Syllabus
EDU 713 – Adult Career Development and Citizenship
Credits - 3
Description
This course will examine career concepts, theories and competencies as well as strategies for coaching students and employees in their career development. Career assessment, current discipline related research, college transition planning, partnerships, community and professional organizations, advisory boards, and civic engagement will all be explored with a culminating project creation of professional development or college transitions plan for their adult learners.
Materials
Learning Objectives and Outcomes
Throughout this course, students will:
- Apply career development theories
- Apply career development concepts
- Integrate civics and citizenship with a career plan
- Effectively communicate as active members of an adult learning community
- Identify elements of advising adult learners in their career development
- Develop strategies to address challenges and barriers to career development
Assignments
Final Assignment:
Students will create a career development or transition plan for an employee or student based on that employee or student’s interests, education and skill set.
This plan should include:
- An evaluation of the employee/student aspirations based on conversations and examination of where the person is now in their career, where they would like to go, what level of education they currently have vs what they will need, and where their strengths lie.
- A Venn Diagram showing their work purpose
- Resources for career development specific to their needs
- A list of goals
- A timeline on achievement of goals
Discussions
Students will respond to prompts related to course materials and engage with colleagues in the course to support understanding and the co-construction of knowledge.
Journal Entries
In Weeks 1–6, you will be responsible for writing a journal entry about your progress toward your final project.
Grading Policy
Your grade in this course will be determined by the following criteria:
Grade Breakdown
| Assignments | Points |
|---|---|
| Discussions (8 weeks, 5 points, each) | 40 |
| Journals (6 at 5 points, each) | 30 |
| Final Project | 30 |
| Total | 100 |
Grade Scale
| Grade | Points Grade | Point Average (GPA) |
| A | 94 – 100% | 4.00 |
| A- | 90 – 93% | 3.75 |
| B+ | 87 – 89% | 3.50 |
| B | 84 – 86% | 3.00 |
| B- | 80 – 83% | 2.75 |
| C+ | 77 – 79% | 2.50 |
| C | 74 – 76% | 2.00 |
| C- | 70 – 73% | 1.75 |
| D | 64 – 69% | 1.00 |
| F | 00 – 63% | 0.00 |
Schedule
Course Weeks
Week 1: Oct 23 – Oct 27
Week 2: Oct 28 – Nov 3
Week 3: Nov 4 –Nov 10
Week 4: Nov 11 – Nov 17
Week 5: Nov 18 – Nov 24
Week 6: Nov 25 – Dec 1
Week 7: Dec 2 – Dec 8
Week 8: Dec 9 – Dec 15
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Week |
Topic |
Readings |
Assignments Due |
|
Week 1 |
History of Career Theory and 21st Century Skills |
Career development: a human resource development perspective: Chapters 1 & 2 |
Week 1 Discussion: Submit your initial response no later than 11:59 PM Friday. Responses to peers are due no later than 11:59 PM on Sunday. Journal entry due no later than 11:59 PM on Sunday. |
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Week 2 |
Career Psychology and Ethics |
Career development: a human resource development perspective: Chapters 5 & 8 |
Week 2 Discussion: Submit your initial post to the discussion board no later than 11:59 PM on Wednesday. Responses to peers are due no later than 11:59 PM on Sunday. Journal entry due no later than 11:59 PM on Sunday. |
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Week 3 |
Purposeful Work |
Career development: a human resource development perspective: Chapter 5 Barrick, Murray & Mount, Michael & Li, Ning. (2012). The Theory of Purposeful Work Behavior: The Role of Personality, Higher-Order Goals, and Job Characteristics. Academy of Management Review. 38 (1). Additional resources as listed in Blackboard. |
Week 3 Discussion: Submit your initial post to the discussion board no later than 11:59 PM on Wednesday. Responses to peers are due no later than 11:59 PM on Sunday. Journal entry due no later than 11:59 PM on Sunday. |
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Week 4 |
Strategies |
Career development: a human resource development perspective: Chapters 3 & 4 Onet online resource |
Week 4 Discussion: Submit your initial post to the discussion board no later than 11:59 PM on Wednesday. Responses to peers are due no later than 11:59 PM on Sunday. Journal entry due no later than 11:59 PM on Sunday. |
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Week 5 |
Citizenship |
Teaching Civics and Citizenship to Adult Learners Civics Education 7 Simple Ways You Can Get Involved in Your Community |
Week 5 Discussion: Submit your initial post to the discussion board no later than 11:59 PM on Wednesday. Responses to peers are due no later than 11:59 PM on Sunday. Journal entry due no later than 11:59 PM on Sunday. |
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Week 6 |
Barriers and Challenges |
Career development: a human resource development perspective: Chapters 6 & 7 |
Week 6 Discussion: Submit your initial post to the discussion board no later than 11:59 PM on Wednesday. Responses to peers are due no later than 11:59 PM on Sunday. Journal entry due no later than 11:59 PM on Sunday. |
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Week 7 |
Putting It All Together |
No readings this week |
Week 7 Discussion: Submit your initial post to the discussion board no later than 11:59 PM on Wednesday. Responses to peers are due no later than 11:59 PM on Sunday. Final project due no later than 11:59 PM on Sunday. |
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Week 8 |
Reflection | The 3 Questions Every Manager Struggles with Making Career Development Plans |
Week 8 Discussion: Submit your initial post to the discussion board no later than 11:59 PM on Wednesday. Responses to peers are due no later than 11:59 PM on Sunday. |
Student Resources
Online Student Support
Your Student Support Specialist is a resource for you. Please don't hesitate to contact them for assistance, including, but not limited to course planning, current problems or issues in a course, technology concerns, or personal emergencies.
Questions? Visit the Student Support Education page
UNE Libraries:
- Library Access for all students: Your library login ID and password are the same as the ones you use to log into Blackboard/Brightspace.
- Education Databases: https://library.une.edu/library-materials/find/research-by-subject/education/
- Library Questions: Ask a librarian or phone library staff at (207) 602-2361 or (207) 221-4330.
UNE Student Academic Success Center
The Student Academic Success Center (SASC) offers a range of services to support your academic achievement, including tutoring, writing support, test prep and studying strategies, learning style consultations, and many online resources. To make an appointment for tutoring, writing support, or a learning specialist consultation, go to une.tutortrac.com. To access our online resources, including links, guides, and video tutorials, please visit:
Information Technology Services (ITS)
- ITS Contact: Toll Free Help Desk 24 hours/7 days per week at 1-877-518-4673
Accommodations
Any student who would like to request, or ask any questions regarding, academic adjustments or accommodations must contact the Student Access Center at (207) 221-4438 or pcstudentaccess@une.edu. Student Access Center staff will evaluate the student's documentation and determine eligibility of accommodation(s) through the Student Access Center registration procedure.
Online Peer Support
Togetherall is a 24/7 communication and emotional support platform monitored by trained clinicians. It’s a safe place online to get things off your chest, have conversations, express yourself creatively, and learn how to manage your mental health. If sharing isn’t your thing, Togetherall has other tools and courses to help you look after yourself with plenty of resources to explore. Whether you’re struggling to cope, feeling low, or just need a place to talk, Togetherall can help you explore your feelings in a safe supportive environment. You can join Togetherall using your UNE email address.
Information Technology Services (ITS)
Students should notify their Student Support Specialist and instructor in the event of a problem relating to a course. This notification should occur promptly and proactively to support timely resolution.
ITS Contact: Toll-Free Help Desk 24 hours/7 days per week at 1-877-518-4673.
Career Ready Program
The College of Professional Studies supports its online students and alumni in their career journey!
The Career Ready Program provides tools and resources to help students explore and hone in on their career goals, search for jobs, create and improve professional documents, build professional network, learn interview skills, grow as a professional, and more. Come back often, at any time, as you move through your journey from career readiness as a student to career growth, satisfaction, and success as alumni.
Policies
AI Use
The Graduate Programs in Education holds the position that Grammarly and other AI writing and generative technology should not be used when completing course assignments, unless explicitly permitted by course faculty and assignment instructions. These tools do not support a student’s personal and direct capacity to develop and hone skills in creativity, logic, critical thinking, analysis, evaluation, theorization, and writing, which are central to graduate-level rigor, assessment, and research. Use of these tools when not explicitly permitted may result in an academic integrity infraction.
Turnitin Originality Check and Plagiarism Detection Tool
The College of Professional Studies uses Turnitin to help deter plagiarism and to foster the proper attribution of sources. Turnitin provides comparative reports for submitted assignments that reflect similarities in other written works. This can include, but is not limited to, previously submitted assignments, internet articles, research journals, and academic databases.
Make sure to cite your sources appropriately as well as use your own words in synthesizing information from published literature. Webinars and workshops, included early in your coursework, will help guide best practices in APA citation and academic writing.
You can learn more about Turnitin in the guide on how to navigate your Similarity Report.
Technology Requirements
Please review the technical requirements for UNE Online Graduate Programs: Technical Requirements
Course Evaluation Policy
Course surveys are one of the most important tools the University of New England uses for evaluating the quality of your education, and for providing meaningful feedback to instructors on their teaching. In order to assure that the feedback is both comprehensive and precise, we need to receive it from each student for each course. Evaluation access is distributed via UNE email at the beginning of the last week of the course.
Late Policy
Assignments: Late assignments will be accepted up to 3 days late; however, there is a 10% grade reduction (from the total points) for the late submission. After three days the assignment will not be accepted.
Discussion posts: If the initial post is submitted late, but still within the discussion board week, there will be a 10% grade reduction from the total discussion grade (e.g., a 3 point discussion will be reduced by 0.3 points). Any posts submitted after the end of the Discussion Board week will not be graded.
Please make every effort ahead of time to contact your instructor and your student support specialist if you are not able to meet an assignment deadline. Arrangements for extenuating circumstances may be considered by faculty.
8 week: Students taking online graduate courses through the College of Professional Studies will be administratively dropped for non-participation if a graded assignment/discussion post is not submitted before Sunday at 11:59 pm ET of the first week of the term. Reinstatement is at the purview of the Dean's Office. 16 week: Students taking online graduate courses through the College of Professional Studies will be administratively dropped for non-participation if a graded assignment/discussion post is not submitted before Friday at 11:59 pm ET of the second week of the term. Reinstatement is at the purview of the Dean's Office. The policies contained within this document apply to all students in the College of Professional Studies. It is each student's responsibility to know the contents of this handbook. Please contact your student support specialist if you are considering dropping or withdrawing from a course. The last day to drop for 100% tuition refund is the 2nd day of the course. Financial Aid charges may still apply. Students using Financial Aid should contact the Financial Aid Office prior to withdrawing from a course. The University of New England values academic integrity in all aspects of the educational experience. Academic dishonesty in any form undermines this standard and devalues the original contributions of others. It is the responsibility of all members of the University community to actively uphold the integrity of the academy; failure to act, for any reason, is not acceptable. For information about plagiarism and academic misconduct, please visit UNE Plagiarism Policies. Academic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to the following: Charges of academic dishonesty will be reviewed by the Program Director. Penalties for students found responsible for violations may depend upon the seriousness and circumstances of the violation, the degree of premeditation involved, and/or the student’s previous record of violations. Appeal of a decision may be made to the Dean whose decision will be final. Student appeals will take place through the grievance process outlined in the student handbook.Attendance Policy
Student Handbook Online - Policies and Procedures
UNE Course Withdrawal
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