MCCCD Program Description

Women In Transition

Course: CPD103BA

First Term: 2000 Fall

Lecture 2 Credit(s) 2 Period(s) 2 Load
Subject Type: Occupational
Load Formula: S

Description: Designed to assist and support women who are experiencing life transitions. Emphasis on assessing self-potential, increasing self-confidence, managing life change, and exploring education/career/life options in terms of the realities of roles for women today

MCCCD Official Course Competencies
1. Describe the nature and effects of life transitions and identify how to manage life transitions. (II, VIII) 2. Identify personal thoughts and behaviors related to healthy self-esteem and ways to encourage self-esteem in self and others. (I, IV, VIII) 3. Describe changing roles and issues for women as they relate to personal development. (II, III, VIII) 4. Increase self-awareness through identifying values, interests, wants and needs, personal and interpersonal skills. (III, V, VI, VIII) 5. Identify personal strengths, barriers, and sources of support needed to assist in decision making, achieving goals and managing changes. (II, VII, VIII) 6. Differentiate self-care from care of others and describe ways to create a comfortable balance between them. (IV, VIII) 7. Complete a personal action plan. (VII, VIII) 8. Apply decision-making and goal-setting techniques and outline a plan to promote desired personal development. (VIII, IX) 9. Apply terms, information, and actions related to success within the academic environment. (VIII, IX) 10. Describe the process of educational/career/life planning. (VIII, IX)
MCCCD Official Course Competencies must be coordinated with the content outline so that each major point in the outline serves one or more competencies. MCCCD faculty retains authority in determining the pedagogical approach, methodology, content sequencing, and assessment metrics for student work. Please see individual course syllabi for additional information, including specific course requirements.

MCCCD Official Course Outline
I. Course Overview II. Transitions A. Education B. Career C. Life III. Identity and Self-awareness IV. Self-esteem and Self-care V. Values Clarification VI. Interests and Personal Skills Assessment VII. Decision Making and Goal Setting VIII. Next Steps/Developing an Action Plan IX. Next Steps A. Action Plan

MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: 6/27/2000

All information published is subject to change without notice. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information presented, but based on the dynamic nature of the curricular process, course and program information is subject to change in order to reflect the most current information available.