Being a self-confident and objective-focused person is very important in today%C2%B4s world. However, with all turmoil around us, this is very hard to achieve. And this course is designed to help you to become more effective when it comes to time management, self-presentation, self-education and similar skills. After this course, your will be more selfconfident. Completing tasks on time will not be a problem for you anymore!

Course leader
Joel Imhoof - Prague College,https://www.linkedin.com/in/joelimhoof

Target group
Anyone above 18 years of age by the time of the courseAnyone with intermediary level of English

Course aim
This course aims to allow the learner become an effective and confident self-directed employee. This helps the learner become confident in managing own personal and professional skills to achieve personal and career goals.Learners will develop their ability to organize, manage, and practice a range of approaches to improve their performance in either of their next career steps higher education, or working life. The needs of the individual is emphasized but within the context of how self-management correspond with effective team management.Self-investigation and personal skills auditIn our first few sessions we will be having a look at ourselves, who we are, what we know, what skills we have already acquired and what skills we need to develop in the future.Transferrable skills and your CVOften the first view an employer will have of a candidate is looking at their Curriculum Vitae (CV) so it is vital that we submit a CV which is correctly laid out, informative, tailored for the specific job or role being applied for and which stands out to attract the employer.Job interview techniquesIn these lessons we will look at what general questions are normally asked and also the questions which can be used to test us. We also discuss our behaviour in the interview, the do's and don't's. Finally we put all of this together by practicing the interview experience and receiving feedback from our peers on our performance.How to take advantage of your learning styleHow we set and respond to targets varies greatly in individuals. Knowing your learning style will enable you to become a more effective learner and will give you an advantage in understanding how to motivate your classmates and colleaguesMaking a professional presentationA good presentation contains a variety of elements, your core message being only one of them. A strong introduction, intelligent body language, and a logical structure are often more important than the verbal message you are trying to deliver!Time managementComputers, mobile phones and tablets are great tools for assisting in time management, but they are nearly worthless without the basic knowledge of how to set objectives and prioritize workloads. The fundamentals of time management start with an understanding of the self and how we react to time-related stress.Communication and assertivenessPoor communication in both a personal and professional setting causes many avoidable problems leading to unnecessary stress, frustration and can even be damaging to your reputation.For many of us, confrontation makes us uncomfortable and we associate being assertive with being aggressive. It is important to understand what assertiveness actually means, to see if we exhibit these traits, and learn how to become more assertive to improve our performance and chances of success in our careers.Negotiations In our professional and personal lives we will often have to negotiate for something we want. From an early age we begin to negotiate, from I will be good if I can have some cake', and these skills become more and more vital in our lives.Therefore, to be successful we must understand the negotiation process and the tactics which can be employed for us to achieve our desired outcome.Following on from our discussions of time management, assertiveness and negotiations we will use this opportunity to put all of these skills together. Professional skills do not exist in isolation from one another and are interlinked and applicable in a variety of situations. Therefore, we will use our last few days to practice using multiple areas together.



Credits info
5 ECTS You will receive an official Certificate of Attendance upon completion of your course which you may use to show evidence of the skills you have learnt during the course and have the credits accepted by your home university. If you enroll on Prague College you will have the credits accepted-of course you have to pass all assignments set by the SSC lecturer.

Fee info
EUR 335: Course fee. Course fee does not include 50EUR Application fee for all registered after 15.5.2015.All courses take place in a new building of University of Split Library. EUR 340: Accommodation fee for a 14night stay at dormitory Spinut in Split (belongs to University of Split). Full board is just 10EUR/day. Everyday afternoon or evening activities organized - sports, weekend trips, parties etc.

Czech-us
Address: Vodickova 791/41
Postal code: 11000
City: Split
Country: Croatia
Website: http://summerschoolcroatia.com/
E-mail: join@SummerSchoolCroatia.com
Phone: +420 773 919 501