Table 1

Content, assessment and engagement with career practice overtime

Version 1
Original design
2 × 2- h lecture per week
Version 2
Refocusing on criticality
1 × 3- h lecture per week
Version 3
A step towards practicality
1 × 3-h lecture per week
Topic
Phase 1: Introduction
Introduction–Paper Outline, Expectations, Orientation. Defining Career
What can we know? Why think about Theory? (Introducing, ontology, epistemology and critical theory)
The future of employment (globalisation and flexibility)
Introduction- Paper Outline, Expectations, Orientation. Defining Career
The Global Context of Career
The Changing Shape of Employment
Introducing Critical Theory
Introducing: Expectations, Orientation. Defining Career
Critical Theory
The Global Context of Career
The Changing Shape of Employment
Phase 2: Career Theory
Traditional and contemporary career development and management models
Fabricating the Individual
Meaning and Spirituality
Traditional and Contemporary Career Management and Development Models
Career Management Techniques: Fabricating the Individual and Meaning and Spirituality
Traditional and Contemporary Career Management and Development Models
Managing and Developing Your Own Career
Guest Speaker – Career Guidance Councillors talking about career transitions
Phase 3: Careers in Context
Individuals in Context: Re-shaping the Workforce; Diversity; Dual Careers; Affirmative Action
Career Development and Stress
Careers in the organisational context (Two weeks of career visitors talking about their career and the career paths in their orgs)
The Future Context of Careers
The Changing Workforce: Diversity; Dual Careers; GEN X and Y; EEO and Affirmative Action
Career Development and Stress
Career Development in Organisations (visitors speak of their careers 2 weeks)
The Changing Workforce: Diversity; Dual Careers; GEN X and Y; EEO and Affirmative Action
Career Development and Stress
Understanding Career Management and Development Critically: Fabricating the Individual
Assessment
  1. Critical Essay

  2. Log Entries (8 × 400 reflective entries on course material)

  3. Essay 2 – critically evaluate guest visitors Test

  1. Glossary: individuals allocated a CT term – all collated to form a shared glossary

  2. Group Essay

  3. Individual Essay – critically evaluate guest visitors

  4. Test

  1. Critical Essay

  2. 3 x Mini Assignments

  3. Test

Engagement with Career in Practice
Four Guests visitors talking about their careers and the careers available in their respective organisationsTwo Guests visitors talking about their careers and the careers available in their respective organisationsGuest Visitor – career practitioner from the New Zealand Government Careers service

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