OTEC 2901 Employment Portfolio
Course Information
| Course Number | OTEC 2901 |
|---|---|
| Course Title | Employment Portfolio |
| Description | This course will focus on developing knowledge that will serve as a foundation for the student's employment search process by assisting in developing successful marketing strategies for employment. Students will create distinctive portfolios to assist in their career search. This course is open to all majors but is a required capstone course for the Office Administration and Technology program. Recommended as a final semester course to prepare students to start the employment search process upon graduation (Required as a final semester course for Office Administration and Technology program students). (Prerequisites: none) Variable credits depending on degree/program: Administrative Office Specialist AAS: 3 credits All other degrees/programs: 2 credits |
| Total Credits | 3 |
| Total Hours | 48 |
| Instruction Type | Credits and Hours |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 2-3 Credits, 32-48 Hours |
Pre/Corequisites
None
Institutional Core Competencies
- Cultural Competence - Students will be able to demonstrate an attitude of personal curiosity, a rising knowledge of cultures, and an evolving range of skills for living and working among others with other worldviews and ways of life.
- Communication - Students will be able to demonstrate appropriate and effective interactions with others to achieve their personal, academic, and professional objectives.
- Critical and Creative Thinking - Students will be able to demonstrate purposeful thinking with the goal of using a creative process for developing and building upon ideas and/or the goal of using a critical process for the analyzing and evaluating of ideas.
Course Competencies
- Develop foundational knowledge of employment search process
- Create digital and paper documents for marketing purposes
- Develop foundational knowledge of portfolio concepts and applications
- Create professional career search documentation through the creation of a digital portfolio
- Develop understanding of the value of the employment search process
- Complete industry-based skills assessments
- Create a professional image using social media
- Collect artifacts required for creation of various portfolios
- Develop foundational knowledge of employment search professional etiquette
SCC Accessibility Statement
South Central College strives to make all learning experiences as accessible as possible. If you have a disability and need accommodations for access to this class, contact the Academic Support Center to request and discuss accommodations.
North Mankato: Room B-132, (507) 389-7222; Faribault: Room A-116, (507) 332-7222.
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