Faculty Contact Information:
Wm. Huffman, Ph.D.
bhuffman@faculty.ed.umuc.edu
bhuffman@tamu.edu
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Consultation:
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Required Texts and Readings:
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Zunker, V.G. (2002). Career Counseling. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole. | |
Supplementary Readings:
Required Texts and Assessment Package: The text for this course is the Sixth Edition of Career Counseling, Applied Concepts of Life Planning. You should review the basic outline for the text as soon as possible. The book is a classic in the field. I think you will enjoy Vernon Zunker's perspective on the field of career counseling.
Assessment Instruments:
CISS® (Campbell™ Interest and Skill Survey)
Author: David P. Campbell, PhD
The Campbell Interest and Skill Survey (CISS), a Campbell Development Survey from Pearson Assessments, measures self-reported vocational interests and skills. Similar to traditional interest inventories, the CISS interest scales reflect an individual's attraction for specific occupational areas.
http://www.pearsonassessments.com/tests/ciss.htm
Price: $17.95 student pays online with credit card
Self-Directed Search
The SDS has been used by over 22 million people worldwide and has also been translated into 25 different languages. SDS results have been supported by over 500 research studies. The SDS was developed by Dr. John Holland, whose theory of careers is the basis for most of the career inventories used today. Holland's theory states that most people can be loosely categorized with respect to six types: Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, and Conventional.
Occupations and work environments can also be classified by the same categories. People who choose careers that match their own types are most likely to be both satisfied and successful. Your SDS report can help you to understand more about yourself and how your individual skills and interests are related to your career choice.
http://www.self-directed-search.com/payment.html
$9.95 for students. Pay with credit card.
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Recommended Journals:
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Course Description:
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This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of career development as it impacts on individuals throughout the life span. A basic assumption of the course is that understanding the adjustment of individuals is highly dependent upon understanding the choices they have made throughout their lives. Emphasis is placed on career and vocational choice theories, counseling delivery systems, career information, and social and psychological factors in career decision-making. Formal and informal occupational classification systems are covered. A great deal of emphasis is placed on practical applications of career theory to individual counseling, group guidance, job search and placement, and career adjustment. Students may receive credit for only one of the following courses: GUCO 508 or EDCP 611. | |
Course Goals:
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The course focuses on theory and the development of skills needed to offer career counseling. The class examines the developmental and longitudinal changes people experience in a life span. Information is provided on service delivery models, application of counseling skills, and discussion of key professional issues. The course provides opportunities for students to administer, score, and interpret select career assessment instruments. | |
Course Objectives:
- Understand, compare, and contrast the different theories of career development through their own life and through the journey of others.
- Understand and apply the process of assessment to their own career development.
- Understand cultural and cross-cultural issues related to career development and career counseling.
- Identify resource information systems for career guidance and counseling which will include on-line computer resources.
- Develop appropriate entry-level skills and strategies to assist individuals in educational, occupational, and career decision making.
- Develop appropriate entry-level competencies in acquiring, evaluating, and programming for the dissemination of career information.
- Understand the role of current research that refines, and updates theories of career development.
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Grading Information:
Grading Information: Grades for this course will be assigned as follows:
A 91% + C 70 – 80%
B 81 – 90% F Below 70% F(a) or regular non-attendance F(n)
Grades of Incomplete or Withdrawal are governed by Maryland in Europe policies. Please refer to UMUC Maryland in Europe Graduate Catalog, available in your local Education Center or online at http://www.ed.umuc.edu/visit/pubs/catalog/grad_02-03.pdf, for further details.
Course Requirements:
Midterm Examination:......25%
Final Examination:........25%
Assessment Report.........25%
Weekly Participation:.....25%
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Course Requirements:
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Examinations: (2 total; 50% of total points) There will be two examinations that will cover the assigned reading, lectures and activities for the course. The midterm (Chapters 1-12) and final exam (Chapters 13- 21) will contain application and essay items. The topics for the questions will equally address the information presented in the text and in the assigned class discussions and activities. The examinations are open book, but based on the analysis of case studies, application of career counseling skills and interpretation of assessment data.
Career Assessment Report (25% of total points) Students will write a career assessment report based on the results of the Self-Directed Search (SDS) and the Campbell Interest and Skill Survey (CISS). During the class, the instructor will supply a template for the report.
Participation (Weekly assignments; 25% of total points): Participation is essential. The grade for participation will be determined by both the frequency of your interactions and by the quality of your participation. Late assignments will not be accepted without penalty unless the instructor gives prior approval.
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Description of Course Requirements:
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Participate in classroom discussions: You are expected to come to class prepared to engage in all discussions in a professional and informed manner. Usually this requires two to three hours of additional for every hour of a face-to-face class and approximately ten hours of preparation per week for a DE class.
Write graduate level papers or case studies: You are required to conduct professional-level research, including appropriately citing works of others and avoiding plagiarism. Resubmission of course work from previous classes (whether or not taken at UMUC, UMUC-Europe or BSU), partially or in its entirety, is not acceptable in this course and will result in an automatic failure on the assignment. Plan on committing approximately 150 hours over the duration of this course to producing professional level deliverables.
Orally/visually present prepared material: You are required to present your research in a professional manner. In a face-to-face course, this typically means an oral presentation accompanied by appropriate visual material. In a DE class, this means creating a visual/textual presentation for your instructor and classmates.
Complete one or more written examination(s): The examination process in this class will assist you in developing the writing and critical thinking skills necessary to successfully passing the comprehensive exam required of all graduate students. The questions used for this course will either be taken directly from past comprehensive exams or written as though to be included on a comprehensive exam. | |
Course Schedule:
Week 1 Module 1 Introductions and Overview Chapters 1-2 History and Theory Scavenger Hunt; Library Activity Jan 30, 2005
Week 2 Module 2: Theories of Career Dev Chapter 3 February 6
Week 3 Module 3: Counseling Models Ch 4 and 5 February 13
Week 4 Module 4: Read Chapters 6 and 7 cyber Partner February 20
Week 5 Module 5: Read Chapters 8 and 9 February 27
Week 6 Module 6 Chapters 10-12Counseling Interview due March 6
Week 7 Midterm Midterm March 7-13
Break March 14-27 Break March 14-27
Week 8 Module 7: Assessment Report Due Chapters 13 – 15 April 3
Week 9 Unit 8:Read Chapter 16 – 17 April 10
Week 10 Module 9: Higher ED Chapter 18 April 17
Week 11 Module 10: Job Chapter 19 April 24
Week 12 Module 11: Read Chapter 20 May 1
Week 13 Module 12: Read Chapter 21 May 8
Week 14 Final Examination May 10-12
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Academic Policies:
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Note: Any written assignment in this course may be submitted to TurnItIn.Com. This statement constitutes prior notice.
The official university policy on Plagiarism and Academic Dishonesty can be found at http://www.umuc.edu/policy/aa15025.shtml. Section I.C. states: "Faculty may determine if the resubmission of course work from previous classes (whether or not taken at UMUC), partially or in its entirety, is acceptable when assigning a grade on that piece of course work. Faculty must provide this information in their written syllabi. If the resubmission of course work is deemed to be unacceptable, a charge may not be brought under this Policy and will be handled as indicated in the written syllabi."
Please refer to Description of Course Requirements for specific information on how resubmissions will be treated in this course and to the UMUC-Europe Graduate Catalog for information on the following:
Academic Integrity
Course Load
Exception to Policy
Grade Appeal Process
Make-up Examinations
Nondiscrimination
Students with Disabilities
Hard copies of the catalog are available at your local Education Center. | |
Faculty Bio:
About Your Instructor:
One difficulty with online classes is your lack of information about an instructor or any available “inside” information about the class before you register. As an introduction, I am a counseling psychologist with my Ph.D. from Duke University. I also have degrees and certifications in school psychology, counseling, educational administration and psychology. The majority of my college experiences were completed in North Carolina. I currently live in Texas following 13 years in Asia and Europe.
I have been a teacher, counselor, researcher, school psychologist, school counselor, professor, Department Chair, Coordinator of the graduate counselor training programs for Maryland in Europe and also in Asia. I previously taught with Boston University, East Carolina University, University of Ryukyu-Japan, and with Graduate programs in Greece. My last position with Maryland was as Area Director for Central Germany, Spain, Greece, Portugal, Honduras, and Turkey. I have also been in private practice and acted as a consultant to State, National and International organizations and governments.
Besides teaching distance education classes for Maryland in Europe, I currently work as Assistant Director of Human Resources for Texas A & M University. I am in charge of Employment Development and Training for the University.
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