Preparing for Work – Fall
Quarter 2008 –
Tuesday/Thursday – 5:30 to 7:20pm – 9/23/08 to
12/4/08
You can contact me on (425) 564 3087 or e-mail at amjohnso@bcc.ctc.edu
At the end of this class, you will be able to:
ü Write a
resume
ü Complete
an application form
ü Prepare
for interviews
ü Answer
questions with confidence
ü Sell
yourself to the interviewer
ü Find a
job!
You need to:
ü Buy (or
borrow from the library) the class book.
Apply Yourself – English for Job Search Success by Lisa Johnson, Lynn
Levey and Elizabeth Chafcouloff. Around $20 from the bookstore.
ü Come to
every class – please be on time. If you
are sick, e-mail or call me before class.
ü Read the
notes and the class book
ü Turn off
phones and pagers.
ü Have
fun!
ü Do the
homework! It will help you!
Homework/Assignment
Grading:
To complete this class, you will need to participate in
class activities and achieve grade 3 or above in all key assignments:
completing an application form, a resume, a cover letter and a mock
interview. Completion is based on
completion of assignments and homework, attendance and class participation. I
will grade the assignments and may use numbers or +, √ ,-
4 or
+………………. Excellent
3 or
√+………………good
2 or
√………………..need to work more
1 or
√-……………….beginning, too many mistakes
Each student will have a class folder. The portfolio will
have:
1.
Attendance sheets
2.
Progress sheets
3.
Short term goals progress information
4.
Copies of assignments
We must treat each other with
dignity and respect even when we have different ideas. We will use professional behavior that does
not disturb others. Student
Procedures and Expectations policies can be looked at on www.bcc.ctc.edu/artshum
Students with verified
and documented educational disabilities must demonstrate the same
progress as other students with reasonable accommodations, such as additional
time. It is the responsibility of the student, requesting reasonable
accommodation, to provide verification of disability and to disclose this
information to the program and to the office of Disability Support Services.
The phone number for DSS is 564-2498.
Student
Privacy. We respond
only to direct inquiries from students.
We discourage third parties (parents, spouses, and friends) from
involving themselves, because this can slow student growth and progress. We do
this because we are committed to student self-advocacy and independence. We
also do it because federal law (the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act)
mandates that we protect the privacy of student education records, and BCC
policy mandates that we keep academic performance as a matter between the
institution and the student. Requests by students to
include third parties in any instructor-student discussion of academic
performance will be considered on a case-by-case basis at the discretion of the
instructor. You may see the full text of this entire policy Arts and Humanities
Commitment to Student Growth and Developmental www.bcc.ctc.edu/artshum.
The students in this program often like to do nice
things for their teachers at the end of the quarter. A card with words from all
the students, flowers and food are good ways to thank your teacher. You do not
need to buy your teacher a gift or give money.