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| Course Number | Course Title | Credits | Description | Competencies |
| SDV108 | The College Experience | 1 | The goals of the course are to connect students to faculty, peers, and college resources, while introducing students to the college’s expectations and environment and to strategies that promote and encourage student success in college and life. | Loading... |
| SDV115 | Study Strategies | 2 | Provides students with study/reading strategies for independent learning and academic success. | Loading... |
| SDV130 | Career Exploration | 1 | Provides help in choosing a career goal. Emphasis will be placed on how to access labor market information, interests, abilities and values, explore options and make decisions that will lead to career satisfaction and success. | Loading... |
| SDV157 | Building a Professional Portfo | 1 | This course provides the writing and research skills necessary to compile a professional portfolio highlighting abilities, experiences and accomplishments. The portfolio will include a resume, reference letters, certificates, sample demonstrations of work performance, documentation that shows knowledge of subject area and other applicable items. | Loading... |
| SDV164 | Electronic Portfolio Dev | 2 | Students will receive instruction in creating an electronic portfolio of work. Emphasis will be on selecting artifacts, reflecting on choices, formatting and displaying a web-based portfolio for career or college transfer. | Loading... |
| SDV165 | Transfer Planning | 1 | Provides students with the information, resources and tools necessary to plan a successful transition from a community college to a four-year college or university. Special emphasis will be placed on developing individual Completion Plans. | Loading... |
| SDV171 | Library Instruction | 1 | This course will provide students with practical knowledge of information literacy skills, specifically the process of conducting information research for academic assignments and lifelong learning. Students will learn and be able to articulate and perform the research process. | Loading... |
| SDV172 | Internet Research Techniques | 1 | Students will learn how information resources are organized on the internet, and how to reference, search and evaluate information on particular topics. Prerequisite: Basic computer literacy | Loading... |
| SDV197 | SAC Experience | 1 | Students will have experiential opportunities for leadership skill development through participation in the Student Activities Council as an at-large member. Open only to SAC members. This course can be repeated each semester student is a member of SAC, to a maximum of 6 semesters. (This course is Pass/Fail.) Corequisite: Must be an appointed member of a DMACC campus Student Activities Council | Loading... |
| SDV212 | Coop Career Seminar | 1 | Examination of topics relevant to the internship experience, sharing workplace problems encountered and the solutions found to those problems. This course may be repeated for a maximum of 4 credits. Corequisite: SDV 222 or 223 or 224 or 225 or 226 or 227. | Loading... |
| SDV222 | Coop Career Experience I | 1 | Supervised work experience with employers that enables students to apply their skills and knowledge. Work experiences will relate to the students' academic programs of study. (This course is Pass/Fail.) Corequisite: SDV 212 | Loading... |
| SDV223 | Coop Career Experience II | 2 | Practical experience through on-the-job training in an approved business setting. Tasks will be consistent with student's career objectives, skills and knowledge. (This course is Pass/Fail.) Corequisite: SDV212 | Loading... |
| SDV224 | Coop Career Experience III | 3 | See SDV 223. (This course is Pass/Fail.) Corequisite: SDV 212 | Loading... |
| SDV225 | Coop Career Experience IV | 4 | See SDV 223. (This course is Pass/Fail.) Corequisite: SDV 212 | Loading... |
| SDV226 | Coop Career Experience V | 5 | See SDV 223. (This course is Pass/Fail.) Corequisite: SDV 212 | Loading... |
| SDV227 | Coop Career Experience VI | 6 | See SDV 223. (This course is Pass/Fail.) Corequisite: SDV 212 | Loading... |
| SDV288 | Leadership Development Studies | 3 | This course provides emerging and existing leaders the opportunity to explore the concept of leadership and to develop and improve their leadership skills. Students will gain a basic understanding of the concept of leadership theory while developing a personal philosophy of leadership, an awareness of the moral and ethical responsibilities of leadership and an awareness of their own ability and style of leadership. | Loading... |
| SDV928 | Independent Study | 1 | | Loading... |
