I. General Information

1. Course Title:
Career Success Skills

2. Course Prefix & Number:
CMAE 1528

3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:

Credits: 1

Lecture Hours: 1

4. Course Description:

This is an introductory career success skills course. The primary goals of this course are to help individuals acquire a solid foundation in the basic skills for a successful career. This course will identify the skills important to businesses and help the student assess his/her level of skill. The course will provide suggestions for how the student can improve his/her level of skill. This is an on-line course utilizing D2L and Screencast.

5. Placement Tests Required:

Accuplacer (specify test):

No placement tests required

Score:

6. Prerequisite Courses:

There are no prerequisites for this course.

9. Co-requisite Courses:

There are no corequisites for this course.

II. Transfer and Articulation

III. Course Purpose

1. Program-Applicable Courses – This course fulfills a requirement for the following program(s):

Production Technologies Certificate

IV. Learning Outcomes

1. College-Wide Outcomes

College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies	Students will be able to:
Demonstrate oral communication skills	Successfully synthesize and communicate research findings of an effective communication strategy.
Apply abstract ideas to concrete situations	Gather factual information and apply it to a given problem in a manner that is relevant, clear, comprehensive, and conscious of possible bias in the information selected.
Utilize appropriate technology	Utilize the Internet for practical applications related to career success.

2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of the course:

• Identify appropriate and inappropriate professional behavior;
• Identify areas of personal strengths and weaknesses related to career success skills and be able to improve areas of weaknesses;
• Identify ways to discourage inappropriate professional behavior in coworkers;
• Demonstrate the ability to be a productive, positive employee for a business;
• Demonstrate the ability to work online and be self-motivated to meet deadlines for assignments and tests; and
• Demonstrate effective use of resources including faculty, reference materials, industry sources, and the Internet.

V. Topical Outline

Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.

1. Lecture Sessions

1. Verbal communication
2. Listening for understanding
3. Reliability
4. Productivity
5. Flexibility and adaptability
6. Communicating positively and well
7. Responsibility and accountability
8. Raising vital questions and problems
9. Problem solving
10. Initiative and self-direction
11. Continuous learning
12. Enthusiasm
13. Respect
14. Critical thinking
15. Workplace observation
16. Reading for information
17. Managing conflict
18. Team effectiveness
19. Creativity and innovation