Freshman Seminar 111
This course is designed to provide an opportunity for students to learn
more about their major field of study and the professional behavior
essential to their chosen careers. Major issues involved in career
planning and development are covered. Also, this course is designed
to help students break barriers and build bridges to effective life
transition toward enrichment and growth. It focuses on building knowledge
in career planning, developing a global philosophic view of work,
decision making and charting the future. Students are offered the
opportunity to examine careers, interests, abilities, self and goals.
This course is designed to satisfy one hour of the general education
requirements for freshmen.
Freshman Seminar 111 Coursesite Instructor: Professor Josephine Fortune (Professor
Fortune's complete syllabus
is available in Blackboard)
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course,
the student is expected to be
able to:
explore the career profiles
of 250 plus occupational groups
in the Occupational Outlook
Handbook (OOH) and collect
data on the nature of the work,
working conditions, employment,
training, qualifications, advancement,
job outlook, earnings, and related occupations.
research the O'NET occupational information network to gather an
online database, indexing information
on more than 1000 job titles
under 23 major job families
(careers).
determine the impact personality types have on the world of work,
such as the realistic, investigative,
artistic, social, enterprising,
and conventional.
know the 7 workplace categories and the career opportunities under
each of them - business, industry,
education, communication, entertainment,
health, government and military.
know the meaning of job benefits in the workplace involving healthcare,
stock options, career development,
retirement and job perks (travel,
expense accounts, paid holidays
and moving expenses).
use a search network effectively, respond to job ads with effective
written and oral communication
skills, design and write effective
resumes and cover letters,
and generate job and personal
references.
demonstrate mastery of the job interview including tough questions,
follow-up and securing the
job.
demonstrate resume writing
to include personal data, objective,
personal attributes, professional
experience, academic education,
professional training or specialized
skills, other skills related
to the job and professional
association.
Course Requirements
A student exiting this course with a passing grade must adhere to the following:
Consistent attendacy is
strongly recommended and
encouraged. University policy
dictates that students be
afforded as many absences
in a class as there are credity
hours for the class. This
is a one (1) hour course;
therefore, students are afforded
one unexcused absence.
Students must complete
assigned tasks and score
70% or higher on each one.
Students must complete
a research paper on a major
area of study.
Students must attend assigned
conferences (both group and
individual).
Attendance at Lyceums,
motivational lectures or
University College-sponsored
activities is requred.
Other requirements include
a notebook, black ink pens,
#2 pencils,
Scantron answer sheets (#882-E)
and computer/Internet access.
Make-up exams will be given
only in case of illness or
unexpected emergencies (acceptable
documentation must be provided).
