Career Development

Type of study	Follow-up Master
Language of instruction	Czech
Code	115-0458/03
Abbreviation	RK
Course title	Career Development
Credits	5
Coordinating department	Department of Management
Course coordinator	Ing. Terezie Krestová, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Career and the factors that influence it
2. Career development from a historical perspective (traditional approaches in industrialism and post-industrialism)
3. New concepts of career management
4. Career types and models of careers
5. Career management from a personal and organisational perspective
6. Individual career management strategies
7. Individual career planning, self-assessment, sub-goals
8. Application of SWOT analysis and personal canvas methods in career planning
9. Methods of career assessment
10. Differences in career approaches (men and women, generational differences, etc.) and in different cultures
11. Current trends in the labour market
12. Continuous professional development, long-life learning, identifying career challenges
13. Current topics in QWL, WB, age management, etc.
14. Entering the labour market (documents, methods, options, interviews, specifics)

Literature

ARNOLD, John et al. Work Psychology: Understanding Human Behaviour in the Workplace. 7th ed. Harlow: Pearson, 2020. .
BROWN, D.S. a LENT, R.W. Career Development and Counseling: Putting Theory and Research to Work. 3rd ed. New Jersey: Wiley. 2020. .
MULLINS, Laurie J. Organizational Behaviour in the Workplace. 12th ed. Harlow: Pearson, 2019. .

Advised literature

GRIFFIN, R.W.; PHILLIPS, J.M. a GULLY, S.M. Organizational Behavior: Managing People and Organizations. 12th ed. Boston: Cengage, 2021. ISBN 978-1305501393.
PINA e CUNHA, Miguel et al. Positive Organizational Behaviour: A Reflective Approach. New York: Routledge, 2020. ISBN 978-1-138-29309-0.
SCHEIN, E.H.; MAANEN, J.V. a SCHEIN, P.A. Career Anchors Reimagined: Finding Direction and Opportunity in the Changing World of Work. New Jersey: Wiley, 2023. .

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