University Housing

Residential Education: Lesson Plan

Georgia Southern University

Title:
Tag: Leadership, basic life skills, other (Career Prep)
Created By: J. Valerie Lamarre

Date: 3/2/2015

Purpose of Experience or Event: The purpose of this experience is to provide the participants
(first and second year students) with the skills to discuss their transferable skills to secure an
internship and prepare a resume. Students will have the opportunity practice discussing their
transferable skills in a low-risk environment.
Description of Experience or Event: Career Services staff will come into the building and
present information on crafting resumes and how to connect experiences to transferable skills.
Community
Development

Zone & Theme: Zone 7

Student
Success
x

Format:
Area-wide
Building-wide

Hall Council
x

Newsletter

Bulletin-board

Social Media

Campus-wide

Other:

Floor
Residence Education Learning Outcome Select which DLOs you are attempting to educate
students on with this experience.
RELO 1 - Students will recognize how their decisions and actions impact self, others, and
communities.
x

RELO 2 - Identify and implement strategies for personal management of life tasks (e.g. management
of time, finances, and domestic responsibilities).
RELO 3 - Students will demonstrate effective communication and conflict management with others
in a common living space.
RELO 4 - Students will learn to respectfully engage in discussions and process information
surrounding sensitive topics.
RELO 5 - Students will identify resources and develop techniques to achieve personal wellness that
supports academic success.
RELO 6 - Students will recognize and apply effective leadership skills within their communities.

Residence Education Learning Goals

Level
(beginner,
etc.)

RELG 2 Student discover and examines resources to find a personal a personal

management strategy

Intermediate

RELG 2 Student defines their personal management strategy and recognizes a

Beginner

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need to update their strategy
Experience Specific Learning Outcomes: Participants will (What do you want the participants
to learn during this event or be able to do as a result of this experience?)

LO 1 Participants will learn the purpose and the basic rules of writing a resume
LO 2 Participants will understand the importance transferable skills and experiences for the
purpose of finding internships in their major when they do not yet have direct experience
LO 3- Participants will learn about the various resources offered at Career Services
LO 4- (Option 2 format of event): Participants will use their resumes to talk about their
experiences in a networking situation or interview
Instructions for Content Delivery: (This is what will occur during the experience)
What

Length
of Time

Format of
Resources

OPTION 1: Set up two tables and chairs in a quiet area for

one-on-one resume critiques

5 minutes

Hold one-on-one critique sessions for each student

15-20
minutes

OPTION 2: Set up space for a presentation and workshop

format

15
minutes

Greet participants and Career Services Staff

5 minutes

Conduct a pre assessment and Introduce Career Services

Staff

5 minutes

Career Services presents information on creating a resume

and/or how to talk about your experiences in a networking
situation or interview.

30
minutes

(version 1) Career Services staff and University Housing staff

lead small groups where students practice their networking
skills, organize groups by college

20-30
minutes

Have staff serve as

actors who are
potential employers

5 minutes

Text to Vote
assessment
www.polleverywhere.com/

Handouts of
examples of resumes,
instructions for
uploading resume on
Eagle Career Net

(version 2) Career Services staff and University Housing staff

lead round table discussions and answer specific questions
students have about their resumes, organize groups by
college
Conduct Post Assessment

Homework or
Take Home

Provide participants with the information to upload their resume to Eagle

Career Net
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Content?
Timeline: List each step of the planning process and when it begins

Date(s):

or should occur by.

Example
Contact Career Center and submit the online form to request a
resume writing program

3 Weeks prior to event

Reserve Space on for event on 25 Live

2 weeks prior to the event

Promote event in bulletin boards, flyers, social media...

Contacts and Resources
Name / What can they assist you with?

Contact Information (email, website, phone

number)

http://students.georgiasouthern.edu/career/ouroffice/presentation-requests/

Office of Career Services

Williams Center-Room 1047

The link above will take you to the career services page to
schedule presentation requests
Georgia Sotherns Resume and Cover letter resource

Phone: (912) 478-5197

http://students.georgiasouthern.edu/career/file
s/Resumes-Letters-Guide1.pdf

Overview of Assessment Plan:

Invite members of the community in to sit with students and evaluate their completed
resumes and give constructive feedback as if they were applying for a job or internship.

Have students upload their resumes to Eagle Career Net

Text-to-Vote Assessment about the method of information delivery, content and relevancy
to each participant.

Assessment Goals:
(Desired) Results of
Assessment:

Post Assessment: Students fill out a survey with questions related to the
experience

(Desired) Findings:

1)

(Desired)
Recommendations:

1)

Form Updated July 29, 2014 by CRC

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