Skagit Valley College

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 Course Title:   Managerial Professionalism & Readiness

 Title Abbreviation:   MANAG PROF & READINESS

 Department:    BUS

 Course #:    410

 Credits:    5

 Variable:     No

 IUs:    5

 CIP:    520201

 EPC:    502

 REV:    2019


 Course Description  

Participation in the contemporary workplace focusing on the managerial and interaction skills necessary for success. Apply the materials learned in SOC 420 to professional and business contexts with the objective of securing an internship. Focuses on the interaction requirements driven by technological advancement and increasing workforce diversity.

 Prerequisite  

Prerequisite: Admission to BASAM program and BASAM Director permission.

Additional Course Details

Contact Hours (based on 11 week quarter)

Lecture: 55

Lab: 0

Other: 0

Systems: 0

Clinical: 0


Intent: Distribution Requirement(s) Status:  

Vocational Preparatory N/A  

Equivalencies At Other Institutions

Other Institution Equivalencies Table
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Learning Outcomes

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

  1. Present themselves professionally in written, spoken, and non-verbal forms within a workplace setting.
  2. Demonstrate a personalized, effective digital presence appropriate for a workplace setting.
  3. Develop awareness and fluency in discourse patterns expected within their target industry.
  4. Deliver and receive feedback and coaching from peers, instructors, and other stakeholders and adjust personal interaction style as necessary.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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
  8. PROGRAM OUTCOME: Explore, appreciate, and define the opportunities, challenges, and nuances of operating in an increasingly diverse, interconnected, and complex global community.
  9. 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. Professional written, spoken, and non-verbal interactions within a workplace setting,
  2. Personalized, effective digital presence appropriate for a workplace setting.
  3. Cultural differences in interaction styles and development of strategies and techniques to effectively interact with stakeholders in workplace and professional settings, including providing a voice for traditionally marginalized groups.
  4. Awareness and fluency in discourse patterns expected within target industry.
  5. Feedback and coaching from peers, instructors, and other stakeholders and adjust personal interaction style as necessary.