Course

10607193 Career Development
Course Information
Description
Prepares students for work in a professional engineering environment by providing them with a knowledge and understanding of themselves and others. This course also guides students through the etiquette required for success in the job market and assists them in assembling the materials and information necessary for effective job applications and interviews.
Total Credits
1
Course Competencies (Course Outcomes)
  1. Prepare goals, documents, and skills for a successful job search
    Assessment Strategies
    Written product: employment goals, self-assessment, resume, cover letter
    Oral exam of responses to common interview questions
    Criteria
    Use standard framework for creating and analyzing goals and self-assessment (such as Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats)
    Job application documents are accurate, brief, clear, and error-free
    Job application documents are appropriate for the audience and target job

  2. Demonstrate skills for successful employment, teamwork and career development
    Assessment Strategies
    Written product: analysis of harassment and discrimination policies, corporate culture
    Criteria
    Identify ethical issues
    Identify methods to learn about the culture of an organization
    Evaluate implications for responding in different ways
    Describe corporate culture, its benefits and drawbacks
    Explain how human perception impacts personal and professional success
    Describe effective ways of managing interpersonal challenges, including difficult personalities
    Describe the purpose of harassment and discrimination policies, considerations in identifying and reporting cases, and reasons for promoting diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace
    Explain essential employee protections like civil rights, the Fair Labor Standard Act, Davis-Bacon, employee vs. independent contractor
    Explain the factors influencing the employer's billable rate including the standard calculation which is ~3 times an employee’s wage rate, and the typical “costs of employment”

  3. Examine program-related professional licenses and skills that employers desire, and how to obtain them
    Assessment Strategies
    Written product
    Projects
    Criteria
    Explain the importance and requirements for obtaining a Wisconsin Professional Land Surveyor license
    Describe how survey records are organized in the Dane County Surveyor’s Office and explain how to effectively navigate them
    Define the purpose and limitations of Diggers Hotline for surveying and civil engineering projects, and the benefit of having a ProPortal account
    Identify practical safety protocols for field work, including traffic management near the work site, apparel, and environmental factors (sun, insects, plants)
    Demonstrate effective setup of a free-standing “Survey Crew Ahead” sign
    Describe the role of drones in surveying when an FAA Part 107 pilot license is required to fly a drone, and the content of the license test