1. Welcome to Career & Life Planning Course & Career Theories
Instructor’s Note: Bring Course Syllabus, Name Card Activity, Career & Life Planning Workbook
Week 1

2. Agenda Course Syllabus Ice breaker Why Worksheet Career Decision Model
Career Theories
Homework

3. Course Syllabus 5 Advices to be Successful in class
Professor’s Contact Information
Course content & material
Course Requirement
Workbook
Student Support Services
Lecture schedule

4. VESL Certificate Program

5. Workbook Bring to every class meeting
You may write and take notes in the workbook
If you complete this course, then you may keep this book

6. SAMPLE Journal/Chapter Quiz
You are required to complete at least 5 Journal / Chapter Quizzes as part of the course requirement
This is located inside your workbook at the beginning of each chapter
You may chose which chapter to submit as your requirement
SAMPLE

7. Ice Breaker
Name Card – in each corner draw your favorite (1) food, (2) hobby, (3) vacation/place you, and draw the (4) country you are from.

8. Why Worksheet – Page 7 Why am I attending Mt. SAC? To learn English
Why am I learning English?
To get an education
Why am I getting an education?
To get a bachelor degree
Why am I getting a bachelor degree?
To make more money
Why am I making more money?
To provide for my family and myself

9. College Expectation - Page 8
Professor
Student
This is an exercise with the students. The students will provide their expectation of the professor and set some expectation of themselves.

10. Career Decision (Development) Model – Page 10
Assess (Assessment & Self-Reflection)
Explore (Research & Evaluate)
Act (Planning & Taking Action)

11. Career Theories – Page 12 What is a “theory”? How people & job matches
A relationship between 2 variables
How people & job matches
People are happy when they meet their needs
Finish each stage before moving to the next
Career is an expression of our personality

12. Homework Look over your course syllabus
Why Worksheet (inside your workbook)
Chapter 1: Journal/Chapter Quiz