The Developing Professional

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Problem-based learning

Much of the course is taught using the w:Problem-based learning ( w:fi:Ongelmalähtöinen oppiminen ) pedagogical approach/method.

Developing professional is aware of the patterns and dynamics of w:organizational behaviour.

Psychometrics

Follwing psychometric personality tests are taken on course:

Communication

w:Proxemics is a subcategory of the study of w:nonverbal communication along with haptics (touch), kinesics (body movement), vocalics (paralanguage), and chronemics (structure of time

w:Intrapersonal communication is language use or thought internal to the communicator and w:Interpersonal communication is defined in a number of ways by professionals.

w:Marshall McLuhan - communication theorist who coined the saying "World has become a village." in 1960

Corporate communications

Before: only w:Public relations Now: w:Integrated marketing communications

w:Media richness theory, sometimes referred to as information richness theory, is a framework to describe a communications medium by its ability to reproduce the information sent over it.

Learning styles

We did the learning styles survey developed by w:David A. Kolb who also contributed much to the theory of w:Experiential learning.

Forms of intelligence


Other stuff:

Competence and leadership

Contingency theories

w:Charismatic authority vs. w:Transformational leadership

w:Transformational leadership builds on w:Transactional leadership

Motivation

Organizational structure and culture

Conflict

w:Social conflict and w:Armed conflict

Economics

  • w:Milton Friedman - the economist of Thatcher and Reagan
  • Teacher has prediction projecting global GDP summed will rise by 50% to $90T