Programme Details
Rationale
This course was inspired on Tim Clark’s course Business Model You. It focuses on the development of skills to understand, redefine and/or change the path of a professional career using a stabilised framework of career planning and also to explore how to establish professional relationships potentially interesting.
– Fundamentals of Career Modeling: An overview of different steps in the career planning process including self-assessment, explore career opportunities and career development planning.
– Build your Professional Identity: Offer PhD students a structured process to identify values, skills, interests, and other work motivators.
– Networking and Collaboration: A well-developed network is a key aspect of managing your development and career: work in groups and benefit from the insights of others, improve networking skills and feedback from the mentors.
Syllabus
- Fundamentals of Career Modeling: An overview of different steps in the career planning process including self-assessment, explore career opportunities and career development planning.
- Build your Professional Identity: Offer PhD students a structured process to identify values, skills, interests, and other work motivators.
- Networking and Collaboration: A well-developed network is a key aspect of managing your development and career: work in groups and benefit from the insights of others, improve networking skills and feedback from the mentors.
Learning outcomes
By the end of the curricular unit participants will be able to:
- Understand and describe their career goals
- Describe the purpose behind their work – not just to earn a living, but mostly to enjoy what they do and excel at doing it
- Define their own personal strategy to achieve greater satisfaction and success
- Define their personal identity describing them in what makes them unique – and different from other professionals or PhD holders
References
- Clark, T.; Osterwalder, A. & Pigneur, Y. (2012). Business Model You: A One-Page Method For Reinventing Your Career. New Jersey: John H. Wiley & Sons.
- Osterwalder, A., Pigneur, Y., In Clark, T., & Smith, A. (2010). Business model generation: A handbook for visionaries, game changers, and challengers. New Jersey: John H. Wiley & Sons.
- Osterwalder, A., Pigneur, Y. & Gregory, B. (2014). Value Proposition Design: How to Create Products and Services Customers Want. New Jersey: John H. Wiley & Sons.