EC 1016 - Career Planning
Offered by the Career Guidance Unit
Credit Value and Hours
Credit Value: 1C
Hours: 30P
Rationale
EC 1016 allow students to participate in experiential activities to assist them in their own career planning process. i.e. exploration and assessment of career values, occupational interests, skills, personality style, work environment preferences; specialization and career exploration; exposure to career and occupational information resources. Students learn and practice job search strategies and tools, including resumes and interviewing skills; decision-making, goal-setting and action planning that will involve reading, experiential exercises and activities, small group discussions, and written exercises.
Pre-requisites
None
Intended Learning Outcomes
On completion of the course the students would be able,
- to identify strengths and weaknesses in him/herself
- to evaluate career attributes
- to assess work environment preferences
to explore career specialization
Course contents
Workshops on,
- Introduction to Career Planning
- Meet the Professionals
- Transition from student life to a career
- How to face and Interview and how to write a CV
Self and career exploration with the help of the career counselor
Method of evaluation
Total marks allocation 100% on attendance and performance; i.e. Progress reports, attendance for regular counselling sessions, workshop attendance and completed log book.
Total marks allocation (100%)
Attendance & Performance (20%)
- Workshop attendance (2 marks * 4 workshops) -08
- Attendance for regular counseling sessions – 08
- Progress reports (4 marks/3 reports, 2 marks/2 reports, 1 mark/1 report) – 04
Log book (80%)
End of semester evaluated by,
- Career counselor – 40
- Panel of 3 examiners – 40