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Objective

This course is designed by Aalto University:The course consists of five chapters, and each chapter has multiple sections. In each section, there is either a quiz or a reflection assignment so that you can reflect on what you have learned. You can choose between reading the course content or listening to it in a podcast format. Each chapter has a ‘Must read’ and/or a ‘Good read’ reading list. In order to complete the course, you will have to complete all the quizzes and reflection assignments. In order to complete the quizzes, you will need to study the ‘Must read’ reading list". More information: https://futureofwork.fi/courses/design-a-meaningful-career/

You are required to complete each chapter in order pass the course and achieve the certificate. Grading takes place during the month of May and December.

Competencies for the course are mentioned below;

Learning to learn:You develop critical and analytical mindset that helps you to study and review existing knowledge in the light of relevant learning resources and learning methods; you to acquire new knowledge; and develops your intellectual capabilities to seek conclusions and draw inferences in various contexts.

Proactive development: You develop solutions in the light of current as well as anticipated situations and challenges in business by applying knowledge, critical reasoning and analytical skills. You ensure that these solutions are feasible, relevant, creative, user-friendly, and sustainable as well as underline active cooperation among different actors.

Link to the course;
https://futureofwork.fi/courses/design-a-meaningful-career/

Content

Career design is a creative and flexible approach to navigating this uncertain and unpredictable world of work. The purpose of this course is to help you design a career that is sustainable and made of employability, health, and well-being in the long term. The course has been designed by specialists in the field of career design and is supported with academic reading materials in an easily accessible course format, which you can complete at your own time and pace.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The course is an online offering from Aalto university, therefore to pass the course you are required to upload the certificate of the completion of the course in Future of Work and Finland Studies. You can complete the course at your own pace, after the completion of the course, you are required to submit the certificate to the Moodle workspace mentioned below (enrollment key: Finland).

The link to the course is given below:

https://moodle.jamk.fi/course/view.php?id=9568

Materials

To understand the nature of radically changing career dynamics and the core skills for creating a sustainable career in the future of work
To recognise the role of narrative in increasing self-awareness, creating meaning, and adapting to changes
To understand the nature, benefits, and challenges of meaningful work and how to pursue meaningfulness in your career
To understand the importance of creativity in career design and how to use intuition and design thinking to support career decision-making and adaptability

Further information

Registration for the course at https://futureofwork.fi/courses/design-a-meaningful-career/
Get acquainted with the course contents. The course consists of five chapters, each divided into several sections. The course content is available both in text and audio format and are supported with videos by Aalto University alumni who share their career experiences.
After each section, there is either a multiple-choice quiz or self-reflection assignment.
In order to successfully complete the course, you will need to pass all assignments.
After completing the course, you can download an official Aalto University course Certificate on the Future of Work platform.