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Collaborative Career Learning (COCAL)

 
CL 191 Collaborative Career Learning I  8 s.h.
CL 192 Collaborative Career Learning II 8 s.h.
These courses provide a structured approach to specialized individual career orientation, training, and development. Competency objectives are identified as a basis for learning. Local business and industry sites are used as classroom/ laboratories. A college COCAL coordinator monitors and evaluates students with industry personnel. Areas of career study are limited to those areas not offered by the College in traditional curricula. Prerequisite: Enrollment in Collaborative Career Learning. Corequisite: Six to nine credits of on campus study related to career area. Hours of class per week:  12 at business & industry site.
 
CL 193 Collaborative Career Learning III 8 s.h.
CL 194 Collaborative Career Learning IV 8 s.h.
These courses are designed for students who, because of changes in the job market, or individual career goals, need "re-careering" in a structured environment. Competency objectives are identified as a basis for learning. Local business and industry sites are used as classroom/laboratories. A college COCAL coordinator monitors and evaluates students with industry personnel. Areas of career study are limited to those areas not offered by the College in traditional curricula. Prerequisites: CL 191-192, enrollment in Collaborative Career Learning Program. Corequisite: Six to nine credits of on campus study related to career area. Hours of class per week:  12 at business & industry site.
 
CL 199 Professional Career Preparation I 

1 s.h.

Students are provided with material to assist them in the career decision making process. Through self assessment inventories, students identify their interests, skills, work-related values, and experiences. Careers are explored by researching occupations career paths and organizations. Emphasis is on employment fields appropriate to background and preparation for students' COCAL training experience. Prerequisite: Concurrent registration in CL 191 or permission of instructor. Hours of class per week:  3 (5 wks).
 
CL 200 Career Search

1 s.h.

Students are presented with material that provides a better understanding of successful career preparation. Emphasis is on employment for students who are training in fields where entry-level job skills have been identified locally. Content includes practical aspects of the job search. Human Relations as it relates to career development is discussed. Prerequisite: CL 199 or permission of instructor. Hours of class per week:  3.
 
CL 201 Career Success 1 s.h. 
Designed for students who are enrolled in COCAL, internships, Work Study, co-ops, or other forms of experiential learning or for those about to graduate and enter into the job market. Students are presented with material that relates work ethic, workplace relationships, workplace diversity, and workplace communication skills to career development.
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