FSS:ENSd0920 Soft skills - Course Information

ENSd0920 Soft skills for environmentalists

Extent and Intensity

2/1/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).

Teacher(s)

doc. Mgr. Bohuslav Binka, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

doc. Mgr. Bohuslav Binka, Ph.D.
Department of Environmental Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Bc. Petra Burišková
Supplier department: Department of Environmental Studies – Faculty of Social Studies

Prerequisites

! HEN920 Soft skills &&!NOW( HEN920 Soft skills )
None

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Environmental Studies (programme FSS, D-ES_) (2)

Course objectives

1. Present and share knowledge of approaches to writing more extensive texts (phd. dissertation, thematic monograph). How to finish with success your doctoral studies? To get acquainted with approaches to procrastination. 2. Obtain competencies in the field of: doctoral study and career. Context of Doctoral Studies in the Czech Republic. Applying at the end of PHD studies. Postdoc position and how to go to it. 3. Acquire competencies in the field: financial aspects of PHD. study. 4. Obtain the ability to create your own career plan and personal development plan. 5. Increase managerial and communication skills, including the skills needed to succeed in the selection process. 6. Transfer of information and knowledge about the functioning of science in the Czech Republic.

Learning outcomes

Student will be able to: - identify and summarize important approaches to writing large-scale texts and critical points in their finalization;
- identify and describe the current basic forms of access to the dissertation genre;
- Identify opportunities for applying in the field of environmental science both in the Czech Republic and abroad;
- Describe the factors that affect the chances of the selection process for scientific positions with a special focus on post-doc positions;
- to compile and analyze your career plan;
- apply managerial approaches to specific situations associated with the academic environment

Syllabus

• 1. How to finish (on time) a dissertation (What can be done structurally for a better concentration on a dissertation? How to schedule a doctorate? How to harmonize a doctorate with livelihood / employment? How to fight procrastination? 2. Doctoral study strategy from a career perspective (What is the context of doctoral studies in the Czech Republic, what are the chances of applying after the end of the PhD? How can it be increased? How to find a postdoc position? How to find a foreign PHD placement?) + How can doctoral life to finance (grants, scholarships) 3. How does the national system of science work (in CR, at KES FSS MU - IS and publications, RIV and the system of science evaluation) + how to choose a publishing strategy with regard to its specific focus (how to find the right journal, database magazines and the differences between them , what are the publishing practices, correct publication principles, predatory magazines) 4. What are the environmentally relevant sources of information (physical resources, e-resources, online resources available domestically and abroad free of charge) 5. How to create your career plan and how to control its fulfillment. 6. Success in the tender. 7. Managerial and other skills suitable for management positions.

Literature

• Key management ideas : thinkers that changed the management world (Orig.) : Moderní management : základní myšlenkové směry. info
• Peggy, Klaus (2008), The Hard Truth About Soft Skills: Workplace Lessons Smart People Wish They'd Learned Sooner, HarperCollins
• Globalization of management educationchanging international structures, adaptive strategies, and the impact on institutions : report of the AACSB International Globalization of Management Education Task Force. Bingley, U.K.: Emerald, 2011, xii, 342 p. ISBN 9780857249425. info
• GAREIS, Roland. Happy projects! : project and programme management, project portfolio management, management of the project-oriented organization, management in the project-oriented society. Translated by Caroline Wellner. Vienna: Manz, 2005, 624 s. ISBN 321408268X. info

Teaching methods

Lectures, case studies, class discussions, presentations by professionals in HR management, couching, reading.

Assessment methods

colloquium

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught: in blocks.

• Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2024, recent)
  
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