FDSC 1102

Leadership and Career Skills in Food Science

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2017-2018 Catalog.

Provides students with opportunities to learn more about their personality type and strengths while applying this information to leadership and team building skills, diversity and ethics issues, as well as career skills in the field of food science. Topics and concepts are reinforced through presentations, interactive exercises and activities, simulations, case studies, and networking with food science alumni. Students are required to participate in a project using the Food Science Alumni Career Link network.

Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: FDSC 1101.

Permission Note Enrollment limited to: freshman Food Science majors.

Outcomes

• Recognize and explain the five practices of exemplary leaders.
• Better understand your personality type, strengths and team building skills.
• Develop strong working relationships with your Food Science classmates.
• Analyze, evaluate and discuss a food ethics case study.
• Conduct an informational interview and become acquainted with a Cornell Food Science alumnus.
• Recognize the importance of team work in problem solving.

When Offered Spring.

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