LIFE CAREER DEVELOPMWNT.HISTORY.

The interviewee’s Family constellation ? What is your position in the family? (first born, second born,) According to Alfred Adler, the position of the interviewee in the family affects the personality, which could as also have influenced the career choice. The early memories of the interviewee ? What were your ambitions during childhood? The depression and anxiety assessment of the interviewee EXPLORATION Establish the long-term dream and vision of the interviewee. ? Describe some of your salience issues (The prominent conditions of the interviewee) PREPAREDNESS FOR THE JOB Occupational and personal factor comparison (relevance of the trait factor theory) The linkage between the job and the personal attributes of your uncle. What are some of your short-term goals? Describe the sub-steps that you had defined to help in achieving the goals. Determine the realities of the interviewees work. ? What do you like/ dislike about the workplace? ? Have you ever felt that you needed to quite at some point? If it has happened what were the contributing factors? ? How did you solve the issue? ? What are some of your greatest fears at the workplace? ? What are some of the challenges that you have experienced at your work place? ? What have you done overtime to solve the problems? INTERESTS and CAREER CHOICE (Relevance of Holland’s career typology, Krumboltz’s Social Learning, & Super’s Life Span/ Life-Space Theories) ? What type of job have you always liked to do/ desired? (Is it doing research, work that involve spending the whole day in office, administration, work that involves creativity and innovation, or work that engages you physically) ? Which specific department do you prefer working in? (Is it in doing sales and convincing customers, is it in monitory works and record keeping, like accounting, is it in design/ or in the main value chain section of the organization, or in the organization’s foundation? -the foundation involves help and care, which is mainly social corporate responsibility) ? What other activities do you engage in when out of the work? (The question will help determine whether there is a match between the interviewee’s career with personal interest.) ? When did you get the highest satisfaction in your career life? ? What made you move from the previous job to the current one? ? Suppose you got a job, valued everything about the current job, and the employer paid salary he requested. What other offers from other corporations would you consider? Who is your role model? Did you achieve ambitions? Do the ambitions still count to date? What did you value most at your youth, which no longer counts to you? MODULE ASSESSMENT Coursework 1 – c 1500 words Interviewee background: The interviewee is my Uncle He had 23 years working experience. Now He is a cultural affairs manager at Msheireb properties Previous job was Coordinator for the new museum projects at Qatar museum Authority He born on 20 July 1969 Learning Outcomes: This assignment is assessing your understanding in relation to the following learning outcomes of this module: • Critiquing the relevance of theoretical approaches to career development • Communication – writing in an appropriate style, referencing correctly • Problem solving, research and task management Task: This assessment offers you the opportunity to demonstrate that you have understood and are able to evaluate some of the key concepts covered within the module. You are required to interview an individual who is at a later life-career stage than you. Write a report of between 1000 and 1500 words in which you address one the following questions: 1. With reference to either Levinson or Baruch’s integrated ‘age and stage’ model of career development, identify what life-career stage s/he is at. To what extent are these consistent or inconsistent with the model you refer to? What might explain these findings? Your work should start with a brief introduction of your interviewee and your approach to the interview. The discussion should integrate theory and analysis, and must address the above question. Your assignment should conclude with an evaluation of the usefulness and relevance of the theories you have referred to in understanding an individual’s career. Grading Criteria: Your work will be graded with reference to the following criteria: 70% + Problem solving: An appropriate interviewee, effectively interviewed to produce sufficient substance to sustain the analysis Knowledge & understanding: The report demonstrates exceptionally good use of knowledge of the relevant theories from a range of sources, including recent research. There is good evidence of wide reading that is integrated within a well-developed analysis of the findings. Application & evaluation of theory: The report uses a range of evidence from research and relevant examples from the interview to consistently to support conclusions. Strengths, weaknesses and utility of theory are evaluated. Clarity of expression & presentation: Ideas are clearly expressed; the report has a good structure, excellent use of English with a fluent academic writing style. Stays within the word guide, is very well presented, fully and correctly referenced. 1.1 Core Materials You will find the following resources helpful, in addition you will be provided with at least one journal article each week and you will be expected to search out further reading to support your assessment topic. Core Text Books Arnold J. (1997) Managing Careers into the 21st Century, London : Paul Chapman Publishing Baruch Y (2004) Managing Careers: Theory and Practice, London : FT/Prentice Hall Greenhaus J.H. Callanan G.A. & Godshalk V.M. (2010) Career Management 4th ed., Thousand Oaks : Sage In addition, many HRM and HRD textbooks have chapters on career management and development Journals Career Development International International Journal of Career Management Human Resource Management Journal Management Learning Electronic Resources http://www.business-minds.com/gradcareers http://www.prospects.ac.uk http://eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/Home.portal 1.2 Optional Materials Arthur M.B. Inkson K. & Pringle J. (1999) The New Careers: Individual Action & Economic Change, London : Sage Furnham A. (2005) The Psychology of Behaviour at Work: the individual in the organization, New York NY : Psychology Press Moon J (2005) Reflection in Learning and Professional Development : Theory and Practice London : Kogan Page Jenner S. (2000) The Graduate Career Handbook, London : Prentice Hall Statt D.A. (2004) Psychology and the World of Work, Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan PLACE THIS ORDER OR A SIMILAR ORDER WITH US TODAY AND GET AN AMAZING DISCOUNT :)