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Federica Montaguti

Developing skills for the future

Palma de Mallorca, 1st June, 2016

MANAGERIAL SKILLS: THE FUTURE

MANAGERIAL SKILLS: THE FUTURE 2

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• 1. Complex problem solving

• 2. Coordinating with others

• 3. People management

• 4. Critical thinking

• 5. Negotiation

• 6. Quality control

• 7. Service orientation

• 8. Judgement and decision making

• 9. Active listening

• 10. Creativity

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• 1. Complex problem solving

• 2. Critical thinking

• 3. Creativity

• 4. People management

• 5. Coordinating with others

• 6. Emotional intelligence

• 7. Judgement and decision making

• 8. Service orientation

• 9. Negotiation

• 10. Cognitive flexibility

Sources: WEF – Future of Jobs, cfr CISET for ManagerItalia, 2015

! CAN’T WAIT

FOR THESE SKILLS TO BE DEVELOPED ON THE JOB

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Experiential

• Real commissioner

• Results expected

• Unsolved issues

• Happening “now”

• Experiential learning cycle

• Teacher as tutor

LIVE PROJECTS

Heriot et al, 2008; Stravenga de Jong, et al., 2006; Chang, 2013i, Thomas&Busby, 2003; ecc.

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Transferrable skills development

“Deeper” knowledge of tools, concepts, approaches

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• Transversal module

• 5-6 months

• The whole class working for 1 commissioner, divide into max 5 people groups

• Assessment: reports, FB diary, tutorial continuous ass., discussion with commissioner

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•8 years •Specific unit transversal to 3 different degrees (tourism management, food marketing, events management) •13 weeks •Assessment: reports, group diary, discussion with the commissioner

WHAT DOES IT MEAN?

The experiential learning cycle

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EXPERIENCE

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INFORMATION ≠ KNOWLEDGE LEARNING IS A 2 WAYS ROAD NOBODY REALLY LEARNS

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LIVE PROJECTS WITHIN EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING

LIVE PROJECTS – STUDENTS’ CONSULTANCY

RESOLUTION OF PROFESSIONAL PROBLEMS

• USED IN NURNSING AND MEDICAL STUDIES

FIELD WORK/INTERNSHIP

PROJECT WORK

COMMUNITY SERVICE (US)

SIMULATION/ROLE PLAY

ACTION RESEARCH

STUDENT TEACHING

COOPERATIVE LEARNING

CASE STUDY

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SIMULATION BASED

ACTIVE BASED

PROBLEM BASED

SERVICE BASED

PLACE BASED

• When given as an option, it can attract the weaker students (applied=easier (????)) • It empahsises where the student is weak or has not really understood a concept

HOW DOES IT FIT?

• Often requires a negotiation with standards and control bodies (usually based on reproductive learning), and with the students themselves

Student-centric

• I requires different kinds of materials

• The other disciplines iand lectures involved need to be willing to adapt or shift the focus of their course

• The course content is for the majority non replicable

Flexible

• Although seeking it, students are not really ready to face this kind of expericence; it requires to take the responsbility, be active, and it is uncertain Challenging

Reveiling

WHAT DO I DO?

C – Selects and adapts the activity, engages the business T – engages the students L – focuses

C– coordinator T - Tutor L – Student

EXPERIENCE

REFLECT

THINK

CHANGE APPLY

INTEGRATE

FOCUS

LEARNING GOAL

Adapted fromHDRO

C – Adapts the expericence T – facilitates L – takes the challenge

C – Asks provocative questions T – supports the discussion L – reflects on the experience done

C – Lead the information, tootls, concept research T – stimulate sand deepen L –critically assesses ideas and instruments

C – Adapts the feedback activity T – helps the students L – modifies behaviours, schedules and activities

C –foresees the possible results and failures and adopts control measures T – Monitors the activity L – modifies behaviours, schedules and activities

C – assesses T – supports assessment L – integrates new knowledge in his/her activities, behaviour, tools

PROS AND CONS

IT DEVELOPS PROBLEM SOLVING

IT DEVELOPS LEADERSHIP, TEAM

WORKING, CREATIVITY, FLEXIBILITY

PROVIDES UNFORGETTABLE

EXPERIENCES TO THE STUDENTS

EMOTIONALLY STRONG

EXPERIENCES-> STRONG LINKS

REAL CONSEQUENCES AND

IMPLEMENTATION

PROVIDES A REASON TO LEARN

LEARNING RESULTS NOT FORSEEABLE

STUDENTS WORK UNDER PRESSURE (A LOT

OF PRESSURE)

STUDENTS CAN EXPERIENCE FAILURE IN A

REAL CONTEXT

TIME CONSUMING

MORE EFFECTIVE WHEN STUDENTS HAVE

SOME BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE

WHY?

STUDENTS’ EMPLOYABILITY COOPERATION WITH INDUSTRY

NEW SKILLS AND SELF CONFIDENCE EMPLOYABILITY

REASEARCH OPPORTUNITIES ANSWERING LEARNING NEEDS

“I AM HAVING FUN!” (The CISET Master’s Director)

YOUTUBE HAS A TUTORIAL AND A

COURSE FOR EVERYTHING, FREE

REWARDING

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