GENC 258

Course ID:

Course Code & Number

GENC 258

Course Title

Career Planning and Development

Level

BS

Credit Hours/ ECTS Credits

(2+0+0) 2 TEDU Credits, 3 ECTS Credits

Year of Study:

Semester:

Type of Course:

Elective

Mode of Delivery:

Face-to-face

Language of Instruction:

English

Pre-requisite / Co-requisite::

Catalog Description

Career concept, career planning and stages; Individual career development, developing a personal career strategy; career planning model, career options related to teaching fields; preparing a curriculum vitae (CV) and types of résumé, CV format and examples, important points to keep in minds while preparing a CV; writing cover letters for resumes introducing theirselves, promotional letters, methods and types of job interview preparation to job interview, and stages; situations that may be encountered in interviews; question types, body language signs.

Course Objectives

Software Usage

Course Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

1. Explain the principles underlying career planning.
2. Improve their personal profile by ascertaining their interests.
3. Develop career goals that are achievable to get the most appropriate jobs for them.
4. Discover appropriate career options, job types, and position requirements in the selected sectors.
5. Improve interaction/ communication skills.
6. Prepare documents such as job application, letter of intent, resume etc.

Learning Activities and Teaching Methods:

Telling/Explaining Discussion/Debate Questioning Reading Collaborating Web Searching

Assessment Methods and Criteria:

Quiz

Assessment Methods and Criteria Others:

Design Content

Recommended Reading

Required Reading

Grading

Learning Activities and Teaching Methods Others:

Course Coordinator:

Zerrin Toker

Student Workload:

Workload	Hrs
Course Readings	28

Course & Program Learning Outcome Matching: