X420 Syllabus – Spring 2006

X420 Syllabus – Spring 2006

Table of Contents

Business X420: Business Career Planning and Placement

Relationship of X420 to Undergraduate Career Services

Course Requirements

Computing Resources and X420

Lectures: Required Concept

Lectures: Select Career Opportunities Orientation Program - Executive Lectures

Lectures: Focus Lectures

Lab Counseling Sessions

REQUIRED PROJECTS

Project Delivery Instructions

Project Planning Form

Career Projects

Management Skills Track

Graduate Study Track

Entrepreneurship Track

International Track for U.S. Citizens

Foreign National U.S. Employment Track

Foreign National Home Country Employment Track

Independent Career Track

Suggested Projects by Career Track

Career Project Summary

Discussion Sections

Discussion Session Schedule

Communications and Ethics

Communications Philosophy

Grading Concept for X420

Project Grading Criteria

WEEK 1	Project 1: UCSO Resume Upload REQUIRED
WEEK 2	Project 1: UCSO Resume Grading REQUIRED Project 2: Career Plan REQUIRED
WEEK 3	Project 3: Employment Communications Project 4: Interview Preparation Analysis
WEEK 4	Project 5: Interview Evaluation Project 6: Job Description Profile Project 7: Employer Profile
WEEK 5	Project 8: Tell Me Interview Presentation Project 9: Interview Questions
WEEK 6	Project 10: Secondary Interview Project 11: Behavioral Based Interview-S.T.A.R.S. Project 12: Case Interview Technique
WEEK 7	Project 13: Network Informational Interviewing Project 14: Independent Job Search Strategy Project 15: Mock Interview
WEEK 8	Project 16: CareerLeader Project 17: Network Partner Database Creation
WEEK 9	Project 18: Career Management Project 19: Graduate Study Research Project 20: Graduate Study Application Project 21: Which Employer? Which Job?
WEEK 10	Project 22: Ethics Project 23: Career Portfolio REQUIRED

Project Directory

Appendix: Forms and Articles