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Blackjack! A Winning Combination Linking General Education Learning Outcomes to Career Development
Goals
Joanna DavisKim McNeley
University of Missouri – Kansas City
Engineer EducatorDoctorBroadcaster
Politician
VoterPatient
Homeowner
Graduation in FOUR Years
Discourse
Anchor
“Best fi t”
FOCUS
A
FOCUSB
FOCUSC
FOCUS
ELECTIVE
70% Majors
Change MIND
OH NO!!! I have to take
MATH
Unintended Messages
“Courses everyone just has to get through”
“Courses that will prepare you to be a great participant on Jeopardy”
Themes of Attrition
• Academic Boredom• Academic Underpreparedness• Lack of Certainty in Major/Career
Choice• Transition/Adjustment Difficulty• Dissonance/Incompatibility• Irrelevancy
What Employers Want
General Education ForAll Students
UMKC General Education Core
FOCUS
A
Arts and Humanities
FOCUS
B
Scientific Reasoning &
Quant. Analysis
FOCUS
C
Human Actions, Values & Ethics
Knowledge of Human Cultures and the Physical and Natural World
• Civic knowledge, skills, and judgment essential for contributing to the community and to our democratic society 82%• Broad knowledge in the liberal arts And sciences 80%• Global issues and knowledge about societies and cultures outside the US 78% Knowledge about science and technology 56%
UMKC CoreDiscourse
Written and oral communication 80%Information literacy 72%
Discourse I
Anchor I
Reasoning & Values Culture & Diversity Civic/Community Engagement
Discourse II
Anchor II
Discourse III
Anchor III
What Employers Want
General Education ForAll Students
Themes of Attrition
• Academic Boredom• Academic Underpreparedness• Lack of Certainty in major/career
choice• Transition/adjustment Difficulty• Dissonance/Incompatibility• Irrelevancy
ReinforcingRelevancy
For the Individual Student
What Do I Want?
Maximizing College Experience
Is the only structured activity on the campus in which all students have the opportunity for on-going one-to-one interaction with a concerned representative of the campus community (Habley, 1981)
Academic Advising
What Do I Want?
Maximizing College Experience
ValuesInterests
Skills
Integrating Career Development
withAcademic Advising
Holland’s Career Fit Theory• Personalities seek out
and flourish in career environments they fit
• Jobs and career environments are classifiable by the personalities that flourish in them
Holland’s 6 Personalities
Holland’s 6 Work Environments
Journey Assessment
Journey Assessment
• Scientifically validated career assessments measure interests, skills, and work values.• Provides latest information on occupations
including salary and job growth statistics both by state and nationally. (Green and Bright Outlook)• Begins with Your Experience, Interests,
Skills and Knowledge
Green Economy & Bright Outlook
• Projected to grow rapidly; employment increase of 22% or more over the period 2012-2022*
• Project to have large openings; 100,000 or more openings 2012-2022*
• New and Emerging workforce requirements; changing technology, society, law or business practices**
*Bureau of Labor Statistics**N&E Occupations Methodology Development Report
Economic activity related to reducing the use of fossil fuels, decreasing pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, increasing the efficiency of energy usage, recycling materials, and developing and adopting renewable sources of energy.
• Green Increased Demand – increases employment demand in exiting occupation
• Green Enhanced Skills Occupation – significant change to work and worker requirements
• Green New and Emerging - generation of new occupation
Identifying Your Skills
Take a few moments and write down 4-5 skills or tasks required of your current job.
Identifying Your Skills
Take a few moments and write down 4-5 skills or tasks required of your current job.
Fit – Gap: Did you write down your current skills or tasks within the frame-work of your institution’s general education requirements/outcomes.
Identifying Your Skills
Take a few moments and write down 4-5 skills or tasks required of your current job.
What are 4-5 skills or tasks are required for a Natural Science Manager?
Empowering Advisors
• Provide Information/Training:• Occupational Resources• Career Development Theory
• AAC&U Key Resources
• Evidence supporting needed• Persistence – Allen and Robbins (2008)• Major Change in their advisees
(AAC&U, January 2015)
Empowering Advisors
• Provide Information/Training:• Occupational Resources• AAC&U Key Resources• Career Development Theory• Evidence supporting needed
• Integrate Career Development and General Education Outcomes into Advising Outcomes• Establish Advisor Expected Messaging• Multiple Touch Points with tools
UMKC Advising Learning & Development Outcomes
Craft an optimal educational plan for degree completion that:
• Utilizes early enrollment in critical courses to confirm “fit” of academic plan.
• Ensures timely completion of degree (optimally within four years)
UMKC Advising Learning & Development Outcomes
Articulate the knowledge/skills gained through coursework and co-curricular activities and integrate it with personal and career goals.
• Determine occupational skills requirements necessary to meet career goals (through UMKC Journey Assessment, O*Net and/or other occupational resources)
• Discuss learning outcomes of Discourse, Anchor and Focus requirements in the UMKC General Education Core
• Relate UMKC General Education Learning Outcomes to future occupational skill requirements.
• Connect Degree/Major Requirement Learning Outcomes to future occupational skill requirements.
• Identify co-curricular activities and internships to purposely build network, skills and experience to support career and personal goals.
Orientation: What
Employers Want
Year 1 Advising:
What I Want – Relevance to Gen Ed.
Skills, Major Fit, & On
Track Enrollment
Graduation
Year 2 Advising:
5-10 Possible Occupations - Skills and
Tasks (Journey or
O*Net) , Career
Network Registration
& Networking Interviews
& Beginning e Portfolio
Year 3Advising: 3-4 Posted Positions,
Aspirational Resume drafted, Portfolio Review & “Fit-Gap”
Evaluation, &
Goal-Setting (Key Elect.,
Internships & Co-
curricular)
Year 4 Advising: Elevator Speech,
References & Recommend-
ations, Interviewing
Employment or Graduate
School
Civic Engagement
Tools & Experiences to Optimize
Relevance onYOUR Campus
Engineer EducatorDoctorBroadcaster
Politician
VoterPatient
Homeowner
Graduation in FOUR Years
Discourse
Anchor
“Best fi t”
FOCUS
A
FOCUSB
FOCUSC
FOCUS
ELECTIVE
70% Majors
Change MIND
OH NO!!! I have to take
MATH
Allen, J., & Robbins, S. B. (2008). Prediction of college major persistence based on vocational interests, academic preparation, and first-year academic performance. Research in Higher Education, 49(1), 62-79. doi:10.1007/s11162-007-9064-5
Habley, W.R. (1981). Academic Advisement: The critical link in student retention. NASPA Journal, 18.
Prince, J.P. (2012). Strong Interest Inventory, Practitioner’s Tool for Helping College Students with Academic and Career Choices. Mountain View, California: CPP.
UMKC Major Maps: http://www.umkc.edu/majormaps/
AAC&U Public Opinion Research: http://www.aacu.org/leap/public-opinion-research