Orientation

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Orientation
Intro to Career Development
SDS 3340
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Presentation Overview

• Some myths about SDS 3340
• Assignments and your grade
• Behavior Expectations
• Past Course Evaluations
• Summary

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Myths about SDS 3340?

• Im going to be told what I should
• major in.
• get a job at.
• choose for an occupation.
• Its an easy A.
• No real academic work is required(e.g.,
  reading, quizzes, or papers).

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Myths about SDS 3340?

• Im going to be told what I should do
• Imagine youre starving and trapped ona desert
  island, which wouldyou prefer?
• a fish, or
• a fishing pole

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Myths about SDS 3340?

• Im going to be told what I should do
• What you get out of this courseis really up to
  you.

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Myths about SDS 3340?

• Its an easy A

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Myths about SDS 3340?

• No real academic work is required(e.g.,
  reading, quizzes, or papers)?
• There are papers to write
• Quizzes to take
• Chapters to read
• Practical assignments to do

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Assignments and Your Grade
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Behavior Expectations

• Attendance is required and tracked
• Late assignments 5 per class after due date
• Participation subjectively judged by group leader
• Academic dishonesty and plagiarismmeans 0 points
  and possible report to Dean of Students

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Behavior Expectations

• Please ensure all cell phones, beepers, PDAs,
  etc. are in the OFF position during class
  meetings.

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Materials

• Career Development and PlanningA Comprehensive
  Approach(3rd ed.)
• (Reardon, Lenz, Sampson, Peterson, 2009)
• Must buy text for use in class
• Bills and FSU Bookstores
• 50 of author royalties go to scholarships

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Past Course Evaluations
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Overall Assessment of Instructor
Excellent 48 Very Good 34 Good 17 Fair
1 Poor 0 Total 100
average percents from 10 random SPOT returns in
past 6 years
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Past Student Likes
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Past Student Dislikes
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Additional Comments
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Additional Comments
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Summary

• Effort determines the earned grade
• Expectations in this class are like those in
  standard academic courses at FSU and in the world
  of work
• Instructors will teach andsupport your
  educational and career decision making