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Abstract: Management Career Lectures (MGMT 30100) is designed to help undergraduate management students with their overall career/professional development whether that focus on internship/job search processes or graduate school attendance. The course also supports the development, refinement and enrichment of the competencies within the “Launching Business Leaders” initiative. Students develop skills useful for the internship/job search process, gain knowledge that benefits short and long-term academic and career planning, and learn how to prepare for tangible activities interacting with professionals including career and graduate school fairs, interviews, networking and correspondence. Specific learning outcomes include:

  • Communicate individual interests, skills, experiences, and values to potential employers and graduate school representatives through professional communication. (for example Resume, Correspondence, Interviewing, Elevator Pitch, Portfolio)
  • Evaluate career and industry information sources using various research strategies to determine “career fit.”
  • Apply networking best practices to relevant scenarios, including career fairs and professional profile websites such as LinkedIn.
  • Assess “Launching Business Leaders” competencies within personal branding, skill development, and interpersonal relationships.

Through participation in IM:PACT, the course has been taken from a lecture-oriented classroom environment and format to a student-centered classroom utilizing teams, technology, and higher level critical thinking assignments. To build a better bridge between the classroom and the other “real world” additional programs have become a part of the curriculum engaging students with alumni and employer professionals.

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MGMT 30100: Management Career Lectures

Abstract: Management Career Lectures (MGMT 30100) is designed to help undergraduate management students with their overall career/professional development whether that focus on internship/job search processes or graduate school attendance. The course also supports the development, refinement and enrichment of the competencies within the “Launching Business Leaders” initiative. Students develop skills useful for the internship/job search process, gain knowledge that benefits short and long-term academic and career planning, and learn how to prepare for tangible activities interacting with professionals including career and graduate school fairs, interviews, networking and correspondence. Specific learning outcomes include:

  • Communicate individual interests, skills, experiences, and values to potential employers and graduate school representatives through professional communication. (for example Resume, Correspondence, Interviewing, Elevator Pitch, Portfolio)
  • Evaluate career and industry information sources using various research strategies to determine “career fit.”
  • Apply networking best practices to relevant scenarios, including career fairs and professional profile websites such as LinkedIn.
  • Assess “Launching Business Leaders” competencies within personal branding, skill development, and interpersonal relationships.

Through participation in IM:PACT, the course has been taken from a lecture-oriented classroom environment and format to a student-centered classroom utilizing teams, technology, and higher level critical thinking assignments. To build a better bridge between the classroom and the other “real world” additional programs have become a part of the curriculum engaging students with alumni and employer professionals.