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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

SPRING SEMESTER 2007

(D01.00)

Erin Thrift

Office: TBD

Phone: TBD

MONDAY 9:30-12:20 Arts & Social Science Room 10051

PREREQUISITE

EDUC 220 or EDUC 401/402

COURSE DESCRIPTION

What does it mean to have a career? How do individuals end up on certain career paths? What can

teachers and counsellors do to assist students and clients with the difficult tasks and decisions associated

with career development? This course is designed to explore these and other such questions through an

introduction to the theory career development and practice of career counselling and career education, as

well as the implementation of career services in various settings. In particular, the course will cover:

• historical and cross-cultural perspectives on the meaning of work

• theories and assessments based on decision-making, developmental, social learning, sociocultural,

and

postmodern frameworks

• career development in, and counselling considerations with, diverse populations

• career education and career counselling in various educational and community settings

• moral and ethical issues in career counselling and education

The course also will include an experiential component in which students will be expected to apply

theoretical concepts to their own process of career development.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS

Career Activity Journal (10%)

Personal Application Paper (30%)

Career Fair Project (30%)

Case Study in Career Counselling or Career Education (30%)

REQUIRED READING

Amundson, N.E., Harris-Bowlsbey, J. & Niles, S.G. (2005). Essential elements of career counseling:

Processes and techniques. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education.

EDUC 328 Custom Courseware (SFU Bookstore)

Holland, J. L. (1994). Holland Self-Directed Search (Form R, 4th ed.). Lutz, FL: Psychological

Assessment Resources.

Includes: You and Your Career (Canadian ed.) (YYC)

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Assessment Booklet: A guide to educational and career planning (Canadian ed.) (AB)

The Occupations Finder (Canadian ed.) (OF)

Amundson, N., Poehnell, G. & Pattern, M. (2005). Careerscope: Looking in, looking out, looking

around. Richmond, BC: Ergon Communications.

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