Course PIPP 1203 · Year I · Summer 2026-2027

Career management and professional development

Compulsory course in Pedagogy of primary and preschool education, taught by Ramona - Iulia Herman.

Overview

Lecturer
Ramona - Iulia Herman
Seminar tutor
Ramona - Iulia Herman
Type of course
Compulsory
Language of instruction
English
Erasmus language
English
Domain
Education Sciences
Field of study
Pedagogy of primary and preschool education
Form of education
Full-time
Form of instruction
Lecture
Credit awarded by
Grade
Teaching methods
Lecture, synectics, heuristic conversation
Entry requirements
BA

Aims

Familiarize students with the main psychological theories in the field of counseling and career guidance, with emphasis on some application dimensions regarding the career development process and making vocational decisions.

Acquiring knowledge and skills for personal development and career planning.

Design of educational counseling programs adapted for different age / training levels

Counseling, guidance and psycho-pedagogical assistance of various educational groups (preschool / small school / pupils, families).

Course contents

1.Conceptual delimitations 1.1. The concept of educational counseling 1.2. Career orientation concept 2.MOTIVATION OF PROFESSION CHOICE 2.1. Attitude towards the profession 2.2. Personal promotion 2.3. Career Counseling 3. CAREER THEORIES 3.1. Holland's theory 3.2. Schein's theory 3.3. Theory of the stages of vocational development 3.4. Socio-cognitive theory of career 4. MANAGEMENT OF THE PROFESSIONAL CAREER 4.1. Career stages 4.2. Career strategies 4.3. Career models 5. CAREER PLANNING 5.1. Planning stages 5.2. Career planning models 5.3. Models of career development     6. GUIDANCE AND PROFESSIONAL SELECTION 6.1. Personnel evaluation and promotion 6.2. Continuous professional development 7. PERFORMANCE IN CAREER 7.1. Career self-analysis 7.2. Career evaluation and self-assessment

Learning outcomes

Knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary for the counseling activity of students and family. The ability to work with dynamic, creative and strategic thinking models.

Assessment

Written paper-60%, Seminar paper - 40%

Recommended reading

Consilierea educaţională, Ghid metodologic pentru orele de dirigenţie şi consiliere
Baban, A.
ASCR, Cluj-Napoca, 2009
Handbook of Counseling Psychology,
Brown S.D. Lent R.W.
2000
Emotional Intelligence
Goleman D.
John Wiley & Sons Inc, New York, 2001
A New Typology: Four Perspectives of School Counselor Involvement with Families disponibil
McCarthy, S, Watson, D.,
http://jsc.montana.edu/articles/v16n1.pdf, 2017
School Counseling: Moving Toward Standards and Models from: Handbook of School Counseling
Dahir, A. C.
Routledge, 2008