Lecture 5 - Transferable skills for the present and the future Flashcards

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What are digital skills?

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  • any skills related to using and understanding digital tools
  • can be hardware (computers etc.), software (word etc.) or online applications
  • e.g.s include online shopping, emailing colleagues
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What are technical skills?

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  • relate to having knowledge relating to specific technical tools needed for the completion of a particular task
  • e.g. knowing how to use specific research equipment
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What are digital and technical skills that you will use during your degree?

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  • accessing materials online via Blackboard Ultra
  • online registration systems
  • typing essays on word
  • using Excel for data
  • conducting statistical analyses using JASP
  • accessing and searching through library resources
  • using email to keep up-dated with information
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What are digital and technical skills that you will use beyond your degree?

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  • most jobs require some degree of digital literacy e.g. using Word or Excel
  • the demand for digital skills has increased
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What is a digital footprint?

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  • it’s the information that you share online and which other people can find out about you
  • 70% of employers will search candidates online via social media
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Remote and asynchronous working?

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  • asynchronous working = people working remotely at different times to each other
  • many businesses use home-working or hybrid working
  • problems can be overcome by video conferencing, chat and digital shared workspaces
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Video conferencing?

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  • e.g. Zoom, Teams
  • challenges include coordinating a time that is suitable for everyone
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Chat?

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  • e.g. Messenger, WhatsApp
  • challenges include not everyone having these apps, people not being comfortable sharing information with these apps
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Digital shared workplace?

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  • e.g. google docs, Teams, Slack, Padlet
  • allows multiple users to share documents and work on them simultaneously limiting unneccessary communication
  • however they sometimes cost
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Problem solving?

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  • involves finding a solution when you encounter a challenge
  • it is a key transferable skill that employers are looking for
  • one of the main problems in psych research is people not wanting to take part, this can be solved by adding incentives etc.
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What is adaptability?

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  • refers to someone’s willingness to take on new challenges to learn or change in order to succeed and to adjust to changing demands
  • e.g. developing a new leadership style to better motivate your employers and increase productivity
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What did Monteiro explore?

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  • the effect of career adaptability on the employment status of graduates transitioning from uni to the workplace
  • found that students who were employed sooner after graduation had a higher career adaptability score
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What is resilience?

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  • refers to someone who has the ability to ‘bounce back’ after some sort of setback
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What is career resilience according to Collard et al 1996?

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  • the ability to adapt to changing circumstances even when the circumstances are discouraging or disruptive
  • is normally required on job applications
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Duckworth (2007)?

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  • resilience is part of what Duckworth describes as grit which she has found to be an indicator of achievement
  • Duckworth defines grit as ‘perseverance and passion for long term goals’
  • according to Duckworth: talent x effort = skill and skill x effort = achievement
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