1. The Role of Career Development in a College Success Course Dr. Marsha Fralick

2. Ice Breaker Introduce yourself to the person next to you. Ask this question: What should I visit if I travel to the city where you live?

3. I’m from San Diego.

4. You would have to visit Sea World and meet Shamu.

5. Overview Research Benefits Sample Student Project Critical Elements Demo

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7. The Research

8. College Success: A Study of Positive and Negative Attrition The successful student had a definite goal or college major. Based on this research, a career development component was added to our college success course.

9. Noteworthy Results Implementing CollegeScope on college campuses has resulted in a 26% increase in persistence rates! 87% of students had chosen a major by the end of the course 62% of students reported more confidence in their academic skills 88% of students rated the course as good or very good

10. Lone Star College System Education 1300 with CollegeScope and Advising CompletionSuccessPersistence Overall86%82%81% With Advising98%88%89% Completion Students completed the course with any grade. Success Students earned an A, B, or C grade Persistence Students persisted from fall 2010-spring 2011

11. The Benefits

12. Benefits of Career Development Folsom and Reardon examined research on career development from 1920-2003 Based on 17,600 students

13. Obvious Benefits Helps students choose a major and career Increases knowledge of career information Helps students with decision-making Students like taking these courses

14. Career Development Increases: Internal locus of control Self-knowledge Cognitive development Retention Graduation rates!

15. Graduation Rates 4 Year colleges On average, only 40% graduate in 6 years Community colleges On average, only 20% graduate in 3 years

17. Value of a College Education A person with a bachelor’s degree earns almost twice as much as a high school graduate.

19. Job Jar Activity

20. WHAT DO I WANT TO BE WHEN I GROW UP? What is one of the most important questions we ask in life?

21. Think Pair Share How did you choose your career?

22. Career Guidance Model Knowledge of oneself Knowledge of the world of work Matching personal talents to the world of work Parsons 1909

23. “My Future Project” Students Final- Class Presentation Can do a video, power point, poster, poem, artwork, etc. Must include:  Career information- salary, outlook, duties  How career fits their interests, values, personality  Ideal day  What they will wear to work  Leisure activities  Type of house they want  Volunteer activities and more Classmates fill out an “evaluation”- What have you liked most about this student? Give to each student.

24. Video: My Future Project http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=DEHVj1tn5CQ&feature=autopl ay&list=HL1335628216&playnext =1 http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=DEHVj1tn5CQ&feature=autopl ay&list=HL1335628216&playnext =1

25. Critical Elements

26. Critical Elements of Career Development Career assessments with individual interpretation and feedback Current and reliable career info Written exercises to engage students

27. Critical Element: The Assessments

28. Career Assessments Do What You Are Personality assessment MI Advantage Multiple intelligences assessment Integrated into the interactive online textbook, CollegeScope Materials personalized for each student based on personality type, learning style and multiple intelligences

29. Do What You Are Valid Reliable Based on college scenarios that are easy to read and understand Personality types (I-E, S-N, T-F, J-P)

31. Extravert or Introvert How we interact with the world and where we place our energy E _____________________________|____________________________ I Extraversion Introversion

32. Careers Extravert Customer service Sales Public relations Human resources Physical therapist Financial advisor Business management Introvert Computer scientist Software engineer Scientist Engineer Accountant Graphic designer Pharmacist Artist

33. Sensing or Intuitive The kind of information we naturally notice and remember S _____________________________|___________________________ N Sensing Intuition

34. Careers Sensing Business executives Accountants Police and detectives Judges Lawyers Computer programmers Doctors Dentists Interior decorators Intuitive Scientists Engineers Psychologists Artists Photographers Actors Professors Writers

36. Thinking or Feeling How we make decisions T _____________________________|___________________________ F Thinking Feeling

37. Careers Thinking Business managers and administrators Lawyer Judge Computer Specialist Scientist Engineers Mathematicians Doctors and dentists Military leaders Feeling Child care workers Social workers Counselors Family practice physicians Pediatricians Interior decorators Photographers Artists and musicians

38. Judging or Perceptive Whether we prefer to live in a more structured or spontaneous way J _____________________________|_____________________________ P Judging Perceiving

39. Careers Judging Business executives Managers Accountants Financial officers Police and detectives Judges Lawyers Computer programmers Military leaders Perceptive Pilots Athletes Paramedics Police and detective work Forensic pathologists Engineers Scientists Carpenters Artists Musicians

40. MI Advantage Based on Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences Definition: The human ability to solve problems or design or compose something valued in at least one culture Helps students think positively about their talents Connects multiple intelligences to careers

41. Multiple Intelligences Michael Jordan Aristotle Dr. Phil Sigmund Freud William Shakespeare Albert Einstein William James “will.i.am” Charles Darwin Frank Lloyd Wright Bodily-kinesthetic Existential Interpersonal Intrapersonal Linguistic Mathematical Musical Naturalist Spatial

42. Sample Profile

44. Critical Element: Current and Reliable Career Information

45. Career Information Both the personality and multiple intelligences assessments connect to the O*Net database of careers

47. Critical Element: Written Exercises to Engage Students

48. Journal Entries

49. My Portfolio

50. Students add careers to their online portfolio

51. Critical Element Personal Feedback

52. Personal Feedback

53. Chapter 1: Understanding Motivation Chapter 2: Exploring your Personality and Major Chapter 3: Learning Style and Intelligence Chapter 4: Exploring Interests and Values Chapter 5: Planning Your Career and Education Career Success

54. Chapter 6: Managing Time and Money Chapter 7: Improving Memory and Reading Chapter 8: Taking Notes, Writing and Speaking Chapter 9: Test Taking College Success

55. Chapter 10: Communication and Relationships Chapter 11: Thinking Critically and Creatively Chapter 12: Maintaining a Healthy Lifestyle Chapter 13: Appreciating Diversity Chapter 14: Thinking Positively about the Future Lifelong Success

56. CollegeScope Demo www.collegescope.com/guest Log in: staff@mycollege.edu Password: success www.collegescope.com/gueststaff@mycollege.edu

57. Questions?