Course - Career Counselling - RAD3042
RAD3042 - Career Counselling
About
Examination arrangement
Examination arrangement: Assignment
Grade: Letter grades
| Evaluation | Weighting | Duration | Grade deviation | Examination aids |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assignment | 100/100 |
Course content
This course aims to promote specialised knowledge about career theories and methods that can contribute to holistic career counselling from a lifelong perspective. The course presupposes that career counselling relates to a large part of the population, in different phases and life situations. Understanding the significance of inclusion and participation in meaningful activities, work-life and education is essential on the individual, group and societal levels. The course intends to promote advanced knowledge about holistic and lifelong career counselling as a discipline and method that includes a wide range of career counselling perspectives. The aim is to contribute to developing individuals' competence in areas such as career planning, career skills and career learning. The course highlights knowledge about career counselling on the individual, group and system levels.
Learning outcome
Knowledge:
The candidate...
- has in-depth knowledge about career counselling theories that include cultural, economic and social foundations for their development, values and humanity.
- has advanced knowledge about career counselling methods, and how these can be applied appropriately and flexibly, in physical and digital meetings with clients, individuals or in groups.
- can analyse professional topics related to the development and transitions of the career field, its importance today, and possible future scenarios.
- has in-depth knowledge about how the career counsellor's communication skills and interactions facilitate that clients can develop holistic competence in future planning and choices.
Skills:
The candidate...
- can establish and maintain counselling relations that create a foundation for the development of clients' self-insight and efficiency.
- can evaluate clients' needs, and adapt and apply the relevant and advanced methodology in flexible ways in career counselling. This includes both physical and digital meetings.
- can work independently on solving career-related challenges, both on a practical and theoretical level.
- can analyse existing career theories, methods and interpretations, and use various sources for facilitating career development and learning.
General competence:
The candidate...
- can analyse and evaluate how the different career counselling theories influence various needs both at individual, group and organisation levels.
- has advanced counselling competence that can contribute to the individual and group decision-making processes, and manage transitions and changes associated with education, work-life and leisure in a lifelong perspective.
- can apply knowledge and skills in creative and innovative ways to assist clients in seeing career opportunities and challenges, and developing self-insight for more purposeful career choices.
Learning methods and activities
Dialogue-based lectures in combination with seminars.
Check Blackboard at the start of the semester for detailed information about compulsory assignments.
Compulsory assignments
- Obligatory attendance (80%)
Further on evaluation
Written individual assignment with a scope of 5500 words +/- 10%, Verdana 10, space 1.15.
The student chooses the topic and the research question.
Specific conditions
Limited admission to classes. For more information: https://i.ntnu.no/wiki/-/wiki/English/Admission+to+courses+with+restricted+admission
Required previous knowledge
As for admission to the master's programme in counselling.
Students in the master’s programme in counselling will be prioritised.
Course materials
Will be announced at the start of the semester.
Credit reductions
| Course code | Reduction | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| RAD3032 | 7.5 | AUTUMN 2020 |
No
Version: 1
Credits:
15.0 SP
Study level: Second degree level
Term no.: 1
Teaching semester: AUTUMN 2023
Extraordinary deadline for course registration: 2023-06-01
Language of instruction: Norwegian
Location: Trondheim
- Education
- Counselling
- Social Sciences
- Guidance Education
Department with academic responsibility
Department of Education and Lifelong Learning
Examination
Examination arrangement: Assignment
- Term Status code Evaluation Weighting Examination aids Date Time Examination system Room *
- Autumn ORD Assignment 100/100 INSPERA
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Room Building Number of candidates -
Spring
ORD
Assignment
100/100
Release
2024-05-24Submission
2024-05-31
09:00
INSPERA
14:00 -
Room Building Number of candidates
- * The location (room) for a written examination is published 3 days before examination date. If more than one room is listed, you will find your room at Studentweb.
For more information regarding registration for examination and examination procedures, see "Innsida - Exams"