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1213 – Professional Development
CATALOG DESCRIPTION
This
course emphasizes an awareness of interpersonal skills essential for job
success.
CREDIT/CONTACT HOURS
3
TEXTBOOK
Personal
Development for Life and Work
9th
edition
Wallace,
H.R., & Masters, L.A.
ISBN
0538441488
521
pages softcover
©
2006
Boston:
Thomson Learning
Guide
to Business Etiquette
Cook,
Roy A., Cook, Gwen O. and Yale, Laura J.
ISBN 0131449176
109
pages softcover
@
2005
Upper
Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc./Prentiss Hall
SUPPORTING MATERIALS (lab manual, website, student manual, art/drawing supplies, etc.)
Planner, folder, ink pen, flash/jump drive
TEACHING METHODS
Lectures/demonstrations
will be given for each chapter covering major objectives. Guest lecturers will be used when available
and some videotapes. Additional projects
will be assigned for lab/homework time.
ATTENDANCE
Regular attendance is
required of all students. An absence from class must be the result of
unavoidable circumstances such as sickness, family deaths, hazardous road
conditions, etc.
As a general rule a
student cannot expect to receive credit for a course if he/she has more
absences than 6 on MWF and 4 on TTH. Unavoidable circumstances will be taken
into consideration on an individual basis. After the student misses the maximum
number of absences, the instructor will report the student’s name to the
Records Office for the student to be cut out. A student may go through an
appeals process to nullify a cutout, but the cutout will probably stand unless
there are extenuating circumstances involved.
COURSE OUTCOMES (general objectives)
1. Develop skills for personal and professional
development.
2. Demonstrate essential skills for the
employment process.
3.
Demonstrate interpersonal skills that affect personal and professional
development.
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES (SLO’s) (specific objectives)
a. Identify
techniques to build a positive self-image.
b. Project
a professional image by applying the basics of good health practices and
personal grooming and selecting a proper wardrobe.
c. Research
sources for locating job opportunities.
d. Demonstrate
effective employment interview skills.
e. Identify
techniques to build a positive self-image.
f. Project
a professional image by applying the basics of good health practices and
personal grooming and selecting a proper wardrobe.
g. Research
sources for locating job opportunities.
h. Demonstrate
effective employment interview skills. 9. Discuss principles of effective time,
stress, and money management.
i. Demonstrate
business etiquette skills in professional situations.
j. Apply
problem-solving and conflict-resolution skills to given case studies.
k. Analyze
case studies to demonstrate self-motivation, self-management, ethical business
practices, a positive attitude, and problem-solving skills.
l. Demonstrate
appropriate verbal and nonverbal communication and listening skills that
demonstrate sensitivity to diverse populations, including people from various
cultural backgrounds and those with special needs.
ASSESSMENT (projects, papers, tests, activities, etc. that will be evaluated)
Unit
tests, daily grades, class participation, job interview, powerpoint
presentation, final exam
(Note:
Make up tests will be given only for unavoidable absences which must be cleared
in advance with the instructor.) One test grade will be based on class
participation. (Note: If you are NOT in class you CANNOT participate.) All test
grades are averaged to determine the semester average. The semester average
will count 80% of the final grade and the final examination will count 20%.
EVALUATION (grading scale, rubric, checklists, etc.)
The following grading
scale will be used:
A = 93 - Up
B = 83 - 92
C = 75 - 82
D = 70 - 74
F = Below 70
F = Unofficial Withdrawal
ACADEMIC HONESTY
Academic
honesty is a fundamental attribute of higher learning. Students who violate the principle of honesty
deny themselves an opportunity to master the skills that they are credited to
possess, cheat their classmates of deserved recognition, and demean the college
and its degrees. It is a matter of great
concern that all members of the college community strive for high standards of
personal integrity.
Evaluation of each student’s level
of knowledge and understanding is a vital part of the teaching process, and
requires tangible measures such as reports, examinations, and homework. Any act that interferes with the process of
evaluation by misrepresenting the relationship between the work being evaluated
and the student’s actual state of knowledge is an act of academic
dishonesty. These acts of dishonesty
include but are not limited to: fraud,
cheating, plagiarism, forgery, and facilitating dishonesty. (Definitions found in Northeast Procedures
Manual).
ADA
STATEMENT
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT/SECTION 504 OF THE REHABILITATION
ACT OF 1973 - (ADA)
Provide adaptations
and modifications to the learning environment for eligible impaired and/or
disabled students. All students with a disability, including distance learning
students, are strongly encouraged to contact the ADA/Section 504 Compliance
Officer located in Estes Hall at (662) 720-7207, or via email at kwpounders@nemcc.edu to discuss their disability and the
appropriate accommodations. Students must self identify in order to receive
accommodations. NEMCC Disability Applications may be obtained from the
Counseling Center in Waller Hall, or online from the College’s website at www.nemcc.edu.