Course Description
Job search issues and career and life planning. Assists students in making the transition from the academic community to the work environment. At the conclusion of the class, students should be better able to make decisions relating to their future career directions and successfully execute a self-directed job search. Students will be taught skills related to effective internal and external consulting in order to facilitate the service-learning project requirement for ILA fellows.
Athena Title
Personal Career Mgmt and SL
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in ILAD 5000
Non-Traditional Format
Course includes a service-learning project during the semester that either employs skills or knowledge learned in the course or teaches new skills or knowledge related to course objectives. Students will be involved in the planning and implementation of the project(s) and may spend time outside of the classroom. Students will be engaged in the service-learning component for approximately 25-50% of the overall instruction time.
Corequisite
ILAD 4100 or ILAD 4100E
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall and spring
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
The objective of the first half of the course is to teach career management skills. The objective of the second half is to teach skills related to effective internal and external consulting in order to facilitate the service-learning project requirement for ILA Leadership Fellows. Students will work with a non-profit in Athens or Atlanta as consultants helping the organization in a meaningful and sustainable way and based on the needs of the particular organization. In this class, the students work in groups of 5-8 to develop a project plan and goals which will be fully implemented by the end of Organizational Leadership (taken the following semester). The projects are designed to give students real-world experience and practice using the leadership skills developed in Leadership and Personal Development. Each student is expected to be an active participant in the project.
Topical Outline
Topics for the first half will include resume writing, job search correspondence, interview skills, business etiquette, and ethics. The second half will include project overview, problem identification, creative problem solving, qualitative research and data gathering, benchmarking, preparing client feedback, implementation, and project management. In addition, two to four classes will involve speakers who are either alumni or corporate sponsors. These speakers will discuss their experiences with project management and consulting.
Syllabus