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= Introduction to Career Development for IT-specialist =
  
= Introduction to Career Development for IT-specialist =
   
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The course provides students with an opportunity to learn and develop the necessary skills to engage in life/career planning. During the course students learn resume writing and formatting tips, how to go through an interview, and cover job search strategies. In addition, students analyze the main labor market development trends and learn how to develop personal Career Passport.
  
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* <span>'''Course name:'''</span> Introduction to Career Development
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* <span>'''Course number:'''</span> R-01
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== Course Characteristics ==
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=== Key concepts of the class ===
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* Value systems of organizations and Corporate culture
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* Soft skills and hard skills
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* Personal Brand
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* Career Planning and Development
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* Curriculum vitae (CV) and Cover Letter
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* Interview
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* Negotiation for salary
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* Job market
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* Employees’ rights
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=== What is the purpose of this course? ===
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The course provides students with an opportunity to learn and develop the necessary skills to engage in life/career planning. During the course students will learn resume writing and formatting tips, how to go through a various types of interviews, and will cover job search strategies. In addition, we will analyze the main labor market development trends and study the importance of knowledge about Labour law.
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=== - What should a student remember at the end of the course? ===
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By the end of the course, the students should be able to remember and recognize
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* how to compose a selling CV and how to write a cover letter
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* how to pass a job interview, what questions could be asked and how to answer them
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* how to negotiate for salary
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* how to build personal brand and stand out from the crowd
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* what is “corporate culture” and why it is important when you drive your careers
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* what is “soft skills”
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* employees’ rights
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* wage systems
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* more about IT labor market in Russia, Tatarstan, Innopolis
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=== - What should a student be able to apply at the end of the course? ===
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By the end of the course, the students should be able to ...
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* identify organization’s corporate culture
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* to write a CV and a Cover letter
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* to pass job interviews and negotiate for salary
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* to start building their personal brand
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* to plan and develop their careers
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* make their own Self-Development Plan and build Career Development Paths
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=== Course evaluation ===
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<div class="small">
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{|
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|+ Course grade breakdown
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!align="center"| '''Type'''
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!align="center"| '''Default points'''
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!align="center"| '''Proposed points'''
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|-
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|align="center"| Labs/seminar classes
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|align="center"| 20
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|align="center"| 30
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|-
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|align="center"| Interim performance assessment
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|align="center"| 30
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|align="center"| 50
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|-
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|align="center"| Exams
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|align="center"| 50
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|align="center"| 20
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|}
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</div>
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If necessary, please indicate freely your course’s features in terms of students’
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performance assessment.
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=== Grades range ===
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{|
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|+ Course grading range
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!align="center"| '''Grade'''
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!align="center"| '''Default range'''
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!align="center"| '''Proposed range'''
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|-
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|align="center"| A. Excellent
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|align="center"| 90-100
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|align="center"| 85-100
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|-
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|align="center"| B. Good
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|align="center"| 75-89
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|align="center"| 70-84
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|-
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|align="center"| C. Satisfactory
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|align="center"| 60-74
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|align="center"| 60-69
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|-
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|align="center"| D. Poor
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|align="center"| 0-59
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|align="center"| 0-59
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|}
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If necessary, please indicate freely your course’s grading features.
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Final assessment:
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To pass a mock interview
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1. Familiar with and can answer all types of questions – 20%.
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2. Provide a convincing answer to the question: Tell me about yourself – 30%.
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3. Not avoid eye contact, communicate clearly and precisely, look friendly, self-confident – 10%.
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4. Provide compelling examples for competency-based questions, follow the structure of answering those kind of questions – 20%.
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5. Communicate clearly their brands, what value they can bring to business giving a clear answer to the question Why should we hire you – 20%.
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=== Resources and reference material ===
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1. Ted Talk by Amy Cuddy ‘Your body language may shape who you are’ https://www.ted.com/talks/amy_cuddy_your_body_language_may_shape_who_you_are?language=en
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2. Tone Crabbe, How to thrive in a world of too much
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3. Ted talk by David Phillips on How To Avoid Death By Power Point
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iwpi1Lm6dFo
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4. Useful presentation phrases
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5. The Commencement address delivered by Steve Jobs at Stanford University, 2005
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6. The Labour Code of the Russian Federation
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== Course Sections ==
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The main sections of the course and approximate hour distribution between them is as follows:
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{|
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|+ Course Sections
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!align="center"| '''Section'''
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! '''Section Title'''
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!align="center"| '''Teaching Hours'''
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|-
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|align="center"| 1
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| Soft skills and Personal Brand
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|align="center"| 6
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|-
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|align="center"| 2
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| How to write CV/Resume/Cover letter and pass job interviews
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|align="center"| 6
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|-
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|align="center"| 3
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| Work environment
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|align="center"| 4,5
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|-
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|align="center"| 4
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| Career development paths
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|align="center"| 6
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|-
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|align="center"| 5
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| Total
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|align="center"| 22,5
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|}

Revision as of 11:45, 9 November 2021

Introduction to Career Development for IT-specialist

English for Academic Purposes I

  • Course name: Introduction to Career Development
  • Course number: R-01

Course Characteristics

Key concepts of the class

  • Value systems of organizations and Corporate culture
  • Soft skills and hard skills
  • Personal Brand
  • Career Planning and Development
  • Curriculum vitae (CV) and Cover Letter
  • Interview
  • Negotiation for salary
  • Job market
  • Employees’ rights

What is the purpose of this course?

The course provides students with an opportunity to learn and develop the necessary skills to engage in life/career planning. During the course students will learn resume writing and formatting tips, how to go through a various types of interviews, and will cover job search strategies. In addition, we will analyze the main labor market development trends and study the importance of knowledge about Labour law.

- What should a student remember at the end of the course?

By the end of the course, the students should be able to remember and recognize

  • how to compose a selling CV and how to write a cover letter
  • how to pass a job interview, what questions could be asked and how to answer them
  • how to negotiate for salary
  • how to build personal brand and stand out from the crowd
  • what is “corporate culture” and why it is important when you drive your careers
  • what is “soft skills”
  • employees’ rights
  • wage systems
  • more about IT labor market in Russia, Tatarstan, Innopolis

- What should a student be able to apply at the end of the course?

By the end of the course, the students should be able to ...

  • identify organization’s corporate culture
  • to write a CV and a Cover letter
  • to pass job interviews and negotiate for salary
  • to start building their personal brand
  • to plan and develop their careers
  • make their own Self-Development Plan and build Career Development Paths

Course evaluation

Course grade breakdown
Type Default points Proposed points
Labs/seminar classes 20 30
Interim performance assessment 30 50
Exams 50 20

If necessary, please indicate freely your course’s features in terms of students’ performance assessment.

Grades range

Course grading range
Grade Default range Proposed range
A. Excellent 90-100 85-100
B. Good 75-89 70-84
C. Satisfactory 60-74 60-69
D. Poor 0-59 0-59

If necessary, please indicate freely your course’s grading features.

Final assessment:

To pass a mock interview

1. Familiar with and can answer all types of questions – 20%.

2. Provide a convincing answer to the question: Tell me about yourself – 30%.

3. Not avoid eye contact, communicate clearly and precisely, look friendly, self-confident – 10%.

4. Provide compelling examples for competency-based questions, follow the structure of answering those kind of questions – 20%.

5. Communicate clearly their brands, what value they can bring to business giving a clear answer to the question Why should we hire you – 20%.

Resources and reference material

1. Ted Talk by Amy Cuddy ‘Your body language may shape who you are’ https://www.ted.com/talks/amy_cuddy_your_body_language_may_shape_who_you_are?language=en

2. Tone Crabbe, How to thrive in a world of too much

3. Ted talk by David Phillips on How To Avoid Death By Power Point https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iwpi1Lm6dFo

4. Useful presentation phrases

5. The Commencement address delivered by Steve Jobs at Stanford University, 2005

6. The Labour Code of the Russian Federation

Course Sections

The main sections of the course and approximate hour distribution between them is as follows:

Course Sections
Section Section Title Teaching Hours
1 Soft skills and Personal Brand 6
2 How to write CV/Resume/Cover letter and pass job interviews 6
3 Work environment 4,5
4 Career development paths 6
5 Total 22,5
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