The activities include participation in courses and teaching activities aimed at acquiring transversal and/or professional skills (e.g., "Soft Skills" module and professionalizing courses). Alternatively, credits for this teaching activity may be obtained through an internship in a company, carried out during the preparation of the master’s thesis in collaboration with the same company.
To bring students closer to the typical working environment within shipping industry through seminars, conferences, and internships for the master’s thesis, in collaboration with companies of the maritime domain.
As regards the "Soft Skills" module, the educational objective is to introduce transversal skills as prerequisites for personal and professional development. At the end of the module, students will be able to:
communicate effectively within a working group; work effectively in a team; define strategies for entering the job market; reflect critically on their own positioning with respect to the topics addressed in the module; manage their social interactions with a collaborative attitude.
As regards the professionalizing seminars, at the end of the course students will be able to:
become at least partly familiar with the professional working environmento; integrate the knowledge acquired during their university studies with more technical and practical knowledge; draw inspiration from key figures and companies in the sector met during the seminars in order to build their own professional network.
"Soft Skills" module:
Lectures Individual and group practical exercises (e.g., think-pair-share, role playing)
“Professionalizing Seminars” module:
On-the-job activities/seminars
"Soft Skills" module: The topics covered in the module include:
The world of work: required skills and professional values Transversal skills as a resource for employment Interpersonal behavior: development of interactive skills and requirements useful for relationships Communication skills Teamwork: functioning dynamics, leadership styles, communication networks, decision-making processes Job search tools: CV and job interview
“Professionalizing Seminars” module: The content is defined by a program of activities managed by the coordinator and includes topics related to the offshore sector (wind farms and oil & gas), ship owners, shipbuilding and ship design, consultancy, and classification societies.
Slides and additional materials relating to the contents of the "Soft Skills" module will be provided to attending students during the course. Speakers of the professionalizing seminars may provide students with the material used during their presentations.
https://corsi.unige.it/corsi/8738/studenti-orario
The timetable for this course is available here: EasyAcademy
No final exam is required. The verification of the achievement of the requirements is carried out during the course, and for the acquisition of credits attendance is recorded by signing the appropriate register.
On-the-job/seminar activities and participatory activities simultaneously allow students to acquire the skills required by the objectives and to assess their achievement.
To arrange the possibility of acquiring the 3 CFU through activities other than those listed above, please contact the Program Coordinator.
