- Biology 490 B (1
Cr)-- Spring 2005
- Careers for Biology
majors.
Instructor: Mary Pat Wenderoth,
Ph.D.
- 2-3:30 Tuesday
- 234 Mary Gates
Hall
- Cr/NCr
Discussion
Board for Undergrad Bio majors--
Opportunity to "talk" with other Bio majors about
classes to take, opportunities in research, internship and community
service and fun things to do. Take this opportunity to "meet" your
colleagues--you are a great group of people.
Check out these web sites for leads on more careers in
Biology
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Course
assignment:
1) Attendance and discussion (mandatory, if you miss 2 classes
you receive NCr.)
2) update your resume- bring to Center for Career Services
- turn in BOTH your original resume with markings and final
resume
- DUE week 3
3) Attend Career Fair,
April 20 6-9 pm HUB Ballroom
- get business cards from 3 companies you mihgt be interested
in
- hand in xerox of the 3 cards +
- one page write up of "what I learned by attending the Career
Fair"
- due April 26th
4a) Attend "Making the
most of a career fair "seminar offered by Center for Career
Services
4b) Plus attend 1 other
seminar offered by Center for Career Services
For each of these sessions you will fill out and turn in
a session
report
5) Three Interviews(can
not be a relative) with a 1 page write up for each
- interview #1 is due week 3
- 1 page write up --(single spaced, 1inch margins, 12 point
font, your name at top right)
- Name and job title of person your interviewed-- top
LEFT
- what is this career about?
- How have your views of this career changed?
- what did you learn from this interview?
- Interview #2- due week 6
- Interview #3 due week 10
- One of last 2 interviews must be a contact you made through
Career Connections
5) Create your own
business cards
- turn in a copy of your card in week 3
Graduating Seniors!
Sign up for a free
1 year membership with UWAA
Week 1
- Learn each other's names
- Overview of course
Assignment
- work on resume- bring a draft to Career Services and have them
comment. Turn in the draft and the final version
Week 2-- April
5
Discuss
- Letters of
Recommendations
- Performance Evaluations
(see handout from Alberta School of Business)
- Articles from
- US News and World Report (3 articles)
- Seattle Times on careers in Public Health
Week 3--April
12
DUE:
- Your Business cards
- your resume (draft and fnal
version)
- first interview
Discuss
- What did you learn from your interviews?
- What did you learn about Center for Career Services and your
resume
- Articles in US NEWS
- Fast-Track Careers
- Career Guide 2005
- HOw to find that perfect job
- Careers ib Public Health
April 20th-- Attend UW Career
Fair
- Get 3 business cards from companies that might employ
you
- hand in a 1 page xerox of these cards
- 1 page summary of Wahat you learned
Results from 1st set of
interviews
- Physician- private practice- psychiatry and dermatology
- Dave Hurley, UW Biology Study Area
- Prof. Carol Sibley- UW Genome Sciences
- Physician‚ Emergency room
- Graduate student in UW Classics (latin teacher)
- Graduate student in Plant Biology (UW)
- MD- Researcher at UW- Pathology
- Lecturer- Plant Biology UW
- Staff engineer at Fluke Corporation- electrical engineer
- Career counselor- UW
- Research Associate in Chemistry- UW
- Staff nurse at UWMC ‚Labor & delivery
- Graduate student ‚UW School of Forest Resources
- Physical Therapist- UWMC
- Physician Assistant and pharmacist
- Founder - Delicious Monster Software
- Interpretation Supervisor, Seattle Aquarium
- Professor of Art Histroy, UW
- Veterinarian at the UW
- Assoc. Professor of Psychology UW, conservational
primatologist
Week 4--April
19
Discuss:
Assignmnet for week 5
- Read networking articles handed out in class
- Bring 21 business cards to exchange next week
Guest Speaker: Bryan Daisley,
UWAA
Week 5--April 26
Due
- 1 page write -up of what you learned at Career Fair
- 1 page xerox of the 3 business cards you picked up at Career
Fair
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- Your "elevator speech" - (see article assigned in week4)
- 21 business cards
Strategy for success
- focus on building a network
- Networking in class- have your elevator
speech ready and 20 business cards
Week 6- May
3
Due
2nd set of interviews
- Ph.D. graduate student in Microbiology at Stanford (UWAA
Career connections)
- Tacoma Crime Lab- Supervisor of Chemistry Department
- Owner FastLane Autosports
- Part-time ER physcian
- Glass blower
- Emergency medicine Veterinarian
- Manager Medical Home Screening with American Academy of
Pediatrics
- Physical therapist at UW Medical Center Division of Rehab
Medicine
- Professor of Biology- Dr. Dee Borsma
- Science writer ‚Washington Sea Grant Program
- Elementary School counselor
- Epidemiologist for King County (UWAA Career
connections
- Social worker ‚Program director at ROOTS Young Adult
Shelter
- Staff Associate at Fred Hutch Cancer Research Center, Humna
Immunogenetics
- Enforcement Supervisor At Seattle Animal Shelter
- Veterinary Technologist
- Veterinarian at Woodland Park Zoo
- Stroke in the Olympic 8 Gold medal boat
2004----------------------------
Strategy for
Success
- Identify your
goals
- network
- clubs
- familiy
- peers
- professinal
organizations
- academic
knowledge
- experiences (outside the
classroom)
- undergraduate
research
- Friday Harbor
labs
- volunteer at
clinic
- tutoring (college or
high school)
- skills
- communication
- computer
- word, xcel,
ppt
- database searches
(zoological record, biosis, PubMed)
- time
management
- working in
teams
Week 7- May 10
Top 10 qualities employers are looking for in
an employee
Guest Speaker
Dr. Kari Johnson DVM
WSU grad
Week 8- May 17
Elizabeth Leaf- Research Technician --
Seattle Children's Hospital
UW grad 2004
Week 9 - May 25
Chris Hamburg
- Forensic Scientist
- WashingtonStatePatrol Crime
Lab
- 2502 112th St. E.
- TacomaWA98445
-
- American
Academy of Forensic Scientists
- Forensic
Science Resources
- Handbook
of Forensic Science -
FBI
Week 10 - June 7-- Last class
DUE
Speaker- Nadine Chan
UW
School of Public Health
Finals week
no final--no class