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 Department:    SOC

 Course #:    420

 Credits:    5

 Variable:     No

 IUs:    5

 CIP:    451101

 EPC:    n/a

 REV:    2019

 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  

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.)
7. PROGRAM OUTCOME: Analyze, build, and leverage social capital for occupational advancement, which will include the development of materials to structure and support ongoing personal career management.
8. PROGRAM OUTCOME: Demonstrate a knowledge of the local business environment and community and an awareness of issues and opportunities emerging from the changing socio-economic, technological, and environmental landscape.
9. PROGRAM OUTCOME: Use written & spoken skills & tools, concepts, & models of management applicable to the professional-technical discipline to communicate clearly & create an effective message, while demonstrating a professional presence.
10. PROGRAM OUTCOME: Demonstrate ability to assimilate, evaluate, & synthesize information from varying media & formats, including the ability to assess qualitative & quantitative data & to apply critical thinking & knowledge in an industry & managerial funct
11. PROGRAM OUTCOME:Explore, appreciate, and define the opportunities, challenges, and nuances of operating in an increasingly diverse, interconnected, and complex global community.
12. PROGRAM OUTCOME: Recognize and challenge culture-bound assumptions.

General Education Learning Values & Outcomes

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

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.)