Professional DevelopmentModule Details
Module/Course Description
Course Title: Professional Development
Course Code: UU-MBA-713-ZM
Programme: Master of Business Administration
Credits: 25.00
Course Description:
Background and Rationale
The main objectives of this course are to prepare students for a career in business and management and enhance and develop employability, professional and lifelong learning skills and personal development.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students will be expected to:
1) Critically evaluate the acquisition of a range of academic and professional skills using a number of theoretical frameworks.
2) Engage with the practical and theoretical aspects, through their action, interactions, reading and reflections, of the following:
1. Academic skills
2. Coaching and Mentoring
3. Communication Skills including ICT
4. Creativity and innovative thinking
5. Developing and Managing Self
6. Emotional Intelligence
7. Employability
8. Negotiation and Conflict Management
9. Networking
10. Personal and Professional Development Planning
11. Team management
12. Critical thinking and debate
Prerequisites: UU-MBA-710-ZM, UU-MBA-712-ZM, UU-MBA-714-ZM, UU-MBA-717-ZM, UU-MBA-718-ZM, UU-MBA-716-ZM, UU-Msc-IND100-ZM, UU-FNT-203-ZM
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Typical Module duration: 7.0 Week(s)