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L&S 129: WORK PRACTICUM AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT

Course Syllabus
Summer aka Intersession, School Year 2015-2016, 8:00-11:00 a.m.
T. S. DAVID, Ph.D. (tsdavid@alumni.stanfordgsb.org)

I.

DESCRIPTION
This course combines scholarly literature and practical experience as it presents cutting-edge
models on work and career development. It immerses seniors in a meaningful summer
practicum in the corporate jungle, government sector, entrepreneurial field, or academic setting
for at least 200 hours. Students aspiring for a minor in HR are required to work in one or more
areas (recruitment, payroll and benefits, talent management, etc.) of the Human Resources
division during the stipulated time.
This lifelong leadership journey starts with a deepening of ones self-awareness. The challenge
is to align ones passion, talents, need, and conscience. Reflections focus on the relationship
between ones ideal job and desired career. Hopefully, at the end of the session, the seniors
shall echo Dave and Wendy Ulrichs mindset: I feel differently about the meaning of my work if
I see myself as bricklayer than if I see myself as building a cathedral to God.

II.

OBJECTIVES
You will be able to:

experience different work-based settings and reflect on choices, mission, and priorities;

imbibe the whole person in a whole job philosophy while calibrating your mission,
vision, and values; and

sharpen work-based skills, such as:

story telling and empathic listening (two sides of communications)
writing contribution statements
prioritizing QII and addressing QI activities
integrating FQ into the multiple intelligences
appraising ones performance.

III.

METHODOLOGY

lecturettes
class discussions
individual reflections
dyads/triads
speaker(s)

videos
team presentations (attire)
structured learning exercises
Cash Flow 101
fun!

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GRADING SYSTEM
15%
10%
25%
30%
20%
100%

Group Grand Presentation: Great Work, Great Career in the Context of HR Champions
(powerpoint presentation due: July 18)
Group Reflection Paper: Who Got Out of the Rat Race and Top Three Insights (3 pages,
double space, TNR 12 points, due: anytime before July 18)
Individual Integrating Reflection Paper: Pulling Everything Together (8 pages excluding mission,
vision, values, double space, TNR 12 points, APA format, due: July 18)
Performance Appraisal by immediate supervisor and by student [based on Discover Your
Cause Tool, Solution Conversation Planner (Need-Opportunity Presentation Planner), and
Contribution Statement (due: July 18)]
Class Participation (AHAs on CPR, Facebook life-giving comments, attendance, etc.)

Final Mark
A
B+
B
C+
C
D
F
W
V.

Numerical Equivalent
92 to 100
87 to 91
83 to 86
79 to 82
76 to 78
70 to 75
Below 70
Overcut

3.76 to 4.00
3.31 to 3.75
2.81 to 3.30
2.31 to 2.80
1.81 to 2.30
1.00 to 1.80
Below 1.00
Overcut

SCHEDULE

Session

Topics

A BIG, WARM WELCOME TO EVERYONE. GREAT WORK, GREAT CAREER!!

Syllabus Walk-through, Expectations, and Reservations
Class Participation Record (CPR)
Getting to Know One Another: The Impact of Story Telling
Self-Introduction
Career Talk by TSD (Part I: Passion)
Whole Person in a Whole Job Philosophy
The Value of Empathic Listening
Top AHA (not more than one simple sentence!) for Session 1 in the CPR

June 13

WEEKLONG DELIGHTS
Great Work, Great Career by Stephen R. Covey and Jennifer Colosimo
Read the book cover to cover.
Post your reflections to Discover Your Cause (p. 70) and to Solution
Conversation Planner/Need-Opportunity Presentation Planner (p. 71) in our FB
Community.
Due: Before June 20.

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Comment (not more than one simple sentence!) on the reflections of three
classmates via the thread. Due: Before June 20.

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey Animated Book Review
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktlTxC4QG8g (6:42) in YouTube (optional)
First Things First
What Stephen R. Covey Taught Me About Time Management.mp4 (2:37)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODyG5lKbH08
Jar of Life: Put IMPORTANT Things FIRST (8.18)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_N_uvq41Pg
Where Are You in Coveys 4 Quadrants by Brian Johnson (6:28) in YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OI9VLDWXavg
Post your AHA (again, not more than one simple sentence, please!) using the
thread that I will post. Due: Before June 20.

YOUR MBTI TYPE AND YOUR PREFERRED CAREER

Career Talk by TSD (Part II: Talents)
Top AHA (succinct, remember!?) on Session 2 in the CPR
MBTI Processing (please view AFTER the session!!!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQoOqQiVzwQ (7:22)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKnNO5pxRGQ (7:28)
You are invited to share your personality type in our FB Community. Post an AHA.

June 20

IMPORTANT: Acceptance letters by duly approved employers due this meeting, June 20.
WEEKLONG DELIGHTS
Human Resource Champions by Dave Ulrich (groups of three)
Becoming a Strategic Partner
Becoming an Employee Champion
Becoming a Change Agent

MESSAGES TO GRADUATES: NUGGETS OF WISDOM

Career Talk by TSD (Part III: Need)
AHA on Session 3 in the CPR

June 27

WEEKLONG DELIGHTS (wait for the header. post on the thread.)

Bill Gates to Harvard Graduates 2007
www.youtube.com/
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2007/060807-gates-commencement.html
Post an AHA in FB no later than June 22.
Cesar Purisima to FEU Graduates 2013: Lessons from Henry Sy and Vice Ganda

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http://www.rappler.com/thought-leaders/27919-cesar-purisima-feu-graduationspeech
Post an AHA in FB no later than June 23.
Steve Jobs to Stanford Graduates 2005: Connecting the DotsYouve Got to Find What
You Love
www.youtube.com/
http://news.stanford.edu/news/2005/june15/jobs-061505.html
Post an AHA on FB no later than June 24.
Cardinal Chito Tagle to Ateneo Graduates 2013: Finding Your True Purpose . . . AMDG!
http://www.rappler.com/move-ph/24656-full-text-tagle-speaks-at-ateneograduation
Post an AHA in FB no later than June 25.
Natalie Portman Harvard Commencement Speech/Harvard Commencement 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDaZu_KEMCY
Post an AHA in FB no later than June 26.

SHARING EXPERIENCES AND QUESTIONS

Career Talk by TSD (Part IV: Conscience)

July 4

Guest Speaker
Open Forum
AHA on Session 4 on CPR.

AN ALTERNATIVE CAREER
Integrating Your FQ into the Multiple Intelligences
Warm-ups
http://www.richdad.com/CommunityRegister.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2fclassic.aspx
Cash Flow 101 with Group: Play the Board Game at Least Twice
Robert Kiyosaki: Financial Freedom Now
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sz1SLOkIg0Q (9:59)

July 11

GROUP DELIGHTS (due: anytime)

Group Reflection Paper: Who Got Out of the Rat Race and Top Three Insights (3 pages,
double space, TNR 12 points)

PULLING IT ALL TOGETHER

Grand Presentation: Great Work, Great Career in the Context of HR Resource
Champions
theory and applications
formal attire

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max of 30 minutes per group

Evaluation
July 18

ENJOY THE REST OF YOUR SUMMER OR INTERSESSION!

VI. SCHOOL AND DEPARTMENTAL CLASSROOM POLICIES

The JGSOM Dress Code will be strictly enforced. The Student Handbook serves as the
guide.
Intellectual honesty is to be upheld at all times. Plagiarism merits an F as final grade
for the subject.
Teacher will inform the beadle(s) and/or the class in cases of unavoidable absence or
tardiness.
Discipline, courtesy, and respect for everyone:
(a) Kindly keep mobile phones on silent mode.
(b) Please request permission to bring in a guest.
(c) Use of laptops: devoted only to note taking of the lecture (in other words, no multitasking,
i.e., Facebooking, Twittering, etc.)
No make-up class or assignments for absence(s) as the summer or intersession is short (only
six meetings). One absence=B highest possible final grade; two absences=C highest possible
grade; three absences=F (dropped from the course). The consequences are based on the
critical need for community building and interaction given the limited time during the summer or
intersession.

VII. MAIN REFERENCE

Covey, S., & Colosimo, J. (2009). Great work, great career: How to create your ultimate job and make
an extraordinary contribution. Salt Lake City Publishing: FranklinCovey Publishing.
VIII. REFERENCES
Adams, M. G. (2004). Change your questions, change your life: 7 powerful tools for life and work. San
Francisco: Berrett-Koehler Publishers.
Buckingham, M. (2011). Standout: The groundbreaking new strengths assessment from the leader of the
strengths revolution. Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson.
Covey, S. (1998). The 7 habits of highly effective teens. New York: Simon & Schuster.
Covey, S. R. (2004). The 8th habit: From effectiveness to greatness. New York: Free Press.

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Goldsmith, M. with Reiter, M. (2015). Triggers: Sparking positive change and making it last. London:
Profile Books.
Kiyosaki, R. (2001). Rich Dad, Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About MoneyThat the
Poor and the Middle Class Do Not! New York: Warner Books.
Loehr, J., & Schwartz, T. (2003). The power of full engagement: Managing energy, not time, is the key
to high performance and personal renewal. New York: Free Press.
Matthews, A. (2008). Follow your heart: Finding purpose in your life and work. Queensland, Australia:
Seashell Publishers.
Palmer, P. J. (2004). A hidden wholeness: The journey toward an undivided life. San Francisco: JosseyBass.
Rath, T. (2007). Strengths Finder 2.0. New York: Gallup Press.
Ulrich, D. (1997). Human resource champions: The next agenda for adding value and delivering
results. Boston: Harvard Business School Press.
Ulrich, D., & Ulrich, W. (2010). The why of work: How great leaders build abundant organizations that
win. New York: Mc-Graw Hill.
IX. FACILITATOR / CONSULTATION HOURS: (TSD: Saturday 7:00-8:00; by appointment)
A blue-blooded Atenean, Dr. Terry David has served his alma mater for nearly 18 years. With
more than four decades of teaching, training, and consulting experienceboth locally and
internationally, Dr. David also serves as an Executive Mentor and Life Coach to select CEOs and
senior officers in the Asia-Pacific region. He is a licensed MBTI professional, Kepner-Tregoe
program leader, and FranklinCovey senior facilitator.
A Bank Universal (Indonesia) scholar to the American Bankers Associations Diploma in
Banking program, Dr. David also worked with Citibanks Asia Pacific Training Center and Bank
BTPN (Indonesia), among other top financial institutions. He served as the first Chairman of
Ateneos Leadership and Strategy Department.
Dr. David graduated with a Ph.D. in Leadership Studies (full university scholar) from the Jesuitrun Gonzaga University (WA, USA). He completed his MBA and DBA (abd) from the
University of the Philippines. He obtained an AB Economics degree (honorable mention) in only
three years from the Ateneo de Manila University. Dr. David was sent to executive development
programs at the Harvard Business School (2), Stanford Business School (8), Harvard Law School
(2), Citibank (34), and the Covey Leadership Center/FranklinCovey Company (39).
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