DEGREE PROGRAMMES

: Employment and Career Consultancy Non-thesis (evening)

General Description

History

The utilization of active labour market policies as a solution for unemployment problem which is an important problem of our country and the increase of employment agencies besides the Turkish Labour Institution increase the demand for Employment and Career Counsellor. Accordingly, Job and Occupational Counsellor national occupational standard is prepared by Vocational Qualification Institute. The certificate is being awarded to whom succesfull in examinations. In this field, the specialists will be educated by this Non thesis Masters Degree Programme which will start at 2013-2014 school year.

Qualification Awarded

Master's Degree in Employment and Career Management Non-Thesis (MSc)

Level of Qualification

Second Cycle (Master's Degree)

Specific Admission Requirements

First Cycle Degree in the same or in related disciplines, Transcript, Acceptable score on ALES (Academic Personnel and Graduate Education Entrance Exam) or Equivalent GRE, GMAT score. Acceptable score on Language Proficiency Tests. Acceptable weighted score based on the first cycle cumulative grade point average (GPA) and ALES score. The exceptions to the requirements of ALES and Foreign Language Proficiency scores is announced by the Graduate School. However, ALES requirement is waived for the admissions to the second cycle graduate programs offered by the Conservatory and the departments of Fine Arts Faculty, where students are admitted only by the Artistic Aptitude Test as well as for the graduates of doctorate /arts proficiency/medical residency/ dental residency/ veterinary residency/ pharmaceutical residency programs. Final admission is based on the evaluation of the related academic unit committee. International student admission requirements are decided by the Graduate School Executive Committee.

Specific Arrangements for Recognition of Prior Learning (Formal, Non-Formal and Informal)

According to the Regulations of Dokuz Eylül University for Graduate Schools, students are not connected to the right for internal transfer, previously taken courses at another graduate programme by another university with a successful grade may be recognized by the related programmes after the letter of the students includes course contents and the transcript, and by the recommendation of the head of the departments and by the decision of the Board of Directors. The courses taken by the outgoing Exchange students have the recognition at the school either as compulsory or elective.

Qualification Requirements and Regulations

1,5 years, 2 semesters per year, 16 weeks per semester, 90 ECTS in total.

Profile of the Programme

The objective of the programme is to educate specialists who will able to make research and application as to employment, occupation and career subject, to guide people with their occupational talents and to help them to reach recent work with employability. There are two foreign language lessons in the curriculum. These lessons constitute 9 percent of the program.

Key Learning Outcomes

1   Are able to know general information about social sciences.
2   Are able to know the structure and functioning of labour market, expectations of the side of supply and demand, occupations, occupational education, work life and career.
3   Have information as to employment and career institutes and their services and politics.
4   Are specialists at theoretical and practical level about counselling.
5   Apply and improve employment and career plan with using the so-called regulation, psychology, sociology and occupational information.
6   Analyze measurement and evaluation activities for counselees. They do necessary meeting with counselees and the so-called institutes.
7   Analyze recent developments as to labour market and career opportunities, make research, develop plans and suggest for their counselees for protecting their employability.

Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples

People who graduated from Non Thesis Masters Degree Programme in Employment and Career Counselling should be employment in some positions at Private Employment Offices and Turkish Labour Institution as a specialist or manager. They also can be employed at private sector as specialist or counsellor.

Access to Further Studies

Graduates may apply to the related employment positions in their area of specialization.

Course Structure Diagram with Credits

Employment and Career Consultancy non-thesis master programme consists of 14 compulsory, 8 optional courses, 1 graduation project. Students who have successfully completed courses in first three semesters have to perapare and defend a project. One compulsory course is taken from outside of the department. Non-Thesis Master programme students are obliged to submit their term-projets at the end of third semester.
T: Theoretical P: Practice L: Laboratory
B: Spring Semester G: Fall Semester H: Full Year
1 .Semester:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
G 1 SBE 7000 TECHNIQUES OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND PUBLICATION ETHICS COMPULSORY 3 0 0 5
G 2 İKD 7035 EMPLOYMENT LAW I COMPULSORY 2 0 0 5
G 3 İKD 7037 LABOR MARKETS AND ITS ANALYSIS COMPULSORY 2 0 0 5
G 4 İKD 7043 SOCIOLOGY OF WORK COMPULSORY 2 0 0 5
G 5 İKD 7039 FOUNDATIONS OF COUNSELING COMPULSORY 2 0 0 5
G 0 - SEMESTER ELECTIVE COURSE ELECTIVE - - - 5
TOTAL:   30
 
1 .Semester Elective:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
G 1 İKD 7049 ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND EMPLOYMENT ELECTIVE 2 0 0 5
G 2 İKD 7051 GIRIşIMCILIK VE İSTIHDAM ELECTIVE 2 0 0 5
G 3 İKD 7047 EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 5
G 4 İKD 7045 COUNSELINGFORDISABLED PEOPLE/ DISADVANTAGEOUSGROUPS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 5
 
2 .Semester:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
B 1 İKD 7022 PSYCHOLOGY OF LABOR COMPULSORY 2 0 0 5
B 2 İKD 7026 MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION AND DATA ANALYSIS COMPULSORY 2 0 0 5
B 3 İKD 7024 WORK REGULATIONS II COMPULSORY 2 0 0 5
B 4 İKD 7030 CAREER DEVELOPMENT COMPULSORY 2 0 0 5
B 5 İKD 7028 COMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT COMPULSORY 2 0 0 5
B 0 - ELECTIVE COURSE ELECTIVE - - - 5
TOTAL:   30
 
2 .Semester Elective:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
B 1 İKD 7032 WORK ETHICS AND COUNSELING ELECTIVE 2 0 0 5
B 2 İKD 7038 CAREER DEVELOPMENT ELECTIVE 2 0 0 5
B 3 İKD 7036 EMPLOYABILITY AND JOB SECURITY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 5
B 4 İKD 7034 PROBLEM SOLVING AND DECISION MAKING TECHNICS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 5
 
3 .Semester:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
B 1 İKD 7053 HUMAN RESOURCE PRACTICE COMPULSORY 2 0 0 5
B 2 İKD 7057 THE PRACTICES OF TURKISH EMPLOYMENT ORGANIZATION COMPULSORY 2 0 0 5
B 3 İKD 7299 TERM PROJECT COMPULSORY 0 0 0 10
B 4 İKD 7055 EMPLOYMENT COUNSELING PRACTICE COMPULSORY 2 0 0 5
B 5 İKD 7059 EDUCATION SYSTEM IN TüRKIYE AND OCCUPATIONS COMPULSORY 2 0 0 5
TOTAL:   30
 
3 .Semester Elective:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
 

Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

Evaluation and assessment methods for each course is defined in the the Course Description Form which is prepared by related faculty member / s and included in the information package. Exams and course success notes is subject to the relevant articles of the DEU Regulation on Graduate Education.
Dokuz Eylul University, Graduate Education Regulation web address: http://www.sbe.deu.edu.tr/sbe/mevzuat

Graduation Requirements

Second Cycle (Master's Degree) Non-Thesis Program is comprised of courses (at least 75 ECTS), Term Project (15 ECTS), in total 90 ECTS credits. Students must have minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 2.50/4.00 and completed all the courses with at least CB/ S / TP grades.

Mode of Study (Full-Time, Part-Time, E-Learning )

Full-time

Programme Director or Equivalent

Head of Department: Prof. Dr. Özlem ÇAKIR
Tel: +90 232 301 02 89
Fax: +90 232 420 17 89
e-mail: ozlem.cakir@deu.edu.tr
Address: Dokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Labour Economics and Industrial Relations, Postcode:35160, Dokuzçeşmeler, Buca-İzmir, TURKEY