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 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
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 MTEG * 0.30 + ASG * 0.10 + RST * 0.60


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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