Course Summary
This course teaches professional skills for individuals to thrive in a fast-paced, constantly changing work environment. Students will learn how to adapt to change, communicate effectively, and build strong relationships with colleagues and clients.Key Learning Points
- Learn how to navigate a constantly changing work environment
- Develop effective communication skills
- Build strong relationships with colleagues and clients
Job Positions & Salaries of people who have taken this course might have
- USA: $88,000
- India: ₹1,200,000
- Spain: €40,000
- USA: $88,000
- India: ₹1,200,000
- Spain: €40,000
- USA: $74,000
- India: ₹1,000,000
- Spain: €35,000
- USA: $88,000
- India: ₹1,200,000
- Spain: €40,000
- USA: $74,000
- India: ₹1,000,000
- Spain: €35,000
- USA: $72,000
- India: ₹950,000
- Spain: €32,000
Related Topics for further study
Learning Outcomes
- Develop effective communication skills for a professional environment
- Adapt to change and thrive in a constantly changing work environment
- Build strong relationships with colleagues and clients
Prerequisites or good to have knowledge before taking this course
- No prior experience required
- Basic knowledge of English language
Course Difficulty Level
BeginnerCourse Format
- Online self-paced course
- Video lectures
- Interactive quizzes and assignments
Similar Courses
- Effective Communication for Professionals
- Leadership Development
Related Education Paths
Notable People in This Field
- Simon Sinek
- Brene Brown
Related Books
Description
In this course we aim to provide you with an insight into how recent societal and technological developments have changed the work of professionals in a variety of professional domains and how this in turn affects professionalism. The course highlights core themes, discusses main insights and theories, raises questions and presents cases, and links insights to practical challenges in various professional domains. It provides a state of the art assessment of professionalism in transition, by looking back and looking forward. It supports target audiences in dealing with professional services and professionals.
Outline
- Professions in transition
- 1.1.1 Welcome to the course!
- 1.2.2 How to identify a professional
- 1.2.5 Interprofessional competition
- 1.3.2 Patterns of societal change
- 1.1.2 An introduction to the MOOC 'Professionalism in an era of change'
- 1.1.3 Week 1: Professionals in transition
- 1.2.1 Introduction
- 1.2.4 The rise of professionalism
- 1.3.1 Introduction
- 1.3.3 Consequences of societal change
- 1.4.3 Wrapping it Up
- 1.2.3 Identifying the professional
- 1.2.6 The professionalisation of everyone?
- Control and empowerment of professionals
- 2.1.2 A case study: Meet the professional
- 2.2.2 Inclusion and exclusion
- 2.2.3 Loyalty and identity
- 2.3.3 Bureaucracy and professional autonomy
- 2.1.1 Week 2: Control and empowerment of professionals
- 2.2.1 Introduction
- 2.3.1 Introduction
- 2.3.2 Understanding paradoxes
- 2.4.1 Reflection on case study – meet the professional – Merel Langelaar - Veterinarian
- 2.4.4 Wrapping it up
- 2.2.4 Becoming a professional
- 2.3.4 Bureaucracy and professional autonomy
- Quality control and competence
- 3.2.2. Expertise development
- 3.2.3 Transfer of tacit knowledge
- 3.3.2 Professional norms and work routines
- 3.1.1 This week
- 3.2.1 Introduction
- 3.2.4 Embracing dualities by rethinking information processing
- 3.3.1 Introduction
- 3.3.4 Incompatibilities between managerial principles, policies and professional norms and routines - some examples
- 3.4.3 Wrapping it up
- 3.2.5 Expertise development and knowledge dialectics
- Organisation and leadership of professional work
- 4.2.4 The clash between organisational and occupational logics: a practical example
- 4.2.5 Balancing conflicting demands
- 4.3.2 Towards a new model of professionalism
- 4.3.4 Hybridisation of professional work
- 4.3.5 The benefits of active coping behaviour
- 4.1.1 Week 4: Organisation and leadership of professional work
- 4.2.1 Introduction
- 4.2.2. About managers and professionals when times are changing
- 4.3.1 Introduction
- 4.4.3 Wrapping it up
- 4.2.3 New ways of organising professional work
- 4.3.3 Towards a new model of professionalism
- Professional motivation and well-being
- 5.2.3 The role of personal resources in mental well-being
- 5.3.3 Improving professionals' motivation
- 5.1.1 Week 5: Professional motivation and well-being
- 5.2.1 Introduction
- 5.2.2 A proper balance between job demands and job resources
- 5.3.1 Introduction
- 5.3.2 Supporting well-being and performance through engaging leadership
- 5.4.3 Wrapping it up
- 5.2.4 JD-R and personal resources
- 5.3.4 Engaging leadership and challenging and hindering demands
- Lifelong learning
- 6.1.2 Meet the professional - General practitioner
- 6.2.2 Adapting to new demands: Professionalism reconfigured
- 6.2.3 Adapting to new demands: Organising professionalism in more detail
- 6.2.5 Adapting to new demands: On promoting leadership in a large academic hospital
- 6.2.6 Adapting to new demands: On the teaching of frontline leadership
- 6.3.2 Zooming out: Reflections on societal change and implications for professional services
- 6.3.3 The T-shaped professional
- 6.3.4 Educationg for a collaborative workforce: interprofessional education
- 6.1.1 Week 1: Lifelong learning
- 6.2.1 Introduction
- 6.2.7 Adapting to new demands: what recent research tells us
- 6.3.1 Introduction
- 6.4.1 Reading: Reflection on case study
- 6.4.2 A course overview
- 6.5.1 Acknowledgements
- 6.5.2 Final survey
- 6.2.4 Professionalism reconfigured
Summary of User Reviews
Read reviews for Professionalism in an Era of Change course on Coursera. Users found this course to be informative and engaging. However, some users found the content to be repetitive and the assignments to be too time-consuming.Key Aspect Users Liked About This Course
The course was informative and engaging.Pros from User Reviews
- The course provided valuable insights and practical tips for professional development.
- The instructors were knowledgeable and engaging.
- The course content was relevant and up-to-date.
- The course was well-structured and easy to follow.
- The course offered a diverse range of perspectives and experiences.
Cons from User Reviews
- Some users found the content to be repetitive.
- Some users found the assignments to be too time-consuming.
- Some users felt that the course could have covered more topics.
- Some users experienced technical difficulties with the online platform.
- Some users found the course to be too basic for their needs.
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