The
purpose of this virtual career laboratory is to provide
a venue for exploration of quality online career resources
that pertain to self-assessment, career information, career
searches and job preparation. Our hope is that this site
will serve the community, aid in training counseling students
by providing experience with online career resources,
and provide the career counseling profession with information
about the effectiveness of these type of resources through
research.
The laboratory also addresses NCDA's Need for
Research and Review
"Since the use of the Internet is new for the
delivery of career planning and counseling services, it
is mandatory that the career counseling profession gain
experience with this medium and evaluate its effectiveness
through targeted research (NCDA Guidelines for the Use
of the Internet for Provision of Career Information and
Planning Services, http://www.ncda.org/
, retrieved 3/12/03)."
For an overview of our laboratory project, please visit
our Project,
presented at the Symposium of 21st Century Teaching Technologies:
A Continuing Series of Explorations. USF, March 2003.
(Summary)
The Career Laboratory aims to:
-
Train students
in using Internet technology effectively;
- Educate students about Internet-based
career resources in the different areas of career counseling
and guidance;
-
Evaluate the amount
of career resources information achieved by our students:
and
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Provide a service
to the global community.
Specific Goals
The Career Laboratory will enable students to achieve
the following goals:
The information provided
by the students’ assessments will be used to improve
the laboratory content and activities, while the information
provided by the students’ research would be used
to update the laboratory.
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