Resource Economics 394LI - Life is Full of Choices

Students will reflect on and integrate their learning and experience through the following activities: 1) Update a personal Reflective Portfolio and complete a series of activities in which they inventory and map courses taken, work experience, and extracurricular activities and identify skills they have attained through this experience; develop an updated resume, a networking website profile, and presentations of themselves as Resource Economists; and explore careers in Resource Economics and identify the skills needed to succeed in those career paths, and 2) Participate in weekly team activities comparing personal portfolios; honing communications about what Resource Economists know and can do, and identifying Resource Economics projects and making presentations seeking funding. This 1-credit course, plus one pair of 3-credit courses identified in the Academic Requirements Report, satisfies the Integrative Experience requirement for BS-ResEc majors.

Open to junior and senior RES-ECON and MANAGECON students. PreReq: RES-ECON 112 Students who are unable to enroll in this course because all sections are full can submit a RES-ECON waitlist request. The form can be found here: http://www.umass.edu/resec/academics/undergraduate-program/undergraduate-advising. Once the semester begins, students must contact the instructor to request permission to enroll.