About
Course Description:
Your college major has given you a body of knowledge and a perspective for viewing the world that you can rely on for the rest of your life. But depending on the major you’ve pursued, it’s not always easy to make the connection to the career(s) you’re considering. And maybe you aren’t even sure what career(s) you want to pursue. Not to worry. This one-credit course is designed to help you get the most from your major, integrate the formal and informal learning you’ve acquired, and discover ways to enhance your major with employment, internships, and other experiences. By the time you complete this course, you will feel much more confident about your major and your ability to transition into the workplace after graduation. Every lesson, exercise, and assignment is designed to improve your ability to ultimately find employment.
You will be learning the “Wise Wanderings™” career system: an intelligent approach to transitioning from college to career. You will look at where you’ve been and where you might go, develop your “possible lives,” and expand your network of possible wanderings: the intellectual and experiential space in which you operate. You will also learn valuable skills in mapping, visual thinking, scenario planning, branding, and storytelling as you develop your future plans.
Here is a list of the upcoming lessons:
Lesson 1: Careers and Chaos Theory
Reading: Textbook Chapters 1 and 2
Assignment: Wandering Map & Analysis – 10 points
Lesson 2. Mindsets and Making the Most of Your Education
Reading: Textbook Chapters 3 and 4
Assignments: Mindsets Worksheet – 10 points
Major Map & Analysis – 10 points
Lesson 3. Possible Lives- What Careers Are Out There
Reading: Textbook Chapter 5
Assignments: Possible Lives Map (PLM) & analysis -10 points
Lesson 4. Developing Your Career Action Plan
Reading: Textbook Chapters 6 and 7
Assignment: Career Action Plan (CAP) – 10 points
Lesson 5. Resume Writing
Reading: Textbook Chapter 8
Assignment: Resume – 15 points
Lesson 6. Writing for the Workplace: Cover Letters
Reading: Textbook Chapter 9
Assignment: SWOTMap and sample cover letter – 15 points
Lesson 7. Interviewing & Storytelling
Reading: Textbook Chapter 10
Assignment: Storytelling worksheet – 10 points
Lesson 8: Networking, Social Networking And The Job Search: Putting It All Together.
Reading: Textbook Chapter 11 and the Appendix titled “Dreams Delayed”
Assignment: Networking Worksheet – 10 points
This site serves as a companion to Dr. Katharine S. Brooks’ course, From College to Career.
Technical Requirements: Firefox, Opera, IE, access to a scanner to scan to pdf (Fed-Ex/Kinkos provides this service for a small fee), e-mail, etc.
To register for the course as a UT Student, go to: xxxxxxxxx
To register through UT Extention, go to: xxxxxxxxx
Based on the Textbook: You Majored in What? Mapping Your Path from Chaos to Career. (Brooks, Katharine. Plume, 2010)