Target Group(s)
University teachers in IT or related technical fields, Career counselors and academic advisors in higher education, Institutions seeking to integrate career development and entrepreneurial thinking into curricula
Product’s Aim(s)
The aim is to support teachers in guiding IT students to design meaningful, self-directed career paths using creative methodologies, helping them align their personal interests, values, and competencies with professional opportunities.
Description
The Teacher’s Handbook for Business Model – I, Passionate IT Professional is an innovative guide for educators aiming to redesign how IT students prepare for their careers. By combining Design Thinking, Visual Thinking, and Storytelling, this methodology helps educators create interactive, student-centered classes that encourage reflection, creativity, and self-discovery.
This human-centered course focuses on career awareness, personal development, and social responsibility, equipping students with tools to plan meaningful professional paths. Rather than delivering fixed content, educators facilitate dynamic learning experiences that empower students to explore who they are, what they value, and how to align those insights with the job market.
Use Cases
- As a core or elective course in IT and computer science programs focused on career readiness
- In student career services to offer guided workshops on professional development
- As a faculty resource to implement innovative and student-driven teaching
- In entrepreneurship education where students need to design value-driven career paths
Product Elements
- Modular course structure divided into three parts:
- Designing Your Life – Self-awareness, work/life reflection, Design Thinking principles
- Discovering the Job Market – Understanding the labor market and linking it to personal development
- Personal Business Model – Designing and planning a tailored educational and career path
- Project-based learning approach, including career prototyping and personal business model design
- Interactive workshops, including LEGO® Serious Play® for social responsibility
- Practical assignments supported by visual tools like workview/worldview canvases, Good Time Journal, and AEIOU framework
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