Attractiveness on the Labour Market 1100-ER-AtLabMar

The course is dealing with the most important concepts in the field of personal policy and in the field of managing own career: the art of self-presentation, impression management – a goal-directed conscious or unconscious process in which potential employees try to influence the perceptions of other people to achieve success on the labour market, shaping own image in internet, career managing, tips and crucial issues affecting chances on the labour market: writing CVs, application letters, answering questions during interviews while applying for a job, hard and soft competences on the labour market.

Total student workload

Classes requiring direct participation of the teacher – lecture, practical classes: 30 hrs Consultations 8 hrs. Self-study, preparations for lectures 20 hrs. Preparing an oral presentation and a draft 17 hrs. TOTAL: 75 hrs. (3,0 ECTS)

Learning outcomes - knowledge

W1. Student has knowledge about basics of career managing including the art of presentations. W2. Student knows basics of labor law regulations and savoir vivre rules in business. W3. Student understands the necessity of career managing. W4. Student has the knowledge about soft competences useful in the labor market.

Learning outcomes - skills

U1. Student can write cv and application letters In Line with modern standards, U2. Student can shape her or his image in internet through social media, U3. Student can use her or his art of presentation and basics of body language to manage own image. U4. Student knows ways of self-motivation art.

Learning outcomes - social competencies

KS1. Student has the ability to carry out public presentations, KS2. Student knows how to use body language, KS3. Student has the ability to deal with job interviews and to communicate efficiently in a team

Teaching methods

lectures, multimedia presentations, discussion and brainstorm

Observation/demonstration teaching methods

- staging

Expository teaching methods

- discussion
- informative (conventional) lecture
- participatory lecture

Exploratory teaching methods

- observation
- situational
- practical

Prerequisites

Good command of English (incl. both Basic Interpersonal Communicative Skills and Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency)

Course coordinators

Maciej Ryczkowski

Assessment criteria

Conditions for a positive assesment:
- lecture participation
- participation in discussions
- attendance
- presentations and short projects connected with discussed issues (CV, application letter, a short oral presentation): W1+++U1+++U3+KS1+++KS2+++

Obligatory conditions for assessment: Participation in lectures and exercises, Preparation of short projects connected with “applying for a job” issues, conducting oral presentation in front of the group about the described issue. Additional criteria: active participation in discussions during exercises.

Additional information

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