May be taken three times for credit. Offered through the Internet. Students must have access to the Internet and an e-mail address.
Students can expect to receive an introduction to the class during the first week of classes.
General topics include personal assessment, career clarification, career planning, social and cultural influences on career choice, and internet career research tools. The course content will include instruction in effective use of the World Wide Web, Telnet, News Groups, File Transfer Protocol Discussion Forums, CHAT and E-mail as it relates to career exploration. The emphasis of the course will be in the completion of a career plan based on data collected related to a desired career field. The data includes information from self-assessment tools provided by the instructor and related websites. A personal computer with access to the World Wide Web, newsgroups and e-mail.