...Career Decision-Making among Students in Polytechnic of Port Dickson Nurul Izzati Asyikin Zulkifly 1219174 International Islamic University Malaysia PSYC 4999 Undergraduate Practicum Academic Supervisor: Dr. Nazariah Shar'ie Janon Site Supervisor: Mr. Jamaludin Suhaimi Career decision-making Among Students in Polytechnic Port Dickson Employment for a skilful and knowledgeable labour is highly demanded in the Malaysian labour market as the country is moving towards knowledge-driven economy (Abu Talib & Tan, 2009). Malaysian government had invested millions of Ringgit in order to fulfil the demand. Among the initiatives taken by the government is through the establishment of Polytechnic in the higher education system. Polytechnic Port Dickson (PPD) too aims to supply the labour market with skilful and competent labour through polytechnic education system. Align with the vision of this institution; “The main generator of innovative human capital through education and training to meet the needs of transformational global workforce” students of this institution are equipped with knowledge and skills taught by experienced lecturers (Politeknik Port Dickson, 2015). However, knowledge and skills that they acquired are not enough in the process of decision making for their future career prior graduation. Career decision-making is a complex process (Germeijs & De Boeck, 2003) and inability to make decision for future career is among the common problems faced...
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...Journal of Emerging Trends in Educational Research and Policy Studies (JETERAPS) 2 (2): 81-87 Journal of Emerging Trends in Educational Research and2141-6990) © Scholarlink Research Institute Journals, 2011 (ISSN: Policy Studies (JETERAPS) 2(2):81-87 (ISSN:2141-6990) jeteraps.scholarlinkresearch.org Factors Influencing Students Career Choices among Secondary School students in Kisumu Municipality, Kenya 1 1 Kochung Edwards and 2Migunde Quinter Department of Special Needs Education, Maseno University 2 Department of Education Psychology, Maseno University Corresponding Author: Kochung Edwards __________________________________________________________________________________________ Abstract Career choice is a complex decision for students since it determines the kind of profession that they intend to pursue in life. As students try to make career choice while in secondary school, they face problem of matching their career choices with their abilities and school performance. In Kenya every year form four secondary school students make career choices before sitting for their final examination (Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education examinations) however, studies indicate that most students enter into careers that are totally different from the ones they chose while in secondary. The purpose of this study was to examine factors influencing career choice among form four secondary school students in Kisumu municipality, Kenya. The study was conducted using descriptive survey design...
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...illinois.edu Instructor: Ann Finnegan 304 Mumford Hall; 333-5509 abfinngn@illinois.edu OFFICE HOURS: Monday 10:30 am – 12:30 pm Wednesday 9 – 11 am Thursday 1:30 – 3:30 pm or by Appt. Course Description: This course provides a study of contemporary issues and career opportunities in AgriAccounting and Finance in Agribusiness. Through an in-depth dialogue with industry professionals, students will develop an understanding of the skill sets needed to succeed in each of the different career paths discussed. Objectives: This course is designed to: * introduce you to a wide range of career opportunities in the fields of AgriAccounting and Finance in Agribusiness, * develop an understanding of the skill sets needed to succeed across the different career paths, * develop appropriate communication skills for use in the business environment, * examine the various academic paths available in AgriAccounting and Finance in Agribusiness and discuss the specifics of each path. Class Format and Participation: This course is a lecture/discussion format. Most class sessions will consist of presentations by guest speakers from various firms. The speakers will discuss their career experiences and the opportunities available to you. Many are alumni of the AgriAccounting or Finance in Agribusiness options and will share with you their views on these programs. The sessions are intended to provide you access to very important resources. Professionalism ...
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...Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences PSYC573-13A (HAM) Personnel Training & Development Lecture times/rooms: Thursdays, 09:00am – 10:50am. Room I1.08. Lecturer/Convenor: Donald Cable, Room K1.01. Extn: 8296. Email: dcable@waikato.ac.nz Student consultation hours: Thursdays 14:00-15:00. Other times by appointment. Paper Description The aim of this paper is for you to develop an understanding of the theory, research, and practice relating to training and development (including career development) in organizations. Upon successfully completing this course, you should be able to: understand, and apply personnel training and development psychology theory and research, and bridge the gap between this and the practice, conduct training needs analyses and evaluate training and development (including career and professional development) initiatives, identify or develop training programs which incorporate sound principles of learning and training transfer, identify and develop the competencies that will support you in pursuing a career as an organizational psychology (or HR) practitioner with a focus on the training and development of individuals in organizations. Blending the exploratory learning aspect of Active Learning with proceduralized instruction, and creating a learning environment within which students are actively encouraged to construct knowledge, this paper includes lectures with associated readings, student seminars, and an applied project. The emphasis is on the construction...
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...ASSIGNMENT1: REFLECTIVE JOURNAL by Abrham A. Tsegaw Course: ENG 115 Instructor: Professor AUDREY L VAUGHAN October 14, 2013 My goal for this course is to gain means to improve my writing skills on my daily life this can apply for both my personal and professional life . I am planning to exercise my writings on my academic career, my professional environment and my personal life. I expect to use writing in my university career in many different ways, for example to write journals, assignments, research papers and all required academic writing throughout my university life. I expect to use writing in my professional career by writing business journals, reports, customer service e-mails and all necessary writings related to my job and I also expect to use writing in my personal life by writing personal letters, personal memo and personal emails. I set goals for my academic paper by following the essential steps required to have a complete writing. I start by generating ideas about my topic and see how far can I go with my current idea and modify it to fit into my writing method, then I relate my ideas to a specific assignment and I conduct research on my idea and make sure that i stick with the idea and organize my idea to make sure that I can still keep it or if it needs to be changed, then I make the initial draft and write it on a paragraph form and finally I revise my draft and write the final format. My biggest challenges when writing for others is to...
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...corporation, a federal or state agency, or own your own business. Much of the time we spend working in organizations we spend working in teams. This course is designed to familiarize you with the dynamics of working in teams, to become more effective team members, and to lead teams. To accomplish this, we will examine a number of factors that influence team member interaction and ultimately team performance through lectures, slides, films, demonstrations, cases, and student class presentations. Additionally, this course is intended to provide you with the understanding and skill necessary to communicate effectively in any group, whether it is a social club, a religious organization, or a high-level executive committee in your future career. But it goes more specifically to your preparation for the intensive work in teams that you probably will experience in your personal life and in your workplace. It will give you a foundation of knowledge, experience to develop your skills, and a resource for future use. Objectives 1. To understand your opportunities and responsibilities in taking roles and sharing leadership in groups and teams. 2. To know the importance of ethics and diversity in groups...
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...Economics 242: Economics of Gender Spring 2013 Professor: Karine Moe Course Preceptor: Sasha Indarte Office: 310F Carnegie Hall Email: moe@macalester.edu Web: http://www.macalester.edu/~moe Phone: 696-6793 Office Hours: Mondays 1:30-2:30, Wednesdays 8:30-9:15, Thursdays 1:30-2:30, other times by appointment Course Description: During the past fifty years, Americans have witnessed dramatic changes in the structure of the family. The changes in marriage, divorce, and fertility rates since the 1960s have been inextricably linked with changes in attitudes towards work and, in particular, with changes in women's work patterns both in and out of the household. In that same time period, economists have come to realize that standard economic theory can be applied to many aspects of family life including marriage, fertility, divorce, and the division of work and leisure within the household. In this course we will use economic theory, both neo-classical and feminist, to explore how gender differences lead to different economic outcomes for men and women, both within families and in the marketplace. Course Prerequisite: Economics 119, Principles of Economics, is a necessary prerequisite, since we will make use of concepts, vocabulary, analytical skills and other tools developed in the Principles course. Course Readings: The following texts are required and can be purchased at the Macalester Bookstore or online. Additional readings will be made available...
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...2 My Professional Goals There are several professional goals that I want to accomplish before my career is over. My first short term goal I want to accomplish is being a staff nurse III, in my unit. A staff nurse III position is considered a nurse who is known as a nurse leader in the unit. A staff nurse III, is the resource person in the unit. They are required to keep staff up to date with new information and participate in quality improvement projects. The next step in my professional goal is to become a clinical instructor. Clinical instructors are professionals that teach nursing students to apply knowledge in clinical settings (Koharchik & Jakub, 2014). A long term goal I want to pursue is becoming an neonatal nurse practitioner (NNP). NNP is an advanced nursing practice that utilizes extended and expanded skills, experience and knowledge in assessment, planning, implementation, diagnosis, and evaluation of the care required for neonates (Freed, Dunham, Martyn, Nantais-Smith, & Moran, 2013 ). I enjoy teaching, and the professional goals that I have chosen will give me the opportunity to teach others in a health care setting. Strengths, Ethics, & Values There were a couple reasons that I decided to return to school. First, I wanted to show my son that education is very important. If he wants to have a career, he needs a college degree. I want to teach him that knowledge is key to success. Second, I have been...
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...MSc IN iNTERNATIONAL mANAGEMENT | Under-representation of female expatriates | The issues and barriers | | OC1BBS | 02/11/15 | MBA 7020 - Research and Study Skills | Dr. Emily Fenclova | | George Ritzer and Paul Dean (2014), both writers and professors at U.S. Universities, said: “Globalization is increasingly omnipresent. In fact, globalization is of such great importance that the era in which we live should be labeled the global age” (p. 2). It is undisputable that the “global age” has opened up new opportunities for the companies to engage in international business (Taylor and Napier, 1996). According to Charles Vance and Yongsun Paik (2001), business leaders have been increasingly acknowledging the on-going global activity and the possible benefits associated with entering the global market (Linehan and Scullion, 2001). Consequently, it is more and more common for the employees of multinational corporations (MNCs) to spend time working in foreign countries on international assignments (Guthrie et al., 2003; Kollinger, 2005). For the purpose of this essay, the terms “international assignment” and “expatriate work” will be used interchangeably. Many scholars, as well as business people now realize that if a company really wants to succeed in an international or global market, the people are the difference makers (Selmer and Leung, 2003; Forster, 1999; Vance and Paik, 2001). According to Sim and Dixon (2007), a commonly held stereotype of an expat...
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...reading assignments, interviews with your HR representatives or staff persons, website articles, Electronic Reserve Readings, and HR journal articles to support your position. Use at least two text references. Format your report consistent with APA version 6 guidelines. Submit copy of Plagariarizer Checker Submit certificate of originality 7/7/11 80 Learning Team Charter Create the Learning Team Charter. To receive full points, you must submit a complete charter, not just contact info. 7/7/11 30 Week Three: Compensation and Benefits Details Due Points Objectives 3.1 Analyze the impact of various compensation methods and benefit programs on employees and organizations. 3.2 Relate salary and benefit administration strategies to organizational culture and performance. 3.3 Examine how incentive plans relate to organizational objectives. Readings Read Ch. 11–13 of Fundamentals of Human Resource Management. Read this week’s Electronic Reserve Readings. Participation Participate in class discussion. 7/15/11 20 Multiple Choice Quiz Inclass Quiz 7/15/11 20 Individual Five-Year Career Development Plan Using the assigned readings, Electronic Reserve Readings, Internet, or additional resources, prepare a 900- to 1,250-word paper in which you create your own 5-year career development plan. Your plan must include the following: • Career...
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...John Doe INDS 400-001 March 25, 2014 Cognate Listing Sample IPS Integration Essay Cognate/Career Synthesis Paper: Incorporating a Christian Worldview MLA Presented in Partial Fulfillment INDS 400: Capstone John Doe Professor Sherman INDS 400-001 17 March 2014 Sample Cognate/Career Synthesis: Incorporating a Christian Worldview This final essay will synthesize chosen cognates with a view to career application with a Christian worldview. The first paragraph of your paper will be the introduction to your paper. The function of this paragraph is to obtain the reader’s interest, and should also present the content and context of your paper. It must tell your readers why you are writing the paper and why the topic is important. The final sentence of your introduction should be your thesis sentence. The thesis statement is the “point” of your essay, and is the idea that you will be supporting throughout the body of your paper. The paragraphs following your introductory paragraph will make up the body of your paper. An integrative device such as an analogy or metaphor must be used within the body of the essay as a vehicle for clarity. For example, an essay from a female with Business/Communications cognates could use the example of the Proverbs 31 woman. The very first page of your assignment should be a cover page that includes your name, course and section number, date, cognate listing, paper title, and chosen formatting style. Please note that this sample...
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...Behavior 5318: Annotated Reference List: Ideal Human Service Organization Breanne Smith Capella University Annotated Reference List Anonymous. (2001). Code of ethics of the American mental health counselors association. Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 23(1), 2-21. Written by and for the American Mental Health Counselors Association, the Code of Ethics reflects the oath in which individuals in the mental health profession agree to take upon embarking on their career. The preamble of the code of ethics opens the document and reiterates the belief that dignity and worth of individuals are at the forefront of services. In addition, it touches upon basic requirements to assess, interview, consult, write reports, respond to subpoenas, and offer expert testimony during one’s career in mental health. The code of ethics state individuals will also act according to any applicable state and federal law. With this, they must possess appropriate knowledge and competence prior to practicing and will not offer personal opinions or bias while conducting business. Overall, the code of ethics is an inclusive set of principles of what is explicitly allowed and not allowed by an individual in the mental health industry. The code of ethics relates to the final ideal organization project in that it applies to all places of employment concerned with mental health. As a whole, this source seems legit and conclusive but according to the website for the American Mental Health Counselors...
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...Understanding Management, sixth ed. By Daft & Marcic. South-Western, 2009. Please bring your textbook to class every day as we will be completing exercises from the text during class time. Students have access to an on-line library through CengageNow. Course policies: 1. Class attendance and participation in discussion of exercises, current events and chapter topics is expected and taken into account when grades are calculated. NOTE: Physical attendance does not constitute participation! Only discussion counts! Chapters, cases and exercises should be read prior to class. Be prepared to participate or be called upon. 2. Absences are frowned upon. Since we only have 16 class periods, missing more than ONE class, may affect your final...
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...|[pic] |Syllabus | | |School of Business | | |MGT/431 Version 6 | | |Human Resource Management | | |Puerto Rico Campus | Copyright © 2009, 2008, 2006, 2004 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course focuses on the strategic role of human resource management, personnel planning and job analysis, personnel selection, performance appraisal, compensation, training, and development from the vantage point of the manager. Policies Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document. Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum. University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies...
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...communities it serves. As a result, Chartered Accountants (CAs) are in greater demand than ever. CAs are engaged in all areas of professional accounting and enjoy rough equal public accountancy rights throughout Canada, helping individuals and businesses sort through the maze and plan strategies for a successful future. The financial information that professional accountants provide is the lifeblood of business and society. Because its impact is far reaching, the accounting profession opens huge career possibilities. The in-depth business skills you develop as a CA prepare you for most positions in management and provide access to the top jobs in business. The purpose of this report is to help me find a career as a CA in Canada with all vital information about the current status of CA career, its potential in coming years, where to pursue study in CA, where to search for jobs as a CA, experience to be successful in this career through different sources such as books, website, forum, blog, journal and newsletter. THE STRUCTURE OF PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTING IN CANADA Canada, like many other countries, has more than one national professional accounting organization: The Canadian Institute of Charted Accountants (CICA), the Certified General Accountants’ Association of Canada (CGA), and the Society of Management Accountants of Canada (CMA). The CICA could be compared to the AICPA...
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