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==== Level 1: What concepts should a student know/remember/explain? ====
 
==== Level 1: What concepts should a student know/remember/explain? ====
 
By the end of the course, the students should be able to ...
 
By the end of the course, the students should be able to ...
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* By the end of the course, the students should be able to understand:
 
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* the modern trends in career modeling and features of the labor market;
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* the features of career modeling; requirements for a modern professional; the concept of "project portfolios";
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* the concept and features of career and educational trajectories;
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* the components of the competence profile of a professional;
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* the characteristics of teams and the basics of team building;
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* the concept and modern typology of leadership;
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* the types and characteristics of distinct types of leadership
   
 
==== Level 2: What basic practical skills should a student be able to perform? ====
 
==== Level 2: What basic practical skills should a student be able to perform? ====
 
By the end of the course, the students should be able to ...
 
By the end of the course, the students should be able to ...
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* By the end of the course, the students should be able to perform the following skills:
 
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* career modelling;
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* performing oneself as a leader;
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* teambuilding
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* creation of professional portfolio;
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* creation of educational and professional trajectories;
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* creation of the competence profile of a modern professional.
   
 
==== Level 3: What complex comprehensive skills should a student be able to apply in real-life scenarios? ====
 
==== Level 3: What complex comprehensive skills should a student be able to apply in real-life scenarios? ====
 
By the end of the course, the students should be able to ...
 
By the end of the course, the students should be able to ...
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* By the end of the course, the students should be able to ...
 
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* design their career path;
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* form portfolios of projects;
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* create career and educational trajectories for building a successful career and develop your own professional competencies;
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* develop leadership and form teams;
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* develop and implement a strategy for positive change through leadership.
 
== Grading ==
 
== Grading ==
   

Revision as of 11:28, 7 September 2022

Career and leadership

  • Course name: Career and leadership
  • Code discipline: R-01
  • Subject area: The concept of leadership (“becoming the leader of my own life”); The career modelling as a life path of the growth and positive changes (“not just to wait and take but to give and create”); Lifelong learning and competences development for the professionals of the future

Short Description

Prerequisites

Prerequisite subjects

Prerequisite topics

Course Topics

Course Sections and Topics
Section Topics within the section
Modern trends in career modelling
  1. Modern career labor market and its main tendencies
  2. Competencies of the modern professional
  3. Project portfolios
Instruments of career modelling
  1. Educational trajectory
  2. Professional trajectory
  3. Competence profile
Modern leadership
  1. The concept of the modern leader
  2. Emotional and dialogical leadership
  3. Leader of the positive changes

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs)

What is the main purpose of this course?

The main purpose of this course is to form the students’ vision of effective career modelling and to develop the competences needed for the successful career and personal growth

ILOs defined at three levels

Level 1: What concepts should a student know/remember/explain?

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

  • By the end of the course, the students should be able to understand:
  • the modern trends in career modeling and features of the labor market;
  • the features of career modeling; requirements for a modern professional; the concept of "project portfolios";
  • the concept and features of career and educational trajectories;
  • the components of the competence profile of a professional;
  • the characteristics of teams and the basics of team building;
  • the concept and modern typology of leadership;
  • the types and characteristics of distinct types of leadership

Level 2: What basic practical skills should a student be able to perform?

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

  • By the end of the course, the students should be able to perform the following skills:
  • career modelling;
  • performing oneself as a leader;
  • teambuilding
  • creation of professional portfolio;
  • creation of educational and professional trajectories;
  • creation of the competence profile of a modern professional.

Level 3: What complex comprehensive skills should a student be able to apply in real-life scenarios?

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

  • By the end of the course, the students should be able to ...
  • design their career path;
  • form portfolios of projects;
  • create career and educational trajectories for building a successful career and develop your own professional competencies;
  • develop leadership and form teams;
  • develop and implement a strategy for positive change through leadership.

Grading

Course grading range

Grade Range Description of performance
A. Excellent 90-100 -
B. Good 75-89 -
C. Satisfactory 60-74 -
D. Poor 0-59 -

Course activities and grading breakdown

Activity Type Percentage of the overall course grade
Labs/seminar classes 20
Interim performance assessment 30
Exams 50

Recommendations for students on how to succeed in the course

Resources, literature and reference materials

Open access resources

  • Burnett, B., Evans, D. (2016) Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life. Knopf Publishing Group
  • Sharme, R. (2010). The Leader Who Had No Title. Simon & Schuster UK.
  • Van Loon, R. (2018). Creating Organizational Value Through Dialogical Leadership. [S.L.]: Springer International Pu.

Closed access resources

Software and tools used within the course

Teaching Methodology: Methods, techniques, & activities

Activities and Teaching Methods

Activities within each section
Learning Activities Section 1 Section 2 Section 3
Homework and group projects 1 1 1
Midterm evaluation 1 1 1
Reports 1 1 1
Essays 1 1 1
Oral polls 1 1 1
Discussions 1 1 1

Formative Assessment and Course Activities

Ongoing performance assessment

Section 1

Activity Type Content Is Graded?
Question What are the main competencies of the modern professional? 1
Question What are the main competencies of the professional of the future (in 10 years)? 1
Question What is the difference between soft-skills and hard-skills? 1
Question How can soft-skills of the specialists help in the hi-tech business? 1
Question What is a portfolio of the projects? 1
Question What is a portfolio of the career? 1
Question What are the most important career trends now? Use the examples from your sphere. 0
Question Find 1-2 examples of successful careers in IT-sphere. Why do you think this people are successful? What can inspire you and what can prevent you from future mistakes? 0
Question Do you know people who failed but managed to overcome the difficulties and progress? Why do you think they managed to face the challenges? 0
Question Are you a “slash-person”? How do you think career portfolio can be useful or challenging for modern career modelling? 0
Question How to create the project portfolio? 0
Question Questions for exam preparation within this section 0
Question What does it mean to be a “professional of the future”? 0
Question Why do some people become “overqualified”? Is it good of bad for the career? 0
Question What is a dream career for you? 0
Question Name 2-3 projects in which you would like to participate in the same time. Why will you be able to combine them effectively? 0
Question How did labor market change within past 3 years? Why? What are the main tendencies for the future (3-5 years)? 0

Section 2

Activity Type Content Is Graded?
Question What is an educational trajectory? 1
Question Do you need an educational trajectory only while studying in the university? Explain your answer. 1
Question What is professional trajectory? 1
Question How are professional and educational trajectories connected? 1
Question What is a competence profile of professional? 1
Question Which modules of your career trajectory you would highlight as crucial ones? Why? 0
Question How is your current educational trajectory connected to your career trajectory? Do you think there is a space for unexpected lines and flexibility? 0
Question What are the main competences of the modern IT-specialist? Why have you chosen those? 0
Question How would you rate your level of the development of your professional on your competence map? Do you see the development potential? 0
Question How can you use your competence map in your future life? 0
Question Test questions for exam preparation within this section 0
Question What is lifelong learning? Do you share the values of this principles? 0
Question What your vision of your future career? Is it flexible enough? 0
Question How would you understand that you achieved the “top”? 0
Question Do you think IT-specialist should develop his soft-skills constantly? Why? 0
Question Which benefits does emotional intelligence provide to IT-specialists? 0

Section 3

Activity Type Content Is Graded?
Question Who is a modern leader in your opinion? 1
Question Which concepts of leadership you can name? 1
Question Who is a dialogical leader? 1
Question What is emotional leadership? 1
Question What is success? 1
Question Who is an inspiring leader for you? Why? 0
Question Why does dialogical leader is crucial for the business teams working in hi-tech sector? 0
Question What are your favorite inspirational quotes of famous people from your sphere of interest about career and leadership? 0
Question Should IT-specialist be a leader? Why? What kind of leader he/she should be? 0
Question What are the most important skills of the leader of IT-team? 0
Question Test questions for exam preparation within this section 0
Question How to combine successful career and personal life? 0
Question Why are women leaders are important for the hi-tech sector? 0
Question What are the features of success? Find the example of successful professional in IT-sphere. Why do you think they are successful? 0
Question What are the features of the team? What is the difference between team and working group? 0
Question What are the basic rules of teambuilding? 0

Final assessment

Section 1

  1. Write the essay on the topic of the “Me as a professional of the future”’
  2. Make the report on the actual situation in the labor market for you specialization and prognosis of its future changes (3-5 years lag).
  3. Create and present the portrait of the “super professional” in the sphere of your specialization.

Section 2

  1. Create your educational trajectory
  2. Create your professional trajectory
  3. Create your dynamic competence profile

Section 3

  1. Make a presentation of yourself: a) as a leader of your own life b) leader of your team c) leader of the positive changes
  2. Make a presentation of your “dream team”. Who will be in this team? Why? What are the values you all share? Why do people in the team can see you as a leader.
  3. Make a presentation about yourself as a “team player”. Why are you a good team member? Why do others appreciate you? What is a value you add to the team?

The retake exam

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3