77862792Career Exploration for Health
Course Information
Description
Career Management skills for level 3 (9.0 - 12.9 grade equivalent) students offered in a lab setting.
Total Credits
Course Competencies
  1. Examine strengths and weaknesses of different career choices
    Assessment Strategies
    Written Product
    Criteria
    Record results of surveys
    Review strengths and weaknesses of each survey
    Summarize strengths and weaknesses of each survey
    Include all the information in a personal career portfolio

  2. Discover the skills required, opportunities available, income, and benefits in three careers
    Assessment Strategies
    Chart
    Oral Presentation
    Criteria
    Include categories of skills required, job outlook, salary range, and benefits
    Contrast the job choices orally with a partner
    Identify top two of the three careers based on data and discussion
    Include all the information in a personal career portfolio

  3. Develop a personal timeline that outlines educational plans
    Assessment Strategies
    Written Product
    Criteria
    Timeline identifies educational steps for two careers
    Timeline includes educational semesters and supplemental instruction for the duration of two programs
    Timeline blends the first semester of education with work, recreation, relaxation, and sleep for one month
    Timeline uses data from advisor meeting
    Include all the information in a personal career portfolio

  4. Explain health program options at Madison College
    Assessment Strategies
    Oral Presentation (PowerPoint)
    Criteria
    Presentation includes top two career choices
    Presentation includes program prerequisites, program outline, description of career responsibilities and career outlook and salary
    PowerPoint includes visuals and highlights of presentation topic
    PowerPoint uses a professional design
    You face forward, maintain eye contact, speak at appropriate volume and give an extemporaneous explanation of material
    Include all the information in a personal career portfolio

  5. Discover resources and services on campus
    Assessment Strategies
    Tour
    Criteria
    You locate scavenger hunt items of Truax resources
    You tour the Health Building
    You identify the programs and resources

  6. Develop a relationship with an advisor
    Assessment Strategies
    In person meeting, written product
    Criteria
    You attend at least one meeting with an advisor
    You discuss an educational plan
    You use the form provided
    Include all the information in a personal career portfolio

This Outline is under development.