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The identification of positive and negative characterists of the Intelligent Careers Card Sort(tm) as experienced by university students Wnuk, Susan Margaret
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to learn about the experiences of university students who completed the Intelligent Careers Card Sort™ (ICCS) exercise, a new career exploration instrument developed by Arthur, a professor of Management in the School of Management at Suffolk University, Boston and by Parker, a lecturer at the University of Auckland. The card sort is based on the Intelligent Careers model, which suggests that there are three career competencies or 'ways of knowing' that individuals need to consider to successfully face the changing workplace. These competencies are 'knowing-why', 'knowing-how', and 'knowing-whom'. The card sort is a self-assessment and exploration instrument, which allows clients to see to what degree and how they express these competencies. This study was completed in two phases. During the first phase, the ICCS was administered to 28 students who were participants in Career Development Groups at UBC's Counselling Services. These students also completed a brief demographic questionnaire. During the second phase, 20 of those students who completed the ICCS participated in a 30-minute focus group interview that took place three weeks after administration of the card sort. The focus group interviews were audio-taped and transcribed and the contents were analyzed for common themes. Seven different themes and 33 sub-themes were established. The students in general thought the ICCS was a useful part of the Career Development Groups, and they also made constructive suggestions for improving implementation.
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The identification of positive and negative characterists of the Intelligent Careers Card Sort(tm) as experienced by university students
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University of British Columbia
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2001
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The purpose of this study was to learn about the experiences of university
students who completed the Intelligent Careers Card Sort™ (ICCS) exercise, a new
career exploration instrument developed by Arthur, a professor of Management in the
School of Management at Suffolk University, Boston and by Parker, a lecturer at the
University of Auckland. The card sort is based on the Intelligent Careers model,
which suggests that there are three career competencies or 'ways of knowing' that
individuals need to consider to successfully face the changing workplace. These
competencies are 'knowing-why', 'knowing-how', and 'knowing-whom'. The card
sort is a self-assessment and exploration instrument, which allows clients to see to
what degree and how they express these competencies.
This study was completed in two phases. During the first phase, the ICCS was
administered to 28 students who were participants in Career Development Groups at
UBC's Counselling Services. These students also completed a brief demographic
questionnaire. During the second phase, 20 of those students who completed the
ICCS participated in a 30-minute focus group interview that took place three weeks
after administration of the card sort. The focus group interviews were audio-taped
and transcribed and the contents were analyzed for common themes. Seven different
themes and 33 sub-themes were established. The students in general thought the
ICCS was a useful part of the Career Development Groups, and they also made
constructive suggestions for improving implementation.
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eng
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2009-09-14
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Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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For non-commercial purposes only, such as research, private study and education. Additional conditions apply, see Terms of Use https://open.library.ubc.ca/terms_of_use.
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10.14288/1.0054519
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University of British Columbia
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2001-05
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Graduate
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