Simon Fraser University
Engaging the World

Course Outlines

Summer 2020 - EDUC 328 E100

Career Education and Career Counselling (3)

Class Number: 1372

Delivery Method: Distance Education

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    May 11 – Aug 10, 2020: Wed, 5:30–8:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Prerequisites:

    EDUC 220 or EDUC 401/402 or corequisite EDUC 403.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

An introduction to theories of career choice, adjustment and development. Emphasis on critical evaluation of established theories that are influential in the development of career education curricula and in the practice of career counselling.

COURSE DETAILS:

Class was scheduled for Wednesdays, 5:30 - 8:20 pm, EDB 7608, but due to current circumstances, the course will be delivered remotely.

The instructor will be online during the scheduled class time but students are not required to be online for these discussion sessions (these sessions are recommended, but not required). Lectures will be recorded and posted and activities will be administered through Canvas.


This course is an introduction to career development theories and related counselling and educational practices.

COURSE-LEVEL EDUCATIONAL GOALS:

After taking this course, students should be able to:

  • Identify contemporary and often conflicting ideas about working life.
  • Identify and critically evaluate established theories that are influential in the development of career education curricula and practice of career counselling.
  • Describe indigenous perspectives on work and helping practices and explain how these views could be integrated into career education and counselling practices.
  • With reference to B.C.’s career education curriculum, develop ageappropriate and theoretically-informed teaching plans, taking into account student diversity.
  • Demonstrate an ability to conceptualize career cases from different theoretical lenses.

Grading

  • Reading Summaries 16%
  • Personal Assessment Report 25%
  • Career Education/Counselling Research Poster (can be completed individually or as a group project) 24%
  • Final Paper - Case Conceptualization 35%

NOTES:

A weekly discussion session on the assigned topic will be held on Zoom on Wednesdays from 7 – 8PM. Participation in these discussion sessions is recommended, but not required.

Materials

MATERIALS + SUPPLIES:

Students should have access to a computer, reliable internet access, and will need to be able to access both Canvas and Zoom (will be available through SFU by May). Brief lectures will be posted on Canvas, along with Powerpoint slides. Students will be responsible to listen to these lectures and complete the assigned activities either alone or with a partner from the class (your choice). A weekly discussion session on the assigned topic will be held on Zoom on Wednesdays from 7 – 8PM. Participation in these discussion sessions is recommended, but not required.

As well, students must arrange to take and pay for Holland’s Self-Directed Search online (approximately $10 US).

REQUIRED READING:

Guiding Circles 1 (most recent edition). Rod McCormick, Norm Amundson, Gray Poehnell. Aboriginal Human Resource Council and Ergon Comunications, Richmond, BC.
ISBN: 0973201800

Students will be given a list of articles and book chapters that are available online through the SFU Library (Note: To download a book chapter from the library you must search the title of the book, not the title of the chapter.).

Registrar Notes:

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS

SFU’s Academic Integrity web site http://www.sfu.ca/students/academicintegrity.html is filled with information on what is meant by academic dishonesty, where you can find resources to help with your studies and the consequences of cheating.  Check out the site for more information and videos that help explain the issues in plain English.

Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the University community.  Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the University. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the University. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html

TEACHING AT SFU IN SUMMER 2020

Please note that all teaching at SFU in summer term 2020 will be conducted through remote methods. Enrollment in this course acknowledges that remote study may entail different modes of learning, interaction with your instructor, and ways of getting feedback on your work than may be the case for in-person classes.

Students with hidden or visible disabilities who believe they may need class or exam accommodations, including in the current context of remote learning, are encouraged to register with the SFU Centre for Accessible Learning (caladmin@sfu.ca or 778-782-3112) as soon as possible to ensure that they are eligible and that approved accommodations and services are implemented in a timely fashion.