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Dakota College at Bottineau Course Syllabus
Course Prefix/Number/Title: CARS 102/16659/Career Exploration
Number of credits: 2
Course Description: The goal of this course is to assist students in creating a career and education plan
by using the information they gather about a specific career cluster through informational interviews,
job shadows, and labor statistic research
Pre-/Co-requisites: NONE
Course Objectives:
1.
Career Awareness: Achieve a greater knowledge of a specific career field through information
interviews, job shadows, and researching economic forces and labor market trends.
2.
Research & Critical Thinking Skills: Develop efficient research skills by finding labor market and
college cost information relevant to a potential career choice.
3.
Decision Making Skills: Develop greater skills in choosing appropriate careers or occupations by
using a rational, systematic method of decision making that incorporates one’s knowledge of
self, occupation prospects, and the world of work.
4.
Portfolio: Achieve greater competence in establishing a major and a career path by constructing
a career planning portfolio. Contents of the portfolio would include career interest & ability
assessments, personality assessment, and career field research.
Instructor: Laura Halvorson
Office: TH 1104
Office Hours: 8am-4pm
Phone: Work: 701-228-5680 Cell: 701-771-8783
Email:
laura.halvorson@dakotacollege.eduLecture/Lab Schedule: 3:00-3:50pm
Textbook(s): Making Career Decisions that Count, 3
rd
ed.,Darrell Anthony Luzzo, ISBN-9780131712775
Course Requirements: Grading for this course is by the letter grading system. To earn an A, students
must earn a minimum of 540 points out of possible 600.
Class Participation
80 points
Weekly Journal Entries
80 points
Interview Questions
40 points
Informational Interview & Report
100 points (50 each)
Career Analysis & Report
100 points (50 each)
Education/Career Path Plan Report
100 points
Total:
600 points