Career Guidance Seminar "Managerial profession in the modern world"

2025/2026

Academic Year

ENG

Instruction in English

4

ECTS credits

Delivered at:

Department of Strategic and International Management

Course type:

Compulsory course

When:

1 year, 1, 2 module

Instructors

Alyamovskaya, Nataliya

Veselova, Anna

Veselova, Liudmila S.

Jedda, Marina

Ivanova, Ekaterina

Kiselev, Stanislav

Knatko, Dmitrii

Korobochkina, Alena

Lapin, Dmitry

Rebiazina, Vera A.

Rawlins, Tom

Tekic, Zeljko

Shumkova, Natalya

Course Syllabus

Abstract

The "Profession of a Manager in the Modern World" seminar is designed to provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of the varied roles and responsibilities involved in management. This course aims to equip aspiring managers with the insights and skills necessary to navigate the complexities and dynamic nature of the modern international business environment. The course combines insight content from university educators, motivating master-classes from successful business representatives and peer-to-peer sharing.

Learning Objectives

• The aim of this seminar is to provide participants with a profound understanding of the multifaceted role of a manager in today's dynamic business landscape. By covering essential managerial skills, contemporary practices, technological advancements, and ethical considerations, the seminar intends to empower aspiring managers.

Expected Learning Outcomes

• Сomprehend the history of emergence and evolution of managerial profession.
• Able to identify main behavioral types of personalities that are relevant in business management.
• Have knowledge about basic concepts of management activities.
• Can compare new trends in managerial profession development with traditional approaches.
• Able to explain levels and functional areas of management in organization.
• Can apply personalities typology for the analysis of successful managerial careers and directions for self-development.
• Understand general characteristics and main differences of management in three sectors of economy.
• Perceive basic and new requirements for managerial competencies in the context of Fourth Industrial Revolution.
• able to apply essential frameworks, analytical skills, problem-solving abilities, and communication expertise necessary for devising strategic solutions to complex business challenges.

Course Contents

• Introduction to the career guidance seminar «Managerial profession in the modern world».
• Current trends in professional management.
• Ethics and Responsibility in International Business
• Career development and market for managerial personnel.
• Recent trends in International Business: Russian companies under Sanctions
• Digitalization in International Business
• Successful career in various functional fields of management.
• Managerial Consulting as a Career Track
• Self-Development for Successful Career
• Сontext Pecularities in IB

Assessment Elements

• Group project
• Essay
• Mini-quizz
• Exam

Interim Assessment

• 2025/2026 2nd module
  0.1 * Essay + 0.1 * Essay + 0.4 * Exam + 0.2 * Group project + 0.1 * Mini-quizz + 0.1 * Mini-quizz

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

• Adizes, I. (1996). The 10 stages of corporate life cycles. Inc, 18(14), 95. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=f5h&AN=9610307694
• Schwab, K. (2017). The Fourth Industrial Revolution: its meaning and how to respond. Logistics & Transport Focus, 19(2), 40–41. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=bsu&AN=121034925
• Schwab, K., & Davis, N. (2018). Shaping the Future of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (Vol. First American edition). New York: Currency. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1735840
• Siebel, T. M. (2019). Digital Transformation : Survive and Thrive in an Era of Mass Extinction. New York: RosettaBooks. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=2101976
• Stiglitz, J. E. . V. (DE-588)120068524, (DE-627)080424244, (DE-576)163200661, aut. (2017). Globalization and its discontents revisited anti-globalization in the era of Trump Joseph E. Stiglitz. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edswao&AN=edswao.497220709

Recommended Additional Bibliography

• Boni, A. A., & Sammut, S. M. (2019). “The Good, the Bad, the Ugly”: Leadership Lessons From two Companies - Amgen and Theranos. Journal of Commercial Biotechnology, 24(4), 67–73. https://doi.org/10.5912/jcb918
• Erin Meyer. (2014). The Culture Map : Breaking Through the Invisible Boundaries of Global Business. PublicAffairs.
• Ghemawat, P. (2007). Redefining Global Strategy : Crossing Borders in a World Where Differences Still Matter. Harvard Business Review Press.
• Meadows, D. H., & Wright, D. (2008). Thinking in Systems : A Primer. Taylor & Francis [CAM].
• Meyer, E. (2014). The Culture Map : Decoding How People Think, Lead, and Get Things Done Across Cultures. PublicAffairs.

Authors

• Veselova Anna Sergeevna
• KNATKO Dmitrii Mikhailovich
• Tsarkov Igor Nikolaevich