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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
UFB 1305	CAREER DEVELOPMENT I	COMPULSORY	0	2	0	1

Offered By

Faculty Of Business

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ÖMÜR NECZAN ÖZMEN

Offered to

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (UOLP-SUNY ALBANY)
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (UOLP-SUNY ALBANY)
ECONOMICS (UOLP-SUNY ALBANY)

Course Objective

This course stresses the importance of career development model, provides students with an opportunity to learn and know about oneself in order to develop a practical career plan. The course includes topics such as self-assessment, career interests, career values, work style preferences, career vision, career direction. The course is designed to help students to understand their personality types, skills, abilities, their strengths and weaknesses to develop, which in turn are used to identify areas of strength and areas to develop in their career plans.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	To identify components of various career development theories and decision-making models,
2	To describe assessment instruments and their usefulness and techniques relevant to career planning, decision making, placement, follow-up, and evaluation
3	To identify career interests, career values, work style preferences
4	To develop career vision, passion and career direction-roadmap
5	To understand teamwork skills, time management and stress management skills
6	To learn and discover tools and resources for improving oneself for a better career

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Introduction to Career Planning, Career Concepts and Applications
2	Career Development Model
3	Decision-Making Thinking About Career, Occupational Exploration
4	Knowing About Self, Self-Assessment, Personality Types, Skills, Abilities
5	Knowing About Self, Self-Assessment, Personality Types, Skills, Abilities
6	Career Interests, Career Values, Work Style Preferences
7	Areas of Strength, Areas to Develop, Development Activities
8	Career Vision, Passion and Career Direction-Roadmap (short and long-term)
9	Interpersonal Communication, Written Communication Skills
10	Teamwork Skills, Time Management and Stress Management Skills
11	Understanding Labor Market, Most Demanded and Valued Skills
12	Improving Yourself and Skills through Online Tools and Resources

Recomended or Required Reading

Readings, cases, role playing, other assessments will be announced during the sessions.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Readings, cases, role playing, other assessments will be announced during the sessions.Lectures, readings, small group activities, discussions, presentations, case studies, role playing, problem solving, leadership, electronic media, computer based career guidance systems, one-to-one consultations.

Assessment Methods

Successful / Unsuccessful

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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

In this course, the students will be evaluated by presentation (30%), project (30%), participation and assignments (40%).

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action.
2. Attending at least 70 percent of lectures is mandatory.
3. All assignments should be submitted on time.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

omur.ozmen@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	6	1	6
Tutorials	6	1	6
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	6	1	6
Preparing presentations	6	1	6
Preparing assignments	6	1	6
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			30

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.3	PO.6
LO.1
LO.2		3
LO.3
LO.4
LO.5	2	4
LO.6		4

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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