HRS 1700 - COLLEGE ACHIEVEMENT AND CAREER PREPARATION SEMINAR

Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
This course will focus on career development and job-placement theories, legislation, constructs, and research for persons with disabilities. Through this lens, the course will cover the history of and current practices related to self-advocacy, success strategies, and rights and responsibilities of persons with disabilities. The course will cover time management and goal setting, development of an individual educational plan and identification of services and programs that will lead to college success, and career planning including job-search and employer-negotiation strategies and identification of community, state, and national resources of employment assistance. Using enablement and disablement models, leaders in the disability community will be invited to discuss their career pathways. The course will specifically focus on occupational and labor market information related to assistive technology and related health science and engineering. This course may be of interest to students with disabilities; students pursuing careers related to disability support, policy, or legislation; special education; and vocational/rehabilitation counseling.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Seminar
Grade Component: Letter Grade

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