DI02000131 · Semester 2 · 5G scheme
Contributor Personality Development
Notes and solutions following the Gujarat Technological University (GTU) syllabus for DI02000131. Independent material — not issued by the university.
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The whole syllabus, unit by unit, written for the exam.
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Syllabus units
Unit 1: Part 1: Developing self- efficacy and basic inner strength
- Who is a Contributor? Students build a vision of who they can become as a 'Contributor' in their career. They gain clarity on expectations from the future workforce, and importance of being a contributor. This enables students to transform their expectation of themselves in their career and future work.
Unit 2: Part 1: Developing self- efficacy and basic inner strength
- The 'creator approach' to life & challenges
- In a 'caged approach', we see the career environment as full of difficulties and hurdles. We feel powerless or blame our circumstances for not having many opportunities. This makes us fearful of uncertainty and makes us settle for jobs where we remain mediocre. In this topic, students discover the 'creator approach' to challenges and situations. This helps them take ownership & responsibility to shape destiny, build a new future, find answers to challenges; and stop being complainers.
Unit 3: Part 1: Developing self- efficacy and basic inner strength
- Develop yourself to succeed: The I CAN Approach
- Students learn to develop an 'I CAN' attitude to everything. This is the base that helps them develop a Growth Identity & builds their self-esteem step by step; making them ready to deal with the dynamic demands of the future workplace.
Unit 4: Part 2: Building ability to make more effective career choices
- Achieving Sustainable Success in their career
- Students discover how to achieve sustainable or lasting success, by making themselves success worthy. Where their focus shifts to building one's 'engine of success' rather than being focused on chasing the 'fruits of success'. This is important, because over a lifetime of work, all people go through ups and downs - where the fruits are not in their control. People who are focused on the fruits of success fall prey to disappointment, loss in motivation, quitting too early, trying to find shortcuts - when fruits don't come. Whereas people focused on building their engine of success continue to contribute steadily, irrespective of whether fruits come or not. This helps them make better choices in life, that leads to steady success & long-term career fulfillment in an uncertain world.
Unit 5: Part 2: Building ability to make more effective career choices
- Career Development Pathways open to us
- In this topic, students explore a range of diverse 'career development models' and the possibilities for contribution that each opens up for them. This helps them open up hidden opportunities that such an environment offers. And free themselves from a herd mentality when making career choices.
Unit 6: Unleashing our Power to Contribute
- In this topic, students learn how to expand the contribution possible in any role they play. This helps them take charge of their own career growth & discover their power to contribute in any role or job.
About this course
The Contributor Program aims to accomplish the following outcomes in the lives of students- • Improve the employability of students by giving them the right work ethic and thinking that employers are looking for. • Build their I-Can attitude and self-confidence for their career. • Improve their ability to engage positively to handle the challenges in career and workplaces. • Build long-term and sustainable view of success and career that will help them make sustainable choices in a volatile and changing world of work. • Widen their choices of career and success, so that they are able to open up more opportunities for themselves and take up unconventional career pathways. • Awaken their aspiration to develop as Contributors in their organizations and society. The program is focused on building foundational career values and the self- esteem of students to contribute in today's world of work. The Contributor Program syllabus has been evolved and fine-tuned over several years, to - a) address the changing needs and contemporary challenges being faced by industry and what employers today are looking for in the people they hire. b) working extensively with universities and students and an appreciation of their challenges and concerns. c) guided by the higher ideas and principles of Practical Vedanta in work.