General College Curriculum Goals

Course Number: GC 1077

Credits: 1

Diversified Core: None

Designated Theme: None

Writing Intensive: No

Completed by: Patti Neiman/Kitty Jones

Date completed: 2/5/99

A. Develop academic skills (i.e., processes involved with both acquiring and demonstrating knowledge) and successfully apply them to college-level coursework

Curricular Goals	Course Goals	Learning Activities
1. Students will read college-level texts.	Students will read and understand assigned text.	Course emphasis is on learning through activities; text will be used as a source of activities and a spur to class discussion.
2. Students will understand lecture material.	Lectures will present information on career search process that supplements material available in text, handouts, on-line sources.	Lectures will be used sparingly to outline key points, provide context and background for in-class and out-of-class activities and discussion.
3. Students will participate in classroom discussions.	Classroom discussion and in-class group activities will be a primary class activity.	Frequent group activities and open discussion will allow students to share outcomes of their individual work and learn from each other.
4. Students will write a variety of documents.	Students will gain skill in writing polished resumes and cover letters, and in using writing to explore issues related to the job search process.	Students will prepare a sample resume and cover letter, and will complete written activities related to goal-setting, decision-making, and creating and implementing a plan of action.
5. Students will understand quantitative problems.
6. Students will be able to use a computer.	Students will use software programs and internet resources relevant to career exploration and job seeking.	Students will use the Discover and MCIS programs in the TCC, and will use career-related websites.
7. Students are willing to receive information and respond to it.	Course content and activities will be relevant to students' needs and goals as they explore careers.	Students will actively use course information and resources in developing their own career exploration and decision-making strategy.
8. Students develop values, organize them into systems, and apply those systems to their private and public lives.	Course will elucidate the importance of values in career exploration and decision making.	Students will be encouraged to examine intrinsic and extrinsic values as they relate to their career search.
9. Other.

B. Build and use a foundation of general knowledge in the discipline

Curricular Goals	Course Goals	Learning Activities
10. Appreciate the discipline as a valuable area of knowledge.
11. Identify and describe issues or problems in the discipline.	Expose students to issues of the changing workplace, discrimination, and other	Handouts, guest speaker, discussion.
12. Analyze and reflect upon issues or problems in the discipline.
13. Solve issues or problems in the discipline.
14. Think creatively.	Students will develop a career search plan that reflects their individual values and goals.	Students will clarify their own strategies and goals and will create documents to use in the job search (resume, cover letter).
15. Other.

C. Demonstrate greater awareness of and respect for individual, cultural, ethnic, and religious differences

Curricular Goals	Course Goals	Learning Activities
16. Awareness and respect for diversity in terms of content.	Students will become familiar with diversity issues in the workplace and in the hiring process.	Presentation by guest lecturer on EEO, discrimination, and workplace diversity, and discussion based on this presentation.
17. Awareness and respect for diversity in terms of process.	See above	See above
18. Other.

D. Develop attitudes and behaviors that are associated with success in college

Curricular Goals	Course Goals	Learning Activities
19. Class participation.	All students will participate in discussions and group activities.	In-class discussion and/or small group activities will be part of all course sessions.
20. Use of learning resources.	Students will become familiar with and adept at using the resources of the TCC.	Students will be oriented to, and required to use, a range of resources including print material, on-line databases, and internet resources.
21. Task completion.	All course requirements will be completed on time.	Syllabus will list all assignments and their due dates, as well as policies regarding late assignments.
22. Appropriate interaction with peers, faculty, and staff on academic issues.
23. Understand themselves better as learners.
24. Evaluate their own strengths, limitations, and interests.
25. Set attainable academic and career goals.	Setting career goals is a key part of this course.	Students will participate in activities that give them practice in setting and following up on both long- and short-range goals.
26. Time management.
27. Test taking.
28. Library skills.	Students will learn to use relevant print and on-line resources.	Course activities will require students to use bulletins, books, websites, databases, etc. in the TCC.
29. Condensing and summarizing.
30. Techniques for organizing knowledge.
31. Familiarity with different learning strategies.
32. Awareness of personal learning styles.
33. Other.