COURSE NUMBER: RSED 4973

Course Title: Job Development and Placement
Course Hours: 3 semester hours
Prerequisites: Admission to Academic Certificate Program in Community Employment Services and completion of RSED 4973: Introduction to Community Employment Services (or permission of director).

DATE SYLLABUS REVISED: January, 2004

TEXT: Tew-Washburn, S. (Ed.) (2001) Job Development and Placement. Auburn University: Academic Certificate Program in Community Employment Services, Department of Rehabilitation and Special Education. (Articles are available on-line at www.auburn.edu/sences).

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course examines the multiple roles, responsibilities, and skill needs of employment service practitioners with respect to consumers (assessment, job matching, and placement) and employers (development, marketing, and consultation).

COURSE OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Identify ways to improve project planning and implementation. 
• Understand models of job development and placement, and their situational application.
• Improve skills in motivating others in employment.
• Demonstrate community-based assessment and accommodation strategies.
• Understand occupational information and appropriate job matching.
• Identify marketing strategies (based on personal style and budget constraints).
• Develop marketing materials and evaluate their effectiveness. 
• Understand effective ways of consulting with employers and building partnerships with business.
• Demonstrate methods of accessing and using job information on the Internet.

GRADING AND EVALUATION:

The following schedule of assignments and grading scale will be used:
 

Media Assignment	10 pts	due February 9, 2004 (on-campus)
Field Project Proposal	10 pts	due February 9, 2004 (on-campus)
Exam I (proctored)	20 pts	due March 3, 2003
Exam II (essay)	20 pts	due April 10, 2004
Field Project Report	40 pts	due May 3, 2004
	TOTAL    100

Late submission of assignments may result in loss of points or a grade of IN- incomplete.

A = 90-100
B = 80-89
C = 70-79
D = 60-69
F = less than 60

Course Evaluation: Student perception and evaluation of the course is valued by the instructor, the department, and the university. Three specific methods for obtaining student perception and evaluation of the course are requested. These evaluation procedures are both formative and summative in nature.

CLASS POLICY STATEMENTS:

Assignments: All written assignments are expected to conform to the current style manual of the American Psychological Association (APA). Written assignments are expected to be typewritten, grammatically accurate, and free of spelling and typographical errors. 

Accommodations for Students with Disabilities: Students who need accommodations should contact the Program for Students with Disabilities, 1244 Haley Center, (334)844-2096 (V/TT).

Honesty Code: Students are expected to follow the Honesty Code of Auburn University.