Course Content and Outcomes Guides (CCOG)

CCOG for MP 108 Fall 2024


Course Number:
MP 108
Course Title:
Healthcare Career Essentials
Credit Hours:
3
Lecture Hours:
30
Lecture/Lab Hours:
0
Lab Hours:
0

Course Description

Introduces skills required to become a competent and productive health care professional including effective communication, teamwork, emotional intelligence, and professionalism. Explores various career pathways in today's healthcare industry focusing on educational and licensing requirements, professional responsibilities, and the workplace environment. Introduces job searching, resume writing, and interviewing techniques. Prerequisites: (RD 90 and WR 90) or IRW 90 or equivalent placement. Audit available.

Intended Outcomes for the course

Upon successful completion of the course students should be able to:

  1. Demonstrate knowledge of ethical and professional parameters of the healthcare profession.
  2. Demonstrate foundational personal and professional traits and behaviors that are imperative to careers in the healthcare field.
  3. Demonstrate effective, empathetic, professional communication in the healthcare workplace.
  4. Use knowledge of careers in the healthcare industry and an understanding of the educational and physical demands of each in order to make informed career decisions.
  5. Develop job seeking skills, including: resume writing, job search, and interviewing techniques.

Course Activities and Design

  1. Lectures 
  2. Readings 
  3. Group Activities 
  4. Discussions
  5. Assignments 

Outcome Assessment Strategies

  1. Quizzes 
  2. Individual and group activities
  3. Self-assessment  
  4. Creation of a resume and cover letter
  5. Mock interview

Course Content (Themes, Concepts, Issues and Skills)

Themes:

  1. Careers in health care
  2. Professionalism in health care

Concepts:

  1. Development of soft skills
  2. Requirements for various health care career pathways
  3. Job searching in the heath care industry
  4. Interviewing for jobs in the health care industry

Issues:

  1. Competition for admission into health care training programs
  2. Competition for jobs in the health care industry
  3. Ethical decision making

Skills:

  1. Define ones interest in a health care career
  2. Map educational and career goals
  3. Develop a strong work ethic
  4. Refine personal traits and a professional image
  5. Strengthen interpersonal communication
  6. Write a resume
  7. Prepare for and participate in job interview