Counseling 145

How many opportunities will you have throughout your college career to take a class that is essentially about exploring YOU and what you want to "be when you grow up"?

This is also a distance education course, which means that to be successful in this class you must possess the following:

• Decent time management/organizational skills
• A reliable computer & email address
• A positive attitude
• The self-discipline necessary to stay on top of the work without someone physically looking over your shoulder three times a week!

COURSE OBJECTIVES - What are we trying to accomplish here?
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Evaluate interests, personality, values and skills so informed career choices can be made
• differentiate between a "job" and a "career"
• demonstrate knowledge of occupational clusters & categories
• recognize the symptoms of work-related stress
• discuss why personal assessment is the key factor leading to career satisfaction
• apply basic techniques of resume writing and job interviewing
• identify and modify personal obstacles to decision making
• analyze trends and issues in the changing workplace 

GRADING RUBRIC 

• Participation points (* "quality" postings to the discussion board a minimum 3 separate days each week). Sixteen weeks X 10 points possible (per week) = 160 points
• Final paper 60 possible points.
• MBTI inventory 30 points
• Final draft resume and cover letter will account for another 25 points each for a total of 50 possible points.

*Specific guidelines for participation and final paper points will be provided at the start of the term (IE: I will answer the question: "how do I make sure I get an "A" in this class?")

270 – 300 points  =  "A" (where you'll be!!)

240 – 269 points  =  "B"

210– 239 points  =  "C"

180 – 209 points  =  "D"

179 points or less =  "F"

 REQUIRED MATERIALS

• The Career Fitness Program, 9th edition, Sukiennik, Bendat and Raufman
  - available at the Citrus College Bookstore 
• MBTI: Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (Personal Inventory)

Please note that you will also be required to take the MBTI (Myers-Briggs Type Indicator/personality inventory) which will assess an additional fee of $16.

Students who are able to come to campus and pay in person should visit the career/transfer center and ask for “Jody Barrass” to get set up.

You may want to call the office before coming in to confirm that Jody will be available (626) 914-8639. 

For DE students who can’t make it to campus, you will need to mail a check for $16, payable to Citrus College. Mail your check to:

Citrus College
Career/Transfer Center
Attn: Jody Barrass
1000 W. Foothill Blvd.
Glendora, CA  91741

Remember to include your student ID number and email address (so that instructions can be mailed to you) and indicate that you are enrolled in my career/life planning class. 

If payment for this inventory is not recorded by Tuesday, September 13^th, you will be dropped from the course!

EMAIL ACCOUNTS
You will need to use your Official Citrus College issued email account. Your email is established when you are registered for classes. You must have access to your email account prior to starting the class.

Email me at lvilla@citruscollege.edu with any questions.

Citrus College Blackboard site (this is where you access all your online classes):  

• Your WingSpan ID becomes your Blackboard Username
• Your WingSpan PIN (Personal Identification Number) becomes your Blackboard password
• To change your PIN/password requires, change it in WingSpan
• Data will be transferred from WingSpan to Blackboard on a regular basis

Once you get to the Blackboard welcome page, click on the Career/Life Planning course link on the right, and you will go to the course site. Familiarize yourself with the course site and if you have any questions please email your instructor with your concern. Get your textbook and get started with your initial assignments. A major key to your success in this course will be keeping up with both the reading and the other assignments.   

If you have a disability documented by a physician or other appropriate professional and wish to discuss academic accommodations, please contact the DSP&S office at (626) 914-8675. Please discuss your accommodations with me by email and be sure to allow at least one week to arrange appropriate accommodations.