Career Choices and Life Success (CCLS)
This is a list of the Career Choices and Life Success (CCLS) courses available at KPU.
CCLS 0100 CR-2.5
Self Knowledge: Basis for Success
Students will participate in the continuing process of developing self-knowledge. They will develop self-awareness, self-acceptance, self-confidence and personal power. Students will learn to make the connection between self-knowledge and career and life success.
CCLS 0101 CR-3
Communication Skills
Students will learn verbal, nonverbal and written communication skills. They will demonstrate verbal communication skills by participating in practice employment interviews. Students will apply written communication skills in creating a resume and a cover letter.
CCLS 0102 CR-2.5
Personal Management and Problem Solving
Students will learn to identify and apply strategies to manage career and life challenges. They will practice conflict resolution skills and develop critical and creative thinking skills. Students will examine decision-making and time and stress management strategies.
CCLS 0115 CR-3.5
Career and Education Experience
Students will have opportunities to research their education and career options by job shadowing and/or work placement or auditing courses to determine compatibility with career and life goals.
CCLS 0210 CR-2.5
Career Assessment and Research
Students will complete a variety of career assessments. They will consider career options based on assessments, previous experience and research. Students will conduct information interviews to gain labour market information.
CCLS 0212 CR-2
Career and Life Planning
Students will review their career and education findings to formulate a plan of action for career and life success.
CCLS 0800 CR-2 (Formerly CCLS 0100 )
Self Knowledge: Basis for Success
Students will participate in the continuing process of developing self-knowledge to support an evolving work identity, as well as career and life success. They will learn various tools to support their career transition including personal and job values clarification and applying strategies to support work/life balance. Students will articulate their career beliefs and identify hidden assumptions interfering with desired changes.
Not Transferable
CCLS 0810 CR-3 (Formerly CCLS 0101 )
Communication Skills
Students will learn and practise active listening and speaking techniques to facilitate effective communication. They will develop oral presentation skills by giving informal reports, and a formal oral presentation, and participating in practice employment interviews. Students will apply written communication skills in creating a resume and a cover letter.
Not Transferable
CCLS 0820 CR-1 (Formerly CCLS 0102 )
Personal Management and Problem Solving
Students will learn to identify and apply strategies to manage career and life challenges. They will examine various critical thinking skills and identify their preferred decision-making style. Students will examine the relationships among procrastination, time and stress management, problem solving, and decision making.
Not Transferable
CCLS 0900 CR-3 (Formerly CCLS 0210 )
Career Assessment and Research
Students will complete a variety of online and paper vocational, interest and skills assessments. They will gain knowledge in identifying personality characteristics and their relationship to career preferences. Students will research career options based on career and personality assessments, transferrable skills and prior work experience. They will articulate and summarize repeating career themes to determine suitable career choices
Not Transferable
CCLS 0915 CR-6 (Formerly CCLS 0115 )
Career and Education Experience
Students will apply various career research methods to obtain the necessary education and labour market information required to support a suitable career choice. They will engage in information interviews to learn first-hand job related information and to increase their career network. Students will have opportunities to participate in a variety of work experiences, audit courses, and gain related practical experience to determine compatibility with career and life goals. They will work in networking teams to support their employability skills.
Not Transferable
CCLS 0920 CR-1 (Formerly CCLS 0212 )
Career and Life Planning
Students will synthesize and summarize their career and education findings to formulate a goal-oriented plan of action. They will identify steps necessary to make effective personal and career choices. Students will understand the importance of life-long learning in relationship to course and life success.
Not Transferable
