Terminated in academic year 2011/2012

Individual Career Development

Type of study	Follow-up MasterMaster
Language of instruction	English
Code	115-0377/02
Abbreviation	IRK
Course title	Individual Career Development
Credits	3
Coordinating department	Department of Management
Course coordinator	doc. PhDr. Iva Kirovová, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Career development
• the issues of career and career development
• main factors influencing a career
• career choices; career stages
2. Approaches to career development
• traditional
• contemporary
• the new type of career
3. Individual Career Planning
• self-assessment
• permanent and dynamic individual characteristics
• abilities, traits, attitudes, values, culture
4. Individual Career Planning
• motivation, knowledge, experience, skills, competencies
• career opportunities
• employers' requirements
5. Individual Career Planning and Management
• setting goals
• planning actions
• evaluation
• individual career management strategies
• conducting a job search
• CV, cover and broadcast letters
6. Selection Process
• selection process and methods
• interview: objectives, preparation, types of interviews, questions, etc.
7. Career success; career problems
• criteria
• problems
• strategic approaches

Literature

GREENHAUS, Jeffrey H., Gerard A. CALLANAN a Veronica M. GODSCHALK. Career Management. 4th ed. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE, 2010. ISBN 978-1-4129-7826-2.
MIEDANER, Talane. Coach Yourself to a New Career. London: McGraw-Hill, 2010. ISBN 978-0-07-170309-3.
PEDLER, Mike, John BURGYONE a Tom BOYDELL. Manager´s Guide to Self-development. 5th ed. Maidenhead: McGraw-Hill, 2007. ISBN 978-0077114701.

Advised literature

ARMSTRONG, Michael. Armstrong´s Handbook of Human Resource Management Practice. 11th ed. London: Kogan Page, 2009. ISBN 978 0 7494 52421.
GUNZ, Hugh and Maury PEIPERL. Handbook of Career Studies.Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2007. ISBN 978-0-7619-3039-6.
HARRINGTON, Brad and Douglas T. HALL. Career Management & Work-Life Integration: Using Self-Assessment to Navigate Contemporary Careers.London: Sage Publications, 2007. ISBN 978-1-4129-3745-0.

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