Welcome

Instructor: Julie Dale M.A. Email: dalej@lamission.edu

Personal Development 4  Fall 2011 Semester

Section #0420 Inst Bldg. Rm.1008  9/10/11-11/5/11

9 week class 8:30am to10:20 am Saturdays

Text: (The Job Searcher’s Handbook) by Carolyn R. Robbins 4^th edition

                                                  SYLLABUS

• Objective:  Assist students with vocational exploration.

• Construct an effective resume.
• Develop goal objectives and interviewing techniques.
• Enhance personal and vocational growth.

• Grading:  This is a credit/no credit class. Attendance, participation, effort 

and completion of class assignments on time are required to receive credit

for this class. Course content may vary and not be presented in sequence

due to either holidays and or time constraints. Homework assignments mandatory.

• Office Hours and Exclusion Policy : Please make an appointment with the

Secretary in Rm.1018, DSPS Office. Student may be dropped due to excessive absences. NOTE: If you do not attend regularly you will NOT receive class credit.

• The student must assume responsibility for properly adding and withdrawing   from this class to prevent incompletes and or NO credit being received. 

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     COURSE CONTENT                             COURSE OBJECTIVES

• Computer/text personality inventories     Career assessment vs. personality types

• Career exploration/assessment/research   To provide personal/social/career direction

• Application of vocational objectives        Preparation/interviewing/research data

Disability Accommodation Statement

Students with a verified disability who may need a reasonable accommodation(s) for this class     are encouraged to notify the instructor and contact the DSPS Office at (818) 364-7732

as soon as possible. All information will remain confidential.

District Academic Dishonesty Policy

9803.28 Academic Dishonesty. Violations of Academic Integrity include, but are not limited to, the following actions: cheating on an exam, plagiarism, working together on an assignment, paper or project when the instructor has specifically stated students should not do so, submitting the same term paper to more than one instructor, or allowing another individual to assume one's identity for the purpose of enhancing one's grade.