Week 1 – CS 410 Week 1 – CS 410 Welcome!

Contact and Seminar Information Contact and Seminar Information

INSTRUCTOR AND SEMINAR INFORMATION                                

Instructor Name and Credentials:              Cathleen Mudd Hutcheson, MS, BSE, GradCert HR

Kaplan Email Address:                                cmuddhutcheson@kaplan.edu

AIM = cmuddhutcheson                             

Seminar Day and Time (ET):   Wed. 8 p.m. – 9 p.m.

Overview Overview

This course will assist students in constructing short – and long-term career development strategies and goals that emphasize the importance of lifelong learning and flexibility as they maneuver the global, high-tech workplace.  Emphasis will be placed on maintaining career marketability, anticipating change, and preparing career contingency plans.  Exploration will center on students assessing and understanding themselves, identifying organizational cultures and determining personal fit, managing and embracing change, and networking.  Through the use of a career development portfolio, students will conduct organizational research, prepare job-search documents, practice interview and follow-up skills, and negotiate the job offer for positions in their chosen profession.

OutcomesOutcomes

CS410-1: Identify your skill setCS410-2: Compare your current skill set to

that required for careers in your chosen profession

CS410-3: Compile a career development portfolio

CS410-4: Develop interview strategiesCS410-5: Create a career development

plan

AgendaAgenda

Unit One: Introduction Course Introduction Student Introductions Career Management Terminology Profession-Specific Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Other

Characteristics

Unit Two: Your Place in the Changing, Global Environment The Global Environment of Work Preferred Search Market Assessing Yourself (Part I) Global and Organizational Change Life-Long Learning  

Agenda Agenda

Unit Three: Your Place in the Organization Assessing Yourself (Part II) Organizational Culture and Values Psychological Contracts Organizational Fit Assignment: Self-assessments CLA-CS410-1: Identify your skill set

Unit Four: Goal Setting and Networking Conducting a Gap Analysis Setting Short-Term Goals Establishing Networking Contacts Assignment: Gap analysis and short-term goals CLA-CS410-2: Compare your current skill set to that required for

careers in your chosen profession

AgendaAgenda

Unit Five: Career Development Portfolio and Job Search Documents

Your Career Development PortfolioReferences Job Search Documents

Unit Six: Applying for a JobWritten ApplicationsElectronic ApplicationsAssignment: Job application documents (cover letter,

resume, references, and plain text documents)CS410-5: Create a career development plan

Agenda Agenda

Unit Seven: Interviewing Interview PreparationTypes of Interviews Interview Questions Interview EtiquetteCLA-CS410-4: Develop interview strategies

Unit Eight: Interview Follow-UpThe Follow-up LetterThe Job OfferNegotiating TipsObtaining FeedbackAssignment: Follow-up letter

Agenda Agenda

Unit Nine: Long-Range Career DevelopmentSetting Long-Range GoalsScheduled Maintenance of your Career Development

PlansPreparing Contingency Career Plans for Change and

Career DistressProject: Final Career Development Portfolio

CS410-3: Compile a career development portfolioUnit Ten: Avoiding Some PitfallsBe PatientContinuous Learning and Growth

Grading Grading

Seminars = 9 Ungraded

Discussions = 9 40 points each 360 Total

Assignments = 4 100 (unit 6) = 140  440 Total

Final Project = 1 200 Points Total

Total Points = 1000 Points

Assessing your work Assessing your work

INSTRUCTOR’S GRADING CRITERIA/TIMETABLE

All course assignments and projects submitted on time will be graded within five days of their due date (the Sunday of the following unit). Late projects will be graded within five days of their submission date. Discussion and seminar grades will be updated each week no later than Sunday of the week following the Unit’s completion.

Late Policy (Be sure to review the Late Policy (Be sure to review the entire syllabus for all details.) entire syllabus for all details.)

Late Assignments: All unit assignments (projects, quizzes, discussion, seminar, etc.) are due

Tuesday by 11:59 pm ET of the unit assigned. At the discretion of your instructor:

Late assignments can be marked down one letter grade for each unit the assignment is late. For example, if you turn in your Unit 5 assignment, a “B” paper with a grade of an 85%, during Unit 6, one letter grade will be deducted from it, giving you a grade of C (75%). If you turn this assignment in during Unit 7, two letter grades will be deducted from it, giving you a grade of D (65%). As you can see, it is to your benefit to submit assignments on time.

Late discussion posts to classmates may not receive credit as their purpose is to further the discussion and the discussion cannot be furthered after it has ended.

Assignments submitted more than three units late are not accepted. Late final projects may not be accepted unless prior agreement with instructor.

Extenuating Circumstances: If you have extenuating circumstances that prevent you from completing assignments, projects, quizzes, seminars or participating in the class, please contact the instructor to discuss alternative arrangements.

Assignments and RubricsAssignments and Rubrics

ASSIGNMENTS AND PROJECTS

A description of all assignments and projects to be completed can be found under each of the units in the course. Rubrics for all assignments and projects can be found in the “Rubrics” section at the end of this document.

Discussion Posts! Discussion Posts!

Make them meaningful Advance the discussionInclude examples, ideas etc. Post to the initial question Post to at least two peersI will include questions and posts as well –

feel free to post to me as well! The discussion board is the backbone of our

course – a vast amount of learning occurs through the discussion and we need YOU!