Career Planning (KRY111) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Career Planning KRY111 1. Semester 1 0 0 1 1
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language English
Course Type Compulsory Departmental Courses
Course Level Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery Distance
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Demonstration.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Staff
Course Assistants
Course Objectives The aim of this course is to help students to make career planning compatible with their future goals by enabling them to gain awareness about their interests, personality, and values.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • • Recognition of Career Centers and Activities: Ensuring that the student is aware of the services offered by the Career Center and establishing a link between the Career Center and students. • Increasing Self-Awareness: By learning concepts such as intelligence, personality, knowledge, skill, talent, and competence students will establish a connection of these concepts with their careers. • Exploring Career Options: Students get to know sectors such as the public, private, academia, and non-governmental organizations, understand the differences between sectors and see the working life in these sectors. • Developing Soft Skills: Increasing awareness about the importance of developing soft skills in the career process. • Discovery of Activities that Contribute to Career Planning: In addition to courses taken, informing students about activities that can also contribute to their careers throughout their university life. • Recognition of International Exchange Programs: Increasing students' awareness of the contributions of international exchange programs to personal development and academic life and their positive reflections on their career plans. • Recognition of Talent Gate: The student learns that through Talent Gate, counseling can be obtained from Career Centers, and applications can be made to activities such as fairs, seminars, workshops, and internship announcements.
Course Content Being a student at Atilim University, Student-centered programs at Atilim University, Faculty, Department presentations, Career Planning and Coop Program, Erasmus, CV writing types, Interview techniques, Effective Communication and presentation techniques, Intelligence and Personality

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Introduction to course, Syllabus, What is career planning? Videos on Moodle
2 Being a student at Atılım -Campus -Being a student in Atılım (video) -Email, Atacs, IT usage -Frequently asked questions (Instructions, GPA, exams, etc.) -Use of Moodle - Use of Office 365 programs Videos from related departments
3 Student Oriented Programs -Student affairs -Library use -Sports Facilities -Student Clubs -Student Development and Information Office Videos from related departments
4 Special Content for Faculties: Faculty and Department introduction presentations, opportunities at faculties Head of Departments and general videos of faculties.
5 Special Content for Faculties: Faculty and Department introduction presentations, opportunities at faculties Head of Departments and general videos of faculties.
6 Career Planning- Coop and Erasmus Facilities Related videos
7 Types of CV Writing Related videos
8 Job Interviews I Related videos
9 Job Interviews II Related videos
10 Effective Communication and Presentation Techniques Related videos
11 INTELLIGENCE AND PERSONALITY *What is intelligence and personality? * What is the connection between intelligence and personality and career? ENTREPRENEURSHIP Related videos
12 21st-century skills and career Related videos
13 Time management Related videos
14 General Evaluation
15 General Evaluation
16 Final Exam

Sources

Other Sources 1. Cumhurbaşkanlığı İnsan Kaynakları Ofisi tarafından önerilen ders içeriğini destekleyen videolar.
2. Cumhurbaşkanlığı İnsan Kaynakları Ofisi tarafından hazırlanan kitap, makale, dergi, çevrim içi kaynaklardan oluşan Kariyer Planlama dersi literatürü.
3. Yetenek Kapısı platformu.
4. Ders sonu değerleme formu.

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation 1 25
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments - -
Presentation - -
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury - -
Final Exam/Final Jury - -
Toplam 1 25
Percentage of Semester Work
Percentage of Final Work 100
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Students obtain fundamental knowledge about the theoretical approaches, concepts, research methods and techniques of public relations, advertising, media, marketing and integrated marketing.
2 Students obtain interdisciplinary knowledge about political, cultural, economic and social process within local, national and international levels.
3 Students obtain knowledge about the effective use of digital media intended for public relations, advertising, marketing and integrated marketing.
4 Students obtain knowledge about the use of new media tools both theoretically and practically.
5 Students obtain knowledge about the design and development of any public relations and advertising campaign based on the target group and strategic objectives.
6 Students obtain knowledge about the organizational communications structures.
7 Students obtain knowledge about various strategies of crisis management.
8 Students obtain knowledge about required research, planning, methods and techniques within public relations and advertising fields.
9 Students obtain knowledge about ethical principles and values of public relations and advertising
10 Students obtain knowledge about legal regulations of both communication law and advertising.
11 Students learn how to communicate with both local and foreign, academic and non-academic stakeholders in order to conduct PR and advertising researches or practices.
12 Students learn how to work in teamwork for PR and advertising researches and practices.
13 Students learn how to prepare and conduct various communicational activities of various organizations.
14 Students learn how to collect information, analyze and present the findings of PR, advertising, marketing and consumer researches.
15 Students learn how to plan and conduct media and advertising campaigns.
16 Students learn how to use digital communication tools effectively and design a product.
17 Students have the capacity of using theoretical background and conducting methodologies in order to gather information, analyze and interpret within PR and advertising fields.
18 Students have the capacity of understanding the social-cultural context of PR and advertising practices for the related organizations.
19 Students have the capacity of following the latest developments at national and global levels.
20 Students have the capacity of taking the responsibilities for the possible problems in any PR program or campaign and develop creative solutions.
21 Students have the capacity of using various applications and technological tools to conduct PR and advertising programs and advertising campaigns.
22 Students have the capacity of exercising the ethical codes based on national and international professional standards in PR and advertising activities.
23 Students have the capacity of forming and practicing brand management strategies.
24 Students have the capacity of dealing with the possible risks in organizations.

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 14 2 28
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury
Total Workload 28