Course outline

Abstract

The model in which a person obtains a stable occupation after formal education has been replaced by the need to build many, oft en divergent individual development paths throughout one's working life. This shift poses a huge challenge for higher education institutions: universities must now move from the mode of 'mass production' of a workforce to an approach that treats students individually with respect to their interests, values, passion, and character traits. Th e innovative Personalized Career Development (PCD) course aims to develop an individual student's skills in planning his/her educational path and professional career using the Design Th inking framework and supporting techniques. Using this course, universities can prepare students to be more agile in educational track individualization and increase students' adaptability in the process of conscious career development.