Student Personnel Services

SPS 093 - BEP Seminar

Description: (Dual listed with BEP 093). SPS Seminar is a required course of the Basic Education Program. The seminar focuses on values clarification, identification and applications of individual learning styles, critical thinking, problem solving, career exploration and understanding College policies. Students will be expected to demonstrate the understanding of these concepts and skills in the other courses of the college preparatory program and in making plans for the next semester of their education. SUNY GEN ED-n/a; NCC GEN ED-n/a Offered: Fall, Spring

Credit Hours: 0
Department: Student Personnel Services

SPS 101 - Career Orientation

Description: This is a transitional introductory career awareness course that assists the individual to learn from self-appraisal activities and career information gathering. Topics to be covered include: understanding one's interests, skills, work values and personality style as well as an investigation of career fields. SUNY GEN ED-n/a; NCC GEN ED-n/a Offered: Fall, Winterim, Spring, Summer

Credit Hours: 1
Department: Student Personnel Services

SPS 102 - Career Development and Exploration

Description: The course examines individual behavior in the social contexts of personal, family, work, and group backgrounds. Using extensive career development and psychological theories from a wide range of research, the course assists the individual to determine successful methods of self-assessment and exploration, resulting in the achievement of a broad perspective of the world of work. Social factors such as job market volatility, industry trends and environmental and technological needs are reviewed for successful career exploration and decision making. SUNY GEN ED-GSBS; NCC GEN ED-n/a Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer

Credit Hours: 3
Department: Student Personnel Services

SPS 103 - Academic Success

Prerequisites: Course restricted to students on Academic Warning status, Academic Probation status and students returning after Academic Dismissal.

Description: Academic Success is a course designed to help at-risk students assess and apply the life skills and the academic strategies they need in order to improve their academic performance. Students will explore the factors that contributed to their academic difficulty and learn how to develop a comprehensive plan for academic success. Topics to be covered include: organizational techniques, effective planning, self-assessment, motivation, and self-management. SUNY GEN ED-n/a; NCC GEN ED-n/a Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer

Credit Hours: 1
Department: Student Personnel Services

SPS 111 - Understanding Substance Use, Abuse and Addiction

Description: The course will address the nature of chemical dependency, recovery and treatment. Students will have an opportunity to analyze their own assumptions and attitudes toward chemicals and chemically dependent persons and develop an understanding of the biopsychosocial disease model of addiction. The course will also provide students with an understanding of drugs and drug abuse in American culture. The history of various drugs, their effects on society and human behavior will be examined. SUNY GE-SDES; SUNY GEN ED-GSBS; NCC GEN ED-n/a Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer

Credit Hours: 3
Department: Student Personnel Services

SPS 201 - Perspectives on People with Disabilities

Description: The course enables the understanding of the social and personal experiences of people with disabilities. Emphasis is placed on how different cultures view and interact with this population. SUNY GE-SDES; SUNY GEN ED-GSBS; NCC GEN ED-n/a Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer

Credit Hours: 3
Department: Student Personnel Services

SPS 202 - Career Management

Description: This course is intended for students who have already engaged in the career exploration process. Topics to be covered include: self-awareness, world of work and survey of career fields, employer research, employment organizational structures, effective networking, targeted resume and cover letter development, interviewing skills, professional etiquette, experiential learning, motivational theory and development, and self marketing strategies. This is a hands-on learning experience emphasizing the development of lifelong career management skills and tools. SUNY GEN ED-GSBS; NCC GEN ED-n/a Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer

Credit Hours: 3
Department: Student Personnel Services

SPS 203 - Self & Career Development Abroad

Prerequisites: 15 cr. or permission by instructor.

Description: This course is a study of personal and professional development to learn what major and career will best suit you in the future. It has a special focus on how success is defined in cultures other than the US. It culminates in a faculty led trip abroad where you will experience different work opportunities in an international setting. The volunteer work may include working with children, a women's group or a local government, doing agricultural work or manual labor, or working in ecology. Before departure, you will attend class lectures to learn about the history and culture of the destination country, as well as the populations you will be working with. Post travel, you will reflect on what you learned about yourselves and how it may have influenced your potential career and educational choices. SUNY GEN ED-n/a; NCC GEN ED-GLNW, PLDI Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer

Credit Hours: 3
Department: Student Personnel Services

SPS 204 - Student Leadership Abroad

Prerequisites: 15 cr. or department permission.

Description: The assumption that people are simply born natural leaders is false. We all have leadership abilities within ourselves and we can all learn to lead. In this course, you will learn how to get others to want to follow you, how to get others, by free will and free choice, to move forward together and how to get people energized to work hard together to create something everyone can feel proud of. Through class lectures you will explore themes of leadership and adventure, and learn about the culture of a population abroad. The semester will end with a culminating trip, where you will observe and collaborate with leaders in an international setting in a service learning project. Though the trip will be faculty led, be prepared to experience leading your fellow students in guided discussions and collaborative work, using the tools you have learned. SUNY GEN ED-n/a; NCC GEN ED-PLDI Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer

Credit Hours: 3
Department: Student Personnel Services