# Personal Development (PDW) (PDW) courses

Santa Barbara City College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 5 courses

Source: https://catalog.sbcc.edu/sel/career-skills/

"Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Fall 2026, Spring 2027.

### PDW NC001 — Personalized Career Planning

- **Units:** 0
- **Hours:** 8 (8 lecture)
- **Offered:** Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/santa-barbara-city-college/schedule/spring-2027/pdw.md)

This course focuses on the assessment of individuals strengths, interests, values, personality and abilities in the context of career and education planning. Students will improve decision making skills by exploring their own decision making styles and applying specific decision making models to their career planning process. Course restricted to 98 repetitions

### PDW NC002 — Strategic Job Search

- **Units:** 0
- **Hours:** 8 (8 lecture)
- **Offered:** Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/santa-barbara-city-college/schedule/spring-2027/pdw.md)

This class is designed to help students develop and implement a strategic career and job search plan. Students will learn about sources of occupational information and how to utilize this information in the career planning and job search process. Course restricted to 98 repetitions

### PDW NC003 — Acing Your Interview

- **Units:** 0
- **Hours:** 6 (6 lecture)
- **Advisory:** Working knowledge of computers and videoconferencing software such as Zoom.
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules

Designed to help students develop and implement interview strategies to increase employment prospects. Students will learn how to interview for jobs that align with employment and career goals. Course restricted to 98 repetitions

### PDW NC004 — Create a Compelling Cover Letter and Resume

- **Units:** 0
- **Hours:** 6 (6 lecture)
- **Advisory:** Working knowledge of computers and videoconferencing software such as Zoom.
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules

Designed to help students create a resume, cover letter and reference list in preparation for applying for employment opportunities. Students will learn how to create professional employment application documents that align with their employment and career goals. Course restricted to 98 repetitions

### PDW NC005 — Leveraging LinkedIn for Your Job Search

- **Units:** 0
- **Hours:** 6 (6 lecture)
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/santa-barbara-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/pdw.md)

Course Advisories Working knowledge of computers and videoconferencing software such as Zoom. Designed to help students expand their job search and network opportunities using LinkedIn. Students will develop a professional profile and become familiar with the website in order to support their employment and career goals. Course restricted to 98 repetitions