SLC EmbeddEd: Building a Professional Identity Spring 2024 (3 or 5 Credits)
Building a Professional Identity is an experience-based, Embedded Education, course offered to second year students and above (including graduate students) completing experience-based work (an internship, volunteer placement, or job) during the fall semester. NOTE: Students must have experience-based work in place and complete the required pre-registration form prior to registering for this course. Experience-based work should begin by the end of the first week of ccalss. Please see SLC EmbeddEd on MySLC for more information including how to register for SLC EmbeddEd courses, info session dates/recordings, FAQ for students, and resources for finding experience-based work. Students are advised to begin looking for experience-based work opportunities 3-6 months before the fall semester, when possible.
Over the semester, students explore the process of building a professional identity through reading assignments, class discussions, experience-based observations, small group work, workshops, events, panels and engagement with peers and alumni. Topics include imposter phenomenon; diversity equity and inclusion; workplace communication; online branding; professional networking; mentorship and mentoring; work-life balance; and strategies to support wellbeing. Students are encouraged to engage in observation journals, experiential activities, and collaborative group work. Assignments include weekly homework, an alumni podcast recording and a professional profile bio. The goal is for students to integrate class material with experience-based observations, engage with campus resources and develop a community of peer and alumni support - which students may utilize this semester and beyond.
SLC EmbeddEd courses are graded pass/fail and meet remotely via Zoom on Wednesday evenings. Students have the option to enroll for 3 or 5 credits. (NOTE: Each credit option has its own course number; the credit option you select during registration, or the add/drop period, will be the credit option you will complete or attempt for the semester.) Students have the option to enroll in each course a second time, as a returning student, with an emphasis on early career leadership and mentorship. SLC EmbeddEd courses are offered in collaboration with campus partners including Career Services; Community Partnerships and Engagement; the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; pre-professional advisors, Alumni Relations, Health + Wellness, the Dean of Well-Being, and the Learning Commons.
Info Session - Registering for Academic Credit Options with Experience-Based Work
Students who are interested in general information about academic credit options for experience-based work (including this course and directed study fieldwork) are encouraged to attend the registration week info session: Registering for Academic Credit Options with Experience-Based Work.
Tues January 16. 2024: 3pm via Zoom (see below)
Group Interviews - Foundations in Workplace Culture + Well-Being
Group interviews are intended for students interested in more information about the Fall 2023 SLC Embedded Education Practicum Course, Foundations in Workplace Culture + Well-Being. All students considering this course are encouraged to review the FAQ for Students and How to Register for SLC EmbeddEd Courses prior to the group interview.
First Round Registration Group Interviews
Tues January 16, 2024: 4-4:30pm via Zoom (Immediately following the Info Session: Registering for Academic Credit Options with Experience-Based Work)
Wed January 17, 2024: 10-10:30am via Zoom
Second Round Registration Group Interview
Friday January 19, 2024: 10-10:30am via Zoom
Zoom Info (for all group interviews and info sessions)
https://zoom.us/j/98629851775?pwd=VmU3RFA2dGVaN25NZ3FjM0RvMzI1dz09
Meeting ID: 986 2985 1775
Passcode: 722147
Individual Interviews
Individual Interviews are optional and available to students interested in more information about SLC EmbeddEd courses, have specific questions about the course prior to registration week, or are not able to attend a group interview. Students are encouraged to review the FAQ for Students and How to Register for SLC EmbeddEd Courses prior to an individual interview. Individual interviews, via Zoom, can be scheduled through Calendly, during/ prior to registration week and the add/drop period. (Note: Calendly will create a unique Zoom link for each individual interview, once it is scheduled.)