EDF5541 Personnel and career development counselling
Faculty of Education
EDF5541 Personnel and career development counselling is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Education, offered in 2020 in Semester 1 at Malaysia. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Semester 1
- Malaysia
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before EDF5541
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After EDF5541
No unit lists EDF5541 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Overview
This unit introduces you to the major theories of career development and the foundations of career counselling. You will learn about career-related challenges that people might face and how to deal with these. You will also gain knowledge and skills to support individuals in developing their career management competencies, assess their personal characteristics and needs, and support individuals in understanding their situation and coping with crises at work.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Malaysia | On campus |
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Articulate the theories of career development and demonstrate familiarity with career counselling techniques
- 2
Apply psychological tools to assess personal characteristics and needs
- 3
Apply career counselling knowledge and skills to plan and implement at all levels of a person's development.
Workload and teaching
Minimum total expected workload equals 144 hours per semester comprising:
(a.) Contact hours for on-campus students:
- equivalent to 36 hours of engagement in online, face-to-face or blended platforms
(b) Additional requirements (all students):
- Independent study to make up the required minimum hours during the semester.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Ling Mee Chooi
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Ling Mee Chooi
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for EDF5541?
EDF5541 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is EDF5541 offered?
In 2020, EDF5541 runs in Semester 1 at Malaysia.
How much work is EDF5541?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.