SDS 3340: Introduction to Career Development

  SDS 3340, Introduction to Career Development, provides you with an opportunity to learn and develop the necessary skills to engage in life/career planning. It is a variable credit course and can be taken for one, two, or three credit hours. SDS 3340 can assist you in many areas of career development, from choosing a major and deciding on occupations to learning about resumes, interviewing, and job search strategies.

The course is divided into three units:

  • Career Concepts and Applications – focusing on self-assessment, occupational exploration, and decision-making;
  • Social Conditions Affecting Career Development – focusing on social, economic, family, and organizational changes affecting careers; and
  • Implementing a Strategic Career Plan – focusing on employability skills and strategies for implementing academic/career development plans.

The textbook for this class is:

Career Development & Planning: A Comprehensive Approach, 7th Edition 
by Robert C . Reardon, Janet G. Lenz, James P. Sampson, and Gary W. Peterson.
Published by Kendall Hunt, ©2022. ISBN: 9781792487026

https://he.kendallhunt.com/product/career-development-and-planning-comprehensive-approach 

For more details, look at the class policies and schedules (syllabus):

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and speak to a career advisor about SDS 3340. Register for SDS 3340 through normal course registration procedures and adjust your credit hours through my.fsu.edu. If you have additional questions about the SDS 3340 course, you may email Dr. Casey Dozier at casey.dozier@fsu.edu. 

If you are in SDS 3340 or wish to see what the class is like, take a look at our SDS 3340 Presentations:

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SDS3340 Orientation

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Chapter 1: Introduction to Career Planning

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Chapter 2: Knowing About Myself

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Chapter 3: Knowing About My Options

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Chapter 4: Career Decision-Making

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Chapter 5: Thinking About Career

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Chapter 6: Careering In a Changing World

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Chapter 7: Working In a Global Economy

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Chapter 8: Organizational Culture

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Chapter 9: Alternative Ways of Working

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Chapter 10: Career and Family Roles

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Chapter 11: Launching an Employment Campaign

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Chapter 12: Written Communication

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Chapter 12B: Internet Job Search

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Chapter 12C: Resume Critiquing

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Chapter 13: Interpersonal Communication

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Chapter 14: Negotiating Job Offers

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Chapter 15: First Job Download

This information is available in an alternative format upon request. Please contact The Career Center at 850.644.6431 if an alternate format is requested.

 

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