METHODOLOGY OF CONTINUING EDUCATION

Degree course: 
Corso di Second cycle degree in COMMUNICATION SCIENCES AND TECHNIQUES
Academic year when starting the degree: 
2022/2023
Year: 
1
Academic year in which the course will be held: 
2022/2023
Course type: 
Compulsory subjects, characteristic of the class
Language: 
Italian
Credits: 
8
Period: 
First Semester
Standard lectures hours: 
64
Detail of lecture’s hours: 
Lesson (64 hours)
Requirements: 

None

Final Examination: 
Orale

The examination involves the assessment of expected knowledge through the integration of two tests:
- an oral examination to ascertain the basic knowledge (50%);
- the project work to be carried out also in subgroups (maximum 4 people) to examine the project competences (50%)

The final evaluation will be a summary of the results of the two tests through an average that will become the final grade of the course.

Assessment: 
Voto Finale

The course is part of the disciplinary field of communication applied to the company, in order to deepen theories and methods for the development and training of human resources. In particular, at the end of the course participants will be able to:

- to know the basic elements of education, and in particular of adult education, as a science;
- understand the different currents related to adult learning in working contexts;
- to know and apply a glossary consistent with the world of work pedagogy;
- to know the basic models of training design and the phases of professional development;
designing a training course about an identified target group;
- carry out a field survey to understand how professional identity is developed;
- to focus on the outstanding issues in the field of adult education.

Analysis of today's post-modern society with a focus on the dimension of the individual in relation to the world of work. Presentation of some authors who have defined the basic elements of a theory of learning in working contexts, in particular we will refer to Ericsson, Billett, Wenger, Knowles, Kolb, Mezirow, Engestrom.
Particular attention will be paid to some models of design of training interventions related to organizational development, even with the use of new technologies, on these models will be carried out some exercises and simulations.
The role of the trainer will be analysed starting from some experiences and testimonies through autobiographies and testimonies.
The course will present some continuous training practices that have emerged in recent research, including Continuing Professional Development, Action Learning, Change Laboratory, Visual Learning, Knowledge Management.

Convenzionale

The lessons include an initial stimulus moment to encourage reflection and discussion connected with a concrete experience. This stimulus will be linked to the central concepts of the lesson which will be presented through schemes, slides and an interactive dialogue with the students. Furthermore, film sequences, case studies and testimonies will be used. Finally, participants will be asked to produce a project work involving the realization of a training plan aimed at a specific target group and in a context chosen by the trainees. This PW will be evaluated.

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