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  Course Description
Course Name : Career Development and Counseling

Course Code : PDR 785

Course Type : Optional

Level of Course : Second Cycle

Year of Study : 1

Course Semester : Fall and Spring (16 Weeks)

ECTS : 6

Name of Lecturer(s) : Asst.Prof.Dr. OĞUZHAN KIRDÖK

Learning Outcomes of the Course : Knows the basic concepts related to career counseling
Reviews article in the literature of career counseling
Knows current career theories
Explains responsibilities of a career psychological counselors
Applies testing instruments and material for career counseling

Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face

Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None

Recommended Optional Programme Components : None

Aim(s) of Course : The aim of this course is to enable the students to gain information about the process and the basic elements and theories in Career Counseling

Course Contents : The course covers the basic concepts related to career counseling, article review in the literature of career counseling, current career theories, responsibilities of a career psychological counselors, testing instruments and material used for career counseling

Language of Instruction : Turkish

Work Place : Classroom


  Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities
Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Basic concepts related to career counseling Reading the related part of the book:Yeşilyaprak, B. (2011), Mesleki Rehberlik ve Kariyer Danışmanlığı: Kuramdan Uygulamaya, Pegem Kitabevi, Ankara Lecture
2 Career Development Process Reading the related part of the book:Erdoğmuş, N. (2003). Kariyer geliştirme: Kuram ve uygulama. Ankara: Nobel Yayınları.. Lecture
3 Career Development Process Reading the related part of the book:Erdoğmuş, N. (2003). Kariyer geliştirme: Kuram ve uygulama. Ankara: Nobel Yayınları. Lecture
4 Current career theories Reading the related part of the book:Sharf, R.S. (2002). Applying career development theory to counseling. (3.Edition) Pasific Grove, Brooks/Cole Lecture
5 Current career theories Reading the related part of the book:Brown, D. (2003). Career Information, Career Counseling and Career Development, (8.Edition) Allyn and Bacon, Boston Lecture
6 Current career theories Reading the related part of the book:Sharf, R.S. (2002). Applying career development theory to counseling. (3.Edition) Pasific Grove, Brooks/Cole Lecture
7 Current career theories Reading the related part of the book:Sharf, R.S. (2002). Applying career development theory to counseling. (3.Edition) Pasific Grove, Brooks/Cole Lecture
8 Current career theories Reading the related part of the book:Peterson, G. W., Sampson, J. P., Jr., Reardon, R. C. (1991). Career development and services: A cognitive approach. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole. Lecture
9 Materials used for career counseling Reading the related part of the book:Niles S. G. Ve Harris-Bowlsbey S. (2002), Career development İnterventions in the 21st century, ohio: Pearson Merill Prentice Hall Lecture
10 Testing instruments used for career counseling Reading the related part of the book:Sharf, R.S. (2002). Applying career development theory to counseling. (3. Edition) Pasific Grove, Brooks/ColeSharf, R.S. (2002). Lecture
11 Testing instruments used for career counseling Reading the related part of the book:Sharf, R.S. (2002). Applying career development theory to counseling. (3.Edition) Pasific Grove, Brooks/Cole Lecture
12 Testing instruments used for career counseling Reading the related part of the book :Sharf, R.S. (2002). Applying career development theory to counseling. (3.Edition) Pasific Grove, Brooks/Cole Lecture
13 Article review in the literature of career counseling Reading articles in literature of career counseling Review, Presentation
14 Article review in the literature of career counseling Reading articles in literature of career counseling Review, Presentation
15 Article review in the literature of career counseling Reading articles in literature of career counseling Review, Presentation
16/17 Final Exam Reading all sources and notes


  Required Course Resources
Resource Type Resource Name
Recommended Course Material(s)  Sharf, R.S. (2002). Applying career development theory to counseling. (3.Baskı) Pasific Grove, Brooks/Cole
 Kuzgun, Y. (2006) Meslek Gelişimi ve Danışmanlığı (2.Baskı)Nobel Yayın Dağıtım, Ankara
 Brown, D. (2003). Career Information, Career Counseling and Career Development, (8.Basım) Allyn ve Bacon, Boston
 Niles S. G. Ve Harris-Bowlsbey S. (2002), Career development İnterventions in the 21st century, ohio: Pearson Merill Prentice Hall
 Peterson, G. W., Sampson, J. P., Jr., Reardon, R. C. (1991). Career development and services: A cognitive approach. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole.
 Yeşilyaprak, B. (2011), Mesleki Rehberlik ve Kariyer Danışmanlığı: Kuramdan Uygulamaya, Pegem Kitabevi, Ankara
 Erdoğmuş, N. (2003). Kariyer geliştirme: Kuram ve uygulama. Ankara: Nobel Yayınları.
Required Course Material(s)


  Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria
Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 60
    Homeworks/Projects/Others 5 40
Total 100
Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success 40
 
Final Assessments 100
Rate of Final Assessments to Success 60
Total 100

  Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes
# Key Learning Outcome Contribution*
1 On the basis of the Educational Sciences BA degree qualificatons, improves his/her knowledge in the same field at the level of expertise. 5
2 Understands the multi-dimensional causes of a problem and evaluates the problem as a whole 0
3 Analyzes a scientific article in the field of educational sciences. 4
4 Uses the theoretical and practical knowledge s/he gained at the level of expertise in the field of educational sciences. 3
5 Uses and develops individual assessment techniques. 2
6 Guides the graduates of the field of educational sciencies within the framework of the knowledge and experiences that specialized training provides. 1
7 Gains knowledge and experience about the appliations which can make the field of expertise functional in educational field. 0
8 Makes prediction about the partner behaviors through the applications concerning the field of expertise. 0
9 Solves a problem in the context of educational sciences in a scientific perspective. 1
10 Integrates the theoretical knowledge within the scope of the field of educational sciences with the field of application. 3
11 Takes responsibility for solving the problems at the local and national level during the educational science-oriented applications. 0
12 Communicates effectively and properly with students, teachers, school administrators, and members of families and working group. 1
13 Has a good command of foreign language to be able to follow the foreign resources related to the field. 0
14 Informs his/her colleagues about the processes regarding the field of expertise and conclusions reached. 1
15 Uses the different statistical techniques and information and communication technologies that s/he needs in the field of expertise. 1
16 Provides the support of the institution employees to make the applications concerning educational sciences successful. 0
17 Develops internalized knowledge in the field of expertise and the related disciplines at the level of expertise. 5
18 Identifies the sources of the problems in the field of educational sciences and contributes to the solution of these problems. 3
19 Provides the cooperation of all partners in educational environment stating the necessity of the field of expertise. 0
20 Assesses the necessities which reveal through the applications related to the field of expertise in a critical way. 0
* Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum).

  Student Workload - ECTS
Works Number Time (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
    Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 3 42
    Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 5 70
Assesment Related Works
    Homeworks, Projects, Others 5 5 25
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 2 2
    Final Exam 1 1 1
Total Workload: 140
Total Workload / 25 (h): 5.6
ECTS Credit: 6