115-0358/02 – Career Development (RK)
| Gurantor department | Department of Management | Credits | 4 |
| Subject guarantor | Ing. Terezie Krestová, Ph.D. | Subject version guarantor | doc. PhDr. Iva Kirovová, Ph.D. |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Compulsory |
| Year | 5 | Semester | winter |
| | Study language | Czech |
| Year of introduction | 2005/2006 | Year of cancellation | 2011/2012 |
| Intended for the faculties | EKF | Intended for study types | Follow-up Master |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
1. Define careers and identify the factors that influence them, as well as the different types of careers available.
2. From both a personal and organizational perspective, explain career management and its importance.
3. Discuss various individual career management strategies and career assessment methods that can aid in personal and professional development.
4. Discuss current trends in career management, such as the importance of lifelong learning, improving the quality of working life, promoting employee well-being, and addressing age management issues.
5. To better prepare students for entering the job market, provide guidance and support in areas such as career exploration, job search strategies, and professional networking.
Teaching methods
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Summary
The objective of this course is to shed light on the evolving nature of career challenges and to examine current and conventional methods of career development. It delves into both individual and organizational perspectives on career planning and management. The course also covers novel topics like diversity in gender and culture, as well as contemporary themes like lifelong learning, work-life balance, and wellbeing. By the end of the course, students will be equipped with the skills necessary to manage their career and personal development, including job searching. The course also examines various career assessment criteria and the root causes of career difficulties, while emphasizing the importance of a strategic approach to career development.
Compulsory literature:
Recommended literature:
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
E-learning
Other requirements
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
Career
• Meaning
• Main factors influencing a career
• Traditional career approaches
Transition to postindustrialism
• Main characteristics
• Knowledge economy
• Changes of organizational and work design
Career in postindustrial context
• Job redesign
• Employers´ requirements
• Contemporary career approaches
New career
• Protean career
• Portfolio career
• Problems
Career in organizational context
• Changes of organizational approaches
• HRD, HRM
• BSC, Skandia model
• Organizational career management
The changing psychological contract
• Differences
• Breach of psychological contracts
• Career plateau
• Career planning
Individual career planning
• Context
• Stages
• Decision making
Individual career management
• Context
• Strategies
• CPD
• LLL
Job search
• Transactions
• Methods
• CV and motivation letters
Career motivation
• Organizational context
• Career motivation typologies
Career models
• Criteria and context
Successful career
• Criteria
• Career duality
• Contextual and individual factors
Career problems
• Types of problems
• Coping
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction