Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS Credits
1HR101Career Planning1+0+012

Course Details
Language of Instruction English
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program Political Science and İnternational Relations (English)
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Type of Course Unit Compulsory
Objectives of the Course This class has four overriding aims:
• To provide you with an understanding of where the job market, careers and the overall “world of work” are headed;
• To help you better know and understand yourselves (personality, behavior, skills, motivators, values, goals and preferences);
• To guide you in establishing internship and career objectives
• To provide you with strategies, action plans and the skills and knowledge you need to achieve these objectives.
Course Content The job market is a jungle – a huge, chaotic, unmapped environment. Before entering, you should be prepared (as the saying goes “if you fail to plan, then you plan to fail”). Working through these class sessions will help you navigate by providing you with the skills and knowledge you need. You will leave these sessions with objectives, strategies and tactics for your internships and careers; as well as for your academic life.
Course Methods and Techniques
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator None
Name of Lecturers Asist Prof. Ayşe Nur Örnekci
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Title I Inc: Career Planning and Personal Entrepreneurship (AKPsi Edition) Author Mike Callahan
Title I Inc: Career Planning and Personal Entrepreneurship (AKPsi Edition)
Author Mike Callahan
Publisher Cognella, Incorporated, 2016
ISBN 1516506936, 9781516506934

Course Category
Social Sciences %100

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Assignment 2 % 100
Total
2
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 14 1 14
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 14 1 14
Assignments 2 12 24
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 2 52

Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 Students learn what to pay attention to when planning their career.
2 Students are introduced to alternative tools that they can use in their career journeys.
3 Students learn and practice how to prepare a CV in international standards.
4 Students recognize and gain the ability to use social media tools that they can benefit from in their career journeys.
5 By benefiting from the experiences of the relevant sector officials, students gain ideas about topics such as interview techniques and recruitment processes, and they are provided to benefit from these ideas in their own career journeys.


Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Workshop Introduction: overview of what we will do, when, and why. General discussion of how the world of work is evolving in terms of globalization, technology, mobility, freelancing and rapid change.
2 Personality 1: SSPS (Striving Styles Personality Inventory) inventory results.
3 Personality 2: Detailed discussion on how your motivation style and personality affect your behavior, and how to manage your personality and behavior effectively to maximize your academic and professional (as well as interpersonal) success.
4 Change: Overview of the process of change and how to deal with it effectively. Goals: Identification of your goals and an action plans to achieve them.
5 Identification of values, motivators and skills.
6 Overview of the past four jobs/projects/internships you have had, and classification of tasks into those desired from those undesired.
7 Exploration of past achievements and successes, and the skills you used to accomplish them. Establishment of desired job descriptions and organization profiles.
8 Review
9 How to prepare a targeted, effective CV and application text
10 How to secure job interviews.
11 Exceptional Interviewing.
12 Effective Networking.
13 How to manage your careers on an ongoing basis.
14 What stands out for you as you reflect on the workshops you attended throughout the semester? Were you able to develop the skills we have worked on during the semester? If so, what are these new skills and how do you intend to make them part of your professional and personal life? If not, what prevented you from a productive skill building process? What worked for you the best throughout the semester?


Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10
All 1
C1
C2
C3
C4
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