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Effective Work and Future Career Planning
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:2.00
Study Course Accepted:02.02.2024 12:29:14
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | SBUEK_245 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Management; Business Management | Target Audience: | Marketing and Advertising; Management Science; Communication Science; Business Management; Juridical Science | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Inta Buša | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Faculty of Social Sciences | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf rsu[pnkts]lv | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 5 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 10 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 5 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 10 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 20 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Not required. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To promote students' understanding of possible methods and practices in evaluating and increasing the efficiency and productivity of their work, both in their current role as students and in future professions. At the end of the course, students are able to recognize and use planning methods. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Meaning and impact of effective work, concepts of productivity and efficiency. Historical development of work organization. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | The concept of working hours, historical development and practice. The impact of reduced working hours and the research done in the world. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Managing and planning your time. Methods and applications, practical tools, their application in practice. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Defining your career goals. Application of planning methods. Discussion with students. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Personal life and work balance. The concept and recognition of professional burnout. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | The concept of habits, classifications and implementation in practice as part of time planning. Effectively changing habits to achieve goals. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Research and data on the impact of remote work on efficiency. Discussion with students about the findings and results of the individual seminar task. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Work organization methods and practices in modern companies. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 9 | Presentation of students' independent works in groups. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Independent work: Compulsory and additional literature studies, execution of routine tests (summaries, seminar papers), preparation for classes, practical seminars, final exam, etc. types of work, according to the description and content of the study course. In order to evaluate the quality of the study course as a whole, the student must fill out the study course evaluation questionnaire on the Student Portal. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | During the course, students must prepare individual seminar work (20% of the final grade), group work (40% of the final grade). Exam: 40%. Cumulative grade and exam. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Able to evaluate and characterize concepts and methods of productivity and efficiency; Able to describe and distinguish different work planning methods; Able to identify and characterize the signs of professional burnout. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Able to apply methods and tools for defining and measuring goals and tasks; Able to design evaluation systems for each aspect; Able to effectively define goals through learned strategies; Able to plan your time and resources more effectively. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Able to manage your time and work more effectively in various projects and professions; Able to apply productivity methods and tools in practice; Able to determine more precisely his future career plans and goals; Able to independently find and navigate additional information on the topic, understanding basic concepts. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change. Stephen R. Covey. 2021. | ||||||||
| 2 | The 4-hour work week. Tim Ferris. 2007. | ||||||||
| 3 | Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle. Emily Nagoski PhD and Amelia Nagoski. 2019. | ||||||||
| 4 | Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention. Johann Hari. 2022. | ||||||||
| 5 | Atomic Habits. James Clear. 2018. | ||||||||
