Life Career Development, Leadership and Coaching

Synopsis

PSY512 Life Career Development, Leadership and Coaching introduces students to coaching in the workplace and how it is applied to careers, leadership and performance. The module will begin with an understanding of the foundational principles of coaching and coaching skills and build upon it with applied research from various fields of psychology that are useful when applied to the coaching paradigm. A framework for understanding how people navigate and negotiate work and non-work roles and implementing behaviour change for life and career development will also be introduced.

Level: 5
Credit Units: 5
Presentation Pattern: EVERY JULY

Topics

Foundations of coaching
Executive coaching
Career coaching
Coaching skills
Designing a coaching programme
Coaching evaluation
Future Selves
Career
Life development
Implementing behaviour change
Coaching and ethics
Advanced coaching topics

Learning Outcome

Evaluate theories and models of career development and management
Compare and contrast the different applications of coaching including career coaching and executive coaching
Critically examine and apply psychological research and psychological frameworks to coaching
Design a coaching programme based on organisational and individual needs
Evaluate the effectiveness of a coaching programme
Apply career planning techniques and coaching to facilitate career development

Part-time Programmes

Singapore University of Social Sciences

Life Career Development, Leadership and Coaching