Welcome to Career Studies!

Career Studies:  Student Course Outline (GLC20)

This course teaches students how to develop and achieve personal goals in education and work and contribute to their communities. Student learning will include assessing their own knowledge, skills, and characteristics and investigating economic trends, workplace organization, work opportunities, and ways to search for work. The course explores postsecondary learning options, prepares students for community-based learning, and helps them build the capabilities needed for managing work and life transitions. Students will design action plans for pursuing their goals.

The course is broken up into ten mini-units:

Unit One – Developing Personal Knowledge

Unit Two – Applying Personal Management Skills

Unit Three – Working in Groups

Unit Four – Developing Learning Skills and Strategies

Unit Five – Accessing and Managing Information 

Unit Six – Trends and Opportunities

Unit Seven – Trends and Opportunities 2

Unit Eight – Setting Goals and Planning Action 

            Unit Nine – Searching for Work

Unit Ten – Applying for Work and the Interview Process

Assignments 

The final grade will be assessed using the following formula:  

Unit Tests/ Quizzes :                    25%  

Assignments:                                45%  

Summative Evaluation:                  30%  

Achievement Chart 

Knowledge/Understanding      25% 

Thinking/Inquiry                     25% 

Communication                     25%

Application                            25% 

More detailed information will be provided about the individual assignments in the days to follow.  Major assignments will include:  a report on a career; designing a resume and cover letter, reading responses, and developing an action plan.

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