The Developing Professional: Difference between revisions

put all key content / key words re exam in boldface + added description of contingecy theories from the 'pedia + rearranged section ===Competence and leadership=== for better text-to-mind mapping + crediting the 'pedia where appropriate
(→‎Forms of intelligence: starting sub-chapter ==== Cultural intelligence ==== starting to bold the keywords ( re exam ) in this article)
(put all key content / key words re exam in boldface + added description of contingecy theories from the 'pedia + rearranged section ===Competence and leadership=== for better text-to-mind mapping + crediting the 'pedia where appropriate)
Line 1: Line 1:
=== Problem-based learning ===
=== Problem-based learning ===


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


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


=== Communication, culture & complexity ===
=== Communication, culture & complexity ===
[[w:Marshall McLuhan]] - communication theorist who coined the saying "World has become a village." in 1960.
'''[[w:Marshall McLuhan]]''' - communication theorist who coined the saying "World has become a village." in 1960.


In sociology, [[w:social stratification]] is a concept involving the "classification of people into groups based on shared socio-economic conditions ... a relational set of inequalities with economic, social, political and ideological dimensions."
In sociology, '''[[w:social stratification]]''' is a concept involving the "classification of people into groups based on shared socio-economic conditions ... a relational set of inequalities with economic, social, political and ideological dimensions."


[[w:Social mobility]] is the movement of individuals or groups in social position over time.
'''[[w:Social mobility]]''' is the movement of individuals or groups in social position over time.


==== Organizational analysis ====
==== Organizational analysis ====
* [[w:SWOT analysis]] ( Strenghts, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats ) S and W are internal and O and T are external
* '''[[w:SWOT analysis]]''' ( Strenghts, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats ) S and W are internal and O and T are external
* [[w:PEST analysis]] ( Political, Economic, Social, and Technological analysis ) known as PESTEL ( PEST + Environmental + Legal )in course slides
* '''[[w:PEST analysis]]''' ( Political, Economic, Social, and Technological analysis ) known as PESTEL ( PEST + Environmental + Legal )in course slides


=== Psychometrics ===
=== Psychometrics ===


Follwing [[w:Psychometrics|psychometric]] personality tests are taken on course:
Follwing '''[[w:Psychometrics|psychometric]] personality tests''' are taken on course:


* [[w:Team Role Inventories]] ( same as [[w:Belbin Team Inventory]] )
* '''[[w:Team Role Inventories]]''' ( same as '''[[w:Belbin Team Inventory]]''' )
* [[w:DISC assessment]]
* '''[[w:DISC assessment]]'''


=== Communication ===
=== Communication ===


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


Four verbal communication complexities:
Four verbal '''communication complexities''':
*Direct -  Indirect
*Direct -  Indirect
*Succinct (laconic) - Elaborate
*Succinct (laconic) - Elaborate
Line 37: Line 37:
*Instrumental – Affective
*Instrumental – Affective
::: (Gudykunst & Ting-Toomey 1998 )
::: (Gudykunst & Ting-Toomey 1998 )
[[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:Intrapersonal communication]]''' is language use or thought internal to the communicator and '''[[w:Interpersonal communication]]''' is defined in a number of ways by professionals.


=== Corporate communications ===
=== Corporate communications ===
* ''''Before:''' only [[w:Public relations]] (PR) which is the practice of managing the flow of information between an individual or an organization and the public.( Wikipedia )
* Before:  
* '''Now:''' [[w:Integrated marketing communications]] (IMC) which is an approach to brand communications where the different modes work together to create a seamless experience for the customer and are presented with a similar tone and style that reinforces the brand’s core message. ( Wikipedia )
:::only '''[[w:Public relations]] (PR)''' which is the practice of managing the flow of information between an individual or an organization and the public.( Wikipedia )
* Now:
:::'''[[w:Integrated marketing communications]] (IMC)''' which is an approach to brand communications where the different modes work together to create a seamless experience for the customer and are presented with a similar tone and style that reinforces the brand’s core message. ( Wikipedia )


[[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. ( Wikipedia )
'''[[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. ( Wikipedia )  


=== Learning styles ===
=== 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]].
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 ===
=== Forms of intelligence ===
Line 61: Line 63:
* '''[[w:Cross-culturalism]]'''
* '''[[w:Cross-culturalism]]'''
:::'''cross-cultural''' may refer to
:::'''cross-cultural''' may refer to
:::*[[w:cross-cultural studies]], a comparative tendency in various fields of cultural analysis  
:::*[[w:cross-cultural studies]], a comparative tendency in various fields of cultural analysis ( Wikipedia )
:::*'''[[w:cross-cultural communication]]''', a field of study that looks at how people from differing [[w:culture|cultural]] backgrounds communicate
:::*'''[[w:cross-cultural communication]]''', a field of study that looks at how people from differing [[w:culture|cultural]] backgrounds communicate ( Wikipedia )
:::*any of various forms of interactivity between members of disparate cultural groups (see also [[w:cross-cultural communication]], [[w:interculturalism]], [[w:intercultural relations]], [[w:hybridity]], [[w:cosmopolitanism]], [[w:transculturation]])
:::*any of various forms of interactivity between members of disparate cultural groups (see also [[w:cross-cultural communication]], [[w:interculturalism]], [[w:intercultural relations]], [[w:hybridity]], [[w:cosmopolitanism]], [[w:transculturation]]) ( Wikipedia )
:::*the discourse concerning cultural interactivity, sometimes referred to as cross-culturalism (See also [[w:multiculturalism]], [[w:cosmopolitanism]], [[w:transculturation]], [[w:cultural diversity]])
:::*the discourse concerning cultural interactivity, sometimes referred to as cross-culturalism (See also [[w:multiculturalism]], [[w:cosmopolitanism]], [[w:transculturation]], [[w:cultural diversity]]) ( Wikipedia )
* '''[[w:Culture shock]]''' is the personal disorientation a person may feel when experiencing an unfamiliar way of life due to immigration or a visit to a new country, or to a move between social environments also a simple travel to another type of life.
* '''[[w:Culture shock]]''' is the personal disorientation a person may feel when experiencing an unfamiliar way of life due to immigration or a visit to a new country, or to a move between social environments also a simple travel to another type of life.


=== Competence and leadership ===
=== Competence and leadership ===
* [[w:Competence (human resources)]]
* '''[[w:Competence (human resources)]]'''
* [[w:Leadership]]
* '''[[w:Leadership]]'''
:::'''[[w:Charismatic authority]]''' vs. '''[[w:Transformational leadership]]'''
:::'''[[w:Transformational leadership]]''' builds on ''[[w:Transactional leadership]]''
::: '''[[w:Managerial grid model]]''' - 1960's


* [[w:Managerial grid model]] - 1960's
'''[[w:Contingency theory]]'''is a class of behavioral theory that claims that there is no best way to organize a corporation, to lead a company, or to make decisions. Instead, the optimal course of action is contingent (dependent) upon the internal and external situation. Several contingency approaches were developed concurrently in the late 1960s.
::* '''[[w:Fiedler contingency model]]''' - relationship oriented vs. task oriented
::* '''[[w:Leader–member exchange theory]]'''
::* '''[[w:Path–goal theory]]'''


'''Contingency theories'''
** [[w:Fiedler contingency model]] - relationship oriented vs. task oriented
** [[w:Leader–member exchange theory]]
** [[w:Path–goal theory]]
[[w:Charismatic authority]] vs. [[w:Transformational leadership]]
[[w:Transformational leadership]] builds on [[w:Transactional leadership]]


=== Motivation ===
=== Motivation ===
* [[w:Maslow's hierarchy of needs]]
* '''[[w:Maslow's hierarchy of needs]]'''
* [[w:Two-factor theory]]
* '''[[w:Two-factor theory]]'''
* [[w:Job enrichment]]
* '''[[w:Job enrichment]]'''
* Emotional needs theory
* '''Emotional needs theory'''
* [[w:Equity theory]]
* '''[[w:Equity theory]]'''
* [[w:Expectancy theory]]
* '''[[w:Expectancy theory]]'''
* [[w:Goal setting]] theory by Locke et al.
* '''[[w:Goal setting]] theory''' by Locke et al.


=== Organizational structure and culture ===
=== Organizational structure and culture ===
* [[w:Business model]]
* '''[[w:Business model]]'''
* [http://www.ocai-online.com The OCAI test online]
* [http://www.ocai-online.com The OCAI test online]


=== Conflict ===
=== Conflict ===
[[w:Social conflict]] and [[w:Armed conflict]]
'''[[w:Social conflict]]''' and '''[[w:Armed conflict]]''' are examples of conflict classes


=== Economics ===
=== Economics ===
* [[w:Milton Friedman]] - the economist of Thatcher and Reagan
* '''[[w:Milton Friedman]]''' - the economist of Thatcher and Reagan
* Teacher has prediction projecting global GDP summed will rise by 50% to $90T
* Teacher has prediction projecting global GDP summed will rise by 50% to $90T