Introduction to STEM Career Planning    1 s.h

Catalog description

The purpose of this course is to provide STEM freshman and sophomore students with instruction in the career planning process directly related to the selection of a STEM college major and ultimately the world of work. Topics include a skills assessment, identification of professional/personal identification which include ethics, values, career interests, work and learning styles, and discussion of internships and co-ops related to majors and academic success. As the course progresses, STEM students will begin to develop areas of interests related to college majors and future career paths. Each student will complete a project to investigate college majors or occupations that are of interest to them. The student will begin to use the information to evaluate to what extent their career interests realistically match their skills and qualities. Each student as part of their course project will develop their career plan. One-hour lecture per week. Grading is ABC/NC. Prereq.: Freshman/Sophomore standing.