Peer Review

Employability Skills

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Reviewed:: Feb 7, 2022 by Business

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Overview:

This module-based lesson plan and activity material from the Florida Advanced Technological Education (FL-ATE) Center will help students understand and develop their own set of personal employability skills, such as communication and teamwork. This one-session activity aims to help students understand the importance of communication and teamwork in a business setting.

Type of Material:

Simulation/game

Recommended Uses:

This is recommended to be used in class.

Technical Requirements:

Mozilla Firefox 95.0.1 was used to access the document, users should also be able to download PDF files.

Identify Major Learning Goals:

Students will understand the importance of communication and learn about working in a team.

Students will demonstrate employability skills such as communication and teamwork

Subgoals -

Reading with understanding to follow instructions
Communication among the team members
Emphasize how to manage time
Collaboration complete the tasks
Listen to everyone’s comments and suggestions
Give and accept constructive criticism

Target Student Population:

Upper level high school, lower level college, professional. It could also be used as an icebreaker.

Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:

Users should be able to search with the browser and have basic computer skills to access this activity, and the ability to download a PDF file. To use the material, users should be familiar with basic group dynamics concepts.

Content Quality

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Strengths:: This class activity offers skill-based learning through practical and competency-based approach. It is straightforward and the instructions are easy to follow.
Concerns:: The Skills Scorecard was not available. It is mentioned in the instructions but it was not included in the file. It is possible that students could conduct Internet searches based on soft skills desired in the workplace in lieu of the Scorecard.

Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool

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Strengths:

Syndicate based learning that encourages interaction, feedback and knowledge exchange.

The sample questions to help facilitate the discussion were very needed and helpful to initiate what the participants learned from the Employability Skills Module.

Concerns:

The focus is narrowed on a particular case example without considering other related dynamics. In addition to communication and working in a team, this case also deals with process improvement and organizational change.

Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty

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Strengths:

The instructions are simple and straightforward.

Because this is a team activity, each participant would have an opportunity to voice what he/she understood to help the team reach the expected outcome.

Concerns:

Subjectivity factor especially during debriefing, i.e. lacking proper debriefing guidelines.

The missing Skills Scorecard is a concern.

Other Issues and Comments:: Great, creative activity. There should be a review on the number of needed participants and determine how to complete this activity if there are not enough team members to divide in 4s.
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