Faculty Contact Information:
Wm. Huffman,Ph.D.
bhuffman@faculty.ed.umuc.edu
bhuffman@tamu.edu
1002 Wedgewood Circle
Bryan, TX 77801 | |
Consultation:
By Email (at anytime)
The course is designed to increase opportunities for communication with classmates and with the instructor. Contact is encouraged. | |
Required Texts and Readings:
| Zunker, V.G. (2002). Career counseling, 6th Edition. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole. | |
Supplementary Readings:
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The assessment packet for GUCO 508 will be $20. Please send a check payable to UMUC-Europe to Carole Wellington at the Heidelberg Grad Office. Ms. Wellington will mail the packet and the internet address for the online assessment.
Carole Wellington
Graduate CAPS Office
Unit 29216
APO AE 09102
If you prefer to pay by credit card, send an email request for the form to cwelling@ed.umuc.edu
Students will receive the following assessment instruments for only $20.00:
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) - hard copy, self-scorable
Strong Interest Inventory - hard copy, self-scorable
Campbell Interest and Skill Survey (CISS) - internet version
All graduate students should also be prepared to utilize the UMUC online library at http://www.umuc.edu/library/. The library contains a large number of full text academic journals that are free of charge and immediately available. The library homepage also contains a number of links related to improving students’ research and writing skills.
The GUCO 508 WebTycho page contains a posting of several readings that will also be used during the course. | |
Recommended Journals:
The WebTycho course platform page contains a listing of suggested websites that may prove useful in the class. The following are two sample websites that may be of interest to perspective classmembers:
http://www.apa.org/ American Psychological Association Online
http://ericcass.uncg.edu/web.htm ERIC Virtual Clearinghouse Library
A variety of full-text, online, free-of-charge and pay-per-view academic journals are also listed on the Counseling Webboard at http://www.ed.umuc.edu/graduate/webboards/ | |
Course Description:
| 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:
| 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. | |
Grading Information:
Grades for this course will be assigned as follows:
A 92%
B 80 – 91%
C 70 – 79%
F Below 70%
Please note that Bowie State University does not use "D" for graduate students. The grade F(a) is used to designate academic failure. F(n) is used to designate failure for non-completion. Grades of Incomplete or Withdrawal are governed by UMUC-Europe policies. For further details, please refer to the UMUC-Europe Graduate Catalog, available in your local Education Center or online at http://www.ed.umuc.edu/general_info/publications/catalogs. | |
Course Requirements:
Graduate school at the masters level focuses on helping students obtain the education needed for success as professionals in their chosen fields. Thus, UMUC-Europe Graduate Programs and Bowie State University share the common goals of promoting excellence in academic scholarship through thoughtful inquiry and the skillful application of knowledge and theory for the betterment of society.
In order to maximize your graduate educational experience in general and this course in particular, you are required to complete the following:
Midterm Examination: 20%
Final Examination: 20%
Personal Career Plan: 20%
Assessment Report 20%
Weekly Participation: 20%
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Description of Course Requirements:
Examinations (2 total; 40% 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.
Personal career plan: (20% of total points)
Students will complete a personal career plan based on the results of the assessment instruments, and projections of their career goals and chosen career theory. A double-spaced paper should be submitted in the grade book section by the end of the 11th week of class. The instructor will supply a template for the paper.
Career Assessment Report (20% of total points)
Students will write a career assessment report based on the results of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), Strong Interest Inventory (Strong) and the Campbell Interest and Skill Survey. The instructor will supply a template for the report.
Participation (Weekly assignments; 20% 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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Course Schedule:
Our Course Schedule (subject to change)
Week Module Readings/Assignment(s) Due Date
Module 1 Introductions/Overview Ch 1-2 August31 History and Theory Scavenger Hunt; Library Activity
Module 2: Theories of Career Dev Chapter 3 September 7
Which Career is Right for you?
Module 3: Counseling Models Chapter 4-5 September 14
Intake interview: Self
Module 4: Case Studies and Assessment Chapters 6 - 7 Sept 21
Counseling Interview with Partner
Module 5: Self Assessment/Comput Res Ch 8-9 September 28
Module 6 Special Pop Ch 10-12 October 5
Counseling Interview with Partner due
Module 7 Midterm Prep Prepare for Midterm October 12
Module 8 Midterm October 6-12
Break Break Break October 13-26
Module 9: Diversity Ch 13 – 15 November 2
Write Assessment Report
Module 10: Educational Settings Ch 16 – 17 November 9
Comparison of Job Tasks Developmental Counseling Activity
Module 11: Higher ED Chapter 18 November 16
Module 12: Job Chapter 19 November 23
Job and Life Satisfaction HandoutsAssessment of Environmental Concerns
Module 13: Career Transitions Ch 20 November 30
Basic Coping Skills Activity
Module 14: Career Development Chapter 21 December 7
Personal Career Plan Paper Due
Module 15: Home Stretch Final Examination Week Dec 14-17
Module 16 Final posting
This schedule presents 16 units or modules, with each unit corresponding to a regular three-hour weekday meeting, a half-day on weekends, or a full week of DE.
Course Schedule:
Course Dates 25 August - 14 December 2003
Last Day for 75% Refund 5 September 2003
Last Day for 25% Refund 19 September 2003
Earliest student access to WebTycho classes 18 August 2003
Proctored Exam Week 6 - 12 October 2003
Break 13 - 26 October 2003
WebTycho student course evaluation window 24 November - 7 December 2003
Last day for withdrawals 5 December 2003
Grades due at Headquarters 22 December 2003
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Academic Policies:
Please refer to the UMUC – Europe Graduate Catalog, available online at http://www.ed.umuc.edu/general_info/publications/catalogs/ or from your local Education Center, for information on the following:
Academic Integrity
Course Load
Exception to Policy
Grade Appeal Process
Make-up Examinations
Nondiscrimination
Students with Disabilities | |
Faculty Bio:
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 recently moved to 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.
(I am also under a hundred years old?)
Besides teaching distance education classes for Maryland in Europe, I currently work as Assistant Director of Human Resources for Texas A & M University.
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