COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTERVIEW SKILLS IN CAREER COUNSELING

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
KPD 5037 INTERVIEW SKILLS IN CAREER COUNSELING ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Guidance and Psychological Counseling

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR DIĞDEM MÜGE SIYEZ

Offered to

Guidance and Psychological Counseling

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to provide students with the necessary knowledge and skills to conduct effective interviews in the career counseling process.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Explain what employers want
2   Evaluate common interview questions asked by employers
3   Explain proper attitude and effort employers are looking for.
4   Interpret body language and its impact on the interview
5   Explain how to properly close the interview
6   Design thank-you notes and follow-up e-mails.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Career counselling skills
2 Career counselling skills
3 Interview preparation
4 Common interview questions
5 What employers want
6 Attitude and effort
7 Rehearsal, Midterm exam, and evaluation
8 Gesture
9 Phone interviews
10 Behavioral interviews
11 Closing the interview
12 Interview skills: Role playing
13 Interview skills: Role playing
14 Writing thank you notes
15 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Becker, D. (2020). Interview Skills That Win the Job: Simple Techniques for Answering All the Tough Questions (2nd ed.). AMACOM.

Kursmark, L., & Enelow, W. S. (2021). Modernize Your Job Search Letters: Get Noticed ... Get Hired (4th ed.). JIST Publishing.

Lees, J. (2021). Knock 'em Dead Job Interview: How to Turn Job Interviews into Job Offers (11th ed.). Adams Media.

Whitcomb, S. (2020). Interview Magic: Job Interview Secrets from America's Career and Life Coach (7th ed.). JIST Publishing.

Yate, M. (2021). Knock 'em Dead: The Ultimate Job Search Guide (2022th ed.). Adams Media.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Reading, exercises in the classroom, Completion of career-oriented assessment instruments, Written assignments, Participation in class and small group discussions/activities, role play

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE Midterm Exam
2 DTK Other Activity
3 FN Semester final exam
4 BNS BNS Student examVZ * 0.30 + Student examDTK * 0.10 + FN * 0.60
5 BUT Make- up note
6 BBN End of make-up grade Student examVZ * 0.30 +Student examDTK * 0.10 + BUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

midterm, performance paper and final

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

In order to be successful in the course, attendance to at least 70% of the courses is compulsory.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

didem.siyez@deu.edu.tr
0 232 3012237

Office Hours

Office hours are included in the faculty member's door schedule; messages can be sent 24/7 via online deu.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 10 2 20
Tutorials 3 2 6
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 10 1 10
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparing assignments 4 10 40
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 103

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16
LO.11113114211115211
LO.21113134241115211
LO.31113134211315311
LO.41113134111135311
LO.51113154111135311
LO.61213114111115351

CONTACT INFORMATION
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