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Career Work Experience
General Information
For Information: Diane Taylor
Phone: 623.845.3062
Many students are undecided about their career goals and directions and need some knowledge, experience, or investigation to help them make a decision. Others wish to enter the work world for the first time but learn that it is often difficult to obtain employment without actual work experience. Still other students may be dissatisfied with their present job or career and wish to explore other careers while still employed. These critically important needs may be met by this course which helps students gain work experience, on-the-job training, and exploration of a work environment by interning or volunteering to work in a business or agency of their choice. In addition, this course will aid in the student's career development by focusing on resume writing, interviewing techniques, job hunting strategies, and the concept of person/job fit. Many employers rate volunteer or intern experience as job experience.
Credit for Career/Work Experience will be assigned on the following basis:
Option 1 - Required attendance at a seminar once a week for 4 weeks
or
Option 2 - Open-entry, self-paced, contact and meet with instructor.
Plus:
3 work hours weekly = 1 credit
6 work hours weekly = 2 credits
9 work hours weekly = 3 credits
Note: Courses numbered 198 may be used as an elective toward fulfilling requirements for degrees offered by the Maricopa Community Colleges. They also may transfer to other colleges and universities as electives.
Course Descriptions
Course Availability: (F) Fall, (S) Spring, (D) Day, (E) Evening, (Su1) Summer 1, (Su2) Summer 2, (O) Occasionally
Career Work Experience(CWE)
CWE198AA Career/Work Experience / 1 credit
CWE198AB Career/Work Experience / 2 credits
CWE198AC Career/Work Experience / 3 credits
Participation in a work experience, gaining on-the-job training, and/or exploring a career or field of choice. Helps students relate their education to the real work world. Resume writing and interviewing skills. Development of employability skills. Prerequisites: None. (F,S,D,E, Su1,D)
