Week ten- communication

This week I looked at reading about soft skills and their importance. One major negative effect technology has had on us is in places like this, simple communication is less common and people aren’t exposed to it as often as before, this means people aren’t as well versed in conversation and interacting with other. This can be what separate you from another person at a job especially since in a team based environment like it where things step outsourced to different departments. Communication is key.

Doyle, Alison. “Top It Soft Skills That Employers Look For.” LiveAbout, LiveAbout, 24 Feb. 2021, https://www.liveabout.com/top-information-technology-it-soft-skills-2063781. 

Powell, Alvin. “Social Skills Increasingly Valuable to Employers, Harvard Economist Finds.” Harvard Gazette, Harvard Gazette, 30 Aug. 2018, https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2017/10/social-skills-increasingly-valuable-to-employers-harvard-economist-finds/. 


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Week 5- job

 This week by doing the job research assignment I started to realize the things I value in a workplace and work environment. I care more about my health and body than how much money I make, you only get one body but there is plenty of money in the world. I am going into medical it and noticed that I’d prefer to work from home but that’s not super realistic in the field I’d be entering. I also realized that how important it is going to be to be organized going forward, in my education and in my future career. This is something I struggle with usually but I don’t have much to organize so it doesn’t effect my work much. But in the future I’m gonna have more more important information that I have to keep track of and it is becoming increasingly important to be organized.
Read more

Universal design week 7

 This week through watching the videos and lecture I have realized the importance of universal design and making things as easy as possible to use for everyone, even if people speak different languages technology can be universal and speak to everybody.  This possible through visual cues most notably, doesn’t matter where you are from or what word you use to describe something if there is s visual reference for others to refer to. Technology can be a universal language if made effectively the possibilities are endless. The next generation of developers will be more important than ever in order to give everyone equal Opportunity and accessibility to technology. What is Universal Design for Learning (UDL)?  YouTube. (2021, August 24). Retrieved November 14, 2022, from https://youtu.be/NL2xPwDrGqQ  Diversity, inclusion and Universal Design: Teddi Doupe: TEDxUAlberta . YouTube. (2018, May 7). Retrieved November 14, 2022, from https://youtu.be/hI-rsKbIvfc 
Read more

Week 11- soft skills

This week I looked at the lecture about soft skills and it confirmed my suspicion that technology comes with a trade off. In this case it means out soft skills as a society are starting to lack because of our reliance on technology. Certain elements of tasks get lost when creating new advancements but on doing so some of the enjoyment goes as well. I see it as a constant give and take between doing things naturally vs doing things with technological help. We may save time but lose some satisfaction in the process.
Read more