HE 400 - Senior Seminar/Health and Wellness Promotion

1. Reflect on and be able to express and integrate the personal and professional meaning of their collegiate educational experience, particularly in the area of skills acquisition (e.g., leadership, communication, teamwork, etc.);
2. Explore and identify individual academic and career goals, utilizing various tools including informational interviewing and job shadowing;
3. Identify his/her own professional competencies in relation to a desired career path and formulate a plan for further development, including education, certifications, professional memberships, etc.;
4. Identify individual academic and career goals and construct a plan to meet them;
5. Develop tools necessary for a career or graduate school – resume writing, cover letter writing, interviewing skills, professional portfolio, etc.;
6. Utilize professional resources and networks – college career services, professional references, LinkedIn professional networking service, etc.;
7. Search and apply for employment or admission to graduate schools by utilizing a variety of tools and resources;
8. Prepare for and perform commendably in an interview for employment or graduate school;
9. Search, analyze, summarize and synthesize published research within the health and wellness promotion/exercise science arena;
10. Apply concepts learned in this course to social/cultural issues in a practical context while gaining insights from practitioners in a community-based organization;
11. Enhance personal and social growth while participating in a community-based learning project, including communication, collaboration, leadership skills; awareness, understanding, empathy towards other social/cultural groups; sense of social responsibility, deeper understanding of social issues, and skills for community involvement.