Career Exploration and Planning

Curriculum guideline

Effective Date:
Course
Discontinued
No
Course code
CAEP 0201
Descriptive
Career Exploration and Planning
Department
Career and Employment Preparation
Faculty
Applied Community Studies
Credits
3.00
Start date
End term
Not Specified
PLAR
No
Semester length
15 weeks
Max class size
12
Course designation
None
Industry designation
None
Contact hours

Lecture: 3 hours a week.

Method(s) of instruction
Lecture
Learning activities
  • Lectures
  • Audiovisual media
  • Group activities
  • Independent work
  • Guest Lectures
  • Standardized and non-standardized assessment inventories
Course description
This course is designed to provide students with learning difficulties or barriers to education and employment with an ongoing supportive environment in which to explore career alternatives. It will include self assessment, job training information and the development of a career plan with short and long term goals.
Course content
  1. Review life experience and learnings as they relate to personal goals
  2. Interest inventories, value and skills assessments
  3. Advocate for workplace and education accommodations
  4. Research and present career and educational opportunities
  5. Workplace safety and rights
  6. Goal setting and career planning using decision making strategies
Learning outcomes

Upon completion of this course, the successful student wil be able to:

1. Complete various inventories/assessments related to education and employment, and develop and participate in personal, educational, and career planning. 

2. Demonstrate familiarity with the BC Human Rights Code, BC Employment Standards Act and federal Employment Equity Act and his/her rights as a worker and citizen in BC. 

3. Identify and describe reasonable education/workplace accommodations/adjustments and support. 

4. Research job profile and education/training opportunities. 

5. Participate in goal planning and/or information interview. 

6. Identify and assess personal skills, abilities, work skills, habits, performance and compatibility with the type of work chosen. 

Means of assessment

Assessment will be in accordance with the Douglas College Evaluation Policy. 

An evaluation schedule is presented at the beginning of this course. This is a mastery-graded course.

Typical means of evaluation would include a combination of:

  • Final Interview
  • Assignments
  • Presentations
  • Demonstration of skills
  • Final Evaluation

Instructors may use a student's record of attendance and/or level of active participation as part of the student's graded performance. Expectations and grade calculations regarding class attendance and participation will be clearly defined in the instructor's course outline/syllabus. 

Textbook materials

Relevant material will be provided throughout the course.

Prerequisites
Equivalencies

None