Research Seminar "Managerial and Soft Skills Development"

2021/2022

Учебный год

ENG

Обучение ведется на английском языке

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Кредиты

Кто читает:

Департамент финансов

Статус:

Курс обязательный

Когда читается:

1-й курс, 4 модуль

Преподаватель

Косовцев Владимир Владимирович

Course Syllabus

Abstract

The seminar is devoted to the development of managerial and soft skills as team-building and team-working, cross-cultural communications, and time-management. On completing the course, the stydents will be able to work in international teams, capture synergies from team work, manage effectively their time, overcome procrastination and present themselves and results of their research in a timely and persuasive manner. They also will be able to take ethical decisions in multicultural environment and to resolve conflicts within their teams

Learning Objectives

• To develop managerial and soft skills of master students that help them to increase their organisational and personal efficiency
• To develop managerial and soft skills of master students that help them to work in international teams and to increase their organisational and personal efficiency
• To get international awareness with an open and ethical mindset by working in diverse teams
• To nurse leadership intentions and personal qualities promoting career development

Expected Learning Outcomes

• To acquire main skills in managing your time and organization
• To acquire main skills necessary for building efficient teams.
• To be able to complete the research timely
• To demonstrate profound presentation and self-presentation skills
• To demonstrate skills of working in teams
• To increase personal efficiency
• To learn how to improve efficiency of intercultural communication and team work
• To learn how to improve efficiency of intercultural communication and team work.
• To take ethical approach to work in international and multicultural teams

Course Contents

• Relations between a person and a group
• Effective teams
• Manager and a team
• Time management
• Intercultural communication and teams

Assessment Elements

• In-class participation
• Group home assignment - group video with public discussion focused on a special area of finance
• In-class Participation

Interim Assessment

• 2021/2022 4th module
  0.5 * In-class participation + 0.5 * Group home assignment - group video with public discussion focused on a special area of finance

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

• Robbins, S. P., & Judge, T. (2017). Organizational Behavior, Global Edition (Vol. 17 edition, Global edition Stephen P. Robbins, Timothy A. Judge). Harlow: Pearson. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1419688
• Teresa Debacker Roedel, Gregory Schraw, & Barbara S. Plake. (2016). Validation of a Measure of Learning and Performance Goal Orientations. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsbas&AN=edsbas.B4FFC5A9

Recommended Additional Bibliography

• Alexandra IOANID, Carmen-Laura ZARZU, & Cezar SCARLAT. (2014). Communicating Successfully When Managing Multicultural Teams. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsbas&AN=edsbas.32089C79
• Complex approach on multicultural teams management & leadership. (2019). https://doi.org/10.2478/jesr-2019-0008
• Dan Kiage. (2018). Leading and managing a team. Community Eye Health Journal, (102), 52. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsdoj&AN=edsdoj.b1aee5734f044158552973790eaab0a
• Joan H. Johnston, Henry L. Phillips, Laura M. Milham, Dawn L. Riddle, Lisa N. Townsend, Arwen H. DeCostanza, … Sean M. Fitzhugh. (2019). A Team Training Field Research Study: Extending a Theory of Team Development. Frontiers in Psychology. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01480
• Raluca ZOLTAN, & Romulus VANCEA. (2016). Work Group Development Models – the Evolution from Simple Group to Effective Team. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsbas&AN=edsbas.284515C7
• Steel, P. (2015). Procrastination at its Best. TIP: The Industrial-Organizational Psychologist, 52(4), 107–109. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=asn&AN=102055645
• Sutharshini, B., Thevanes, N., & Arulrajah, A. A. (2019). Effective Time Management as a Tool for Individual and Organizational Performance in Financial Institutions. IUP Journal of Organizational Behavior, 18(2), 25–41. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=bsu&AN=136529727
• Tourangbam, D. K. (2011). Time Management. New Delhi: Vij Books India Private Limited. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=683346
• Transformational leadership, organizational climate and job satisfaction in work teams. (2019). Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsbas&AN=edsbas.D260EFA0