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Employment Skills - Assignment

   

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Assignment 1Module Code and Module TitleTitle of AssignmentModule Leader’s NameYour Tutor’s Name (this person will mark your work) **Your name (Family name underlined)Your Student NumberDate of SubmissionAssignment

Assignment 21.0 Introduction As part of the Essential Study and Employment Skills unit module, we were assigned group tasksthat aim at building student skills on various aspects. It is worth pointing out that working as a team isnot only an essential part in the study process but also provides one with the opportunity to developcritical skills required in employment. One of the requirements of the unit was to attend and participateas a team in a fundraising for the Macmillan Cancer Research in Greater London. The foundation isdedicated to helping people understand the needs, numbers and experiences of people affected withcancer (What we do n.d.). Additionally, it seeks to reach and improve the lives of those living with thedisease while inspiring millions of others to follow in the foundation’s footsteps. Thus, my team and Itook an active role in the fundraiser by engaging in activities such as raising money and keeping clearand accurate records of the money collected during the entire fundraising activity. Throughout theprocess, the team kept an updated record and minutes of all meetings conducted. Afterwards, all themoney collected was handed over to the module tutor and signed off by the team members. As a whole,the fundraising activity was an interesting and informative learning experience for the team and me. Itis also imperative to point out that the group work activities undertaken this semester has offered me agreat opportunity to gain and develop critical skills such as communication, teamwork, planning,research, problem solving, organization and time management. 2.0 Audit and Evaluation of Key SkillsBy and large, taking part in the fundraising activity as part of a team was a great learningexperience for me. Fundamentally, I learnt various key skills through the process that I believe wouldcome in handy not only in class but also in the future during my employment. In a nutshell, the key skillsthat I acquired during the activity comprise of effective communication, teamwork, research, decision-making, time-management and problem-solving. 2.1 Effective communication As a whole, my communication skills have improved tremendously after engaging in the groupactivities with my team. Mainly, one can attribute this to the fact that effective communication isnecessary for groups to function successfully. As a result, all team members tried to enhance theircommunication techniques in order to interact well with the rest of the group. As such, group workrequires members to explain their ideas and express their feelings openly in order for the rest of the

Assignment 3members to understand their concept. In addition, it requires members to listen carefully to the ideasand feelings of others in order to contribute to the. It is also necessary for group members to askquestions as a means of clarifying the ideas and contributions made by their peers. What is more, non-verbal communication plays an important role in group work as it allows team members to determinethe feelings and emotions of the others towards a particular view (Communication behaviors, n.d.).Aside from these qualities, by the end of the activity, the team members offered feedback andsuggested that they had noticed that my communication skills had improved significantly since I wasnow able to initiate conversations about the group activities, something that I was unable to do beforethe beginning of the task. Therefore, the group activity helped me gain some fundamentalcommunication skills that will not only useful in the classroom setting but also the outside world. 2.2 Teamwork As noted earlier, a large portion of the assignment for this module entailed working in a group offour students in order to enhance learning. As a result, I had an opportunity to work in a team with mypeers. In my experience, working as a team enhanced cooperative learning characterized by positiveinterdependence positive interdependence among members. Through the activity, we discovered thatbetter performance by each group member results in better performance by the entire group. As aresult, the spirit of teamwork was enhanced, encouraging each member to make a contribution on theirpart in order to enhance the overall group performance. In addition, working towards the fundraising for the Macmillan Cancer Research in GreaterLondon allowed me to develop the skills of working collaboratively with others to achieve a commongoal (Teamwork Skills n.d.). In this case, the group was working towards the common goal of raising asmuch money for the organization. Apart from working towards a common goal, the activity allowed usto work in support and respect of each other (Teamwork Skills, n.d.). As such, we all learnt how todemonstrate support for one another in order to accomplish the goals of the group. Furthermore, theteam was able to offer constructive feedback in a respectful manner. It is worth noting that constructivefeedback often requires listening well, asking for clarifications when ideas are unclear and being open tochange (Brame & Biel 2015). Consequently, the team activity enabled us to develop a sense ofcollaboration in our meetings and activities. Therefore, in general, the fundraising activity played acritical role in improving and enhancing my sense of teamwork. 2.3 Problem-solving

Assignment 4In addition to team work and communication skills, the group activity helped me gained criticalproblem solving skills. As such, it offered the group an opportunity to develop and use strategies inorder to work towards the group’s objectives. It also allowed us to work together to devise solutions forproblems that we encountered during the group activity. Primarily, the problem solving processcomprised of sharing thoughts and holding discussions about the problems that occurred during thegroup assignment (Problem Solving n.d.). By the end of the task, the group commented and providedfeedback indicating that I had gained vital problem skills through cooperating and collaborating with theviews of my peers in the group. As such, I learnt that the problem solving process comprises of firstdefining the problem at hand, analyzing it, generating all the possible solutions, evaluating the solutionsfor viability, and finally implementing the solution. It is worth noting that we faced various problems while completing the assignment. The firstproblem we encountered was on how to mobilize funds and collect as much as possible for thefundraising activity. Therefore, to solve this problem, we came together as a group and brainstormedon the ideas to encourage people to contribute towards our course. As part of the solution, the groupmembers came up with the idea to hold a garage sale at one of the team member’s houses. In the sale,all members brought things that they no longer used and sold them to the members of the communityat a good price. At the end of the day, we were able to raise some money for the cancer fundraiser. Inthe future, when I work in a group and we encounter financial constraints, I would suggest variousincome generating activities that would help the group raise funds for the course. Therefore, the groupactivity allowed me to gain and exercise problem-solving abilities.SkillExperienceEffective CommunicationThe group activity helped me develop effectivecommunication skills such as articulating ideas andlisten keenly.Teamwork The activity helped in building a team spirit andcohesiveness among membersProblem solving By the end of the activity, I had developed criticalproblem solving abilities. 2.4 Time-ManagementIt is also worth noting that I gained critical time management skills over the period weconducted the group activity. Unlike individual time management, team time management is somewhat

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