| Dozent/in |
Dr. sc. Kathryn Ann Dawson-Townsend |
| Veranstaltungsart |
Masterseminar |
| Code |
FS261026 |
| Semester |
Frühjahrssemester 2026 |
| Durchführender Fachbereich |
Gesundheitswissenschaften |
| Studienstufe |
Master |
| Termin/e |
Do, 26.02.2026, 12:30 - 14:00 Uhr, HS 5
Do, 05.03.2026, 12:30 - 14:00 Uhr, HS 5
Do, 12.03.2026, 12:30 - 14:00 Uhr, HS 5
Do, 19.03.2026, 12:30 - 14:00 Uhr, HS 5
Do, 26.03.2026, 12:30 - 14:00 Uhr, HS 5
Do, 02.04.2026, 12:30 - 14:00 Uhr, HS 5
Do, 16.04.2026, 12:30 - 14:00 Uhr, HS 5
Do, 23.04.2026, 12:30 - 14:00 Uhr, HS 5
Do, 30.04.2026, 12:30 - 14:00 Uhr, HS 5
Do, 07.05.2026, 12:30 - 14:00 Uhr, HS 5
Do, 21.05.2026, 12:30 - 14:00 Uhr, HS 5
Do, 28.05.2026, 12:30 - 14:00 Uhr, HS 5
Mo, 15.06.2026, 10:15 - 11:45 Uhr, HS 1 (Prüfung) |
| Umfang |
2 Semesterwochenstunden |
| Inhalt |
Guest speakers will present information including but not limited to: their career path, their current position, their company/institution and industry, examples of how they practice health science in their role as well as career advice. Presentations will be followed by an active Q&A session.
Weekly lecture sessions also cover various management topics that will help students better evaluate their chosen target organizations and settings.
Week 1: Course does not meet on 19.02.2026
Week 2: Introduction the course, preparing for your job search
Week 3: Strategy / speaker TBD
Week 4: Vision, Mission, Values / speaker TBD
Week 5: Customer Orientation / speaker TBD
Week 6: Strategic Tools / speaker TBD
Week 7: 5 Forces Model / speaker TBD
Week 8: Marketing I / speaker TBD
Week 9: Marketing II / speaker TBD
Week 10: Sustainability I / speaker TBD
Week 11: Sustainability II / speaker TBD
Week 12: Course does not meet (Christi Himmelfahrt holiday)
Week 13: Creativity & Innovation / speaker TBD
Week 14: Entrepreneurship / speaker TBD
Schedule subject to change |
| Lernziele |
This course provides students with insights into the wide variety of potential career directions in the health sciences that they may pursue. Through their own research and engaging presentations by current practitioners in the field of health sciences, students will be prepared to conduct their own job searches in the future.
The course requires students to conduct research on companies/institutions and their industries, which will help students prepare for interviews at these or similar firms. |
| Sprache |
Englisch |
| Begrenzung |
Open for Health Sciences students
This course is a "Academic and Professional Skills" course |
| Anmeldung |
Moodle: https://elearning.hsm-unilu.ch/course/view.php?id=988
|
| Leistungsnachweis |
Students must write and submit one dossier on one company of their choice (30%) and write a final exam (70%) in order to pass and earn 3 ECTS.
IMPORTANT: In order to earn credits and participate at the exam registration via Uni Portal within the exam registration period is MANDATORY. Further information: www.unilu.ch/en/study/courses-exams-regulations/health-sciences-and-medicine/exams/ |
| Abschlussform / Credits |
written exam / 3 Credits
|
| Hinweise |
Teaching methods:
Interactive classes based on presentations from guest speakers who are currently working or studying in the field of health sciences. Speakers from the following industry branches will be invited: pharmaceutical and biotech firms, hospitals, governmental departments, academia, consulting, and other areas. |
| Hörer-/innen |
Nein |
| Kontakt |
kathryn.dawson@unilu.ch |
| Material |
The teaching material is based on the information shared by the lecturer, guest speakers and the information students can find from other sources (online, others). Lecture slides and selected presentations will be posted to Moodle. |