STEM 113 - Disability Inclusion

2 CR

Students will apply skills in self-advocacy learned in STEM 112 and add new skills for success in STEM career pathways. Students learn to incorporate identity(ies) into career plans, include strengths on resumes and in interviews, and design workplace accommodations. Students will pursue internships, employment, and transfer opportunities as well as work with disabled professional mentors and peers on projects that aim to disrupt ableist norms in STEM.

Prerequisite(s): STEM 112

Course Outcomes

Determine how disabled identity and strengths contribute to the workplace.
Identify and evaluate individual workplace accommodations for their STEM career path.
Discuss and advocate for accommodations as a disabled person in STEM interviews and workplaces.
Examine and propose changes for ableist norms in STEM.

GenEd Outcomes: Connections

Self-Assessment
Life Goals
Cultural Diversity

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