Objectives and competences
Student will:
1. Tunderstand the importance of career planning and development
2. get familiar with theoretical concepts of career development
3. get acquaint with career planning model
4. recognize the role of education in career development
5. learn how to explore career options
6. learn how to plan one’s own career development
Content (Syllabus outline)
1. Definition and understanding of career
2. Theoretical concepts of career development
3. Basic types of careers
4. Changes in the work environment and career development
5. Biosocial life cycle and career path planning
6. Career phases
7. Career planning model
8. Factors in career development
9. Employees' developmental abilities
10. Education planning
11. Development of personal competencies
12. Monitoring of career development
Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding
Knowledge and understanding:
At the end of the course students will be able to:
• career planning in correlation with the strategic objectives of the organization;
• planning the process of career development;
• understand the theories of career development;
• use methods for career planning;
• preparea personal development plan and acquisitie knowledge of personal competency
Readings
1. Ali, I. Personality traits, individual innovativeness and satisfaction with life. Journal of Innovation & Knowledge. 4 (2019) 38–46.
2. Brečko, D. (2006) Načrtovanje kariere kot dialog med organizacijo in posameznikom, Planet GV, Ljubljana.
3. Forsyth, P. (2002) Career management, Capstone Publishing, Capstone.
4. Hirschi, A. and Valero, D. (2017) Chance Events and Career Decidedness: Latent Profiles in Relation to Work Motivation. Journal of Career Development. March 2017. Volume 65, Issue 1. Pages 2–15.
5. Jacquin, P. and Juhel, J. (2017) An Individual Mixed-Evaluation Method for Career Intervention. Journal of Career Development. March 2017. Volume 65, Issue 1. Pages 16–28.
6. Jo, H., Ra, Y., Lee, J. and Won Kim, H. (2016) Impact of Dysfunctional Career Thoughts on Career Decision Self-Efficacy and Vocational Identity . Journal of Career Development. December 2016. Volume 64, Issue 4. Pages 333–344.
7. Smale A, Bagdadli S, Cotton R, et al..Proactive career behaviors and subjective career success: The moderating role of national culture. J Organ Behav. 2019;40:105–122.https://doi.org/10.1002/job.2316
8. Viola, M. M., Musso, P., Inguglia, C. and Lo Coco, A. (2016) Psychological Well-Being and Career Indecision in Emerging Adulthood: The Moderating Role of Hardiness. Journal of Career Development. December 2016. Volume 64, Issue 4. Pages 387–396.
