COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CAREER COUNSELING

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PDR 5556 CAREER COUNSELING ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Guidance and Psychological Counseling Non-Thesis

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR DIĞDEM MÜGE SIYEZ

Offered to

Guidance and Psychological Counseling Non-Thesis

Course Objective

The aim of this study is to introduce the career development in childhood, adolescent, young adulthood and adulthood and learn test and non-test techniques using in career counselling.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Define careeer development patterns in childhood and adolescence period
2   Define careeer development patterns in young adulthood and adulthood
3   Explain career decision-making approaches
4   Use non-test techniques in career counseling
5   Use tests in career counseling

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Basic concepts in career counseling and counselor skills
2 Trait and Type theories (Trait and Factor Theory, work adjustment theory)
3 Trait and Type theories (Holland s Theory of Types and Myers-Briggs Type Theory)
4 Career development in childhood
5 Adolescent career development
6 Career development in young adulthood and adulthood
7 Adult career crises and transitions
8 Midterm, rehearsal, evaluation
9 Career decision-making approaches I
10 Career decision-making approaches II
11 Non-test techniques in career counseling I
12 Non-test techniques in career counseling I
13 Tests in career counseling I
14 Tests in career counseling II
15 Final

Recomended or Required Reading

Sharf, R.S. (2006). Applying career development theory to counseling. UK: Thompson & Brooks
Yeşilyaprak, B. (2013). Mesleki rehberlik ve kariyer danışmanlığı: Kuramdan uygulamaya. Ankara: Pegem akademi
Niles, S.G., Harris Bowbsley, J. (2013). 21. Yüzyılda kariyer gelişimi müdahaleleri. Ankara: Nobel Yayın
Zunker, V. (2007). Career counseling: A holistic approach. US: Cengage Learning

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

lectures and discussion, field research, case studies

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTEG MIDTERM GRADE
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTEG * 0.30 +ASG* 0.10 + FCG* 0.60
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTEG * 0.30 + ASG * 0.10 + RST * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

didem.siyez@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 4 52
Preparing assignments 1 25 25
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 25 25
Preparing presentations 1 20 20
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
Project Assignment 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 188

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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