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Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
ÜS0202.5Career PlanningElective232
Level of Course Unit
Short Cycle
Objectives of the Course
This course aims to help students structure their own careers. In other words, it is to help the individual to understand his/her career development, to plan his/her career development and to progress on this path.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1Distinguish between career-related concepts.
2Explains at a simple level how career development theories deal with an individual's career problems.
3Explain the steps of career planning.
4It creates its own career planning steps.
5Determines career goals.
6Comprehends how to prepare resumes and business letters in preparation for the business world/higher education.
7Prepares own resume and business letters.
8Gains job interview skills.
Mode of Delivery
Normal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course Contents
The fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.0), or in other words, the digital revolution has begun to dramatically change the structure of work. Some professions began to disappear, some professions began to change, and some professions began to be newly created. In this context, in our world where the digital revolution has begun to dominate, individuals are now expected to approach the working world with a more flexible understanding. This course is primarily designed for students to plan their own career future and focuses on contributing to the career development of potential students as well as their own career development. With this course, students will be able to distinguish between career-related concepts and gain an introductory idea of ​​how career development theories address an individual's career problems. In addition, this course includes tips on how to make career planning and how to prepare for the business world.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Getting acquainted and examining the syllabus
2Career-related concepts, Career development theoriesWriting experiences about how the ongoing program was preferred (Career autobiography)
3Career development theories
4What is career planning? What are its features, principles
5Stages of the career planning process
6Stages of the career planning process
7Stages of the career planning process
8Midterm exam
9Stages of the career planning process
10Career planning models Goal setting in career planning
11CV. What is a CV? Writing a CV
12Types of CV Cover letter reference letter
13Interview Job interview
14Interview Job interview
15General review and course evaluation
16Final Exam
Recommended or Required Reading
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Work Placement(s)
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination122
Self Study16232
Homework5525
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)60
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High