Global Community Project - Skills Build

Contents

1. Introduction

2. Planning and Organisation Activity

3. Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Activity

4. Creativity and Innovation Activity

Introduction

This Skills Build provides three activities, each one concentrating on one of the Integral Skills – Planning and Organisation; Critical Thinking and Problem Solving ; and Creativity and Innovation . They will involve the Specific Skills, shown in the table, that you will need to demonstrate in the Future Destinations Project Assessment. Using your Personal Effectiveness skills, you will be able to reflect, gather feedback and evaluate how well you are doing.

Integral Skill

Specific Skills

1.4 – Schedule activities and tasks.

Planning and Organisation

1.5 – Select and utilise appropriate  project management techniques and/or tools.

1.7 –   Monitor progress against project plan.

1.8 – Manage resources, timescales, and potential risks.

2.1 – Address complex problems using    meaningful questions.

Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

2.3 – Select appropriate information by critically  evaluating credibility and  recognising bias and assumptions.

2.4 – Analyse complex information and draw out  key points.

2.6 – Accurately use an academic method of    referencing.

2.7 – Construct responses that are evidence    based, persuasive and convincing.

2.8 – Propose and justify appropriate solutions.