Course code PedaP107
Credit points 6
Counselling and Research II
Total Hours in Course162
Independent study hours162
Date of course confirmation20.04.2011
Responsible UnitInstitute of Mechanics and Design
Course developer
Irēna Katane
Dr. paed.
Course abstract
Counselling and Research is a practice where students take part in different career counselling and research activities; plan their work, organization, control and evaluation in various organizations, including educ. establishments. In this practice, students singly carry out counselling and research; according to particularity of clients, functions of organiz. and situation, in career counsellor’s work using knowledge and skills, developing and improving counselling and research competences which they obtained in the framework of various study courses, including Research Work Methodology.
Learning outcomes and their assessment
Knowledge (in the level of use) that is acquired during study courses before practice Counselling and Research. Skills: to plan, organize, lead, analyze and evaluate counselling services and research as well; use IT for information acquisition, summarization, analysis and evaluation, acquired data mathematical processing and comparison of results; to choose and use appropriate research methods; to self-educate. Competences: able to use theoretical knowledge and skills on career counselling and methodology of research in independent counselling work and research according to the particularity of the chosen practice place - the particularity of organization work, professional working profile and target audience, environment, including context of situation, able to choose or work out methodology of career counselling; able to self-evaluate counselling effectiveness based on during research acquired analysis and evaluation of results.
Compulsory reading
1. Brown S.D., Lent R.W. Career Development and Counseling. Putting Theory and Research to Work. John Wiley& Sons, Inc., 2005, 679 p. ISBN 0-471-28880-2Skatīts 30.05.2011 no: http://www.ticklenotes.com/files/
2. Corey G. Theory and Practice of Group Counseling. Thomson Learning Inc., 2008, 527 p. ISBN-13:978-0-53464174-0 Skatīts 30.05.2011 no: http://books.google.lv/
3. Lasmanis A. Datu ieguves, apstrādes un analīzes metodes pedagoģijas un psiholoģijas pētījumos. 2. grāmata. Rīga: SIA Izglītības soļi, 2002, 422 lpp.ISBN 9984-617-58-0
4. Paura L. Neparametriskas metodes: SPSS datorprogramma. Jelgava: LLKC, 2002.
Further reading
1. Gibson R., Mitchell M. Introduction to Career Counselling for the 21 st Century. NewJersey: Pearson Education Inc., 2006, 288p. ISBN-13: 978-0133802139.
2. Raščevska M., Kristapsone S. Statistika psiholoģijas pētījumos. Rīga: SIA Izglītības soļi, 2000, 356 lpp. ISBN 9984-94361-5.
3. Raizs Ļ. Matemātiskās metodes sociālajās zinātnēs. Rīga: RaKa, 2000, 296.lpp. ISBN 9984-15-178-6.
Periodicals and other sources
1. Journal of Career Development. [tiešsaiste]. Online ISSN: 1556-0856. [skatīts 05.03.2011]. Pieejams: http://jcd.sagepub.com/
2. Journal of Career Assessment. [tiešsaiste]. Online ISSN 1069-0727. [skatīts 05.03.2011]. Pieejams: http://jca.sagepub.com/
3. Mērķis : M : mācības, karjera, bizness. Rīga : Rīgas Viļņi, 2001-. ISSN 1407-7884.