BA101 – Personal & Professional Development
Bachelor of Science in Computing and Business Technologies
Core Course
BA101 – Personal & Professional Development
Course Unit Code: BA101
Type Of Unit: Core
Level of Course Unit: First cycle
Year of Study: First year
Semester: First
Number of ECTS Credits: 7.5
Class Contact Hours: 36
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites
None
Course Objectives
Course Unit Objectives The objective of this course is to sharpen transferable skills and attitudes for value creation, self-branding, and continuous professional development
Learning Outcomes
- Identify and understand the framework of being a professional and a manager.
- Understand the importance of attitudes, emotional intelligence, professional image.
- Test and improve their transferable skills of problem solving, decision making, influencing skills etc.
- Demonstrate to current or perspective employers how they create additional value for their organization.
- Brand and market themselves.
- Critically evaluate their own experiences and those of other practicing professionals in the private and public sector.
Course Content
Course Features
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Pre-reading online; lectures; in-class discussions and exercises; self/assessment instrument online; guest lecturers by successful managers and entrepreneurs; video cases; student presentations.
Assessment methods and criteria
20% Participation (including guest speakers seminars-1 page report)
80% Final individual assignment
Language of Instruction
English
Readings
Recommended or required reading
Textbooks:
1. Godin, S. (2010). LINCHPIN: Are You Indispensable? How to drive your career and create a remarkable future. Portfolio Hardcover
2. Lees, J. (2003). How To Get The Perfect Promotion – A Practical Guide To Improving Your Career Prospects: The Complete Guide to Career Development. McGraw-Hill Professional
3. Quinn, M. (2007). Managing Your Career (Harvard Lessons Learned). London: Harvard Business School Press.
4. Seelig T. (2009). What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20: A Crash Course on Making Your Place in the World. New York, NY: Harper Collins.
5. Throop, R.K. & Castelluchi, M.B. (2003). Reaching Your Potential: Personal and Professional Development. Wadsworth: Cengage Learning.
6. Wallace, H. R. & Masters, L. N. (2000). Personal Development for Life and Work (8th ed.). Cengage Learning
7. Career Smart – 5 Steps to a Powerful Personal Brand by Sherri Thomas, 2007
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