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Modules
Various modules, focusing on a hands-on learning experience to give students a better understanding of the different professional skills that they will need to make a successful transition from university to the corporate workplace, will form the foundation of the Professional Skills Initiative. We have developed modules based on the three key objectives of work values, business knowledge, and professional skills.
Work Values
To gain a betting understanding of work values we have developed the following modules focusing on Self-Awareness of Personal Values and Traits, and Career Management:
- Career Vision and Strategy
- Self-Awareness
- Ethics
- Emotional Intelligence
- Tenacity/Resilience
- Efficiency/Quality
Business Knowledge
To help students contextualize their business knowledge, we have developed modules focusing on Knowledge of the Business Enterprise:
- Functional Areas
- Corporate Governance
- Global Enterprise
- Fortune 500 Enterprise
- Small Business Enterprise
- Entrepreneurship
Professional Skills
The heart of the PSI is the set of professional skill development modules and activities that will be made available to students outside the formal curriculum. We have developed various modules focusing on communication, interpersonal, and thinking skills, as well as professionalism. PSI modules will be facilitated by UNIBusiness faculty, alumni, and other business professionals, using highly interactive, experiential learning methods such as:
- Workshops on campus
- Videos, webcasts and tutorials online which students can watch in their own time
- Online, in-person, telephone or video conferencing in a small group with a mentor
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Communication Skills
Beyond being able to write effectively, UNIBusiness graduates should possess a set of business-specific skills in written and oral communication. For instance, they must be able to draft persuasive memos and reports; to make cogent, polished presentations before groups; and to interact confidently in one-on-one discussions with customers and coworkers.
Communication Skills include:
- Written Communication
- Oral Communication
- Sales/Persuasion
Interpersonal Skills
Business educators invariably acknowledge the importance of these skills which are discussed in their courses but are rarely taught or developed. Leadership and teamwork skills are the preeminent members of this category which tends to require individualized instruction that features intensive practice and immediate feedback regarding effective and ineffective behaviors. Through participating experiences PSI students will have the opportunity to develop these interpersonal skills:
- Teamwork
- Leadership
- Diversity
- Customer Focus
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Thinking Skills
Business professionals should be able to solve problems and make decisions; to think critically as they analyze information and proposals; and to think strategically and creatively when envisioning new products and programs. Being “content-intensive,” these skills are sometimes addressed by business school curricula, though rarely with the hands-on practicality they require. Thinking Skills include:
- Critical Thinking
- Problem Solving
- Creativity
- Business Research
- Negotiation/Conflict Resolution
- Big Picture/Strategic Thinking
Professionalism
This category of the PSI encompasses all the pieces of knowledge, behavioral habits, and acquired skills that enable seasoned professionals to behave appropriately in business situations. Ranging from business etiquette and other social graces to networking and time management, this knowledge is largely non-academic. Consequently, UNIBusiness alumni and other professionals will be our primary instructional resource in this area.
Professionalism includes:
- Networking
- First Impressions
- Social Graces
- Organizational Intelligence
- Planning/Time Management
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