Additional Course Information
Agenda
Unit 1
Mapping your Career for Success
Defining where you want to be in your career in 5, 10, 15 years
Setting and monitoring your career goals
Establishing a mentor partnership as a start in your professional career
Unit 2
Developing your Professional Career through Non-Verbal Communication
- The difference between verbal and non-verbal communication
- Conveying the right message with your body language
- Writing what you think
- Haptics – Using touch to convey non-verbal communication
- How to understand others non-verbal communication
Unit 3
Image is Everything
- You are your brand
- What you wear can determine where you go
- How to determine if your image is headed in the right direction
- How your communication and your image should agree with each other
Unit 4
Using Social Media to help develop your Professional Career
- The purpose of Social Media
- How to use Social Media to create a professional online presence
- How to avoid negative images trap that many people fall victim to on Social Media
Cancellation Policy
Continuing Education Classes:
We understand that sometimes
life happens. If you are unable to attend your class, please
email Continuing-ed@uwm.edu. We will be happy to contact your instructor
to let them know and provide you with any material missed.
If you cancel 8 days prior to
the start of your class, we are happy to issue an account credit/voucher to
you. If you do not provide an 8 day cancellation notice, you will not be
eligible to receive a credit/voucher*. Unfortunately, no refunds will be
provided.
*Please
remember, vouchers are not issued for and cannot be used towards trips, online,
or credit courses.*
In order for Continuing
Education to continue to provide the community with the outreach programming
that we have, all cancellations will be assessed a 6% administrative fee. If
you would like to provide a donation or contribute to our scholarship fund, you
can do so at check-out by adding any dollar amount to your order! You can also
contact our department at continuing-ed@uwm.edu. Continuing Education is
cost-recovery and relies on community donations to help support its programs.
Thank you for your continued
support!