Hi again Dee, Thanks for taking time to respond ... you prompted me to start thinking about the things that weren't there (from your taxonomy): Integrating, Caring, and Foundational knowledge. It seems to me that there are possibly skills that we need to address in those categories. For example, in the foundational knowledge I suspect that many students struggle with finding effective ways to understand and remember the ideas to which they are exposed. i wonder if, for many students, the rate of knowledge acquisition they are meant to achieve comes as a 'shock to the system'. We probably could do something about that---even if it is something as basic effective note-taking and how to read (and find) a scholarly article. I can see how we might assist students develop skills around Caring, but I'm struggling to see how one might develop skills in Integration. No doubt the answer is that I need to read more of your work :) I still worry that I have been somewhat myopic in the skills list developed thus far. Of course it's contingent on our New Zealand context, but I still hope that others might proffer some suggests. Kind regards Peter Smith Department of Management and International Business The University of Auckland Business School, Private Bag 92019, AUCKLAND Email: [log in to unmask], Phone: +64 9 923 7178 On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 22:28, Dee Fink <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Peter, > > What a wonderful task and related question. > > I will leave the door open to others, to address your question of which of > these learning goals might have the largest impact. What I can't resist is > the opportunity to note two things about your list of possible learning > goals. > > First, if you had not mentioned that the course was mainly about Management > and Marketing, I could have read that list as a good list of learning goals > for "Leadership in Any Kind of Organization" - churches, schools, the > military, university department chairs, non-profits, etc. > > Second, when I read your list of desired kinds of learning and relate them > to my taxonomy of significant learning, they seem to relate to three of the > categories of significant learning: > > *Application*: > > A. Skills > > Communication > > Writing > > Presentation > > Project Management > > IT Management > > B. Thinking > > Critical thinking > > Problem solving > > Creativity > > *Human Dimension*: > > A. Learning about ONESELF: > Managing oneself > > > B. Learning how to INTERACT WITH OTHERS > > Giving and receiving feedback > > Negotiating > > Managing Others > > Teamwork > > *Learning How to Learn* > Lifelong Learning > > Thanks for the quick posting! I assume others will have more to say about > your question. > > Dee > > > > > On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 3:47 AM, Peter Smith <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> I, and two colleagues, have been tasked with developing, introducing, and >> delivering a new core (aka compulsory) courses for our 1st year, >> undergraduate degree (Bachelor of Commerce).The 'content' of the course is >> largely based on Management and Marketing. >> >> Aside from the 'content', there are explicit goals around the delivery of >> soft skills. our starting list of soft skills is rather long (more than we >> can possibly do). Our partial list includes: >> >> Communication skills >> Writing skills >> Giving and receiving feedback >> Presentation skills >> Project management skills >> Negotiation skills >> Managing self >> Managing others >> Teamwork >> IT Management and Technology >> Critical thinking >> Problem Solving >> Creativity >> Lifelong learning >> >> >> I wonder what people have found that, in their experience, are the three >> or four soft skills that would have the largest positive impact on students >> (I'm leaving things rather vague here, so people can interpret the question >> in a variety of ways). >> >> >> >> Kind regards >> >> Peter Smith >> >> Department of Management and International Business >> The University of Auckland Business School, Private Bag 92019, AUCKLAND >> Email: [log in to unmask], Phone: +64 9 923 7178 >> Wave: [log in to unmask] >> > > > > -- > *********************** > L. Dee Fink > 234 Foreman Ave. > Norman, OK 73069 > Phone/FAX: 405-364-6464 > Email: [log in to unmask] > Website: www.finkconsulting.info > > **National Project Director: Teaching & Curriculum Improvement (TCI) > Project > **Senior Associate, Dee Fink & Associates Consulting Services > **Author of: Creating Significant Learning Experiences > **Former President of the POD Network in Higher Education (2004-2005) >