PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SEMINAR

AAE 723

Course Description

Professional development for applied economists in sequential contexts. Examples include understanding and preparing for the professional economist job market; preparing and packaging job search materials; technical and non-technical interactions with potential employers and clients; understanding leadership styles and exploring leadership potential; examining professional ethics and norms; and gaining exposure to trends in professional development. Students will develop career skills by completing stand-alone activities, and by coordinating soft skill development tasks with exercises in simultaneously or previously offered theory and econometric classes.

Prerequisties

AAE 721

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

Offered

Not Applicable

Grade Point Average

3.47

-7.98% from Historical

Completion Rate

88.24%

-7.81% from Historical

A Rate

76.47%

-12.25% from Historical

Class Size

21.43% from Historical

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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Jordan Van Rijn

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