Course 2024-2025 a.y.

20508 - GOVERNMENT AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS: TRENDS AND CAREERS

Department of Social and Political Sciences

Course taught in English

Student consultation hours
Go to class group/s: 14
GIO (3 credits - I sem. - OB  |  SECS-P/07)
Course Director:
VALENTINA MELE

Classes: 14 (I sem.)
Instructors:
Class 14: VALENTINA MELE


Mission & Content Summary

MISSION

The mission of this course is to explore current developments in the role and nature of public and international organizations and the skills required as a manager, economist, or policy expert - in both sectors. The course provides a toolkit for GIO students, including an introduction to recent trends in the professional opportunities and challenges in the GIO-specific professional areas (business-government relations, sustainability, public organizations, international organizations, and NGOs), an introduction to current geopolitical trends and how they influence the role of public and international organizations, together with critical soft skills to work in teams in a diverse and challenging environment.

CONTENT SUMMARY

  • Evolutions in the paradigms on the role and nature of public and international organizations.
  • Current professional challenges and opportunities in national and international organizations.
  • Current geopolitical trends and hw they affect national and international organizations.
  • Acknowledging diversity and managing effective teamwork.

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILO)

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING

At the end of the course student will be able to...
  • Recognize the changes in the role and nature of public and international organizations and the professional opportunities and challenges to work as a manager, economist or policy expert - in both sectors, as well as at the intersection between government and companies.
  • Identify current geopolitical trends and explain how they influence the role of public, private, and international organizations.

APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING

At the end of the course student will be able to...
  • Analyse trends in geopolitics, to interpret  the changes in the role of international and national organizations and to connect these to professional challenges and opportunities.
  • Develop soft skills aimed at strengthening teamwork in diverse settings.

Teaching methods

  • Guest speaker's talks (in class or in distance)
  • Interaction/Gamification

DETAILS

  • Guest speakers are GIO alumni selected to share with the students their career path, the specificities of their professional profile and tasks,and the fundamental set of skills needed for their role.
  • Interactive class activities include simulations to develop soft-skill.

Assessment methods

  Continuous assessment Partial exams General exam
  • Individual Works/ Assignment (report, exercise, presentation, project work etc.)
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ATTENDING STUDENTS

Each year, details on the assignment are given at the beginning and at the end of the course. The assignment allows to reflect on the learning objectives based on both previous experience and professional aspiration.


NOT ATTENDING STUDENTS

Please not that attendance is mandatory. Should you be unable to attend the course, please send an email asap to the course responsible: valentina.mele@unibocconi.it


Teaching materials


ATTENDING AND NOT ATTENDING STUDENTS

Slides and materials are uploaded on the web-learning.

Last change 27/05/2024 21:33