Title: Assignment instructions: My next steps
Course: Study PrepProg Introduction to Business & Business English, Part 1 > Section: Introduction to Business Studies 3 ECTS

Assignment "My next steps"

Create a plan for your next steps in the path of business education, professional development and business career possibilities. The plan should be written in a report format (Word) consisting of the following contents:

- Cover page: title for the plan, date, student’s name, e-mail address
- Table of contents
- Introduction: brief introduction to the report/plan
- Chapter on business education (2 pages)

·       Have a look at the options (business degree programmes) offered by Finnish Universities of Applied Sciences. Choose 1 or 2 programmes that you find interesting. Provide reasoning why you find the business degree programme interesting (contents etc.). Provide information on the application process to the programme (when and how to apply, where to find information regarding the application process).

- Chapter on professional development (1-2 pages)

·       Reflect on your previous education: what kind of skills have you learned so far? What kind of experiences have increased your knowledge and skills?

·       Think about your next steps: what kind of knowledge and skills would you like to have more? Is there something that you would like to develop in your current competences in order to enable your professional dreams?

- Chapter on business career possibilities (1-2 pages)

·       Reflect on your career interests: what kind of jobs and tasks are you interested in in the business field? Provide 1 or 2 examples of jobs that you find interesting (job advert). Consider the requirements explained in the job description and explain shortly how you are a good candidate for the job (or additionally what extra skills, extra education etc. you will need to develop to match the requirements).

·       What are you plans on learning the local language (as often the knowledge of the local language seems to contribute positively to finding employment)? Where and how can you study the local language?

- Summary or Conclusions

Please return your report (Word) to the Course platform in Moodle. The due date for this assignment is Date (at the latest, you can return the assignment also earlier).

Kindly be prepared to discuss the assignment contents in our online class on Date.

When saving your report to Moodle, please give it a name: Plan_Your Name (for example: Plan_James Smith).