20159 - SEMINARI PER LO SVILUPPO DI ABILITA' COMPORTAMENTALI / BEHAVIOURAL SKILLS SEMINARS
Department of Management and Technology
For the instruction language of the course see class group/s below
MASSIMO MAGNI
Class group/s taught in English
Mission & Content Summary
MISSION
CONTENT SUMMARY
The seminars focuses on the following topics:
- The skills of the future.
- Integrate knowledge through collaboration.
- Public speaking and effective presentation skills.
Intended Learning Outcomes (ILO)
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
- Understand individual differences in team-based settings.
- Understand personal teamwork style (strengths and weaknesses).
- Identify the elements of effective presentations.
APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
- Adapt the personal teamwork style to different contexts.
- Synthesize and select contents for developing a compelling presentation.
- Communicate effectively on the basis of the audience’s characteristics.
Teaching methods
- Face-to-face lectures
- Interactive class activities (role playing, business game, simulation, online forum, instant polls)
DETAILS
- Self-assessment: students are involved in self-assessments questionnaires aimed at understanding their teamwork style.
- Team-based simulations: students are involved in the design and delivery of a presentation, as well as in the evaluation of other groups’ presentations by relying on an observation grid.
Assessment methods
Continuous assessment | Partial exams | General exam | |
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ATTENDING STUDENTS
Because of the active interaction and the continuous feedback (from peers and instructors), attending students are evaluated on the basis of their active and continuous contribution throughout the entire duration of the seminars in order to evaluate students’ ability to put in practice the topics delivered in class and the feedback received by instructors and peers.
- Final evaluation: pass/fail.
NOT ATTENDING STUDENTS
Non attending students are evaluated through a written exam entirely based on the textbook in order to evaluate students’ ability to recognize the main elements that characterize effective teamwork and influential presentations.
- Final evaluation: pass/fail.
Teaching materials
ATTENDING STUDENTS
Materials distributed in class (simulations) and instructor’s slides.
NOT ATTENDING STUDENTS
Textbook (it is communicated at the beginning of the course).