CG 130A Career Exploration and Planning

Lecture Hours: 1
Credits: 1

Uses an individualized study approach to select and explore career identification and decision-making process. Includes evaluation of individual personality type, interests, skills, values and work-related preferences.

Prerequisite: College-level reading and writing skills.
Student Learning Outcomes:

Analyze current career knowledge and describe individual characteristics that contribute to a satisfactory job and/or career.
Identify personal and work-related values and how they relate to employment and career choice.
Define specific areas of interest and discuss the relationship between individual interests and career decisions.
Identify personal skills and analyze these skill sets within job classifications.
Evaluate personality type and discuss how it relates to both the world of work and the career decision process.
Identify various approaches to decision making and apply a goal setting process to individual career plans.

Content Outline

Career Awareness
Values Clarification
Interests Assessment
Skills/Aptitudes Identification
Personality Type Evaluation
Decision Making Process