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Part 3 The PIC Model: Ways of Implementation. Itamar Gati The Hebrew University Jerusalem. In this part I will briefly. Demonstrate MBCD - an Internet-based interactive career-planning system based on the PIC model
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Part 3The PIC Model: Ways of Implementation Itamar Gati The Hebrew University Jerusalem
In this part I will briefly • Demonstrate MBCD - an Internet-based interactive career-planning system based on the PIC model • Discuss the desirable features of Internet-based career–planning systems, and examine the extent to which MBCD conforms to these features • Discuss the importance and implications of computer-assisted career-guidance systems for career counseling
The Challenge • Career decision-making requires collecting a vast amount of information Luckily, Information and Communication Technologies are available. • The use of a computer-assisted career guidance system based on the theoretical model can help overcome cognitive limitations. • There are several computer-assisted career guidance systems available, most of them on the Internet. One of them isMBCD
MBCD Making Better Career Decisions MBCD is an Internet-based career planning system that is a unique combination of • a career-information system • a decision-making support system • an expert system designed to help deliberating individuals make better career decisions The dialogue is divided into distinct stages, corresponding to the PICmodel stages
MBCD’s Key Features (cont.) • Separating the relative importance of aspects from within-aspect preferences. • For example, important aspects can also be aspects in which the optimal level is “none” • Eliciting both facets of the individual’s preferences: • the optimal level • additional levels that the user regards as acceptable (reflecting the user’s willingness to compromise)
MBCD’s Key Features (cont.) • Each occupation is characterized by a range of levels within each aspect, reflecting the within-occupation variance.
MBCD’s Key Features (cont.) • The system provides detailed feedback and recommendations according to the user’s input and its effect on the search results • The dialogue is flexible and the users can change their responses at any point
MBCD’s Key Features (cont.) • Promising alternatives are located by the Sequential-Elimination search model (Gati, 1986). • But the user can also use a compensatory-model-based search.
MBCD’s Key Features (cont.) • Options to check the quality of the list of “promising occupations”, including: • “Almost compatible occupations” (i.e., sensitivity analysis) • “Why not” • “What if” • “Similar occupations” • “Compare Occupations”
MBCD’s Features (cont.) • Initial in-depth explorations is offered by detailed occupational descriptions
MBCD’s Features (cont.) • The conclusion of the dialogue: • the user receives a printed summary to take along for further processing of the information. The printout also provides information for the counselor. • The user’s preferences are saved under a personalized code for future interactions.
The next session will address the million dollar question: Does it really work?