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 Department:    SOC

 Course #:    420

 Credits:    5

 Variable:     No

 IUs:    5

 CIP:    451101

 EPC:    n/a

 REV:    2018

 Course Description  

Explore the concept and construct of social capital as it relates to professional and vocational aspirations. Using a structured, transferable approach, students will prepare a portfolio of career development materials such as resumes, biographies, personal branding, marketing plans and effective social media presence. Students will also execute a plan to identify, build and sustain their personal social capital with the objective of securing an internship.

 Prerequisite  

Prerequisite: Admission to BASAM program and BASAM Director permission.

Contact Hours (based on 11 week quarter)

Lecture: 55

Lab: 0

Other: 0

Systems: 0

Clinical: 0

Intent: Distribution Requirement(s) Status:  

Vocational Preparatory Social Sciences, Required for ATA degree  

Equivalencies At Other Institutions

Learning Outcomes

After completing this course, the student will be able to:

1. Define social capital and positionality and identify related personal strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities.
2. Construct a portfolio of career-related collateral material such as personal biographies, resumes, cover letters, marketing plans and reference inventory to advance professional goals and aspirations.
3. Research industries and businesses and conceptualize targeted personal networking plan aimed at building social capital and securing an internship.
4. Conceptualize and execute a targeted personal networking plan, including tracking and follow up, aimed at building social capital and securing an internship.
5. Develop networking skills through practice, trial, evaluation, and adjustment of approach.
6. Demonstrate professionalism across all written and interactive communication platforms, including Skype, face-face interaction, and social media platforms (LinkedIn, Facebook, etc.)

General Education Learning Values & Outcomes

Revised August 2008 and affects outlines for 2008 year 1 and later.

0. Application and Integration

Definition: Applying information from one or more disciplines and/or field experiences in new contexts (Outcome 0.1); developing integrated approaches or responses to personal, academic, professional, and social issues (Outcomes 0.2-0.5).

Outcomes: Students will be able to . . .
0.3 Identify and evaluate the relationships among different perspectives within a field of study and among different fields of study.

1. Information Literacy

Definition: Recognizing when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information.

Outcomes: Students will be able to . . .
1.5 Effectively integrate and use information ethically and legally to accomplish a specific purpose.

2. Critical Thinking

Definition: The ability to think critically about the nature of knowledge within a discipline and about the ways in which that knowledge is constructed and validated and to be sensitive to the ways these processes often vary among disciplines.

Outcomes: Students will be able to . . .
2.8 Describe how one’s own preconceptions, biases and values affect one’s response to new and ambiguous situations.

3. Communication

Definition: Understanding and producing effective written, spoken, visual, and non-verbal communication.

Outcomes: Students will be able to . . .
3.4 Produce academic and/or professional writing and integrate it into written and spoken projects.
3.7 Adapt communication to diverse audiences and media.

4. Community & Cultural Diversity

Definition: Recognizing the value of human communities and cultures from multiple perspectives through a critical understanding of their similarities and differences.

Outcomes: Students will be able to . . .
4.5 Adapt to and function effectively in communities and cultures different from one's own.

5. Global & Local Awareness & Responsibility

Definition: Understanding the complexity and interdependence of, and stewardship responsibilities to, local and global communities and environments.

Outcomes: Students will be able to . . .
5.2 Identify diverse communities and their shared/competing interests and develop strategies for prevention and resolution of conflict.

6. Individual Awareness & Responsibility

Definition: Understanding, managing, and taking responsibility for one’s learning and behavior in varied and changing environments.

Outcomes: Students will be able to . . .
6.2 Demonstrate standards of professionalism in manner, appearance, and setting appropriate to the context, including the classroom, workplace, and community.
6.4 Use self-reflection to recognize and define a sense of self-identity in personal, social/gender, and/or cultural/global terms and in relationship to others.

10. Technology

Definition: Understanding the role of technology in society and using technology appropriately and effectively.

Outcomes: Students will be able to . . .
10.3 Use technology appropriate to the context and task to effectively retrieve and manage information, solve problems, and facilitate communication.
10.4 Demonstrate an understanding of the impact of technology in one’s personal and professional life.

Course Contents

1. Social capital and identify related personal strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities.
2. A portfolio of career-related collateral material such as personal biographies, resumes, cover letters, marketing plans and reference inventory to advance professional goals and aspirations.
3. Industries and businesses and conceptualize targeted personal networking plan aimed at building social capital and securing an internship.
4. A targeted personal networking plan, including tracking and follow up, aimed at building social capital and securing an internship.
5. Networking skills through practice, trial, evaluation, and adjustment of approach.
6. Professionalism across all written and interactive communication platforms, including Skype, face-face interaction, and social media platforms (LinkedIn, Facebook, etc.)