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Terminated in academic year 2012/2013

Individual Career Development

Type of study BachelorFollow-up Master
Language of instruction English
Code 115-0577/07
Abbreviation ICD
Course title Individual Career Development
Credits 3
Coordinating department Department of Management
Course coordinator doc. PhDr. Iva Kirovová, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

Career development
•main factors influencing a career
•career choices; career stages
Approaches to career development
•traditional
•contemporary
Individual factors
•permanent and dynamic individual characteristics
Individual Career Planning and Management
•self-assessment
•career opportunities; employers requirements
•goal setting; action planning
•evaluation
Individual career management strategies
Conducting a job search
•CV, cover and broadcast letters
Selection Process
•selection process and methods
•interview: objectives, preparation, types of interview, questions etc.
Successful career; career problems
•criteria; problems; strategic approaches

Literature

ARNOLD, John et al. Work Psychology: Understanding Human Behaviour in the Workplace. 7th ed. Harlow: Pearson, 2020. 626 s. ISBN 978-1-292-26943-6 .
GREENHAUS, Jeffrey H., Gerard A. CALLANAN a Veronica M. GODSCHALK. Career Management for Life. 5th ed. New York: Routledge, 2019. 461 s. ISBN: 978-1-138-63646-0 .
MULLINS, Laurie J. Organizational Behaviour in the Workplace. 12 th ed. Harlow: Pearson, 2019. 714 s. ISBN 978-1-299-24548-5 .

Advised literature

GGRIFFIN, Ricky W., PHILLIPS, J. M. a S. M. GULLY. Organizational Behavior: Managing People and Organizations. 12th ed. Boston: Cengage, 2021. 608 s. ISBN 978-1305501393.
KASSIN, Saul et al. Social Psychology. 10th ed. New York: Cengage, 2017. 650 s. ISBN 978-1305580220 
PINA e CUNHA, Miguel et al. Positive Organizational Behaviour: A Reflective Approach. New York: Routledge, 2020. 553 s. ISBN 978-1-138-29309-0.