SCOPE OF COURSE: "A course designed to motivate the student to take responsibility for the management of his/her life, recognizing the value of planning as a means of coping with uncertainty, and relating work effectively to one's own life. May be offered on educational television."

This class is a transfer course for CSU system, AA & BA degrees and meets G.E. requirement, Area E.

The video series is entitled "Career Advantage". There are 26 half hour video lectures.

BROADCASTS:
Here are the broadcast times & days for Adelphia - Ch. 67 and Cox (North) - Ch. 16: M-F 9:30-10:00pm OR Wed. 12:00-12:30am.

SEMINARS:
There are 6 seminar meetings scheduled on the following Thursdays from 6-9:20pm:
June 20, 27; July 11, 18, 25; Aug. 1 in room O-11

VIDEOTAPES:
Videotapes are available for check out at the lower level of the library on the San Marcos campus and at the Escondido Center Library. Each tape has 4 video lessons and may be checked out for a week. Call in advance to check availability 744-1150 x2624. Videotapes are also available for checkout at the Fallbrook, Mt. Carmel and Ramona College Centers.

SPECIFIC COURSE OBJECTIVES:
Successful students will:

• Become aware of his/her values, interests, and abilities as they relate to career choice.
• Understand the changing nature of work and lifestyles in the United States.
• Apply the principles of goal setting and other personal management techniques to the process of career choice.
• Be able to take responsibility for creating a satisfactory work/lifestyle balance.
• Learn to acquire the necessary information to undertake career/lifestyle planning.

CONTENT IN TERMS OF SPECIFIC BODY OF KNOWLEDGE:
I. Introduction to Career/Life planning
A. Dealing with change, making decisions
B. Personal responsibility in career/life planning
C. Use of Career Center Resources
D. Goal setting, short and long-term planning
E. The "self" and one's personal attributes
F. The importance of self-esteem in career choice
G. Essentials for succeeding in college

II. Assessment of students' skills, values and interests
A. Assessment of skills
1. Transferable skills
2. Job Specific skills
B. Motivational Patterns
C. Interests
D. Value

III. The World of Work
A. How occupations are organized
B. Work and people environments
C. Organizational structures
D. Entrepreneurism
E. Qualities essential for success

IV. Conducting a Job Search
A. Researching for information
B. Finding the jobs
1. Discovering job openings
2. Hidden job market
3. Resume
4. Interviews

REQUIRED READING:
The Career Fitness Program, 4th Ed.
Sukiennik, Bendat, Kaufman
Scottsdale, AZ: Gorsuch Sarisbrick, 1995

SUGGESTED READING:

• Bolles, Richard N. What Color is Your Parachute? Berkeley: Ten Speek Press, 1996
• Kennedy, Joyce L. and Darryl Laramore Career Book , Lincolnwood, IL. VGM Career Horizons, 1993.
• Krantz, Les The Jobs Rated Almanac, New York: Pharos Books, 1998
• Parker, Yana The Damn Good Resume Guide, Berkeley, CA: Ten Speek Press, 1989
• Parker, Yana The Resume Catalog, Berkeley, CA: Ten Speek Press, 1988
• Sinetar, Marsha Do What You Love, The Money Will Follow, New York: Paulist Press, 1987

REQUIRED WRITING:
Students will complete either a three-page paper or weekly one-page papers which summarize what they discovered about themselves (skills, values, interests, personal attributes), the careers researched in depth and a discussion of career goals.

OUTSIDE ASSIGNMENTS:
Students are expected to spend a minimum of three hours per unit per week in class and on outside assignments, prorated for short-term classes.

Each week, students will read the assigned text, study lecture notes, write in a journal or complete a written assignment or an activity such as interviewing a prospective employer or researching careers in the career resource center.

GRADING POLICY AND STANDARDS: (includes methods of determining whether the stated objectives have been met by students)

33 1/3% attendance, participation, in-class assignments
33 1/3% workbook or written assignments
33 1/3% Final Exam and Notebook

Make up exams will be given only if you definitely have extenuating circumstances & it will be considered on a case by case basis.

It is the student's responsibility to drop or withdraw from the class if you must do so.

Important Dates to Remember
Last day to apply for a refund 6 wk July 5th 8 wk July 5th
Last day to add a course 6 wk June 29th 8 wk July 2nd
Last day to apply for a Credit/No Credit 6 wk July 8th 8 wk July 11th
Last day to drop without a "w" 6 wk July 5th 8 wk July 10th
Last day to drop with a "w" 6 wk July 15th 8 wk July 22nd

COUNSELING 115 - PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

COUNSELING 115 - BROADCAST SCHEDULE