I am an adult developmental psychologist by training and a career counselor by trade, currently the Director of the Gordon Career Center at Wesleyan University in Connecticut. In this course, I draw from my decades of experience as well as research from the fields of psychology, organizational behavior, and sociology to help you understand best practices for making career decisions. This content will help you develop the tools you need to make the right choices for you, from deciding an area of study to exploring potential lines of work to pursue—and knowing when to pivot at any time in your career.
Career Decisions: From Insight to Impact
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Wesleyan University
Programa - O que você aprenderá com este curso
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1Your Motivations, Part One
This module will introduce you to the course and ask "What is insight? Why is it important? What impact can personal insight have on your academic or professional goals?" We will also look at why people tend to prematurely foreclose on career options due to choice paralysis and occupational stereotypes. The exercises will help reveal how you go about making decisions.
6 vídeos (total de (Total 33 mín.) min), 1 leitura, 3 testes
6 videos
Introduction3min
A note on the exercises1min
What Is Insight?7min
Exercise 1: Life History Interview2min
How Your Brain Is Fooling You15min
Exercise 2: You: A Case Study1min
1 leituras
Peer Review Guidelines10min
2 exercícios práticos
Thought Question 12min
Thought Question 22min
Semana
2Your Motivations, Part 2
This week we will explore how cultural norms, such as the American definition of "success", affect how we think about our academic and career choices. We will consider the role of family and friends in our decision making and how personal insight can help us distinguish our personal interests and goals from the expectations others have for us. We will also explore how our personal identities can affect how easily (or not) we navigate change in our lives. The exercises this week will reveal how you personally define success, as well as how your concepts of personal identity may be affecting how you experience change in your life.
4 vídeos (total de (Total 30 mín.) min), 3 testes
4 videos
What Is Success?15min
Exercise 3: G. Richard Shell's Six Lives Exercise31s
Navigating New Identities10min
Exercise 4: Identity Exercise3min
2 exercícios práticos
Thought Question 32min
Thought Question 42min
Semana
3Your Mindsets
What is more important: Passion for what you do or developing marketable skills? Can you get smarter if you work harder? What does academic research tell us about well-being and the role of finding meaning in our work? We will explore all these questions this week, and you will complete exercises that will allow you to consider the skills you have and need to develop as well as take stock of what you devote your time to now and what that reveals about your motivations.
6 vídeos (total de (Total 34 mín.) min), 3 testes
6 videos
What Do You Do Well?10min
What Do You Do Well? Part 24min
Exercise 5: Mapping Your Skills3min
What Is Important to You? Part 17min
What Is Important to You? Part 26min
Exercise 6: Mind Map: Personal Projects1min
2 exercícios práticos
Thought Question 52min
Thought Question 62min
Semana
4Your Map
This week we'll use a design thinking framework to learn how to broaden your exploration for possible working identities. You will also implement practical steps for making professional connections and learning more about specific fields of interest. Finally, you will complete a capstone project that pulls together all the concepts from the course and help you make your case for how you can make an impact on the world.
8 vídeos (total de (Total 54 mín.) min), 3 testes
8 videos
Designing Your Life, Part 25min
The Rule of Three9min
Interview with Barbara Oakley20min
Exercise 7: Making a Connection1min
Tell Me About Yourself2min
Exercise 8: Capstone Mind Map: Skills, Influences, Core Projects2min
Course Conclusion1min
2 exercícios práticos
Thought Question 72min
Thought Question 82min
Instrutores
Sharon Belden Castonguay
Director, Gordon Career CenterSobre Wesleyan University
At Wesleyan, distinguished scholar-teachers work closely with students, taking advantage of fluidity among disciplines to explore the world with a variety of tools. The university seeks to build a diverse, energetic community of students, faculty, and staff who think critically and creatively and who value independence of mind and generosity of spirit.
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