Identification and pursuit of careers in a wide range of fields where people advocate for and engage issues of social justice. Students should understand national and international educational and career opportunities for making a difference in the world.
Textbook: Katherine Brooks, You Majored in WHAT?: Mapping Your Path from Chaos to Career. Plume/Random House, 2017.
Grading
10% Attendance and Generous Participation 10% Preparation for and hosting/interviewing OR note taking
20% 3 Informational Interviews
10% Midterm Portfolio
20% Team contributions to the website 30% Final portfolio
Final grades will be:
ABCDF
SCHEDULE
WEEK 1 INTRODUCTION 2 ASSESSING WHERE YOU ARE AND FINDING YOUR CAREER PREPARATION PATH
3 CONTINUING TO SEE YOUR PATH WITH WANDERING MAPS AND MINDSETS 4 CONNECTING WITH EXPERTS—HOW TO LEARN ABOUT SPECIFIC FIELDS 5 CONTINUING TO MEET EXPERTS + INTRODUCTION TO OUR CLASS FINAL PROJECT
6 CAREER MATERIALS—JOB ADS & RESUMES + EXPERTS 7 CAREER MATERIALS—THE RESUME WORKSHOP + EXPERTS
8 MIDTERM WEEK LOOKING BACK AND FORWARD TO OUR FINAL PROJECT
9 EXPERTS + ONLINE PLATFORMS
10 COVER LETTERS & ONLINE
11 TELLING YOUR STORY
12 CAREER GUIDE ROUGH DRAFTS DUE IN CLASS
13 THE INTERVIEW
-THANKSGIVING WEEK- 14 COMPLETE CAREER GUIDE 15, Show and Tell. A Walk Through the Site