EMPLOYABILITY AND ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS IN INFORMATION SYSTEMS (3 Credits)

Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of this Course, students will be able to: Apply basic communication skills (e.g., reading, writing, speaking, and listening); Demonstrate personal qualities such as responsibility, self-management, self-confidence, ethical behavior, and respect for self and others; Integrate employability skills into behaviors which prepare one for obtaining, maintaining, advancing, and changing employment; Organize information from career awareness and exploration activities, career assessment, and work-based experiences to identify and to pursue their career goals; Demonstrate the ability to combine ideas or information in new ways.

Topics:

1. 5 Steps to Career Planning;
2. Employability Soft Skills;
3. Job Search Process;
4. Job Application;
5. Job Application : CV & Application Letter Presentation;
6. Communication Skills;
7. Communication Skills : Interactive Group Presentation;
8. Personal Branding;
9. Personal Branding Canvas Presentation;
10. Role Models;
11. Role Models Presentation;
12. Facing Interviews;
13. Critical Thinking Skills;
14. Review and Discussion.