Career Guidance: Counselling for Life Planning (EDUC7009)

Course overview

Designed to equip students with a theoretical knowledge of career development and the knowledge & skills required to plan, develop, & implement career guidance & counselling programs across different educational & work settings. A major focus of this course will be its application to the particular setting in which the students work.

This course may not be offered internally if the enrolment is less than 10 students.

The field of career development has strong roots in what was originally termed "the vocational guidance movement"- an objective process whereby individuals could be matched to jobs. The Career Industry Council of Australia (CICA) identifies that career has now expanded to a more holistic process – not just a job or occupation, but more representing ‘all facets and roles of an individual’s life’. The importance of sound career decision making has long been recognised. More recently it has been acknowledged that people make several learning and work decisionsﾠacross their lifespan. Careerﾠdecisions are subject to many contextual influencesﾠsuch as skills, interests, family,ﾠand socio-economic circumstances. There is a growing trend to view career education as synonymous with education for life. Career development practitioners' roles have progressed beyond the provision of information regarding occupational possibilities and courses and providing guidance on subject selection for senior schooling or tertiary pathways or employment. Today,ﾠcareer development practitioners’ roles are multi-faceted,ﾠassisting clientsﾠof all ages in diverse settings with a range of activities to develop the skills and knowledge needed to make informed decisions and manage their life, learning and work.ﾠTherefore, the major goal of this course is for you to acquireﾠprofessional knowledge and skills that will enable you to take an activeﾠrole in helpingﾠpeople develop career development competencies that will enable them to have a sense of agency over their lives.ﾠ

Course requirements

Jointly taught details

This course is jointly-taught with:

• Another instance of the same course

Students enrolled in this course in both internal (in person) and external offerings will attend joint lectures offered in hybrid mode.

Course contact

Course staff

Timetable

Additional timetable information

Students are expected to attend weekly Zoom sessions on Thursdays 4pm-6pm. Check Blackboard for Zoom links.

Aims and outcomes

The aims of the course are to

a.ﾠﾠProvide students with opportunities to develop professional knowledge, skills and attitudes in career development;

b.ﾠﾠDevelop students' ability to perform career development work.

Learning outcomes

After successfully completing this course you should be able to:

Assessment

Assessment summary

Assessment details

Reflection on career development

Mode

Written

Category

Reflection

Weight

40% 2,000 words

Due date

29/08/2024 2:00 pm

Submit via Turnitin.

Learning outcomes

L01, L02, L05

Task description

Submission guidelines

Students must upload their reflection by 2pm on the due date.

Deferral or extension

You may be able to apply for an extension.

The maximum extension allowed is 28 days. Extensions are given in multiples of 24 hours.

Extensions follow the UQ policy: https://my.uq.edu.au/information-and-services/manage-my-program/exams-and-assessment/applying-assessment-extension

Late submission

A penalty of 10% of the maximum possible mark will be deducted per 24 hours from time submission is due for up to 7 days. After 7 days, you will receive a mark of 0.

Rationale for career development services

Mode

Written

Category

Paper/ Report/ Annotation

Weight

60% 3,000 words

Due date

24/10/2024 2:00 pm

Submit via Turnitin.

Learning outcomes

L01, L03, L04, L05, L06

Task description

Submission guidelines

Students must upload their reflection by 2pm on the due date.

Deferral or extension

You may be able to apply for an extension.

The maximum extension allowed is 28 days. Extensions are given in multiples of 24 hours.

Extensions follow the UQ policy: https://my.uq.edu.au/information-and-services/manage-my-program/exams-and-assessment/applying-assessment-extension

Late submission

A penalty of 10% of the maximum possible mark will be deducted per 24 hours from time submission is due for up to 7 days. After 7 days, you will receive a mark of 0.

Course grading

Full criteria for each grade is available in the Assessment Procedure.

Additional course grading information

Assignment Submission:

All assignments must be submitted electronically. Assignments must be submitted by the due date and time.

Calculation of final grades:

The two assessment tasks will be provided a score out of 100. The final grade will be calculated using the weighted and individual assessment scores as well as The University of Queensland grade descriptors outlined in this section. For example, if a student receives the following two grades:

• Assessment 1ﾠ(Reflection): score of 70/100 at 40% weighting
• Assessment 2ﾠ(Paper): score of 80/100 at 60% weighting

The final grade for this student taking into account the weighting of each assessment task would be:ﾠ (70 x 0.40) + (80 x 0.60) = 28 + 48 = 76, which corresponds to a Grade of 6 based on the grade descriptors outlined in this section.

In case of decimals, scores will be rounded to the nearest whole number. For example, a score of 66.25 will be rounded down to 66, yet a score of 77.5 will be rounded up to 78 etc.ﾠ

Supplementary assessment

Supplementary assessment is available for this course.

Additional assessment information

Marking criteria and/or marking rubrics are available in the 'Assessment' folder in Blackboard for this course. 

Release of assessment item marks and feedback  

In addition to the grade awarded, feedback will be provided in a timely manner to enable students to apply the feedback to further tasks within the course or program and/or plan for supplementary assessment, requests for re-mark, or re-enrolment. However, as per UQ Policy and Procedures Library under the Assessment Policy, results for the final assessment item are to be released only after the final grade for the course has been released. Time frames for applications for assessment re-mark are indicated under the Assessment Procedure. 

Re-mark policy  

After each assessable item, students will be given the opportunity to view their assessment and so satisfy themselves that a marking or administrative error has not occurred. The formal process of querying a course result (requesting a remark on academic grounds) is set out in the UQ Policy and Procedures Library under the Assessment Procedure. 

Use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) to support or inform assessment

The following applies toﾠall assessmentsﾠin this course:ﾠﾠ

Tasks have been designed to be challenging, authentic and complex. ﾠWhilst students may use AI technologies, successful completion of assessments in this course will require students to critically engage in specific contexts and tasks for which AI will provide only limited support and guidance. A failure to reference AI use may constitute student misconduct under the Student Code of Conduct. Instructions for referencing AI can be found here:ﾠhttps://guides.library.uq.edu.au/referencing/apa7/chatgpt-and-generative-ai

To pass all assessments, students will be required to demonstrate detailed comprehension of their written submission independent of AI tools.

Learning resources

You'll need the following resources to successfully complete the course. We've indicated below if you need a personal copy of the reading materials or your own item.

Library resources

Find the required and recommended resources for this course on the UQ Library website.

Additional learning resources information

https://cica.org.au/resources/

The Career Industry Council of Australia (CICA) is Australia's peak body for the career industry. Their website has extensive information and resources, which will assist in finding helpful literature for both assessments and your career development knowledge, in general.ﾠ

Learning activities

The learning activities for this course are outlined below. Learn more about the learning outcomes that apply to this course.

Policies and procedures

University policies and procedures apply to all aspects of student life. As a UQ student, you must comply with University-wide and program-specific requirements, including the:

• Student Code of Conduct Policy
• Student Integrity and Misconduct Policy and Procedure
• Assessment Procedure
• Examinations Procedure
• Reasonable Adjustments - Students Policy and Procedure

Learn more about UQ policies on my.UQ and the Policy and Procedure Library.