MGMT2005 Career Planning and Management

Later Year Course

Offered By	Research School of Management
Academic Career	Undergraduate
Course Subject	Management
Offered in	First Semester, 2013
Unit Value	6 units
Course Description	The overarching goal of this course is to help students develop a deeper understanding of theory and research in the area of career development and planning and to demonstrate how such knowledge is pertinent for the effective management of the students’ career prospects. The course operates under the assumption that an in-depth understanding of career issues will help students become a successful employee or leader and will assist with their long-term career goals and aspirations.
Learning Outcomes	Upon successful completion of the requirements for this course, students will be able to: better manage their own careers, in general, and preparing for the job search process, in particular. team work skills in conceptualising and implementing a project. gain awareness and insights about their strengths and growth areas and develop practical strategies how these information can be applied in managing their own career development. determine a career path that best suits their values, interests, personality, and skills. identify factors influencing employees and their careers. compare and contrast the various theories of career choice and development. develop an in-depth understanding of theory and research in the area of career development. Upon successful completion of the requirements for this course, students will be able to: better manage their own careers, in general,and prepare for the job search process, in particular; conceptualise and implement projects working in teams; articulate awareness and insights about their strengths and growth areas and develop practical strategies to apply these insights in managing their own career development; determine a career path that best suits their values, interests, personality, and skills; identify factors influencing employees and their careers; compare and contrast the various theories of career choice and development; and, articulate an in-depth understanding of theory and research in the area of career development.
Indicative Assessment	Assessment 1: Self-assessment portfolio and report Assessment 2: Empirical research report and presentation Assessment 3: Contribution to lecture and tutorial activities Assessment 4: Individual team development reflection Assessment 5: Final exam Assessment 1: Self-assessment portfolio and report 40% Assessment 2: Empirical research report and presentationAssessment 20% 3: Contribution to lecture and tutorial activitiesAssessment 5% 4: Final exam 35%
Workload	36 hours of direct participation, plus 72 hours of reading, preparation, group work and written work.
Requisite Statement	Admission to an undergraduate program at ANU.
Recommended Courses	None.
Prescribed Texts	No prescribed textbook. Indicative sources of relevant readings: Students are encouraged to investigate additional books in their exploration of this subject. The following books may be of interest: Baruch, Y. (2004). Managing careers: Theory and practice. England: Pearson Education. Bright, J., & Earl, J. (2004). Resumes that get short-listed. Australia: Allen. Brown, D. (2007). Career information, career counseling, and career development (9th ed.). Boston: Pearson. Feldman, D. (1988). Managing careers in organizations. Glenview, Scott, Foresman. Greenberg, J. (1995). Behavior in organizations: Understanding and managing the human side of work. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice Hall. Harrington, B. & Hall, D. (2007). Career management and work-life integration: Using self-assessment to navigate contemporary careers. Los Angeles: Sage publications. Johns, G. (1988). Organizational behavior: Understanding life at work. Glenview: Scott, Foresman. Relevant Periodicals: Some topics in career planning are reasonably dynamic and the relevant material in books may date quite quickly. It is therefore important to read and explore around the prescribed text/readings and to monitor relevant periodicals (both practitioner as well as academic journals). I strongly recommend that you use the following journal resources for the integrative research summary (note that this is only a partial list of journals which publish research on career-related issues): Academy of Management Journal Academy of Management Learning and Education Administrative Science Quarterly Applied Psychology: An International Review Australian Journal of Career Development British Journal of Management Canadian Journal of Career Development Career Development International Career Development Quarterly Human Resource Management Human Resource Management Journal Journal of Applied Psychology Journal of Applied Social Psychology Journal of Behavioral Decision Making Journal of Business and Psychology Journal of Management Education Journal of Career Assessment Journal of Career Development Journal of Counseling Psychology Journal of Management Journal of Management Studies Journal of Organizational Behavior Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology Journal of Vocational Behavio Students are encouraged to investigate a range of readings in their exploration of this subject. The following books may be of interest: Baruch, Y. (2004). Managing careers: Theory and practice. England: Pearson Education. Bright, J., & Earl, J. (2004). Resumes that get short-listed. Australia: Allen. Brown, D. (2007). Career information, career counseling, and career development (9th ed.). Boston: Pearson. Feldman, D. (1988). Managing careers in organizations. Glenview, Scott, Foresman. Greenberg, J. (1995). Behavior in organizations: Understanding and managing the human side of work. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice Hall. Harrington, B. & Hall, D. (2007). Career management and work-life integration: Using self-assessment to navigate contemporary careers. Los Angeles: Sage publications. Johns, G. (1988). Organizational behavior: Understanding life at work. Glenview: Scott, Foresman. Relevant Periodicals: Some topics in career planning are reasonably dynamic and the relevant material in books may date quite quickly. It is therefore important to read and explore around the prescribed text/readings and to monitor relevant periodicals (both practitioner as well as academic journals). I strongly recommend that you use the following journal resources for the integrative research summary (note that this is only a partial list of journals which publish research on career-related issues): Academy of Management Journal Academy of Management Learning and Education Administrative Science Quarterly Applied Psychology: An International Review Australian Journal of Career Development British Journal of Management Canadian Journal of Career Development Career Development International Career Development Quarterly Human Resource Management Human Resource Management Journal Journal of Applied Psychology Journal of Applied Social Psychology Journal of Behavioral Decision Making Journal of Business and Psychology Journal of Management Education Journal of Career Assessment Journal of Career Development Journal of Counseling Psychology Journal of Management Journal of Management Studies Journal of Organizational Behavior Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology Journal of Vocational Behavior
Technology Requirements	N/A
Academic Contact	enquiries.mmib@anu.edu.au

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