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BUAD 2000: CAREER DEVELOPMENT I COURSE SCHEDULE, FALL 2012
Assignments submitted in Blackboard are always due on Fridays by 5 p.m. Resumes are due in the class you attend (*with one exception—see week of 11/19), not in Blackboard.
Week of
Topics and Special Notes
Readings/Viewings for Next Week
Due This Week
10/15
Course Introduction, Expectations, Review of Resources, Beginning of Self-Assessment
Note: Students who have not created their Optimal Resume account must do so by the first week of class by logging on to Optimal Resume, https://utcoba.optimalresume.com/ and selecting “Create New Account.”
The template for creating the Optimal VIPS Skills Inventory will be created in class. It is imperative you have your account created.
Read:
“The Career Key, http://www.careerkey.org/asp/your_personality/hollands_theory_of_career_choice.asp
Review and Possibly Complete:
The Career Interests Game (The University of Missouri Career Center), http://career.missouri.edu/students/majors-careers/skills-interests/career-interest-game/ online, then follow the assignment requirements for the Career Reflection. There are two options—you select one.
1. Make sure your Optimal Resume account is created! We will use it the first day of class.
10/22
Self-Assessment and its relationship to Resume Development.
Optimal VIPS Inventory will be worked on in class
Set up resume template
Read:
Strategic Portrayal of Transferable Job Skills is a Vital Job-Search Technique
1. Data Sheet Survey 1
2. Course Contract Acceptance Both due in Blackboard Survey Folder, 10/26/12,
Career Reflection due in Blackboard Assignment Drop Box, 10/26/12
10/29
Using Web Resources to Inform Career Development
Transferable Skills, Keywords, and their role in career exploration
View:
View the Optimal “Resume Builder” and “Styling Your Resume” recorded trainings found on the Optimal Homepage under Optimal Webinars
Read:
“Write the right resume for the job you are
Assignments submitted in Blackboard are always due on Fridays by 5 p.m. Resumes are due in the class you attend (*with one exception—see week of 11/19), not in Blackboard.
Week of
Topics and Special Notes
Readings/Viewings for Next Week
Due This Week
10/15
Course Introduction, Expectations, Review of Resources, Beginning of Self-Assessment
Note: Students who have not created their Optimal Resume account must do so by the first week of class by logging on to Optimal Resume, https://utcoba.optimalresume.com/ and selecting “Create New Account.”
The template for creating the Optimal VIPS Skills Inventory will be created in class. It is imperative you have your account created.
Read:
“The Career Key, http://www.careerkey.org/asp/your_personality/hollands_theory_of_career_choice.asp
Review and Possibly Complete:
The Career Interests Game (The University of Missouri Career Center), http://career.missouri.edu/students/majors-careers/skills-interests/career-interest-game/ online, then follow the assignment requirements for the Career Reflection. There are two options—you select one.
1. Make sure your Optimal Resume account is created! We will use it the first day of class.
10/22
Self-Assessment and its relationship to Resume Development.
Optimal VIPS Inventory will be worked on in class
Set up resume template
Read:
Strategic Portrayal of Transferable Job Skills is a Vital Job-Search Technique
1. Data Sheet Survey 1
2. Course Contract Acceptance Both due in Blackboard Survey Folder, 10/26/12,
Career Reflection due in Blackboard Assignment Drop Box, 10/26/12
10/29
Using Web Resources to Inform Career Development
Transferable Skills, Keywords, and their role in career exploration
View:
View the Optimal “Resume Builder” and “Styling Your Resume” recorded trainings found on the Optimal Homepage under Optimal Webinars
Read:
“Write the right resume for the job you are