EDP 666 Syllabus Sp05

EDP 666 -- Psychology of Career Choice Syllabus -- Spring 2005

Dr. Wm. E. Stilwell
Department of Educational and
Counseling Psychology
College of Education
University of Kentucky
859-257-3395
westil3@pop.UKY.EDU

Nature of the Course I. Description A. The UK Bulletin description is "Tests of vocational interests and aptitudes. Collection and retrieval of occupational and educational information. Facilitation of sound decision making. Prereq: EDP 652."
B. This course is designed as an intermediate program focusing on the applications of counseling psychology to careers.
C. The course uses the scientist-practitioner model for counseling psychologists and for other helping professionals performing substantive work in influencing behaviors of students, teachers, parents and employers with practical skills and theoretical knowledge essential for applying psychology to careers.
D. The course fits within the course expectations for certification and licensure in many states, e.g., Kentucky, under KRS 319 and 201KAR26:115 and KRS 335 and 201KAR36:040. II. Participants A. The course is intended for individuals who satisfy the following criteria:

Educational and/or experiential background which gives evidence of an ability to profit from the instructional experiences;
Employment in roles which have responsibility for substantively working with students, teachers, parents, and employers.

B. The course is not open to auditors, unless all assignments are submitted with their peers.

III. Purpose and Objectives

A. The purpose of this initial course on psychology of career choice is to improve knowledge and skills in applying psychology to career planning, management and evaluation. Multiple LISTSERVs are available on career-related themes.
B. The learning objectives are directed to:

increasing the students' knowledge about the interaction of psychological theory development and counseling;

increasing student awareness of ethical, diversity and professional issues in counseling psychology;

developing the student's interest in reading the counseling psychology literature;

expanding student's skills in the application of internet to career development; and,

promoting the student's critical thinking skills.

C. The objectives are both general and specific. In the general sense, the objectives are directed to increasing the participants' knowledge and skill about the interaction of human development and learning with career choice. The specific objectives are unique to the individual learner, and must be negotiated early in the course.

V. Expectations

A. Participation in the class discussions will be greatly valued. Attendance is important. Each missed day will result in a half-point deduction from your final point total.
B. Subscribe to Course LISTSERV by the close of business on the first day of class.
C. Prepare your webpage on schedule.
D. Submit brief responses and contributions to the EDP666 LISTSERV.
E. Submit career assessment by close of business on the due date.
F. Submit a webquest for either elementary, middle school, high school or post-secondary population AND a five-page memo on the construction and development of the webquest. The webquest will be published on the College website. Present your webquest on your presentation date.
G. Submit a hardcopy-resume before the final examination day.

VI. Suggested Webquest Topics

You may select one topic related to the course, e.g.,.

Planning for retirement
Moving from one job to another as an adult worker
Employment trends in comparative states
Influence of immigrants upon the work place
Value of education to life-long worker
Selecting higher education options
Evaluating post-secondary options
Suriving senior year
Constructing the best curriculum for post-secondary experiences
Adjusting to high school
Managing homework, family and a job
Discovery of other people in middle school
Going from top dog to freshman
What do I want to be
What do my parents want me to be
What's work like

VII. Outline

A. The course will cover the following general areas: theory development, general systems theory, career psychology theories, strategies for involving resources, performing needs assessments, specifying career psychology goals, adopting, adapting or creating appropriate materials, implementing a career psychology deliver system, evaluating program outcomes, helping clients maintain their acquired skills, and maintaining a career psychology reference system, changing workplace, and working with diverse populations.

B. The course will use a basic text:

Zunker, V. G. (2002).CAREER COUNSELING: Applied Concepts of Life Planning (6th). Pacific Grove: Brooks/Cole.
Zunker, V. G. & Osborn, D. S. (2002). USING ASSESSMENT RESULTS FOR CAREER DEVELOPMENT. Pacific Grove: Brooks/Cole.

You will be encouraged to read a variety of journals such as CAREER DEVELOPMENT QUARTERLY, JOURNAL OF COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY, JOURNAL OF APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY and THE COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGIST.

VIII. Evaluation

A. Points will be derived from these three main sources:

Participation

Class work 3

PROJECT WEB 2

Brief Projects 5

Webquest

Graphics 1

Links (content) 2

Copyright 1

Content 2

Layout 2

Navigation 1

Resume 1

B. Course grades will be assigned as follows:

A 20-18

B 17-15

C 14-12

IX. Office Hours

Please make an appointment, preferably on-line, prior to meeting with me. Do not make an appointment for an emergency; come in. X. Cheating and Plagarism The definitions for plagerism are available in the Student Code in Part II, Section 6.3.0. The minimum punishment for either of these offenses is an "E" in the course.

XI. Disability

If you are a student with a disability, please obtain appropriate certification through the Disability Resource Center. Greater understanding of student and faculty responsibilities can be found at the Engaging Differences site.

XII. Schedule (really being examined as we speak!!!)

Turn off cell phones and pagers in class.

	Topic	Lecture Notes	Assignment
1/13	Orientation to Course
1/18			PROJECT WEB
1/20	Human in context; model for change	General Systems Model	Check for $17 purposes (Word Document)
1/25	Career objectives	Goals and Objectives	Construct WebQuest Complete Strong and MBTI
1/27	Resume Preparation	Class meets at the Stuckert Career Center	Carolyn Bronicki available 4pm to 6pm Stuckert Career Center Rose and Euclid
2/01	Career objectives	Goals and Objectives	PROJECT WEB: Stage ONE Due
2/03	Ethics and careers	KRS 319 and 201KAR26:115 and KRS 335 and 201KAR36:040.	APA Code of Ethics Notes Ethics Quest examine the site PROJECT WEB: Stage TWO Due
2/08	Ethics and careers		.
2/10	General Systems Theory		.
2/15	General Systems Theory		.
2/17	History of Theories	History of Career Development	Z 1 PROJECT WEB: State THREE Due
2/22	History of Theories	History of Career Development New Theories	Z 2, 3 Quest ONE topic due Webquest topic due Carolyn Brodnicki Webquest Reservoir
2/24	Five Career Counseling Models	Five Model Attributes	Z 4
3/01	Career Counseling Adults	Younger and Older Adults	Z 18, 19
3/03	Counseling and Work	Assessment Uses	Z&O 1 and 2
3/08	Psychology and Work	Counseling Adults	Z 20, 21
3/10	Psychology and Work	Counseling Adults	Z 20, 21
3/15	SPRING VACATION		No Class
3/17	SPRING VACATION		No Class
3/22	DOT and OOH and Assssment in Career Counseling	Assement in Careers	Z 7 and 8, Assignment 4 due
3/24	Interest and Achievement Assessment	Interpretations	Z&O 5 and 6 Webquest demonstration 140 TEB
3/29	Ability, Personality and Value	Self-assessment	Z&O 4, 7 and 8
3/31		Self-assessment
4/05	Computer Assisted Counseling	Career Information Delivery Systems	Z 9, Z&O 11
4/07	Career Interviewing	Interviewing	Z 14
4/12	Minority Development	Cultural awareness	Webquest demonstration 140 TEB
4/14	Minority Development	Cultural awareness	Z 10, Assignment 5 due
4/19	Minority Development	Cultural awareness	Z 10, Assignment 5 due
4/21	Women Career Development	Counseling women	Z 11
4/26	Men Career Development Career Counseling for G/L/B	Counseling males Counseling g/l/b/t	Z 12 +13+15
4/28	Webquest Presentations		Lowry, Almario, Ross, Allen, Brown, Garriott, Strange, Wimsatt
5/05	FINAL EXAMINATION 08:00		Kasarda, Kidwell, Stevens-Watkins, Owens, Oaks, Shrock, Roseberry, Lodmell, Combs, Olsen, Goldsmith

"+" means URL on topic is due. Submit the URL with the following subject: "URL and the chapter title".

Paper Outline

In order to help you prepare your paper for this course, the following outline is suggested. In making this suggestion I am not saying that you will be evaluated on how closely you follow the outline. I am pointing out that you can effectively cover almost any topic with the following structure:

Problem. In this section you will want to characterize the problem. You might handle part of the definition of the problem by raising some rhetorical questions which you will subsequently try to answer in the course of the full paper (about 1 1/2 pages);

Define terms. In this section you do not have to use "define terms" as a heading, but the section allows you to establish the territory which you will cover in the paper. This statement of terms also defines the limits of your paper (about 1 page);

Review the literature. In this section let me suggest that you provide an overview of the literature to be reviewed, a discussion of each subsection within the literature, and a summary of the points raised in your review of the literature (about 10 pages);

Raise five research questions. Now that you have become an "expert" in your problem area, you are ready to raise some questions which heretofore have not been answered (about 1 page); and,

Summary. In this section which is very small and probably less than a half of a page, you will summarize what you have done in the previous 13-14 pages.

Please do not feel bound by this model. Try one which is comfortable to you. At least five of your references must be URLs, five more must be older than 20 years, and five must be less than five years old. You may have more references. . In using your references, please do use the heading and referencing systems described within the American Psychological Association's publication manual.

All submitted papers must be accompanied by a Quality Assurance Contract. Electronic submissions included.

Content by Dr. William E. Stilwell, lll
Updated February 18, 2006 12:03 by webmaster@coe.uky.edu

Participation
	Class work	3
	PROJECT WEB	2
Brief Projects		5
Webquest
	Graphics	1
	Links (content)	2
	Copyright	1
	Content	2
	Layout	2
	Navigation	1
Resume		1