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Creating Your Career Development Course Curriculum & Assignments
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March 1st, 2023 | 2:00 p.m. EST - 3:15 p.m. EST | $395
Learn from experts at 2 institutions how to create the content for your evidence-career development course for first-year and exploratory students.
WHY THIS TOPIC MATTERS (THE STATS)
64.5% of sophomores surveyed were still unsure of their major (in Schreiner, 2018). A well-designed career development course gives students the tools to make critical choices around choosing a career path and major.
Students entering college need learning and guidance about choosing a career path and the major that will lead them there. Research studies highlight the importance of this work. According to the Institute of Education Sciences (2017), approximately 33% of bachelor degree students change majors at least once before graduation, and, upwards of 50% of students are exploratory majors (Nelson, Martin, and Cunningham, 2012).
Even after graduating college, “nearly 2 in 5 American college graduates have major regrets” (Washington Post). Knowing how to develop your career advising course or workshop content will help you support students not just in choosing a major, but in choosing a major that will lead them in the right direction for their lives.
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WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
This program is ideal for college professionals particularly in the areas of career services and academic advising who are looking to develop or improve a career development course to better serve students’ needs, including:
Vice Presidents, Deans and Provosts
Directors of Academic Advising
Directors of Career Services
Directors and Instructors of First Year Experience Courses
Director and Coordinators of Transfer Student Success
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OVERVIEW
In this webinar, you will explore how to develop content for a career advising course or workshop series with examples from two institutions—public and private. The speakers from the model institutions, University of Hawaii – Manoa and Aquinas College, will draw examples from multiple career development courses available on the campuses to support students throughout their college experience.
You will learn the critical curriculum elements to include in a career development course or workshop series for students who are undecided about their majors--ideal for exploratory students and first-year students. You will gain an understanding of the basic career development models, career assessments, research, and planning to include in your curriculum.
You will also have the opportunity to chat/converse with the speakers who will advise attendees of additional considerations based on their institution’s or department’s specific needs. You will leave this highly interactive webinar with the knowledge and tools you need—as well as a workbook with step-by-step guidance to build a career development course or workshop series on your campus. The webinar will answer the following questions:
AGENDA
Why develop a career advising course or workshop series for students on your campus?
Which career theories should you include in your curriculum?
What other critical elements should you include in your course?
How do you design assignments for engaged learning?
What institution/program-specific elements may impact your curriculum choices?
Q&A
Pricing and Webinar Connection Information
Live Webinar Site Connection and On-Demand Recording $395
Includes:
5 connections for staff members from your institution with each registration
Connection information sent one week prior to the event and again the day before the event. Any questions can be emailed to the program contact at the bottom of this web page.
An electronic link containing a recording of the webinar and resources emailed to you within 7 business days following the live webinar date (active for 30 days). The link can be shared with your entire staff to view the recording.
Follow-up resources and assignments to help you implement your learning.
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All Upcoming Webinars
Instructors
Dana Hebreard, Director of Career Services, Aquinas College
As an innovative leader, Dana has expertise in career counseling, academic advising, program planning, and learning management. She is highly skilled in assisting student and alumni with student affairs and a dept at collaborating with students, team members, and external resources utilizing effective communication strategies. She holds certified career coaching skills and job transition coaching, Career Development Network.
Through campus involvement as an college student, she found her passion for student development and completed her masters in college student affairs and leadership at Loyola University Chicago. She came to Grand Rapids in the late 90s to serve as the director of student activities at Aquinas College.
A lifelong learner, she continued her education at Western Michigan University earning a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership in 2011. Most recently, she was a career counselor and director of academic advising at another local institution. She teaches a Career Development class designed for upper-class students and also advises both students and alumni on resumes, cover letter writing, job search strategies, interviewing skills, and other areas related to career exploration and development. Dana also works with individual employers and a number of college consortiums, to develop recruitment strategies and to help broaden the scope of employment opportunities for Aquinas students. She is an active member of the advising communities in the National Association of Academic Advising and also attends NACE and AHRM events to continuous learn how to better serve AQ students.Dana strives every day to be actionable and accountable through timely, accurate, and intentional career coaching and to pursue her passions and purpose to live a life overflowing with peace and joy.
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Matt Eng, M.Ed., Academic Advisor, Mānoa Advising Center, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Matt’s department specializes in assisting exploratory (undeclared) students find and declare their major. He has background in both academic advising and career development at the collegiate level and has designed three academic courses for major and career exploration.
Matt currently sits on the General Education Committee for the UH Mānoa campus as specialist faculty. He has written and presented on the topic nationally and internationally. He is the past chair of the NACADA Career Advising Community.
Questions about the program?
Please email Lisa at info@eduology.org.