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Lesson 1: Course Introduction
Welcome to BA 420!
Although you will be completing the course online, you will have frequent opportunities to interact with your classmates and instructor. Later on, we will be learning about the value of networking to effectively managing your career; therefore, I encourage you to begin viewing your course interactions as opportunities to build and/or expand upon a network of Penn State colleagues!
Throughout the course, you will be working through a three-phase model of career exploration and management. This model is illustrated below. The activities in Phase One, the Self-Assessment Phase, will help you to answer the question: Who am I? In Phase Two, the Exploration Phase, you’ll answer the question: Where am I going? Finally, in Phase Three, the Taking Action Phase, you’ll answer the question: How do I get there?
Course activities will include reading, online research, videos, self-reflective assessments, and discussion forums.
Lesson Readings and Activities
By the end of this lesson, make sure you have completed the readings and activities found in the Course Schedule.