NOTE: This is a copy of the PEDS 110 syllabus for the current or recently completed course. The actual syllabus for the next offering of PEDS 110 may change slightly, but will remain essentially the same.

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Personal Development Studies 110 (PEDS110)
Career Planning, Comprehensive
Spring 2020

Instructor: Rebecca (Becky) Reid

• rebecca_reid@cuesta.edu
• 805-500-6707 (voice and text)
• Virtual office hours: Tuesdays, 9:30 - 11:30 am
• Also available for one-on-one telephone or Skype conferences M-F, by appointment

The best way to reach me is through Canvas email (look for the InBox icon in the global navigation bar). I will respond to messages within 24 hours Monday through Friday, or within 48 hours if it's a weekend or holiday. (BTW, my weekend begins Friday at 5:00 p.m.)

Course Description

This course introduces a decision-making process that will help students envision and plan for a future that is productive, achievable, and stimulating. The culmination of this process is the development of an online career and education 10-year plan that can be used for advisory and academic coaching purposes and updated as students grow, change, or face transitions. The personalized 10-year plan provides the focus and intrinsic motivation to succeed in collage, at work, and in life.

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• Demonstrate the capacity to establish and consolidate identity, becoming "identity achieved", through the completion of projects and assignments.
• Demonstrate the capacity to recognize the impact of career choice on personal lifestyle.
• Demonstrate the knowledge and skills required to analyze the effect of personal interest and aptitudes on education and career planning.

Textbook

Bingham, M., Stryker, S. Career Choices and Changes: A Guide for Discovering Who You Are, What You Want, and How to Get It. (6th/e). Academic Innovations. (2019). ISBN: 978-1-878787-67-5

The textbook is available through the Cuesta bookstore. There are also copies on reserve at the SLO and North County Campus Libraries.

Note: There is an optional companion workbook for those who would like to complete the written exercises outside to textbook. If you are using both the textbook and the workbook, match the large, boxed numbers in the margins of the workbook with the corresponding textbook pages. Textbook content and workbook activities support the course assignments.

Adding and/or Dropping PEDS 110

If the class is full or if the class has already started, you may request an add code on or after the first day of class. Adding this class when it is full is at the instructor's discretion.

The last day to add this class (with instructor permission) is February 2, 2020

The last day to drop this class with a refund is February 2, 2020
The last day to drop this class without receiving a grade of "W" (Withdrawn) is February 2, 2020
The last day to drop this class with a grade of "W" (Withdrawn) is April 29, 2020

You are responsible for dropping this class if you decide that it is not for you. You will not be automatically dropped if you fail to participate. However, you may be dropped if you fail to participate (complete assignments, participate in discussions, respond to messages) during the first two weeks of class. Read more about dropping classes.Links to an external site.

Course Details

The course week runs Monday through Friday. Access to the class will be available on weekends (beginning on the Saturday before the course week) , but no assignments will be due on weekends or holidays. You do not have to log in to the course on any particular day or time, but you will be expected to log in several times per week in order to participate in class discussions.

Late Policy (this is in place to keep everyone on track): All assignments will have both a due date and a closing date. Assignments will close (become unavailable) at the end of each module. To be eligible for full credit, all assignments must be submitted on or before the due date. Assignments submitted after the due date, but before the closing date will still be graded, but will be marked down 1% for each day it is late. Assignments will NOT be accepted after the assignment closing date. This is to keep all of us sane. There are plenty of assignments. Missing a few won't kill you. Really :-)

Student grades are based on the following assignment categories:

• Lectures and Lessons—20%
• Discussions—25%
• Reflections—25%
• Research and Projects—30%

Lectures and Lessons can be anything from readings, websites, videos, or slide decks that present concept I'd like you to understand before you begin working on a particular assignment or set of assignments. Lectures and lessons will usually be followed by a short quiz to make sure you were paying attention. :-) Unless otherwise noted, quizzes may be taken twice; your highest grade will count.

Discussions. Each module will contain several class discussions. You will need to post an initial response to each discussion question by it's due date, which will usually be set in the first week of a module. Sometime before the closing date of the module, return to the discussion and add to the conversation with at least two additional contributions.

Just like all the other assignments, each discussion has a closing date. Canvas will "remind" you to post your initial response by placing the assignment in your course To Do list, but it will not remind to you post responses to others. You will have to remember to come back in to post replies or set a reminder for yourself in your course calendar. Just like an in-person class discussion, online discussions cannot be made up. After a discussion is closed, you will not be able to participate in that discussion. In a discussion, you will be graded on how well you contribute to the conversation and promote the participation and learning of others in the class. (Including the instructor.) For more details on how your discussion contributions will be graded, see the grading rubric associated with each discussion.

Reflections will ask you to think about how a course topic relates to you personally, and apply what you are learning in this course to your own life. Each reflection will have a grading rubric that you will will be able to review when the reflection is assigned.

Research Reports and Projects will require you to do some research related to your future life and/or possible  career. You will complete these projects or reports on your own computer, save a file to your hard drive or personal cloud storage, then upload that file to the course. Each report or project will have a separate grading rubric that you will will be able to review when the project is assigned.

Your Final Project will be a collection of assignments (mostly reflections and research projects) completed throughout the semester and entered into an e-portfolio in Canvas or elsewhere online.

Submitting Assignments

All assignments must be submitted through Canvas. If you are having trouble with Canvas, you can send me a message asking for help. There is also a Canvas help desk in the library at the SLO or North County Campus with people who can walk you through any problems you might be having.

I want you to succeed! If you submit an assignment before the closing date and it does not receive a passing grade, message me and I will reassign it to you. You may make corrections and resubmit it as many times as necessary to receive a passing grade (75%). I will give you a new due date for any assignments that do not receive a passing grade.

Multiple choice quizzes that are automatically graded within Canvas will have due dates but will not close until the end of the course. They will still be marked down 1% for each day they are submitted late, however.

Extra Credit

I do not provide additional assignments as extra credit. However, many assignments—especially reflections and reports—give you the ability to earn more than the assignment's published points. Wow me. Exceed my expectations. Simply put forth an extra effort on your assignments and you will receive extra credit.

What To Expect of Your Instructor:

"Regular and effective instructor contact will be met through weekly instructor initiated threaded discussion forums; announcements to students; feedback on student assignments; email, phone or messaging to individuals."

This means that you and I will communicate with each other weekly, sometimes through an online discussion forum, sometimes through email, text messages, or conversations on the phone. I'll send announcements to the whole class, and give you individual feedback on your assignments.

Technical Specifications:

Computer Speed and Processor:

• Use a computer 5 years old or newer when possible
• 1GB of RAM
• 2GHz processor

Browser:

Canvas will work with an updated version of most modern browsers, including Chrome, Firefox and Safari. Learn more about supported browsers.Links to an external site.

Software:

You will need to be able to create and store your course assignments outside the course, using either your own computer or a cloud service. Google Drive is free. Set up a free Google DriveLinks to an external site. if you do not already have one.

Course documents are provided for download as PDF files. If you do not already have a PDF reader, you can download Adobe Reader for free (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..

Help and Technical Support

For issues related to accessing Cuesta's Canvas Site or other technical issues, email: support@my.cuesta.edu

If your internet goes down or the power is out, you are still responsible for accessing the course.  When this happens, you can access the class directly through Canvas.

For all other issues related to the course or course content, please email your instructor at rebecca_reid@cuesta.edu

College Support Services

If you have a physical, mental, or learning disability that requires any special accommodation, please contact Disabled Student Programs and Services Links to an external site.as soon as possible to ensure that you receive the accommodations in a timely manner.  I will be happy to discuss and work with you on your need for accommodations.

College Policies

This course adheres to all of Cuesta College's General Campus Policies including withdrawal, repeatability, and the Student Code of Conduct (a PDF will download).

Authenticating student identity will be conducted through the use of the Learning Management System, Canvas. Canvas requires each student to log into the program using a secure login and password to access.

Plagiarism is taking credit for someone else’s work whether deliberately or accidentally. This includes turning in all or part of any assignment written by someone other than yourself (a friend, an internet source, etc.) and claiming it as your own, or including information or ideas from research material without citing the source. Cuesta College considers plagiarism a serious form of academic dishonesty. Avoid plagiarism by giving credit to your sources whenever you use someone else’s words, graphics, or ideas. If you are unsure, contact me or add a question to the question and answer discussion board. Students caught being academically dishonest may receive a failing grade on the assignments in question, be dropped from the class, or be failed in the course.