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Using Project-Based Learning to Develop

Unassessed Interpersonal and Social

Professional SkillsUniversity of Cincinnati

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Skills Developed Through Project-Based Learning

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The Need for Professional Skills

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Employers are concerned about the social and interpersonal skills

DEFICIENCIESentry-levels

employees possess

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What the Numbers Tell Us

Study Conducted by the Partnership for 21st

Century Skills

Survey of Architecture Firms

Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

97% 89%

Leadership 73% 89%

Communications Skills 81 % 93%

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Critical Thinking

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Problem Solving

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Collaboration

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Leadership Through Influence

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Agility

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Adaptability

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Initiative and Entrepreneurialism

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Communication

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Accessing and Analyzing Information

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Curiosity and Imagination

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Implications and Conclusions

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