Pedagogical seminar in English at the B2+ level: The entrepreneurship in the context of the flexible employment model. Perspective of learners and employees

education

elementary

symbole efektów uczenia się dla kierunku pedagogika, studia II stopnia:

NP2_W13; NP2_U02; NP2_U09; NP2_U10; NP2_K08

Preliminary requirements associated with the subject: Student has basic knowledge about modern labour market and flexible employment model; is able to make use of main theoretical expressions describing „new” professional competences and abilities; He/She shows activity towards self-education and self-employment.

The aim of the subject is to acquaint Students with selected problems of individual entrepreneurship and expand skills that are necessary to search and develop entrepreneurial potential, as well as stimulate Students (future pedagogues, teachers, guidance counselors, coworkers, entrepreneurs) to build the workshop and taking up professional/pedagogical challenges.

The content of conversation classes (with activating elements) will cover the following problems:

1. The properties of the flexible, variable model employment (1h);

2. Self-employment as a way to make use of entrepreneurial capacities (1h);

3. Entrepreneurship as a complex, life competence in the views of young employers and workers. Promoting individual entrepreneurship – examples of good practices (6h).

4. Perspectives for the development of entrepreneurial potential among pedagogues (4h);

5. “New” spaces for work, education, self-realization (3h).

1. Beck U., A Risk Society. Towards a New Modernity, SAGE Publications, 2005.

2. Drucker P. F., Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Practice and Principles, Butterworth-Heinemann, 2007.

3. Espinoza Ch, Miller P, Bateman C, Garbett C., Millennials@Work: The 7 Skills Every Twenty-Something (and Their Manager) Needs to Overcome Roadblocks and Achieve Greatness, Publisher: Franklin Covey, 2014.

4. Price D., Open: How We’ll Work, Live and Learn in the Future, Crux Publishing, 2013.

5. Tapscott D., Grown Up Digital: How the Net Generation is Changing Your World, McGraw-Hill, 2008.

6. Twenge J. M., iGen: Why Today's Super-Connected Kids Are Growing Up Less Rebellious, More Tolerant, Less Happy-and Completely Unprepared for Adulthood-and What That Means for the Rest of Us, Atria Books, 2nd Print edition, 2017.

Additional literature:

1. GEM (Global Entrepreneurship Monitor), Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 2021/2022 Global Report: Opportunity Amid Disruption, GEM, London 2022.

2. Deloitte, First Steps into the Labour Market, 2021 International survey of students and recent graduates, Deloitte Central Europe.

3. Eurofound, New forms of employment: 2020 update, New forms of employment series, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg.

4. Kulpa-Puczyńska A., Individual Entrepreneurship in the Context of Diversity and Flexibility of Workplaces. In: Tipurić, Darko Hruška, Domagoj (Ed.), 7th International OFEL Conference on Governance, Management and Entrepreneurship: Embracing Diversity in Organisations, Dubrovnik, Croatia 5th - 6th April, 2019, Governance Research and Development Centre (CIRU), Zagreb.

5. Kulpa-Puczyńska A., University spaces for cooperation strengthening pro-innovative attitudes of academic community, “Forum Pedagogiczne” 2021, vol 11, no 2, pp. 285-295. DOI 10.21697/fp.2021.2.21.

6. Prensky M., What Technology ISN’T Good At, Part II: Passion! Published in Educational Technology Nov-Dec 2012, pp. 1-3.

KNOWLEDGE/WIEDZA:

EW1 Student has well arranged knowledge about the goals, organization and functioning of labour market institutions and institutions realizing the scope of continuing vocational education.

SKILLS/UMIEJĘTNOŚCI:

EU1 Student has abilities to search, name and register information on educational, professional and social problems;

EU2 Student is able to cooperate with others, work in a team, update and exchange professional and educational information;

EU3 Student receives knowledge and skills on human (employee) development, especially in terms of predicting professional usefulness.

COMPETENCIES/KOMPETENCJE:

EK1 Student realizes the need for continuing personal and professional development within his/her specialization and building the workshop.

Methods for verification + symbol effect in the path of studies syllabus:

- Study project: original concept, solution regarding the individual entrepreneurship

(EW1; EU1; EU2; EU3; EK1);

- Work in teams (EU1; EU2);

- Individual evaluation of sources (EW1; EU3);

- Active participation in conversation classes (EU2; EK1).

Students must attend at least 80% of classes to pass the course.

Scores:

1) Study project - 40 points

2) Work in teams - 10 points

3) Individual evaluation of sources - 30 points

4) Active participation in conversation classes - 20 points

Final score:

60-67 p. - 3,0

68-75 p. - 3,5

76-83 p. - 4,0

84-91 p. - 4,5

92-100 p.-5,0