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Be an All-round Professional. Develop Your Generic Competencies. Student Affairs Office. Generic Competencies. Knowledge, skills and attitudes (e.g. leadership, EQ, problem solving) that could be learnt in different ways and transferred/ applied to new situations.
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Be an All-round Professional Develop Your Generic Competencies Student Affairs Office
Generic Competencies • Knowledge, skills and attitudes (e.g. leadership, EQ, problem solving) that could be learnt in different ways and transferred/ applied to new situations. http://tcgames. wordpress.com/ From finalfantasy-XIII.net
Be an all-rounder : Why important? • Employers and professional bodies nowadays value professional AND generic competencies.
To understand how well students develop in Generic Competencies whilst studying at PolyU…, • we compare graduates’ self-ratings to the • SAARD QuestionnaireTM during admission • (pre-test) and graduation (post-test).
Abbreviations of Competencies: CO = Communication PS = Problem Solving CreT = Creative Thinking TW = Teamwork GO = Global Outlook CriT = Critical Thinking CA = Cultural Appreciation LL = Lifelong Learning LS = Leadership EQ = EQ & Psychological Wellness IE = Interpersonal Effectiveness HL = Healthy Lifestyle EN = Entrepreneurship SNR = Social & National Responsibility
Summary of Survey Results – • This group of PolyU graduates had relatively GREATER development in: • CommunicationCreative Thinking • Problem SolvingTeamwork • However, their development in the following 3 competencies was SMALLER: • Social & National Entrepreneurship Healthy Lifestyle • Responsibility
All-round Development Report • If you have completed the SAARD QuestionnaireTM during admission, you may also compare YOUR OWN developmental status along 14 Generic Competencies with other PolyU students. • Just use your student ID # and PIN to login your SPECIAL ePortfolio: www.polyu.edu.hk/sao/special/portal • Then choose “All-round Development Report” from the menu bar on the left >>>>>>>
So what? Extra-curricular • After knowing your strengths in Generic Competencies and room for improvement, you may then follow the path embedded in ePortfolio to develop yourself: E- Portfolio Curricular Co-curricular Record & Showcase Achievement Set Goals & Plans Join Activities to Develop Aim
SAO’s counsellors and advisors will provide guidance and encouragement for the pursuit of all-round development. For enquiries and booking: (By phone) 2766-6800 (Walk in) ST314, 3/F., S Core (Via SAMS) www.polyu.edu.hk/sams Our support Enquiries about the SAARD Survey: (By phone) 2766-4250 (email) saphilip@inet.polyu.edu.hk