GTU 3150004 Contributor Personality Development Program: Syllabus

Sr. No.	Topics	Teaching Hours
1	The Contributor Work Ideal: In this topic, students explore what is their “ideal” of work – is the ideal to be a “worker” or to be a “contributor”? For example, an employee who has the ideal of a “worker” goes to work to pass time, earn a living, get benefits; in contrast to an employee with the ideal of a “contributor” who wants to make a difference, get things done well, create value for the company. This enables students to transform their expectation of themselves in work	2
2	Identity & Self-esteem: In this topic, students engage with the question “who am I?” or on what basis do they define themselves. Is their identity defined by what others think of them (extrinsic self-esteem) or by what they think of themselves (intrinsic self-esteem)? Further, they discover positive identities that lead to intrinsic self-esteem, such as an I-can identity based on one’s capacity and inner strength. This enables them to build confidence and self-esteem.	2
3	Become a Creator of one’s destiny: In a “victim stance”, we see the career environment as full of difficulties and hurdles. We feel powerless or blame our circumstances for not having many opportunities. This makes us fearful of uncertainty and makes us settle for jobs where we remain mediocre. In this topic, students discover the “creator of destiny stance” to challenges and situations. This stance frees them to try out new things, open up new possibilities, take on responsibility, see the opportunity hidden in their environment.	2
4	Achieving Sustainable Success: In this topic, students discover how to achieve sustainable or lasting success, by building one’s “engine of success”, making them successworthy. Where their focus shifts to building one’s “engine of success” rather than being on chasing the “fruits of success”. This is important, because over a lifetime of work, all people go through ups and downs – where the fruits are not in their control. People who are focused on the fruits of success, fall prey to disappointment, loss in motivation, quitting too early, trying to find shortcuts – when fruits don’t come. Whereas people focused on building their engine of success continue to contribute steadily, irrespective of whether fruits come or not. And with a strong engine of success, fruits come to them in time.	2
5	Career Development Models: In this topic, students explore a range of diverse “career development models” and the possibilities for contribution each opens up to them (e.g. start-up career model, change-maker career model, etc.). This opens their mind to different and even unconventional career models possible, beyond the usual (such as “stable large company career model” where one gets an engineering degree, then MBA, then get a job in a large company). This frees them from a herd mentality when making career choices.	2
6	Expanding contribution in every role: In this topic, students explore the many roles they can play in their life & discover the power they have to expand the contribution possible in any role. (E.g. role of student, role of manager, role of a project site engineer). So, the potential of a role is in the individual’s hands. This opens their mind to an alternative way of career growth.	2

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