Professional Development for Co-op EESC 2000 CRN 32451 Spring 2018; Friday — 1:35-3:15 - International Village 022 Professor: Veronica L. Porter, Ph.D y.porter@neu.edu; 617-373-3471, 206 MU ‘Office hours: online schedule ‘The purpose of this class is to provide students with information about the Cooperative Education Program, the experiential education requirement, and other experiential opportunities. Students are expected to attend all classes and complete all assignments. In addition, students must submit an approved resume and complete a mock interview in ‘order to pass the class. Learning Objectives: ‘* To learn about the goals, opportunitics, policies and process of Northeastern University’s Cooperative Education program, the experiential education requirement and experiential opportunities. © Tounderstand the structure, purpose and development of a professional career-appropriate resume, cover letter, reference list and thank you note. + Tolear, improve and practice interview skills, + To practice and develop effective job search skills, including navigation of NU Careers, professional networking, and professional social media tools. * To develop an understanding of career paths and employment opportunities in your field of study. # Lear to identify personal skills, work values, career and job choices. * Toexplore and understand the concepts and benefits of mindset, mindfulness and motivation. Required texts (available at Northeastern bookstore or Amazon): Dweck, Carol 8. Mindset: The new psychology of suecess, how we can learn to fulfill ow potential. New ‘York: Ballantine Books, 2006, Chapters 2 and 3 Langer, Ellen J. The Power of Mindful Learning. Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Press, 1997. Chapters 3 and 6. Additional readings may be posted to Blackboard. Grading criteria/Assignments at a glance: You are expected to attend all classes and course meetings, therefore, attendance and active participation in lass activities constitutes a significant portion of your grade. You must complete and submit all assignments. You can earn up to the number of points listed for each category. *More than 2 uncxcused absences will result in not passing the course, + Attendance/punctuality/participation 25 pts * Skills & Interest Inventory 5 pts + Resume draftfinal 15 pts * Cover Letter Spts * Mock Interview 10 pts + Thank-you note 5 pts * Safety Awareness Tutorial & Quiz 5 pts * Career Development Activity 5 pts * Linkedin profile 5 pts "NIH Tutorial and Quiz 5 pts "Mindset Response Paper 5 pts. * Mindfulness Response Paper 5 pts. * Get Informed: Sexual Harassment 5 pts Awareness Tutorial and Quiz TOTAL 100 pts“Note: You MUST pass this course to go on co-op x Aer [a a ee TT D FE 100-94 | 93-50 | 89-87 | 86-84 | 83-80 | 79-77 | 76-74 | 73-70 | 09-67 | G64 | 63-60 | 39-0 Students with Disabilities If you anticipate issues related to the format or requirements of this course, please meet with me. We would like to discuss ways to ensure your full participation in this course. If you determine that formal, disability- related accommodations are necessary, it is important that you register with the Disability Resource Center (617-373-2675; www.dre.neu.edu) and notify me of your eligibility for reasonable accommodations. We can then plan how best to coordinate your accommodations. CLASS SCHEDULE =You must attend a LinkedIn Workshop through the Career Development office. -You must attend a Co-op or Career Development Activity (in addition to LinkedIn) Due:Mareh 23. https://www.northeastern.cdu/carcers/spring-2018-career-development-events/ =You must complete a mock interview. ‘Class 1 nz Introduction General Information about the Cooperative Education program; NU Careers (https://www.northeastern.edu/mucareershelp/students) Assignment: NU Careers Tutorial-student quick start videos, htips.//www.northeastem.edu/nucarcershelp/students; Skills and Interest Inventory (bring hard copy to next class). Due: 1/19 Class 2 19 Resume writing and cover letters Introduce mindset/mindful/motivation; Daniel Pink video Assignment: Write resume and cover letter; bring a hard copy to next class for review; Find an imternship that you are interested in and use the job description for the cover letter - include a copy with your cover letter. Read Chapters 2 and 3 in Dweck; write response to video and reading regarding relevance to Co-op. Due: 1/26 Class 3 126 Resume Peer Review and Critique’ Interviewing/References/Thank you notes. Assignment: Revise resume based on peer feedback; revise cover letter; schedule mock interview. Due: 2/2 Class 4 2m Career Development Resources/Searching outside the COOL system, targeting companies, networking, Social Media: Guest Speaker: Career Development Professional. Assignment: Create Linkedin account (if you don’t already have one) and import resume. Due: 2/16 Class § 2» Online Class NIH Tutorial and Quiz, We will not meet in person. Assignment: Bring hard copy of certificate to next class.Class 6 216 Class 7 223 Class 8 38 39 Class 9 3/6 Class 10 3/23 Class 11 3/30 Class 12 416 Class 13 413 Global and out of Region Co-op Assignments: Complete Linkedin profile (include specific categories on Blackboard); Join Biology Linkedin Group (instruetions will be on BB). Due: 223 Employer Perspective Alumni Guest Speaker Spring Break Experiential Opportunities: Study Abroad, Three Seas, Pre-health Program. Read Langer, Chapters 3 and 6, Write a response to the Langer Reading. Due: 3/30. Safety Awareness Tutorial and Quiz online class. Not meeting in person. Due: 3/30 Co-op in Action — Students’ Perspective Research for Undergraduates- Guest Speaker: Dr. Erin Cram Assignment: Sexual Awareness Tutorial and Quiz Due: 4/13 Ethics; Confidentiality; Next Steps and Course Wrap up