Professional Growth (5 ECTS)

Objective

The student has recognized his/her personal strengths and development needs in areas of interaction, team work, and managerial work. The student is committed to long-term personal competence enhancement as stated in EQF level 7. The student has built networks, can direct his/her activities, and follows the principles of shared expertise in adult education. The student has developed practical skills in building resilience, compassion, empathy, emotional intelligence, and is able to intentionally cultivate positive emotions such as gratitude, joy, kindness, compassion, equanimity, and forgiveness. The student can apply practical methods for 1) deepening concentration and 2) responding skillfully to physical pain, stress, and difficult emotions and thought patterns and 3) to diminish reactivity and inspire positive participation. The student can apply methods for deepening and integrating more mindful awareness into ordinary daily activities. The student has developed practical skills of relational mindfulness that enhance effective communication both to deal well with conflict situations and to deepen team working skills.

Content

Principles and practices of adult education and e-learning; EQF7 competencies:
-Self-leadership
-Emotional Intelligence
-Science behind Mindfulness
-Practical methods of Mindfulness

Location and time

Online course.

Materials

Goleman, Daniel & Davidson, Richard J. 2018. Altered Traits - Science Reveals How Meditation Changes Your Mind, Brain, and Body. Avery, New York.
Siegel, Daniel J. 2018. Aware - The Science and Practice of Presence, the Groundbreaking Meditation Practice. TarcherPerigee. New York.
Jon Kabat-Zinn, 1990, Full Catastrophe Living
Jon Kabat-Zinn, 1994, Wherever You Go There You Are
Jon Kabat-Zinn, 2006, Coming to Our Sences
Covey, Stephen R. 2004. The 7 habits of highly effective people: restoring the character
ethic. New York: Free Press.
Hutcheson, F. & Moor, J. 2007. Natural Law Paper: Meditations of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus. Liberty Fund, Incorporated.
Joseph Goldstein, 2013, Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Awakening. Sounds True.

Teaching methods

The course will be implemented online
Zoom lectures x3, videos
Assignments and team discussions on Moodle learning platform
Self-study based on reading
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction program (MBSR) 8-week course material and videos,
- for the MBSR- part of the course there is also an alternative assignment

Exam schedules

No exam.

Completion alternatives

for the MBSR- part of the course there is also an alternative assignment

Content scheduling

The objectives and the content of the course, assignments and assessment will be discussed during the first lesson.

Further information

Prerequisites of the participation:
This course is for Master level studies and part of the Procurement Master's program. Therefore you should have completed bachelor level studies already and some prior knowledge of procurement

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Sufficient performance: has completed basic requirements to pass the course and has made an attempt to apply and articulate concepts and information both verbally and in writing but has not made enough effort overall. The student has demonstrated little effort, interest and motivation for individual or team activities / assignments and the output is rather weak.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good overall performance: can apply and articulate concepts and information well both verbally and in writing, certain areas of individual or team output require further attention; shows appropriate level of interest and motivation in individual and team activities. Good presentation delivery and analysis.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent performance in all elements of the course: shows interest and motivation in individual and team activities and assignments, fully applies and clearly articulates concepts and information both verbally and in writing. The student is able to support his/her argument with references to the recommended reading and lecture content. Excellent presentation delivery and analysis.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Sufficient performance: has completed basic requirements to pass the course and has made an attempt to apply and articulate concepts and information both verbally and in writing but has not made enough effort overall. The student has demonstrated little effort, interest and motivation for individual or team activities / assignments and the output is rather weak.

Assessment methods and criteria

Assignments/test related to the course and informed by the lecturer when the course starts.

Assessment scale used:
50 -59 = 1
60-69 = 2
70 - 79 = 3
80 - 89 = 4
90 -100 = 5

Qualifications

Completed Higher Education Degree

Further information

The language of tuition is English.

Further information

The language of tuition is English.