Sociology Preview
Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code:

UNI095

Course Name:

Career Development Planning and Management

Semester:

Spring

Course Credits:

ECTS

Language of instruction:

Turkish

Course Condition:

Does the Course Require Work Experience?:

Type of course:

University Elective

Course Level:

Bachelor

TR-NQF-HE:6. Master`s Degree

QF-EHEA:First Cycle

EQF-LLL:6. Master`s Degree

Mode of Delivery:

E-Learning

Course Coordinator:

Dr. Öğr. Üy. HİLAL ÇAKAR ÖZCAN

Course Lecturer(s):

HİLAL ÇAKAR

Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives:

Introducing career methods to help students adapt to the rapidly changing economic, social, cultural, ethical and legal conditions of the business world and to gain the ability to adapt them to their own lives. As the highly motivated employees who can predict the future, know what is waiting for them, determine their goals, and aim to ensure that they have the necessary knowledge and equipment to devote themselves to their jobs.

Course Content:

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, Make 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.

Learning Outcomes

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

Course Flow Plan

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	What is career management?	-
2)	Career Planning and Development	-
3)	Career Planning and Development	-
3)	Career Planning and Development	-
4)	Career stages: to know your personal preferences	-
5)	Career tendencies in the world	-
6)	What the business orld expects from unexperienced graduates?	-
7)	How to create a good resume, a cover letter and a thank you letter	-
8)	Midterm Exam	-
9)	How to make an impressive job interview. Interview techniques, research business techniques	-
10)	Basic concepts of performance management	-
11)	Time management	-
12)	Professional etics: What is wrongdoing?	-
13)	Professional etics: What is wrongdoing? How to avoid whistleblowing?	-
14)	General review	-
15)	Fınal Exam	-

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:

Bulunmamaktadır.

References:

Ünsal, P. (2015). Kariyeri Gelişimi Kuramları ve Kariyer Danışmanlığı.
Ankara: Nobel Yayın Dağıtım.
Erdoğmuş N. (2003). Kariyer Geliştirme: Kuram ve Uygulama.
Ankara: Nobel Yayın Dağıtım.
Kuzgun, Y. (2014). Meslek Gelişimi ve Danışmanlığı (4. Baskı).
Ankara: Nobel Yayın Dağıtım.
Bedük, A. ve Mete, O. (2007). Kariyerinize C Vitamini. İş Görüşmesi
ve Özgeçmiş Yazma Teknikleri. Ankara: Gazi Kitabevi.
Soysal, S. (1997). İş Ararken Etkili Özgeçmiş Yazmanın ve Başarılı
Görüşmeler Yapmanın Yolları. İstanbul: Remzi Kitabevi.

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5	6
Program Outcomes
1) Students will have the ability to understand theories and theoretical perspectives in sociology and social sciences.
2) Students will have the knowledge of using the basic theoretical analysis and the concepts of sociology in his/her studies.
3) Students will gain the knowledge and skills to interpret social, economic and historical facts from a sociological perspective by rational thinking in social, economic and historical context.
4) Students will gain the ability to follow and evaluate classical and contemporary studies and researches written in Turkish and English around the world.
5) Students will have the ability to use the appropriate theoretical framework and research methods for a sociological research in a future study project.
6) Students can associate the research questions with the findings of the research, and report the results.
7) Students can use qualitative and quantitative reseach methods.
8) Students can use software programs which are employed in statistics by gaining statistics knowledge and acquire the ability of data process.
9) Students can think critically when they evaluate the problems of sociology or other related fields, and can judge under a critical point of view theoretical and empirical studies conducted in those fields.
10) Students develop an interest in the problems of the modern societies and they can evaluate those problems within a wide perspective.
11) Students can apply their knowledge and research skills in interdisciplinary studies and can transfer those skills to other disciplines.
12) Students have knowledge about modern world and Turkish history and can apply that knowledge in their further studies.
13) Students have a problem solving point of view in problems of social inequalities and discrimination.
14) Graduated students can develop a reflexive point of view concerning their situation as a researcher as well as a sociologist.

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Average	3 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	Students will have the ability to understand theories and theoretical perspectives in sociology and social sciences.
2)	Students will have the knowledge of using the basic theoretical analysis and the concepts of sociology in his/her studies.
3)	Students will gain the knowledge and skills to interpret social, economic and historical facts from a sociological perspective by rational thinking in social, economic and historical context.
4)	Students will gain the ability to follow and evaluate classical and contemporary studies and researches written in Turkish and English around the world.
5)	Students will have the ability to use the appropriate theoretical framework and research methods for a sociological research in a future study project.
6)	Students can associate the research questions with the findings of the research, and report the results.
7)	Students can use qualitative and quantitative reseach methods.
8)	Students can use software programs which are employed in statistics by gaining statistics knowledge and acquire the ability of data process.
9)	Students can think critically when they evaluate the problems of sociology or other related fields, and can judge under a critical point of view theoretical and empirical studies conducted in those fields.
10)	Students develop an interest in the problems of the modern societies and they can evaluate those problems within a wide perspective.
11)	Students can apply their knowledge and research skills in interdisciplinary studies and can transfer those skills to other disciplines.
12)	Students have knowledge about modern world and Turkish history and can apply that knowledge in their further studies.
13)	Students have a problem solving point of view in problems of social inequalities and discrimination.
14)	Graduated students can develop a reflexive point of view concerning their situation as a researcher as well as a sociologist.

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Homework Assignments	1	% 10
Midterms	1	% 30
Final	1	% 60
total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 40
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 60
total		% 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation

Activities	Number of Activities	Preparation for the Activity	Spent for the Activity Itself	Completing the Activity Requirements	Workload
Course Hours	1	42			42
Homework Assignments	1	18			18
Midterms	1	25			25
Final	1	40			40
Total Workload					125