Succeeding in the World of WorkUnit 5:
Professional DevelopmentWebQuestsWebQuest Internet Project
Identifying Technology Trends Identifying technology trends will help you anticipate changes in the workplace, what new skills can be required, and how you can develop them. Assessing interpersonal, communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills has helped workers in a number of ways, including learning to use new equipment, working in teams, and developing leadership skills. After you complete this project, you may have some ideas about ways to prepare for future career changes. The Task Technology changes in the past twenty or so years have required workers to learn new skills to keep their jobs in chosen fields. In addition, individuals need to assess the skills they use in their jobs and determine how to improve them to meet new requirements. Your task is to identify several important factors in developing or updating skills. The section should include the following: - ways to get along with others in the workplace;
- the fundamental principles of effective team building;
- the three basic steps for being an active listener;
- ways to solve problems creatively;
- how telecommuting is changing work;
- advantages of organizing time effectively.
The Process To complete your task successfully, these Web sites can be helpful: http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/106462/harmony_at_work_getting_along_with.html?page=2
[Getting Along at Work] www.learningcenter.net/library/building.shtml
[principles of teamwork building] http://www.eazhull.org.uk/nlc/active_listening.htm#Active Listening
[Active Listening] www.leadersinstitute.com/articles/problem_solving_tips.html
[problem-solving tips] http://www.queendom.com/tests/access_page/index.htm?idRegTest=688
[Creative Problem-Solving Test] http://atlas.kennesaw.edu/~avines/Advs.htm
[Advantages and Disadvantages of Telecommuting for employer/employee] www.dartmouth.edu/~acskills/success/time.html
[time management quiz, tips, discussion]
- Describe and explain three principles of effective team building.
- List five tips for being a good listener.
- Take a creative problem-solving test and describe what you learned about yourself.
- Identify four advantages and disadvantages of telecommuting for employers and employees.
- List three advantages of managing time and five tips for organizing time.
Guidance Some ideas that can make your project successful follow: - Create a section for a job handbook that identifies ways to update current or develop new skills Add graphics or illustrations.
- Find Websites other than those given here to add as references for obtaining information about topics in the handbook.
- Pick one topic included in your handbook and present an oral report to the class identifying its importance to career success, facts about it, and some tips for achieving it day by day.
- Write a short report on how the information you learned in this task can help you prepare yourself for success on the job.
Conclusions Here are some suggestions for finishing your project: - Have a group of your classmates brainstorm about the managing time on the job.
- Make a list of skills identified in this task that you need to develop or improve.
- Create a chart that lists technological devices that have changed the way work is done. Rank them from most to least important.
Questions - What skill(s) discussed in this task will present the most challenge to you?
- In what ways has technology "opened" new workplaces?
- How have you learned to use technological devices?
- What technological skills will your generation bring to their jobs that were not needed when your grandparents began their careers?
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