Business X420 Calendar

Lectures (including SCOOPS) – Discussion Sessions – Labs – Project Due Dates Spring 2006 Semester: January 9 – March 23, 2006
	MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY
	Jan 9	Jan 10	Jan 11	Jan 12
Week 1		LECTURE 1: Career Education Plan Intro to Career Planning Strategies		LECTURE 2: Resumes for Life Career Portfolio
	READ: UCSO Resume Writing Guide Ch 1: Planning Career Ch 2: Assessment Scan Ch 10, 11, 12 Read email daily	READ: Read email daily	READ: Ch 10: Resume Tips Ch 11: Resume Content Ch 12: Resume Samples Send email to yourself	READ: Read CSJ Read email daily
	DISCUSSIONS UCSO Resumes & Bidding	DISCUSSIONS UCSO Resumes & Bidding	DISCUSSIONS UCSO Resumes & Bidding	DISCUSSIONS UCSO Resumes & Bidding
	LABS: Lab 1: Intro to Lab Career Action Project	LABS: Lab 1: Intro to Lab Career Action Project	LABS: Lab 1: Intro to Lab Career Action Project	LABS: Lab 1: Intro to Lab Career Action Project
				REGISTER and upload resume in UCSO by 4:00 p.m., Friday, Jan 13.
	Æ UCSO Resume Drop for Preferenced Interviews Begins
	Jan 16	Jan 17	Jan 18	Jan 19
Week 2		LECTURE 3: Intro to Career Options: --MGMT/MKTG --FINANCIAL --TECHNICAL		LECTURE 4: SCOOP #1*
	READ: Ch 3: Explore Options Ch 4: Environments Read email daily	READ: Read email daily	READ: Ch 5: Marketing Ch 13: Cover Letter Read email daily	READ: Read CSJ Read email daily
		DISCUSSIONS	DISCUSSIONS	DISCUSSIONS
	Martin Luther King Holiday NO CLASS	LABS - PROJECTS: Due: Proj 1 - Resume REQUIRED Proj 2 – Career Plan REQUIRED	LABS - PROJECTS: Due: Proj 1 - Resume REQUIRED Proj 2 – Career Plan REQUIRED	LABS - PROJECTS: Due: Proj 1 - Resume REQUIRED Proj 2 – Career Plan REQUIRED
				INTERVIEW BIDDING begins on Friday, Jan. 20.
	Jan 23	Jan 24	Jan 25	Jan 26
Week 3		LECTURE 5: SCOOP #2*		LECTURE 6: SCOOP #3*
	READ: Ch 6: Finance Options	READ: Read email daily	READ: Ch 7: Operations Read email daily	READ: Read CSJ Read email daily
	DISCUSSIONS	DISCUSSIONS	DISCUSSIONS	DISCUSSIONS
	LABS - PROJECTS: Due: Proj 3 - Communications AND/OR Proj 4 – Interview Preparation	LABS - PROJECTS: Due: Proj 3 - Communications AND/OR Proj 4 – Interview Preparation	LABS - PROJECTS: Due: Proj 3 - Communications AND/OR Proj 4 – Interview Preparation	LABS - PROJECTS: Due: Proj 3 - Communications AND/OR Proj 4 – Interview Preparation
	MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY
	Jan 30	Jan 31	Feb 1	Feb 2
Week 4		LECTURE 7: SCOOP #4*		Lecture 8: SCOOP #5*
	READ: Ch 8: Administration Read email daily	READ: Read email daily	READ: Ch 9: Decisions Read email daily	READ: Read CSJ Read email daily
	DISCUSSIONS	DISCUSSIONS	DISCUSSIONS	DISCUSSIONS
	LABS - PROJECTS: Due: Proj 5 – Interview Evaluation AND/OR Proj 6 – Job Descriptions AND/OR Proj 7 – Employer Profile	LABS - PROJECTS: Due: Proj 5 – Interview Evaluation AND/OR Proj 6 – Job Descriptions AND/OR Proj 7 – Employer Profile	LABS - PROJECTS: Due: Proj 5 – Interview Evaluation AND/OR Proj 6 – Job Descriptions AND/OR Proj 7 – Employer Profile	LABS - PROJECTS: Due: Proj 5 – Interview Evaluation AND/OR Proj 6 – Job Descriptions AND/OR Proj 7 – Employer Profile
	Feb 6	Feb 7	Feb 8	Feb 9
Week 5		LECTURE 9: Interview Process and Career Service Offices		LECTURE 10: Using Assessment Instruments in Interview - CareerLeader
	READ: Ch 20: Second Interview Read email daily	READ: Read email daily	READ: Read email daily	READ: Read CSJ Read email daily
	DISCUSSIONS	DISCUSSIONS	DISCUSSIONS	DISCUSSIONS
	LABS - PROJECTS: Due: Proj 8 – Interview Presentation AND/OR Proj 9 – Interview Questions	LABS - PROJECTS: Due: Proj 8 – Interview Presentation AND/OR Proj 9 – Interview Questions	LABS - PROJECTS: Due: Proj 8 – Interview Presentation AND/OR Proj 9 – Interview Questions	LABS - PROJECTS: Due: Proj 8 – Interview Presentation AND/OR Proj 9 – Interview Questions
	Feb 13	Feb 14	Feb 15	Feb 16
Week 6		LECTURE 11: Online Interview and Packaging the Truth		LECTURE 12: Corporate Selection Tools
	READ: Ch 17: Preparing for the Interview Read email daily	READ: Read email daily	READ: Ch 18: Managing the Interview Ch 19: Improving the Interview Read email daily	READ: Read CSJ Read email daily
	DISCUSSIONS	DISCUSSIONS	DISCUSSIONS	DISCUSSIONS
	LABS - PROJECTS: Due: Proj 10 – Second Interview AND/OR Proj 11 – Behavioral Interview AND/OR Proj 12 – Case Interview	LABS - PROJECTS: Due: Proj 10 – Second Interview AND/OR Proj 11 – Behavioral Interview AND/OR Proj 12 – Case Interview	LABS - PROJECTS: Due: Proj 10 – Second Interview AND/OR Proj 11 – Behavioral Interview AND/OR Proj 12 – Case Interview	LABS - PROJECTS: Due: Proj 10 – Second Interview AND/OR Proj 11 – Behavioral Interview AND/OR Proj 12 – Case Interview
	Mock Interview w/guest	Mock Interview w/guest	Mock Interview w/guest	Mock Interview w/guest
	Feb 20	Feb 21	Feb 22	Feb 23
Week 7		LECTURE 13: Secondary Interview		LECTURE 14: Creative Job Search Strategies
	READ: Ch 14: Search Tools Ch 15: Prospecting Read email daily	READ: Read email daily	READ: Read email daily	READ: Read CSJ Read email daily
	DISCUSSIONS	DISCUSSIONS	DISCUSSIONS	DISCUSSIONS
	LABS - PROJECTS: Due: Proj 13 – Networking AND/OR Proj 14 – Non-tradition Search AND/OR Proj 15 – Mock Interview	LABS - PROJECTS: Due: Proj 13 – Networking AND/OR Proj 14 – Non-tradition Search AND/OR Proj 15 – Mock Interview	LABS - PROJECTS: Due: Proj 13 – Networking AND/OR Proj 14 – Non-tradition Search AND/OR Proj 15 – Mock Interview	LABS - PROJECTS: Due: Proj 13 – Networking AND/OR Proj 14 – Non-tradition Search AND/OR Proj 15 – Mock Interview
	Feb 27	Feb 28	Mar 1	Mar 2
Week 8		LECTURE 15: Salary, Benefits & Offers		LECTURE 16: Strategies for On-the-Job Success
	READ: Ch 21: Graduate Study Read email daily	READ: Read email daily	READ: Ch 16: Networking Read email daily	READ: Read CSJ Read email daily
	DISCUSSIONS	DISCUSSIONS	DISCUSSIONS	DISCUSSIONS
	LABS - PROJECTS: Due: Proj 16 – CareerLeader AND/OR Proj 17 – Network Database	LABS - PROJECTS: Due: Proj 16 – CareerLeader AND/OR Proj 17 – Network Database	LABS - PROJECTS: Due: Proj 16 – CareerLeader AND/OR Proj 17 – Network Database	LABS - PROJECTS: Due: Proj 16 – CareerLeader AND/OR Proj 17 – Network Database
	Mar 6	Mar 7	Mar 8	Mar 9
Week 9		LECTURE 17: Life Balance in Career Management		LECTURE 18: Using Online Employment Websites
	READ: Read email daily	READ: Read email daily	READ: Ch 22: Career Management Read email daily	READ: Read CSJ Read email daily
	No Discussions this Week	No Discussions this Week	No Discussions this Week	No Discussions this Week
	LABS - PROJECTS: Due: Proj 18 – Career Management AND/OR Proj 19 – Grad Research AND/OR Proj 20 –Grad Application AND/OR Proj 21 –Which employer	LABS - PROJECTS: Due: Proj 18 – Career Management AND/OR Proj 19 – Grad Research AND/OR Proj 20 –Grad Application AND/OR Proj 21 –Which employer	LABS - PROJECTS: Due: Proj 18 – Career Management AND/OR Proj 19 – Grad Research AND/OR Proj 20 –Grad Application AND/OR Proj 21 –Which employer	LABS - PROJECTS: Due: Proj 18 – Career Management AND/OR Proj 19 – Grad Research AND/OR Proj 20 –Grad Application AND/OR Proj 21 –Which employer
	Mar 13	Mar 14	Mar 15	Mar 16
	SPRING BREAK WEEK
	Mar 20	Mar 21	Mar 22	Mar 23
Week 10		No Lectures this Week		No Lectures this Week
	READ: Read email daily	READ: Read email daily	READ: Read email daily	READ: Read CSJ
	No Discussions this Week	No Discussions this Week	No Discussions this Week	No Discussions this Week
	LABS - PROJECTS: Due: Proj 22 – Ethics AND/OR Proj 23 – Portfolio REQUIRED	LABS - PROJECTS: Due: Proj 22 – Ethics AND/OR Proj 23 – Portfolio REQUIRED	LABS - PROJECTS: Due: Proj 22 – Ethics AND/OR Proj 23 – Portfolio REQUIRED	LABS - PROJECTS: Due: Proj 22 – Ethics AND/OR Proj 23 – Portfolio REQUIRED
*See current SCOOPs SCHEDULE for room assignments.

(Updated 12/21/05)