Instructor: Molly Steen Office: Career Services, Room 1204 Phone: 893-4412

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Purpose:
Through weekly lecture and discussion, plus two one-half day weekend retreats, students will be introduced to career planning, career counseling, theories, techniques, and information related to career development. The goal is for students to define their own ideal career criteria by the end of the quarter.

ASSIGNMENTS	DUE DATE
A. Poster Session	Second week
B. Take Myers Briggs and Strong Interest career assessments	End of second week (please wait for instructions in lecture)
C. Attend and participate in both retreats	As scheduled (Details to be provided at first lecture.)
D. 2 reflection papers – one for each retreat	Lecture immediately after each retreat
E. Proposal	Third week
F. Report #1	Sixth week
G. Presentation Report	Tenth week
H. Report #2	Tenth week (Dead week)
Note: All assignments, except for B, C, and D are due in discussion during the assigned week.

Attendance:
Attendance is mandatory at all lectures, discussions, and retreats. Students may miss one lecture or discussion without losing points if they contact the instructor (for lecture) or discussion leader (for discussion) before the beginning of that meeting. Being late twice constitutes a single unexcused absence.

Grading:		Final Class Grades:
1. Poster Session	5 points	A = 90 - 100 points B = 80 - 89 points C = 70 - 79 points D = 60 - 69 points F = 59 points or below Note: No “+” or “-” grades will be awarded.
2.Proposal	10 points
Professional (neatness)	3 points
Content	7 points
3. Report #1	15 points
Professional (neatness)	3 points
Content	12 points
4. Presentation to 5 UCSB students	10 points
Professional (neatness)	4 points
Content	16 points
5. Report # 2	20 points
6. Attendance/particip. at 2 retreats	8 points
7. Retreat reflection papers (2)	2 points
8. Participation in discussions	10 points
9. Attendance at lectures and discussions	20 points
TOTAL POINTS POSSIBLE: 100 points

Note: Please refer to resources downloadable through the above link for a description of course assignments.

Class Participation (points will be assigned based on the following criteria):

1. Does the student facilitate the understanding of others in the group?
2. Is the student punctual?
3. Does the student attend group meetings regularly?
4. Does the student take part in group discussions?
5. Does the student initiate ideas?
6. Does the student ask relevant questions?
7. Does the student present new material?
8. Does the student risk talking about their own process of career exploration?

1. The Proposal, Report #1, the Presentation Report, and Report #2 must be typewritten and professional. These assignments will be graded for neatness, spelling, and grammar, as well as content. Beginning with Report #1, each assignment must be added to a 3-ring binder you turn in to create a cumulative record of your proposal and reports.
2. You are responsible for downloading and printing instructions for all five assignments from the above link, and bringing all of them with you to discussion each week – including Week 1.
3. You are responsible for knowing and meeting the rubric criteria for the four major assignments. Rubrics are provided with the explanation of each assignment.
4. Suggestion: if you prefer to have your performance evaluated solely on the basis of whether or not it is satisfactory, please consider taking this job (course) pass/no pass.
5. All grades will be determined in conjunction between your instructor and discussion leader.
6. Work that is handed in past the deadline:
   a. 1 to 6 days late will be penalized 5 points.
   b. Later than 6 days will be penalized an additional 5 points for each week.
7. Proposal Revisions:
   a. If you want to revise your accepted proposal before Report #1 is due, your proposal may be resubmitted to your discussion leader with the original at least two business days before Report #1 is due. Your revised proposal will not be re-graded.
   b. If you want to revise your accepted proposal before Report #2 is due, your proposal may be resubmitted to your discussion leader with the original at least two business days before Report #2 is due. Your revised proposal will not be re-graded.
8. Re-grading:
   a. Each discussion leader will determine policy on re-grading assignments.
   b. If your discussion leader accepts assignments for re-grading, resubmitted work will be evaluated independently from the original work (the grade may go up or down).
   c. Report #2 will be graded only once.
   d. All resubmitted work must include the original.

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