2022-2023 Pierce College Catalog 
    
    Apr 27, 2024  
2022-2023 Pierce College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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HSEM 449 Professional Development Seminar (2 credits)



Prerequisite Current enrollment in the Bachelor of Applied Science in Homeland Security Emergency Management program.

Course Description
This course prepares the student for the Homeland Security and Emergency Management Workbased Learning experience. This includes the culmination of an ongoing and dynamic process to develop an individual professional portfolio documenting essential areas of study in homeland security emergency management and to plan short- and long-term professional improvement goals.

Course Content
Professional Portfolio Development 




Career Readiness 




Career Credentials 




Continuing Education

Student Outcomes
Develop a Professional Portfolio exhibiting professional development efforts, progress, and achievements.  Develop model resumes, applications, cover letters, and references for various government and private sector positions.  Develop an action plan for personal and professional growth.  Research HSEM career-oriented credentials and the process to obtain them.  Prepare for the culminating work-based learning experience (if pursuing).

Degree Outcomes
Program Outcomes:  Apply a solid foundation of knowledge and skills to assume leadership roles in emergency management, homeland security, and/or public policy.    Core Abilities:  Critical, Creative, and Reflective Thinking:  Graduates will evaluate, analyze, synthesize, and generate ideas; construct informed, meaningful, and justifiable conclusions; and process feelings, beliefs, biases, strengths, and weaknesses as they relate to their thinking, decisions, and creations.

Lecture Contact Hours 20
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 20



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