LEAD CITY UNIVERSITY, IBADAN 
                                            FACULTY OF ARTS & EDUCATION 
                              DEPARTMENT OF ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES EDUCATION 
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                                                    2  Semester 2017/2018 
                                                                 
               COURSE PARTICULARS 
               COURSE TITLE:                         Vocational Guidance 
               COURSE CODE:                          BED 316 
               COURSE STATUS:                        Compulsory 
               COURSE UNIT:                          2 Units 
                
               COURSE LECTURER 
               Name:                                 PROF. D.A. ODELEYE 
               Qualifications:                       B.A.(Ed.), M.A Ed., Ph.D. 
               Phone:                                08060162719, 08076954162 
               Email:                                bodeleye@gmail.com 
               Area of Specialization:               Counselling Psychology 
                
               Course Description   
               This course exposes students to personal appraisal, the world of work, vocational choice and career 
               development.  
                
               Course Objectives  
               At the end of the course, students should be able to explain various factors affecting career choice 
               and development, understand vocational guidance, the need for vocational counselling and some 
               theories of Vocational Development. 
                
               Teaching Plan  
               Week 1: The concept of Vocation: Job, career, occupation, Work and Vocation  
               Week 2: Vocational Guidance and Counselling 
               Weeks 3 & 4: Factors affecting vocational choice 
               Week 5: The need for vocational guidance  
               Week 6: Contributions of Significant others to Vocational Guidance: Counsellor and Parents 
               Week 7: Roles of Teachers and Administrative staff towards vocational development 
               Week 8:  Theories of Vocational Development: Trait-and-factor theory 
               Week 9: Super’s theory of Career Development 
               Week 10: Holland’s theory of Career Development 
               Week 11: Anne Roe’s Theory of Career Development 
               Week 12: Ginzberg and Associates’ theory of Career Development 
               Week 13: Planning a Vocational Guidance programme 
               Week 14: Steps in vocational decision making process 
               Week 15: Revision 
                
                
                
               COURSE REQUIREMENTS AND ASSESSMENT 
               Requirements: 
                  To qualify to sit for the semester examination, a minimum of 70% attendance to lectures and 
                  tutorials is required.  
                  Also, the student is expected to have made an oral presentation and taken the Revision Test. 
                   
                   
                  Assessment is as listed hereunder: 
                  (a)      Attendance                         10% 
                  (b)      Term Paper & Presentation   20% 
                  (c)      Revision Test                      10% 
                  (e)      Semester examination               60% 
                  Total:                                        100% 
                   
                  RECOMMENDED TEXT:   
                  Makinde, O. & Alao, K. (1987) Profile of Career Education. Signal Educational Services Ltd 
                  Zunker V.G. (1991) Career Counselling: Applied Concepts of Life planning 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
       Tutorial Questions 
       1.  Critically discuss the concept of Vocational Guidance and Career Counselling. 
       2.  List and explain five (5) major factors affecting vocational choice. 
       3.  List and briefly explain ten (10) contributions of Counsellor to vocational development of 
         students. 
       4.  List and discuss the developmental stages of Super’s theory of career development. 
        5.  Critically discuss the basic concepts in Frank Parsons’ Trait-and-factor theory. 
        6. Describe the developmental stages of Career Development according to Ginzberg’s  
            Theory. 
        7. Critically discuss Holland’s theory of Career Development, highlighting its implications  
            for career counselling. 
        8. From Anne Roe’s Theory, critically evaluate how family background and early childhood  
            experiences could affect an individual’s vocational choice.  
        9. As a school Counsellor, plan a Vocational Workshop programme for your students. 
       10. List and explain the various steps to be considered in career decision-making process.