What's My Story?

1 Credit · Level: Graduate, Undergraduate

“By the time they graduate from college, most students still have not achieved the kind of self-authorship that would allow them to think independently, make choices, and pursue their dreams.” - Marcia B. Baxter Magolda This course will offer space and structure for seniors to develop, integrate, and express a personal narrative that helps them move forward into the world. Through a critical examination of constructs such as Social Cognitive Career Theory (Lent, Brown, & Hackett), Chaos Theory of Careers (Pryor & Bright), and Self-Authorship (Baxter Magolda), students will identify a framework to guide their reflection process. Readings, written assignments, group discussion among students, and conversations with participating alumni will facilitate the development of stories related to beliefs about life and work, values, strengths, and relationships with others. Students will create and present a living digital, oral, or written project that can be refined in the years to come. Exercises will be drawn from Stanford University’s Life Design Lab, Florida State University’s Center for the Study of Technology in Counseling and Career Development, and other sources. There are no prerequisites for this course.