Professional Development - Field Experience

Catalog description

KINES 295C Professional Development - Field Experience (1-2 per semester/maximum of 8) This course is designed to provide undergraduate students the opportunities of professional development via lecture format, professional travel to a national conference, and guest round table discussions. Throughout the course, students will have exposure to professional communication with faculty through formats including, but not limited to the following: conference forums, faculty/professional/expert dinner discussions, lectures, training sessions, symposiums, break-out sessions, and a poster forum. The students will enhance skills needed to develop networking and interview skills, communicate information effectively, and build resumes to meet the needs for such endeavors as graduate school, internship acquisition, and/or employment. Other class foundational principles include but are not limited to: attending a professional conference, practicing business etiquette at professional lectures and expositions, exposure to professional networking, learning how to exchange knowledge within the professional realm, and researching professional collaborative work. Students will share the experience and knowledge gained from this professional travel through relevant exercises that may include a formal poster forum within the university setting.