User:Jukeboksi/BBA studies/The Developing Professional

Problem-based learning

Much of the course is taught using the w:Problem-based learning ( w:fi:Ongelmalähtöinen oppiminen ) pedagogical approach/method.

Developing professional is aware of the patterns and dynamics of w:organizational behaviour.

Communication, culture & complexity

w:Marshall McLuhan - communication theorist who coined the saying "World has become a village." in 1960.

In sociology, w:social stratification is a concept involving the "classification of people into groups based on shared socio-economic conditions ... a relational set of inequalities with economic, social, political and ideological dimensions."

w:Social mobility is the movement of individuals or groups in social position over time.

Organizational analysis

w:SWOT analysis ( Strenghts, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats ) S and W are internal and O and T are external
w:PEST analysis ( Political, Economic, Social, and Technological analysis ) known as PESTEL ( PEST + Environmental + Legal )in course slides

Psychometrics

Follwing psychometric personality tests are taken on course:

w:Team Role Inventories ( same as w:Belbin Team Inventory )
w:DISC assessment

Communication

w:Proxemics is a subcategory of the study of w:nonverbal communication along with

haptics (touch)
kinesics (body movement)
vocalics (w:paralanguage) and
chronemics (structure of time)

Four verbal communication complexities:

Direct - Indirect
Succinct (laconic) - Elaborate
Person centered - Contextual
Instrumental – Affective

(Gudykunst & Ting-Toomey 1998 )

w:Intrapersonal communication is language use or thought internal to the communicator and w:Interpersonal communication is defined in a number of ways by professionals.

Corporate communications

Before: only w:Public relations
Now: w:Integrated marketing communications

w:Media richness theory, sometimes referred to as information richness theory, is a framework to describe a communications medium by its ability to reproduce the information sent over it.

Learning styles

We did the learning styles survey developed by w:David A. Kolb who also contributed much to the theory of w:Experiential learning.

Forms of intelligence

) w:IQor Intelligence Quotient is a score derived from one of several standardized tests designed to assess intelligence.
) w:Emotional intelligence (EI) is the ability to identify, assess, and control the emotions of oneself, of others, and of groups.
) w:Social intelligence describes the exclusively human capacity to effectively navigate and negotiate complex social relationships and environments.
) w:Cultural intelligence or cultural quotient or CQ, is a theory within management and organisational psychology, positing that understanding the impact of an individual's cultural background on their behaviour is essential for effective business, and measuring an individual's ability to engage successfully in any environment or social setting.

Competence and leadership

w:Managerial grid model - 1960's

Contingency theories

- w:Fiedler contingency model - relationship oriented vs. task oriented
- w:Leader–member exchange theory
- w:Path–goal theory

w:Charismatic authority vs. w:Transformational leadership

w:Transformational leadership builds on w:Transactional leadership

Motivation

Organizational structure and culture

Conflict

w:Social conflict and w:Armed conflict

Economics

w:Milton Friedman - the economist of Thatcher and Reagan
Teacher has prediction projecting global GDP summed will rise by 50% to $90T