Personal Development 4: CAREER PLANNING (Section 0514)

Spring, 2005. Room CC 206. Wednesdays 2/09-4/13 1PM-3:05PM

Michael Saluzzi, M.S. Tel: 818-947-2600, ext. 4895

Required Textbook: The Career Fitness Program: Sukiennik, Bendat, Raufman. Seventh Edition.

COURSE OUTLINE:

2/09: Meeting 1. Overview of Course. Assignments, Career Center location: Administration Building A 126

NOTE: Assignments to be read and exercises completed before following listed meetings AND Exercises handed in at that meeting. Rather than tearing pages, copies can be made, or go to www.prenhall/sukiennik, where you can download exercise blanks for completion and submission .

2/16: MTG. 2. Read Chapter 1. Do exercises 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4. (Personal Assessment)

Assignment: Read Chapter 2. Do exercises 2.1, 2.2, 2.3.. (Programming Yourself for Success)

3/23: Mtg. 3. Read Chapter 3: Values Clarification

Assignment: Read Chapter 3. Do exercises 3.1, 3.2 (Values Clarification)

3/02: Mtg. 4. Review Chapter 3.

Assignment: Read Chapter 11 (Interviewing Successfully)

Assignment: Read Chapter 4. Do exercises 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, (Personality and Interests)

3/09: Mtg. 5. Discuss Chapter11. Discuss Chapter 4. Go over exercises 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4.

Assignment: Chapter 5 Look over Table 5.1 p.84, read pp .85-86, read pp. 85-86, 91-92

Assignment: Do exercises 5.2, 5.5,.5.6, 5.7, 5.8 (Personal Assessment / Transferable Skills)

3/16: Mtg. 6. Discuss Chapter5. Review exercises 5.2, 5,5, 5.6, 5.7, 5.8..

Assignment: Read pp.pp.126-132. Changing Workplace

Read pp.133-148. Job Growth Trends

Do exercise 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.5, 6.6.

(Salaries, Growing Occupations, High Paying & Fast Growing Jobs, etc.)

3/30: Mtg. 7. Review Homework Exercises in Chapter 6,

Assignment: Read Chapter 7: Information Integration

Visit the Career Center (Administration Building A126)

Do exercises: 7.1, 7.2 , 7.3

4/06: Mtg. 8. Discuss Chapter 7

Assignment: Read Chapter 8: Making Decisions.

Do 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5, 8.8, 8.12, 8.13, 8.15

4/13: Mtg. 9 (Last Meeting)! Putting It all Together.

Final Exam: Bring to this meeting completed: Exercise 8.17

NOTE: See class schedule/catalog for absences allowed for a short-term class to avoid being dropped.

All students are responsible for doing the assignments.

Call above phone number if you need to be absent from a class.

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