Mentor's Seminar

2025/2026

Учебный год

ENG

Обучение ведется на английском языке

Кто читает:

Департамент организационного развития

Статус:

Курс обязательный

Когда читается:

1-й курс, 1-4 модуль

Преподаватель

Курагина Мария Федоровна

Course Syllabus

Abstract

The mentor's seminar is the basis of the educational program, as it helps to build the student's individual learning path. Coaching sessions and training at the beginning of the program will help students formulate their individual development goals for the two years of study on the program. Together with academic mentors, elective disciplines, additional inter-campus courses and disciplines from other educational programs will be selected in accordance with the current level of knowledge and the goals of the career development of each student. In addition, proposals from partners about internships, competitions, seminars and other events on the topics of the program will be received individually.

Learning Objectives

• Help students to develop individual learning paths

Expected Learning Outcomes

• Search the labor market of product management
• Set a personal professional development goal
• Assess the personal level of product management competencies
• Set an individual trajectory of professional development
• Monitors their professional competencies in accordance with the individual trajectory

Course Contents

• Competence profile of the chosen specialization
• Setting a personal goal of professional development.
• Assessment of the current level of competence formation
• Formation of an individual trajectory of professional development.

Assessment Elements

• Homework 1
  Formulation of personal goals for professional development, development of a plan to achieve the set goals for the period of study on the program.
• Essay 1
  Essay-reflection based on the results of monitoring the development of professional competencies
• Homework 2
  Formulation of personal goals for professional development, development of a plan to achieve the set goals for the period of study on the program.
• Esaay 2
  The reflection based on the results of monitoring the development of professional competencies is assessed

Interim Assessment

• 2025/2026 4th module
  0.5 * Essay 1 + 0.5 * Homework 1
• 2026/2027 3rd module
  0.5 * Esaay 2 + 0.5 * Homework 2

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

• Bothma, N. (2017). Product Management: Vol. Second edition. Juta and Company [Pty] Ltd.

Recommended Additional Bibliography

• Greenhaus, J. H., Callanan, G. A., & Godshalk, V. M. (2019). Career Management for Life (Vol. Fifth edition). New York: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1775795
• Majid, S., Eapen, C. M., Ei Mon Aung, & Oo, K. T. (2019). The Importance of Soft Skills for Employability and Career Development: Students and Employers’ Perspectives. IUP Journal of Soft Skills, 13(4), 7–39.
• Panitsides, E. A., & Talbot, J. (2016). Lifelong Learning : Concepts, Benefits and Challenges. Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science Publishers, Inc. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1226262

Authors

• Kuragina Mariia Fedorovna
• Butriumova Nadezhda Nikolaevna
• Белохлебова Наталья Александровна