Are You Generally Educated?

Published on Jul 20, 2016

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Overview

  • Recap
  • Discuss General Education
  • Explore Top Employee Skills
  • Apply Gen Ed to Your Future

Motivators

  • Money
  • Family
  • Self-esteem

Gen Ed Outcomes

  • Analyze human heritage, culture, and institutions
  • Write effectively
  • Speak effectively
  • Reason analytically
  • Think critically

Critical Thinking

Sometimes it hurts.

Employee Skills

  • Work in Teams
  • Solve Problems
  • Communicate Verbally
  • POP: Prioritize, Organize, Plan
  • Obtain & Process Information
Forbes: The 10 Skills Employers Most Want In 2015 Graduates

1. Ability to work in a team structure

2. Ability to make decisions and solve problems

3. Ability to communicate verbally

4. Ability to plan, organize and prioritize work

5. Ability to obtain and process information

6. Ability to analyze quantitative data

7. Technical knowledge related to the job

8. Proficiency with computer software programs

9. Ability to create and/or edit written reports

10. Ability to sell and influence others


http://www.forbes.com/sites/susanadams/2014/11/12/the-10-skills-employers-m...

#4 POP

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#3 Communication

#2 Problem-Solving

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#1 Teamwork

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  • Using the syllabus from a General Education course, identify at least three objectives, assignments, and/or activities that correspond with the top skills employers value. Predict how these skills could be applied to success in other college classes. Predict how at least two of these skills might translate to job success. Predict how at least one of these skills could be used in your own life. 5. Share your results.

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