. Wednesday
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
Students are required to plan and compile projects in the form of a portfolio. Instruction
on interviewing procedures and writing business communications is also included in this
course.
MAJOR INSTRUCTIONAL AREAS
1. Developing an employment search marketing profile and plan.
2. Electronic and traditional job search techniques, tools, and documents.
3. Interview skill building.
4. Networking strategy.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
After successful completion of this course, the student will have the opportunity to:
1. Using formal assessment methods, conduct self-assessment of knowledge, skills, and
Abilities.
2. Analyze current employment opportunities and future trends in the chosen program of
study.
3. Based on the synthesis of self-assessment and current employment opportunities,
identify relevant and appropriate job offerings.
4. Develop and efficient and effective strategy for self-marketing.
5. Create an error-free traditional résumé and an error-free scannable résumé.
6. Assemble a career-relevant portfolio to showcase skills and knowledge to potential
employers.
7. Prepare appropriate correspondence for use in job-search and inclusion in the portfolio.
8. Demonstrate the ability to use positive interviewing techniques.
9. Develop an effective and efficient networking strategy.
10. Demonstrate the ability to negotiate a possible and desired salary in a simulated
environment.
11. Demonstrate the use of the ITT Tech Virtual Library and ITT Tech Career Bank.
Related SCANS Objectives
1. Acquire data and evaluate information to determine specific information needs.
2. Organize, process, and maintain written or computerized records and other forms of
information in a systematic fashion.
3. Select the best methods to present information.
4. Determine information to be communicated and convey it to others through a variety
of means including oral presentation, written communication, etc.
5. Demonstrate competence in negotiating to arrive at a decision by exchanging specific
resources or resolving divergent interests.
COURSE RESOURCES
Student Textbook Package
Custom Book: Robbins, Carolyn R., Michael R. Solomon, Greg W. Marshall and Elnora
W. Stuart with Liz-Harris Tuck, Lamarre, Helene Martucci. Professional Procedures and
Portfolio Development. Indianapolis: Pearson Learning Solutions, 2006
Williams, Anna Graf, Karen J. Hall. Creating Your Career Portfolio: At-A-Glance Guide
forStudents, 3rd Ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2005
References and Resources
ITT Tech Virtual Library
Login to the ITT Tech Virtual Library (http://www.library.itt-tech.edu/) to access online
books, journals, and other reference resources selected to support ITT Tech curricula.
� General References
o ITT Tech Virtual Library (with Path): http://library.itt-tech.edu
o ITT Tech Virtual Library> Reference Resources>Job Listings
o ITT Tech Virtual Library> Reference Resources>Career
o ITT Tech Virtual Library> Program Links> General Education/Technical
Basics > Link Library >TB332 Professional Procedures and Portfolio
Development
>Self-Assessment
>Marketing Tools and Strategies
o ITT Virtual Library>Program Links>(Student’s Program of Study)
>Recommended Links
o ITT Virtual Library>Program Links>(Student’s Program of Study)
>Professional Organizations
o ITT Tech Virtual Library> Program Links> Self-Assessment
• Books
The following books are related to this course and are available through the
ITT Tech virtual Library
ITT Tech Virtual Library> Books> Ebrary
o Berk, Diane, “Preparing for Your Interview: Getting the Job You Want,”
Course Technology Crisp, 1990
o DeLuca, Matthew J, “More Best Answers to the 201 Most Frequently Asked
Interview Questions,” McGraw-Hill Professional Book Group, 2001
o Lambert, David, “Understanding Assessment,” Taylor & Francis, 2001
o Rodriguez-Garcia, Rosalia, “Self-Assessment in Managing for Results :
Conducting Self-Assessment for Development Practitioners,” World
Bank,The, 2005
o Rolheiser, Carol, “Portfolio Organizer: Succeeding with Portfolios in Your
Classroom,” Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development, 2000
o Satterthwaite, Frank, “Career Portfolio Workbook,” McGraw Hill Trade, 2002
o Smith, Rebecca, “Electronic Résumés and Online Networking: How to Use
the Internet to Do a Better Job Search,” Career Press, 2000
o Straub, Carrie, “Creating Your Skills Portfolio: A Fifty-Minute Book Course,”
Technology Crisp, 1996
o WetFeet, “Job Hunting A to Z: The Wet Feet Insider Guide to Landing the Job
You Want,” WetFeet Incorporated, 2003
• Periodicals
ITT Tech Virtual Library > Periodicals > EBSCOHost
o Aderman, Betty; Choi, JuWon, “Job portfolio: It’s the door opener,” Adult
Learning, Mar/Apr97, Vol. 8 Issue 4, p26, 3p; (AN 9705220770)
o Borgen, William A.; Amundson, Norman E, “Using portfolios to enhance
career resilience,” Reuter, Jan. Journal of Employment Counseling, Jun2004, Vol.
41 Issue 2, p50-59, 10p; (AN 13672578)
o Crequer, Ngaio; Nash, Ian, “Battle for Blunkett's jobs portfolio,” Times
Educational Supplement, 07/04/97 Issue 4227, p25, 1/4p; (AN 9709071633)
o Derricotte, Rosalind, “How to Find a Rewarding Job,” Black Collegian,
Oct2002, Vol. 33 Issue 1, p56, 3p; (AN 8658889)
o Farmer, Lesley S.J., “Tools for electronic portfolios,” Technology Connection,
Dec97, Vol. 4 Issue 7, p30, 4p, 1bw; (AN 135209)
o Heath, Marilyn, “Telling It Like It Is: Electronic Portfolios for Authentic
Professional Development,” Library Media Connection Mar2003, Vol. 21 Issue 6,
p38, 3p, 2 charts, 2c; (AN 9351306)
o Williams, Terry, “Union realty funds make successful showing,” Pensions &
Investments, 8/23/93, Vol. 21 Issue 17, p16, 2p, 12 charts, 6 diagrams; (AN
9312061715)
ITT Tech Virtual Library > Periodicals > Full Text Journal
These are listed as reference and are not required reading.
Career Development Quarterly
Articles on career assessment & measurement, career counseling practices,
career indecision, information, salience, self-efficacy, theory, transitions,
gender issues, case histories & work & family.
Employment and earnings
Current data on employment, hours, and earnings for the United States as a
whole, for the states, and for more than 200 local areas. Presents revised data
for recent years from the survey of business establishments.
• Others
Researching Employers and Industry
www.mergentonline.com
www.switchboard.com
www.itt.erecruiting.com (ITT Tech Career Bank)
Director of Career Services, ITT Technical Institute
Networking & Professional Organizations
http://www.ipl.org/div/aon/
Associations on the Net (A guide to Web sites of prominent organizations and
associations from the Internet Public Library.)
Electronic Portfolios and Resumes
www.portfolios.com (A resource specifically targeted for WEB and CAD
students.)
http://www.acinet.org/acinet/resume/resume_intro.asp?id=14&nodeid=26
resume.monster.com
Interviewing and Self-Assessment
www.keirsey.com/
This provides in-depth explanations of the personality traits discovered after self
assessment.
www.personalitytype.com/
This also provides in-depth explanations of the personality traits discovered after
self assessment.
http://www.jobweb.com/joboutlook/2005outlook/1a.htm
NACE Job Outlook 2005: Student version
This is a report by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE)
http://tools.monster.com/virtualinterviews/random/
Monster.com’s Random Interview Question Generator
www.careerjournal.com/
EVALUATION & GRADING
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
1. Attendance and Participation
Regular attendance and participation are essential for satisfactory progress in this course.
2. Completed Assignments
Each student is responsible for completing all the assignments on time.
3. Team Participation
Each student is responsible for participating in team assignments and for completing the
delegated tasks. Each of the team members must honestly evaluate the contributions by
all members of their respective teams.
Evaluation Criteria Table
The final grade will be based on the following weighted categories:
Categories Weights (%)
Participation 15%
Writing Assignments 20%
Project 45%
Exercises 20%
Total 100%
Grading Conversion Table
Final grades will be calculated from the percentages earned in class as follows:
A
B+
B
C+
C
D+
D
F
90 - 100% 4.0
85 - 89% 3.5
80 - 84% 3.0
75 - 79% 2.5
70 - 74% 2.0
65 - 69% 1.5
60 - 64% 1.0
<60% 0.0
COURSE OUTLINE
1. In the following table:
• Text Book A: Creating Your Career Portfolio: At-A-Glance Guide for Students.
• Text Book B: Professional Procedures and Portfolio Development.
2. Note: Where the start and ends for an activity are not specified, the assignment is
to be completed and submitted in that week.
Unit # and Name
Activities for the unit
1. An Introduction
to TB332
2. Knowing
Yourself
• Writing Assignment: 1
3. Conducting a
Career Search
4. Determining the
Fit
5. Writing a
Traditional
Resume
Read
Textbook A
Chapter 1: The Portfolio Process: Pages 1-18
Textbook B
Chapter 1: Taking Inventory: Pages 1-35
Chapter 5: Welcome to Brand You: Creating and Delivering
Career Value: Pages 186-188
• In-class Activity: 1
• Exercise: 1
• Start Project Part 1
Read
Textbook B
Chapter 3: Organizing, Searching and Planning:
Pages 109-131
• Start Writing Assignment: 1
• Writing Assignment: 2
• Exercise: 1
• Read
Textbook B:
Chapter 6: Planning Your Career; The Advantage is
Undeniable
Chapter 7: Creating the Product-You: Identifying your
Benefits
• Writing Assignment 1
• Submit: Unit 3 Writing Assignment: 1
• Read
Textbook A
Chapter 3: The Resume: An Overview of Your Portfolio:
Pages 35-41, 44-48
Textbook B
Chapter 2: The Paper Trail: Identifying your Benefits: Pages
37-55
• Discussion: 1
• Writing Assignment: 1
6. Writing a
Scannable Resume
7. Assembling a
Career-relevant
Portfolio
8. Preparing for an
Interview
9. During and
After
an Interview
10. Negotiating
Salary and
Benefits
11. Portfolio
Presentation
• Read
Textbook B
Chapter 2: The Paper Trail: Pages 56-68, 80-84,
87-88
Textbook A
Chapter 3: The Resume: An Overview of Your
Portfolio: Pages 42-48
• Start Writing Assignment: 1 and 2
• Start Exercise: 1
Students preparing a paper portfolio, read:
Textbook A
Chapter 5: The Assembly-Pages 79- 89
Students preparing a paper portfolio, read:
Textbook A
Chapter 6: The Electronic Portfolio: Pages 91- 108
• Discussion: 1
• Exercise: 1
• Submit Project Part 1
• Submit Unit 6 Writing Assignment 1
• Read
Textbook B
Chapter 4: Interviewing Made Almost Easy: Pages 134-152
Textbook A
Chapter 7: The Portfolio in Action: Getting the Job, pages
109 –116
• Exercise: 1
• Exercise: 1a
• Submit Unit 6: Writing Assignment: 2
• Read
Textbook A
Chapter 7: The Portfolio in Action: Getting the Job: Pages
109-118
Textbook B
Chapter 4: Interviewing Made Almost Easy: Pages 153- 158
• Exercise 1
• Project Part 2
• Submit Unit 6: Exercise 1
• Read
Textbook B
Chapter 4: Interviewing Made Almost Easy: Pages 159-168
• Writing Assignment: 1
• Exercise: 1 and 2
• Submit Unit 6: Writing Assignment 2
Submit Project
ATTENDANCE:
Attendance and participation is similar to the expectations at a job.
 If you are going to be absent you should call or text me a half hour before class
begins. My number is 215 208 4810.
 If you are running late (or worried that you are “cutting it close”), call / text to let me
know.
 If you have to leave a class early, you should let me know as soon as possible.
 In order to be marked present, you must attend at least three of the four hours.
 I will contact you if I do not hear from you.
ASSIGNMENTS:
Assignments need to be turned in at the beginning of, or before class time for full credit.
 Assignments submitted after the due date but within 7 days of the due date will be
penalized 10% of the assigned grade.
 Assignments submitted between day 8 and day 14 after the due date will be penalized
20% of the assigned grade. Grades drop an additional 10% for each week late.
CLASSROOM GUIDELINES:
For this class to be a success, all of us must work to succeed.
 No cell phone use during class. This means, no texting, no checking for voicemail or
text messages, and no walking out of class to take a call.
 No laptop use in class
 Come to class prepared to contribute.
 Class discussions are confidential.
 Treat others with respect and professionalism.
 All ideas and opinions are welcomed.