SDV 212 - Coop Career Seminar

1. Develop problem solving techniques to on-the-job situations
   1. Develop attitudes necessary for successful job performance and cooperation with coworkers and management
   2. Describe attitudes and steps necessary to solve conflicts
   3. Explain techniques of managing your emotions
   4. Explain various methods of dealing with stress
   5. Illustrate strategies in dealing effectively with discrimination in the workplace
2. Describe personality characteristics that may cause workplace and social problems
   1. Develop supportive relationships with supervisors and coworkers
   2. Evaluate personal behavior
   3. Explain how behavior creates the image a person presents to others 
3. Describe personality characteristics that may help solve workplace and social problems
   1. Describe how to be tactful in a variety of situations
   2. Develop desire for self-improvement
   3. Know the importance of being a team player
   4. Know the importance of relating to a supervisor
   5. Know how to handle criticism
4. Examine experiences that affect job performance
   1. List courses and work experiences that relate to job performance
   2. Identify which aspects of each course impact job performance
   3. Recognize how work experience carries from job to job
5. Assess work environment strengths/weaknesses
   1. List jobs where work performance is good
   2. List jobs where work performance is weak
   3. Identify reasons for strong and weak job performances
   4. Describe areas of weak job performances that can be improved.
   5. List steps to improve areas of weak job performance
   6. Use available resources to strengthen areas of weak job performance
6. Discuss current topics related to the workplace
   1. Identify quality of work life issues
   2. Describe effects of changing technology
   3. Identify legislation affecting the workplace