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The Art of Improvisation in Business (IEL-B-3+5-WPM-IEL)
Department
- Bachelor's program Medical, Health and Sports Engineering
Course unit code
- IEL-B-3+5-WPM-IEL
Level of course unit
- Bachelor
Year of study
- Fall 2024
Semester when the course unit is delivered
- 5
Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5.0
Name of lecturer(s)
- FH-Prof. Dr. Som Oliver
- Assoz. FH-Prof. Mag. (FH) Kohlberger Martina, PhD
Learning outcomes of the course unit
- Upon completion of this elective course, students will be able to:
-Explore, apply and reflect on exercises and training methods to boost creativity and improvisation skills
-Build on and adjust their personal behaviours and interactions, recognizing the impact on group dynamics
-Implement double-loop learning processes for sustainable capability development
-Individually reflect on their emotions, contributions and learning path during the course
-Cognitively understand concepts of creativity, theories of communication, positive psychology, futures literacy, and self-leadership
Mode of delivery
- blended learning
Recommended optional program components
- none
Course contents
- -Develop improvisational skills for effective use in business contexts
-Foster creativity as a trainable capability for problem-solving and decision-making
-Enhance communication proficiency to adopt a flexible approach to varying situations
-Cultivate collaborative skills using a strength-based approach
-Promote personality development by building confidence with uncertainty
-Didactics: Interactive and highly collaborative learning settings focusing on group activities, improvisation-theatre-like settings, methods of positive psychology, mini-lectures for self-learning
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
- The course comprises an interactive mix of lectures, discussions and individual and group work.
Assessment methods and criteria
- -Online quizzes on asynchronous self-study mini lectures (totaling to 40%)
-Individual reflection paper based on diary (60%)
Language of instruction
- English
Work placement(s)
- none