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PDR 028 - Computer-Assisted Career Counseling Systems

Faculty of Education · Guidance and Psychological Counselling · Undergraduate

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

Course Objective

Domestic and foreign information systems and computer-based career counseling programs offering services over the internet; to develop knowledge and skills about the evaluation of these systems, the standards that the systems should have, and the use of the systems within the framework of ethical standards.

Course Content

Assessing the place and need for the using of technology in career counseling; using of technology in career counseling, current needs, demands and problems; computer based intervention methods and their effectiveness in career decision-making processes; examining program examples; project presentations.

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. Use computer / internet based intervention tools in career counseling
  2. Define appropriate computer-based intervention tools for the target audience
  3.   Selects career decision making tools according to the criteria of suitability, usability and scientific criteria
  4. Generates scientifically based ideas about new computer assisted tools to be developed in career counseling
  5. Have knowledge about the tools used in national and international level.

Core Area Distribution

(14) Teacher Training and Education Science%10 (31) Social and Behavioural Science%50 (81) Personal Services%40

Teaching Methods

ExpressionQuestion-AnswerDiscussionSelf studyProject Based Learning (Including Field Work)

Assessment & Evaluation

HomeworkProject / Design

ECTS / Workload

ActivityQuantityDuration (h)Total Workload
Course Duration (Including Exam Week)14228
Out of Class Study Period14342
Midterm000
Quiz000
Assignment21020
Practice155
Final000

Course Schedule

WeekSubjectPreparation
1Meeting, Objectives and ObjectivesNA
2Evaluating the place and the need for the use of technology in career counselingRead relevant parts from compulsory sources
3Use of technology in career counseling, current needs, demands and problemsReading related parts from compulsory sources
4Computer based intervention methods and effectiveness in career decision making processes (article review)Reading related parts from compulsory sources
5Computer based intervention methods and effectiveness in career decision making processes (article review)Research and review related articles
6Computer based intervention methods and effectiveness in career decision making processes (article review)Research and review related articles
7Computer based intervention methods and effectiveness in career decision making processes (article review)Research and review related articles
8MidtermProject preparation
9Examination of program examples (Examination of national and international examples)Reading related parts from compulsory sources
10Examination of program examples (Examination of national and international examples)Reading related parts from compulsory sources
11Examination of program examples (Examination of national and international examples)Reading related parts from compulsory sources
12Project presentations (Design presentations)Presentation preparation
13Project presentations (Design presentations)Presentation preparation
14Project presentations (Design presentations)Presentation preparation
15Project presentations (Design presentations)Presentation preparation
16FinalProject Submission Preparation