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DHHR 0602: Personal Management Skills 1
Effective date
September 2020
Department
Deaf & Hard of Hearing
School
Arts and Sciences
Description
Personal Management Skills provides students with opportunities to explore, develop, and enhance their awareness of self, their awareness of others, and their verbal and non-verbal communication skills. These skills are applied to personal relationships, everyday life situations, and the workplace.
This course is part of the full-time Deaf and Hard of Hearing - Job Readiness Program.
Credits
4.0
Year of study
Post-secondary Preparatory
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Demonstrate professional behaviour and attitude
- Develop an awareness of how personal management contributes to employment success
- Communicate skills and resources used to maintain good physical and mental health
- Demonstrate turn taking and assertive conversation skills
- Provide constructive feedback to peers
- Discuss and give examples of verbal, non-verbal and gestural means of expression
- Identify common beliefs, values, and behaviours that form individual and community identities
Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition (PLAR)
None
Hours
Lecture, Online, Seminar, Tutorial: 72
Clinical, Lab, Rehearsal, Shop, Kitchen, Simulation, Studio: 16
Total Hours: 88
Clinical, Lab, Rehearsal, Shop, Kitchen, Simulation, Studio: 16
Total Hours: 88
Instructional Strategies
Guided exercises, role play, lectures, guest speaker, group/pair/individual activities, field study and assignments.
Grading System
Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Passing grade
S (65%)
Evaluation Plan
|
Type |
Percentage |
Assessment activity |
|
Assignments |
20 |
Weekly written assignments, weekly vlogs (Video Blogging), vocabulary exercises, bi-weekly journal entries |
|
Midterm Exam |
25 |
|
|
Final Exam |
30 |
|
|
Assignments |
15 |
Individual and group presentations |
|
Participation |
10 |
According to rubric |
Course topics
- Communication strategies Self-Assessment Managing stress and time Balancing personal and work life Professional behaviour and attitude
Notes:
- Course contents and descriptions, offerings and schedules are subject to change without notice.
- Students are required to follow all College policies including ones that govern their educational experience at VCC. Policies are available on the VCC website at:
https://www.vcc.ca/about/governance--policies/policies/. - To find out if there are existing transfer agreements for this course, visit the BC Transfer Guide at https://www.bctransferguide.ca.