COM2 Personal and Professional Development

• Læringsutbytte

  Upon successful completion of this course, students are able to:

  Knowledge

  • demonstrate familiarity with core concepts and theories in relation to intercultural communication, multicultural teamwork and communication across cultures

  • demonstrate familiarity with core concepts in relation to personal and professional development

  Skills

  • work and communicate effectively with people from different cultural/language backgrounds

  • work in teams

  • provide constructive feedback

  • reflect upon one’s own culture and behaviour

  • reflect upon one’s professional journey and to make use of internal and external mapping for a wider understanding of different career options

  • reflect on the feedback received and identify an action plan to improve one’s behaviour

  General competencies

  • demonstrate successful collaboration in intercultural settings
  • show sensitivity and respect for intercultural diversity, which are essential goals for social sustainability
  • strengthen their career competency, which enables people to manage their careers effectively, especially during times of change

• Undervisningsopplegg

  Workshops, lectures, case studies and group discussions. The course requires the student’s active participation.