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GENL 121 Personal Life and Career Planning
GENL 121 is a 2-credit general studies course and is designed to teach
students the process of decision-making and the application of this process
to career and life choices. This course is offered in the Fall and the
Spring semesters. NOTE: This course does not fulfill a GUR/General Education
requirement.
Why Take GENL 121?
- To assist you in selecting a major
- To help you to develop a sense of career directionality and
maturity
- To link a choice of major with possible career options
- To improve your awareness of the world of work and the
requirements and strategies for success
- To improve your decision making skills and confidence
- To take action toward achieving satisfactory life planning, in
the context of a decision making format
- To earn 2 elective credits toward your degree
Sample of Course Topics:
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Taking Stock of
Skills
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Values
Clarification
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Personality and
Interests
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Skills Assessment
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Making Decisions
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Targeting Your Job
Search
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Preparing a
Winning Resume
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Interviewing
Successfully
Course Purpose and Objectives:
Enable students to understand their role in the
world of work, develop a sense of career directionality and maturity,
explore concepts related to successful career choice, and begin to take
action toward achieving satisfactory life planning, in the context of
decision-making.
Upon completion of this course, students will be
able to:
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Describe the context in which career-related decisions are made in
the 21st century.
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Describe and use a model for making decisions and transitions that
can be applied repeatedly throughout life.
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Describe personal characteristics identified through knowledge of
Holland Codes, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, values inventory, and
textbook exercises.
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Identify a group of occupations that meet the criteria suggested by
these characteristics and goals.
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Discuss elements of ideal job and workplace.
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Develop primary and alternative academic or career objectives.
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Learn and apply skills that will assist in the job-search process.
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Identify, visit, and use various career resources available.
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