The Non-Application of Professional Skills!

Attention to Details: You are attending an INFS6600 class and have just learned about Attention to Details. When the lecturer starts talking what do you do? Pick the Worst Answer

• Ask relevant questions to clarify your understanding
• Take notes and actively listen to the lecturer
• Ignore the lecturer and start playing games on your phone.

• Ignore the lecturer and start playing games on your phone and turn up the volume to ensure that everyone can hear.

Teamwork - You are working on your INFS6600 Final Presentation. The lecturer has just spoken about the importance of teamwork and collaboration. What do you do next when it is time to work on your group project? Pick the worst answer.

• Refuse to communicate with your team members, ignore their feedback and deliver substandard work to infuriate them!

• Actively support your colleagues, and find ways to contribute.

• Listen to the ideas of your colleagues and be open to receiving giving and receiving feedback.

• Show up to the meetings, but do the minimal work so that you can have more time to go out to Karoke with your friends!

Critical Thinking - The lecturer has just delivered an awesome presentation on design thinking and Ideation techniques around Multiplication, Division, Subtraction and Task Unification. Now it is your turn brainstorm some cool ideas for your project team. What do you do? Pick the worst answer.

• Ignore what is being taught and then ask your colleagues - what are we suppose to do?

• Download the lecture notes, and initiate a brainstorming activity using the Ideation techniques that were just taught.

• Find a whiteboard and list down the 4 different ideation techniques and start brainstorming.

• Immediately start brainstorming ideas without using any techniques that were taught.

Influencing without Authority - You have just learned about Influencing without Authority and are about to start working on your group project. One of your team members has a bad idea. What do you do? Pick the worst answer.

• Say thank you to your colleague for being proactive in sharing their ideas. Ask them to tell you more about it, and ask questions about the viability and feasibility!

• Ask them to tell you more about their idea including the pro's and con's. Have a group discussion and then vote.

• Stare at your colleague with a hostile gaze, and use blunt words to shut down their idea without discussion or consideration.

• Tell them their idea is "Non-Sense" and proceed with your own master plan

Focus - Your lecturer is about to deliver an amazing lecture on how to get rick quick. What do you do? Pick the worst answer.

• Drink some coffee, get a seat at the front and listen attentively!

• Drink some coffee, get a seat at the front and start taking notes!

• Pull out your laptop, go online and check out some of the latest shopping deals!

• Grab your phone, and go on Tik Tok to check out what your friends are doing!