About this course: Knowing yourself, your team, your manager, and your organization are keys to personal and business success. What were once labeled soft skills are now modern requirements in today's workplace - especially if you are trying to get in the door or are already leading a team. This course is specifically designed for the: -Job Seeker: You will create a usable cover letter with feedback from your peers as well as develop exceptional responses to some of the most common, yet challenging interview questions. We will get you the skills to help get in the door! -Team Member: You will develop an action plan to confront your personality weaknesses and highlight your strengths so you can ace your annual review. We will also cover strategies that will help you uncover your true worth so you can ask with more confidence. We will get you the skills to get ahead! -Manager: You will create an effective action plan for an employee, team, or organization based on your new knowledge of personality types and you will create a 360 degree review plan to better identify your strengths and weaknesses. We will get you the skills to rise above the rest! We will dive deep into the types and teach you how to translate your new knowledge into business success by leveraging personality and emotional intelligence in the workplace - wherever you may be! Join us!
Who is this class for: This course is geared toward those looking for a job, those already there, and those in leadership or wanting to move to the next level.
Created by: University of Florida
Taught by: Toni Ratliff, Associate Director Health/Admin
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| Level | Beginner |
| Commitment | 3 weeks of study with 3-5 hours per week. |
| Language | English |
| How To Pass | Pass all graded assignments to complete the course. |
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Syllabus
WEEK 1
Get In: Know yourself
We will get started by exploring 3 personality tests and then look at you and your superhero. This week will be focused on you!
9 videos, 4 readings, 1 practice quiz
- Video: Course Introduction
- Discussion Prompt: Your introduction
- Video: Toni Talks: Operationalizing Personality Types
- Reading: Start by Taking the Tests
- Video: Overview of the 3 tests
- Video: Carl Jung and Archetypes
- Video: Myers-Briggs
- Video: Bird
- Video: Big 5
- Discussion Prompt: Use a test at work or home
- Practice Quiz: Practice Quiz
- Reading: Superhero Copyright Information
- Reading: Find your superhero type
- Video: Why super heroes?
- Video: Is Vader valuable? (Guy Nicolette, MD; Assistant Professor and Director of PCSMFP)
- Reading: Optional: Facebook Live Lecture (Week 1 Q&A)
- Discussion Prompt: Superheroes Around The World
Graded: Week 1 Quiz
Graded: Who's behind the mask?
WEEK 2
Get Ahead: Know others
We start this week by looking at others and then turn our attention inward to identify weaknesses that are inherent in each type.
12 videos, 1 reading, 3 practice quizzes
- Video: How do you tell types?
- Video: E/I
- Video: S/N
- Video: T/F
- Video: J/P
- Practice Quiz: Preferences Quiz
- Video: Words types use
- Video: Behaviors types use
- Video: Types under stress
- Practice Quiz: Identifying types by words and actions
- Video: Identify your weakness
- Video: Is conflict bad?
- Video: Finding the silver lining
- Discussion Prompt: Ugly Duckling?
- Practice Quiz: Weaknesses of the types
- Video: Interview advice from Rochelle (Toni's student)
- Reading: STAR technique for interviews
- Discussion Prompt: Peer Review Forum: Interview
Graded: Week 2 Quiz
Graded: Interview Option
WEEK 3
Rise Above the Rest: Moving from "them" to "us"
We will wrap up class by looking at ourselves as part of a team and organization. The final project brings everything you have learned in class together to give you a tangible product that will help you get in, get ahead, and rise above the rest in any situation!
6 videos, 1 reading, 1 practice quiz
- Video: Does a team have a type?
- Video: Do organizations have types?
- Video: Group Types
- Discussion Prompt: What's your team and organization type?
- Practice Quiz: Group types
- Video: Hard vs soft skills
- Video: Strengths according to type
- Video: From Solo Performer to Leader
- Discussion Prompt: Strong Leader Qualities
- Reading: Writing a Cover Letter
- Discussion Prompt: Peer Review Forum: Interview
Graded: Week 3 Quiz
Graded: Cover Letter / Interview Option
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This was a great course to learn more about yourself and others in your workplace. Highly recommend this course for any organization managers that want to create a more effective team atmosphere.