CAR - Career Development

Professional identity is an important component of an effective job search and advancement in one’s career. In this course, students learn how to establish themselves as experts in their field, create a professional brand for themselves, build a professional presence through targeted résumé revision and professional social networking, identify networking channels and reinforce professional identity through networking, and provide and solicit effective feedback from others. Pre-requisite(s): None. Co-requisite(s): None. 2 quarter hours

Being a professional includes the development of a variety of competencies and qualities needed to project a professional image in the job search process and in your professional life. In this course, students will learn about and practice implementing professional skills through such things as behavioral interviewing, a mock interview, and networking. Students will gain an understanding of professional etiquette as a foundation for personal and professional growth. Pre-requisite(s): CAR 202. Co-requisite(s): None. 0-2 quarter hours

Creating and Communicating the Professional Brand is designed to help UGC students position themselves for critical, career-building opportunities during their junior and senior year and strong first jobs after graduation. In this course, participants develop a clear pathway from major to career, set concrete goals, and develop a job portfolio that communicates their unique assets and professional brand, including critical artifacts for employment such as a LinkedIn Profile, resume, and cover letter. Students learn to communicate their brands through the skills of successful networking and interviewing. They are additionally challenged to identify career-accelerating experiences while in college and to develop their existent networks. Pre-requisite(s): None. Co-requisite(s): None. 5 quarter hours

Workplace Leadership is one of three intensive career courses designed to help Pathways students position themselves for critical, career-building opportunities during their junior and senior year and for strong first jobs after graduation. In this third course in the career development sequence, students polish their career readiness skills and materials, focusing on the application of their acquired learnings. This course includes workshop style revisions of critical career artifacts and low-stakes applications of interviewing and networking skills, including a career mentor day and a field-specific job shadow. Pre-requisite(s): CAR 215 and CAR 216. Co-requisite(s): None. 2 quarter hours

The course prepares students to identify and acquire a career-accelerating internship that meets the requirements of the CAR 490 internship course. CAR 218 builds on the work completed in CAR 214 and the Braven program by helping students fine-tune their portfolio artifacts such as the resume, cover letter, LinkedIn profile and tailor these materials for available internship opportunities. Instructors and Career Bridge field specific specialists will guide students to locate and apply for opportunities that meet institution requirements. CAR 218 will also help students negotiate their salary, complete hiring paperwork, and maneuver workplace successfully. Pre-requisite(s): None. Co-requisite(s): None. 0 quarter hour

This course is an introduction to practical, real-life ways to connect the concepts of leadership to the world of work Students learn how to be subject-matter experts in their field and have a comprehensive understanding of how the workplace operates. Students explore a variety of leadership theories and models. Students examine workplace success with an emphasis on decision-making, organization of operations, affecting change regardless of title and how to succeed on a team. Pre-requisite(s): None. Co-requisite(s): None. 5 quarter hours

The interdisciplinary internship enables students to integrate and apply theory with experiential learning while working in a field related to their program. Students engage in supervised and structured experiences and must complete a minimum of 30 hours of internship and related coursework per quarter credit hour earned. The equates to 150 quarter hours in total for this course with a minimum of 100 internship hours completed within the term. Pre-requisite(s): Students may enroll in CAR 490 after completing 90 QH or following their Sophomore year and meet the following criteria: 1. Have completed CAR 214 & CAR 217 or BRV 200 & BRV201 or CAR 202 & CAR 203. 2. Secure an internship which meets all institutional requirements; 3. Submit all required paperwork and if needed, obtain background checks prior to beginning the course; and 4. Receive the approval of the Career Bridge and Department Chair. Co-requisite(s): None. 5 quarter hours