Post on 02-Jan-2016
How To Be The One Selected For The Job of Your Dreams
• If you want the job of your dreams you need to focus on two important sets of skills– First, the technical skills in your program of
study– Second, and equally important, you must
know and practice good WORK ETHICS
What Are Work Ethics?• A POSITIVE attitude toward your job, your
customers, your co-workers, and your employer• A POSITIVE and CONSISTENT set of behaviors
that indicate you want to exceed the expectations of customers, your co-workers, and your employer
The Savannah Tech Program• Commitment to and Practice of Work Ethics
Principles by all Savannah Tech Personnel• Involvement of Business and Industry in the
Development and Implementation of the Program
• Daily Interaction between Students and Instructors
The Savannah Tech Program(Cont.)
• Uniform System for Student Evaluation• Inclusion of a Work Ethics Grade on all
Student’s Transcript• Internal and External Marketing of the Program
What You Will Learn• Through Each Quarter You Are A Student At
Savannah Technical College You Will Discuss And Practice The Following– ATTENDANCE– CHARACTER– TEAMWORK– APPEARANCE
What You Will Learn(Cont.)
– ATTITUDE– PRODUCTIVITY– ORGANIZATION– COMMUNICATION– COOPERATION– RESPECT
Objectives• Understand the Importance of Attendance• Understand the Importance of Punctuality• Attend Class on Time• Leave Class on time• Notify Instructor IN ADVANCE Of Planned
Absence• Make Up Assignments Punctually
Activity• Discuss relevance of each objective in relation
to college classes and employment.• Ask for student input on each objective
Objectives• Maintain honest behavior in all situations• Be trustworthy, dependable, and reliable in
meeting all job responsibilities• Be willing to initiate projects and follow them
through to completion• Demonstrate self-discipline and self-
responsibility
Activity• Discuss relevance of each objective in relation
to college classes and employment.• Ask for student input on each objective
Objectives• Maintain honest behavior in all situations• Be trustworthy, dependable, and reliable in
meeting all job responsibilities• Be willing to initiate projects and follow them
through to completion• Demonstrate self-discipline and self-
responsibility
Activity• Discuss the following character traits
– Loyalty– Honesty– Trustworthiness– Dependability– Reliability– Initiative– Self-discipline– Self-responsibility
Objectives• Understand the importance of appearance in
the classroom and work environment• Display appropriate dress according to chosen
career field• Have a groomed and neat appearance• Practice good personal hygiene• Use correct and polite behavior in all settings
Activity• Have students discuss appropriate dress as it
applies to their chosen career field• One day during the week have students dress
with what they consider to be appropriate dress for their career field
• Discuss correct and polite behavior in classes and on the job (See next slide)
Correct and Polite Behavior• Not interrupting others while they are talking• Not carrying on side conversations while
someone is talking• Considering other’s feeling and concerns when
making decisions or comments• Being respectful of instructors and classmates• Providing assistance when asked
Objectives• Demonstrate a Positive Attitude
• Be Self-confident
• Have Realistic Expectation of Self
Activities• Discuss how to demonstrate a positive attitude
in a variety of situations• Discuss the relationship between positive
attitude and self-confidence• Discuss how to develop, maintain, and exhibit
self-confidence• Discuss the importance of developing a realistic
expectation of Self
Objective• Understand and follow safety practices in
classrooms and laboratories• Keep work area neat and clean• Follow directions and procedures• Conserve materials and resources
Activities• Discuss importance of following safety
procedures and the impact on a “lost-time accident” on corporate profitability
• Discuss impact of material or resource waste on the bottom-line
• Discuss good housekeeping and its relationship to safety and productivity
• Relate following directions to safety and productivity
Objectives• Demonstrate skill in prioritizing• Demonstrate skill in time management• Demonstrate skill in managing stress• Demonstrate flexibility in handling change
Activities• Discuss process for setting priorities in family
life, work life, and school life.• Demonstrate your system of time management
and ask students to discuss methods they use• Discuss stress, what are causes of stress, and
methods for managing stress• Discuss nature of change and how best to deal
with change at work and in your personal life
Objective• Understand the importance of good
communication skills• Understand how nonverbal communication
skills affect their overall communications in the classroom and at work
• Use effective listening techniques• Use proper oral communication skills
Activities• Discuss good communications (e.g., the message
received is the message sent). Discuss source of distortion that could affect good communication
• Demonstrate the effect nonverbal communication has on effectiveness of communications
• Demonstrate effective listening skills (e.g., don’t interrupt, repeat back, listen to nonverbal signals)
• Demonstrate proper oral communications techniques (e.g., proper volume, use of pauses, use of hand gesture, ask receiver for understanding of message)
Objectives• Display leadership skills• Practice good conflict-management skills• Demonstrate problem-solving capabilities• Maintain good working relationships with
supervisors and co-workers• Follow the chain of command
Activities• Discuss leadership traits and behaviors. Ask for
examples from students• Discuss methods of conflict management (e.g.,
avoidance, accommodation, forcing solution, bargaining, problem solving)
• Discuss how to manage relationships in the work and class setting
• Discuss the concept of chain of command and situations where it might be appropriate to go outside the chain of command
Objectives
• Deal appropriately with cultural/racial diversity
• Understand harassment and how to diffuse harassment
Activities• Discuss diversity and its role in profitability and
effectiveness of organizations• Discuss methods for helping people accept
diverse cultures/races/genders• Discuss behaviors which could be perceived as
harassment.• Discuss methods for dealing with harassment
(refer back to conflict management)