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THE EFFECT OF ACADEMIC ADVISING ON STUDENTS’ CAREER PLANNING Suad Al Hashemi & Amra Music Ikanovic Qatar University November, 19 th , 2014

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THE EFFECT OF ACADEMIC ADVISING ON STUDENTS’

CAREER PLANNING

Suad Al Hashemi & Amra Music Ikanovic

Qatar University

November, 19th, 2014

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OUTLINE OF PRESENTATION

Objectives

Introduction Definition of Academic & Career Advising History of Academic & Career Advising Differences and Similarities between Academic & Career Advising The importance of integrating  Academic & Career Advising

Methods Research Question Sample Measures

Results Discussion: Challenges & Recommendation Conclusion References

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The objectives of research are:

Provide a literature overview on importance of the relationship between academic advising and career planning

To analyze the importance of career planning from academic advising’s side on student’s life in QU

To implement a knowledge of career planning to academic advising programs in future

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Introduction:

Definition Academic Advising :

Academic Advising is defined as: “Situations in which an institutional representative gives insight or direction to a college student about an academic, social, or personal matter. The nature of this direction might be to inform, suggest, counsel, discipline, coach, mentor, or even teach“. (NACADA)

Definition of Career Advising:

Career advising: Virginia Gordon (2006, p.12 ) describes it as a dynamic, interactive process that “helps students understand how their personal interests, abilities, and values might predict success in the academic and career fields they are considering and how to form their academic and career goals accordingly”

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History of Academic Advising:

First Advising Era ( 1636 – 1870)“Higher Education Before Academic Advising Was Defined” .

Second Advising Era ( 1870 – 1970) “Academic advising as a defined and unexamined  activity “.

Third Advising Era ( 1970 – to the present )“Academic advising as defined and examined activity “

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Brief History of Career Advising:

6 stages in the development of career counseling in the United States, as follows:

• 1st stage (1890‐1919), job placement services 

• In the 2nd stage (1920‐ 1939) educational guidance in school

• The 3rd stage (1940‐1959) saw the focus shift to colleges and universities and the training of counselors. 

• The 4th stage (1960‐1979) the idea of work having meaning in a person’s life came to the attention.

• The 5th stage (1980‐1989) beginning of growth of independent practice of career counseling and outplacement counseling. 

• The 6th stage (1990‐present), with its emphasis on technology and changing demographics.

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Differences and Similarities between Academic & Career Advising

Similarities  : Both academic and career advising are grounded in student development  theory that has an aim to better understand, support and serve students.

Differences: Academic advisors have a vast knowledge of the institution’s academic policies, procedures, degree and GPA requirements, but may not have specific information about careers, skills required for certain jobs, employment options in different fields, or strategies to obtain employment. 

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The importance of integrating Academic & Career Advising

Terry O’Banion (1972) recognized the need to integrate career and academic advising and made that explicit in his description of the academic advising process. 

The five steps included in process of integration are:

exploration of life goals, exploration of vocational goal selection of academic program,  selection of courses, and  scheduling courses” (McCalla‐Wriggins , 2009). 

Integration provides students with the opportunity to learn about themselves, to evaluate academic and career options within the context of self knowledge, to explore multiple options in a safe environment, and to develop important decision making skills. 

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Methods (Qualitative):

Research Question

Did Academic Advising has an impact on your major specialization and  career planning? 

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Methods (Cont.)

Sample

Female students in College of Arts and Sciences at Qatar university who have declared their major in Fall 2013 & Spring 2014.

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Methods (Cont.)

Measures

1‐ FOCUS GROUP

• A focus group of eight female students, has been conducted by researcher and moderator.

• Focus group questions were “exploration questions”, total of 5  questions

• All participants have completed a consent form (copy of CF in appendix).

• Participants have been offered incentives for their contribution

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Methods (Cont.)

Measures (cont.)

2‐MAIL SURVEY

Reason for conducting  survey: 

• to gather students input on what are the reasons on choosing specific major

• did  academic advisor help/assist you in exploring career opportunities

Survey was conducted with following outline: 

• 49 students have responded to survey• Survey contained 2 constructive questions with clear elaboration 

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Results:1‐FOCUS GROUP

Questions AnswerNO of 

students

Q1. Why did you choose this major? Personal decision 8

Q 2. Describe the challenges ,you have faced, when you wanted to choose your specialization

College Interview – GPA1

Q3. Who did help you to decide on your major (decision making process) ,for example, parents, friend….

Personal decision.7

The academic advisor helps me to link between my interest and the major we want to choose

1

Q4. Did you think about career planning?

Yes2

No6

Q5. Did your advisor help you in career planning or exploring job opportunities in future? 

No, we read more about job opportunities (personal effort) ‐ no many job opportunities

6Workshops about career planning done by academic advisor 2

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Results:FOCUS GROUPTable 1. Factors influencing Major specialization in Career Planning 

Personaldecision

(College Interview –

GPA

Personaldecision.

Advisorhelped me

Yes No No (personalreference)

workshop byadvisor

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5

8

1

7

1

2

6 6

2

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Q1.Reasons for choosing current major%

No. of Respondents

I like the major , meet my interest , and meet my goal  51% 32

Job opportunities  32% 20

Available in  the college , fit with my GPA 11% 7

New major in the college  5% 3

Parents affect2% 1

Results:2‐MAIL SURVEY

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32

20

7 3

1

I like the major , meet my interest , and meet my goal

Job opportunities

Available in  the college , fit with my GPA

New major in the college

Parents affect

Results:2‐MAIL SURVEYGraph 1. Others Reasons for choosing current major

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Results:2‐MAIL SURVEY

Q 2. Did you sit with your academic advisor to discuss your major selection

%No of 

RespondentsAcademic Advisor helps me in registration, choosing courses, study plan, major requirements, my schedule, and GPA  53% 26

Career planning , job opportunities ,online test   22% 11No did not set with my advisor  24% 12

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Results:2‐MAIL SURVEY Graph 2: Did you sit with your academic advisor to discuss your current major selection

26

11

12

Academic Advisor helps me inregistration, choosing courses,study plan, major requirements,my schedule, and GPA

Career planning , jobopportunities ,online test

No did not set with my advisor

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Discussion: Challenges & Recommendation

Challenges: Time One focus group and one survey conducted, students had a conflict 

with classes/busy with midterms…

Recommendation:Recommendations arising from the analysis of impact of academic advising on carrier planning focus group and results are as listed:

The integration of academic advising and career advising can lead to the student’s success and satisfaction in their academic and career life. 

Academic advisors should be familiar with how to integrate the academic advising with career advising 

Academic advisors should be familiar with: self‐assessment strategies, sources of educational and occupational information, and decision –making difficulties.

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Conclusion

The main idea of research is to illustrate how career planning is a crucial part of the academic advising by using online survey and focus groups of students specialized in Spring 2014 in College of Arts and Sciences at Qatar University.

Focus group members and survey results gathered showed that, academic advising has minimum impact on student’s carrier planning, as well as one exploring carrier opportunities.

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References

Gordon ,V. N. Habley, W.R , Grites ,T.J. ( 2008). Academic Advising: A Comprehensive Handbook. (p.103). San Francisco: Jossey‐Bass.

Hughey, K. Nelson D .B, Damminger J.K. Wriggins B.M. (2009). The Hand Book of Career Advising . (p.236). San Francisco: Jossey‐Bass.

McMahan A. B. (2008). How to Become an Academic Advisor. Retrieved October 2014, from NACADA Clearinghouse of Academic Advising Resources Website http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/Resources/Clearinghouse/View‐Articles/Become‐an‐Advisor.aspx.

McCalla‐Wriggins, B. (2009).Integrating Career and Academic Advising: Mastering the Challenge.Retrieved October 2014, from NACADA Clearinghouse of Academic Advising Resources Web Site: http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/Resources/Clearinghouse/View‐Articles/Integrating‐career‐and‐academic‐advising.aspx

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References (Cont.)

NACADA. (2003). Paper presented to the Task force on defining academic advising. Retrieved Novemeber 2014 , from NACADA Clearinghouse of Academic Advising Resources Web site: http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/Resources/Clearinghouse/View‐Articles/Definitions‐of‐academic‐advising.aspx

McCalla‐Wriggins, B. (2009).Integrating Career and Academic Advising: Mastering the Challenge.Retrieved November .2014 , from NACADA Clearinghouse of Academic Advising Resources Web Site: http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/Resources/Clearinghouse/View‐Articles/Integrating‐career‐and‐academic‐advising.aspx

McMahan A. B. (2008). How to Become an Academic Advisor. Retrieved November .2014 from NACADA Clearinghouse of Academic Advising Resources Website http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/Resources/Clearinghouse/View‐Articles/Become‐an‐Advisor.aspx.

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References (Cont.)

Burton Nelson, Dorothy. (2006).Career Advisors: A new breed.RetrievedNovember.2014  from NACADA Clearinghouse of Academic Advising Resources Web site: http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/Resources/Clearinghouse/View‐Articles/Career‐advisors.aspx

Gordon ,V. N. Habley, W.R , Grites ,T.J. ( 2008). Academic Advising: A Comprehensive Handbook. (p.3‐7). San Francisco: Jossey‐Bass.Hughey, K. Nelson D .B, Damminger J.K. Wriggins B.M. (2009). The Hand Book of Career Advising . (p.2‐3). San Francisco: Jossey‐Bass.

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