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PDR 038 - Life Career Development in Schools

Faculty of Education · Guidance and Psychological Counselling · Undergraduate

ECTS: 4 T+P+L: 2+0+0 Field Education Elective
Coordinator: Doç. Dr. Esra TÖRE

Course Objective

This course aims to provide the students with the basic concepts and principles of vocational guidance and career counseling; The course aims to teach the factors that affect career development process, psychodynamic and developmental approaches used in career counseling.

Course Content

This course aims to provide the students with the basic concepts and principles of vocational guidance and career counseling; The course aims to teach the factors that affect career development process, psychodynamic and developmental approaches used in career counseling.

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. Knows the basic concepts and principles of vocational guidance and career counseling.
  2. Knows the factors affecting career development process.

Core Area Distribution

(14) Teacher Training and Education Science%60 (31) Social and Behavioural Science%40

Teaching Methods

ExpressionQuestion-AnswerDiscussionSelf study

Assessment & Evaluation

HomeworkTesting (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)

ECTS / Workload

ActivityQuantityDuration (h)Total Workload
Course Duration (Including Exam Week)17234
Out of Class Study Period17117
Midterm155
Quiz000
Assignment155
Practice000
Final155

Course Schedule

WeekSubjectPreparation
1Introduction to vocational guidance and career counselingTextbook and articles
2Factors affecting the career development process.Textbook and articles
3Factors affecting the career development process.Textbook and articles.
4Factors affecting the career development process.Textbook and articles
5Theory applications- Trait and Factor TheoryTextbook and articles
6Holland's theory of career choice Psychoanalitic ApproachesTextbook and articles
7Roe ve Myers Briggs Approaches on Career CounsellingTextbook and Articles
8MidtermMidterm
9The approaches of Ginzberg and Super on career counsellingTextbook and articles
10Social learning approachTextbook and articles
11Current approaches and models in career counselingTextbook and articles
12Career counseling techniquesTextbooks and articles
13Career counseling in primary and secondary schoolsTextbooks and articles
14Career counseling at high school and universityTextbook and articles
15Career counseling in organizationsTextbook and articles
16Final ExamFinal Exam