Study Guide

Objective

In his / her research and development activities, the student is able to evaluate and apply existing knowledge in solving practical problems and developing new types of solutions. He / she is able to anticipate the future of his / her professional field, changes in the operating environments, and the effects of global development and phenomena. He/she is able to justify the needs of development activities and define goals based on sustainable solutions.

Competencies focused on the study unit are: Learning to learn, proactive development, sustainable development, foresight and development skills.

Content

Key contents:
• Proactive framework for development activities
• Characteristics of research, development and project work
• Financial instruments
• Development work approaches and methods

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

1-2: The student
- is able to justify his / her competence with individual examples in relation to concepts of goal-oriented development work.
- recognizes the link between proactive development and sustainable development in the learning task.
- describes the methods he/she uses, provides examples for his arguments, and highlights individual conclusions by using reliable references.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

3-4: The student
- justifies his / her own competence with the help of concepts related to goal-oriented development work and recognizes his / her own strengths and areas for development.
- experiments with new methods to apply the related concepts to proactive and sustainable development in the learning task.
- analyzes his/her choices by mirroring reliable references and by drawing logical conclusions in his/her learning task.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5: The student
- describes the development needs and methods of his / her competence in goal-oriented development work and how to respond to them.
- compares different method options in the learning task and, when creating a vision for the future, he produces information also in the light of proactive and sustainable development.
- bases his/her analysis on reliable information and draws conclusions and produces new perspectives on the subject.