Skills development report how different your life would be without skills development

[GROUP 5 | REPORT] FOREIGN TRADE UNIVERSITY SOFT SKILLS DEVELOPMENT =====000===== SKILLS DEVELOPMENT REPORT HOW DIFFERENT YOUR LIFE WOULD BE WITHOUT SKILLS DEVELOPMENT Group Number 05 Class PPHE101CLC[.]

FOREIGN TRADE UNIVERSITY

SOFT SKILLS DEVELOPMENT

Mrs Pham Thi My Dung

Hanoi, June 7, 2021

FOREIGN TRADE UNIVERSITY

SOFT SKILLS DEVELOPMENT

Mrs Pham Thi My Dung

Hanoi, June 7, 2021

7 Phạm Nguyễn Trung Hiếu

8 Lương Quang Huy

9 Lại Quang Huy

A Abstract

In modern times, advances in every life aspect have brought about bothopportunities and challenges to generation Z Young people in the 21st centurynow face the challenge of equipping themselves with not only essentialknowledge but also diverse skills In Viet Nam education system, from primary

to high school, knowledge is prioritized and compulsory, whereas soft skill isnot taught or optional However, along with globalization, soft skills equipment

is becoming increasingly necessary, especially the development of 4 skills: TimeManagement, Teamwork, Communication and Positive Thinking

After attending and finishing the Skills Development class in Foreign TradeUniversity, we have acquired the above-mentioned skills and successfullyapplied them into practice by doing a team project, which is making a video andwriting a report So as to complete this mid-term assignment and convey ourmessage, we have made the most of the 4 skills throughout our project process.The idea for our video derives from the daily and university life of a typicalstudent In this rushing world, youngsters have to encounter pressure, stress anddifficulty from even the smallest things And our video represents each dailyproblem of a student and their solution using soft skills

In this report, we would like to show how the video was made and how thecontent was created

B Introduction

I Objective of study

Generally, our main objective is to describe the usual problems surroundingstudents’ life, from which we show our empathy and share our simple solutions.Consequently, the importance of soft skills is highlighted and therefore, youngpeople will be encouraged to adopt these essential skills and have motivation todeal with any challenge in their life

The reality is that after graduating from highschool and entering a newindependent life, many students lack essential skills to handle their life In avastly changing world full of challenges, anxiety and stress are inevitable, butlearning how to eliminate them is quite important If one does not acquire softskills, there is a high chance that he/she cannot survive mentally and physically.Therefore, we want to use our skills to help people understand the importance ofovercoming daily problems and choose the right way to reach success

II Team project

· Execution time: From May to June, 2021

· Location: Prive home

· Executor: Group 5 – Class PPHE101CLC.3

· Video title: How different your life would be without skill development

· Language: English

· Video length: 9’13s

C Literature Review

1 Definition:

Time management is about the consistent and goal-oriented application in

practice of proven work techniques in such a way that managing oneself andone's environment becomes effortless while the time at one's disposal is used up

in the most meaningful way possible (Lothar J Seiwert in his Mehr Zeit für dasWesentliche)

2 Benefits of Time management:

· Delivering tasks at a smaller amount of energy invested,

· Better organization of one's work,

· Better work results,

· Less chaos and stress,

· More satisfaction from work,

· Higher motivation,

· Time to engage in tasks of 'higher order',

· Less pressure at work and better focus on efficiency,

· Fewer mistakes,

· Quicker attainment of work and personal goals

3 Bad Time management signals:

· Saying “yes” to everything

· Doing everything yourself

4 Ways to improve Time Management skill:

· Take regular breaks

· Learn to say “No”

II Teamwork skill

1 Definition:

A difference between “team” and “group”

A number of persons associated

together in work or activity to

achieve a specific goal

put together orconsideredas aunit

Teamwork: The combined actions of a group of people working together

effectively to achieve a goal

2 Advantages and disadvantages of working in team

+ Advantages:

· Teamwork helps in increasing collaboration and has a scope forbrainstorming, which results in getting more ideas Therefore, youcan see a growth in productivity

· To solve complex problems and to complete difficult tasks, theteam works better than an individual

· You can improve your skills while working in a team, as a teamwill be having people with different skills and abilities

· Teamwork helps you improve your communication skills

· Information Exchange: Each idea or suggestion, whoever it is by isconsidered and thoroughly discussed before the group arrives at aconclusion

· Team commitment: When one is committed to working in a team,the person can go on to encourage and support the performance as agroup:

+ Disadvantages:

· Unequal participation: It is quite possible that while in a group some ofthe customers may not do that much work, while others may work hard Thisinequality in the work done could cause trouble between the people in thegroup

· Intrinsic conflict: When a wide variety of people start to work in a group,disagreement is sure to arise between people in the group

· No individual thinking: While working in a group, there is no place forindividual or independent thinking It is by no means a one-man show

· Decisions making takes time/Time-consuming: In view of the fact that it

is a group effort, suggestions and ideas from all the people in a group have to

be taken into account

· Loss of creativity: Whenever you need to work as a group, group thinkingbecomes more relevant Because of this reason, creativity has been stumped

3 Types of teams:

· Project team: Functional team, Cross-functional team, Matrix team,

Contract team

· Self-managed teams

· Virtual team

· Operational team

· Problem-solving team

4 Team development process:

· Forming: This is where team members first meet It’s important for teamleaders to facilitate the introductions and highlight each person’s skills andbackground Team members are also given project details and theopportunity to organize their responsibilities

· Storming: At this stage, team members openly share ideas and use this as

an opportunity to stand out and be accepted by their peers Team leaders helpteams in this stage by having a plan in place to manage competition amongteam members, make communication easier, and make sure projects stay ontrack

· Norming: By now, teams have figured out how to work together There’s

no more internal competition, and responsibilities and goals are clear Eachperson works more efficiently because he or she has learned how to sharetheir ideas and listen to feedback while working toward a common goal

· Performing: There’s a high level of cohesion and trust between teammembers Teams are functioning at peak efficiency with less oversight fromteam leaders Issues still come up, but at this point, teams have strategies forresolving problems without compromising timelines and progress

· Adjourning: Teams complete their project and debrief on what went welland what could be improved for future projects Afterwards, team membersmove on to new projects

III Communication skill

1 Definition:

The ability to convey or share ideas and feelings effectively

2 Benefits of communication skill:

· Building trust

· Preventing or resolving

problems

· Providing clarity and direction

· Creates better relationships

IV Positive thinking skill

1 Definition:

Positive thinking means approaching life' s challenges with a positive outlook Itinvolves making the most of potentially bad situations, trying to see the best inother people, and viewing yourself and your abilities in a positive light

2 Benefits of positive thinking:

· Positive thinkers cope with stress faster and more effectively

· Better health

· You have better relationships with people

· Positive thinking lets you be more focused and concentrated

· More confidence

· Positive thinkers are more successful in life

3 Signs of positive thinking:

D Research Methodology

With the topic “A day without Skill development” we picked up some

events that happen in daily life We choice four particular situations:

1 “Wake up late when you have lots of deadlines to do” for withouttime management skill

2 “Helping friends in awkward situations” for without teamworkskill

3 “Misunderstanding information” for without speaking and

listening skill

4 “Uncomprehend writing” for without writing skill

We chose to compose scripts for every situation and started recording on5/6/2021 Due to the pandemic and government’s orders, we had some

troubles in recording videos and composing proper scripts, when we hadsome conflicts in ideas But we had managed those problems by choosingideas that were easy to record alone or via computer (ex: study online topic)and the content fits with our daily life, so the video may not be too formal.The video contains four parts and every part has a “with” and “without”factor

1st for the “without time management skill : Situation when you go to sleep

and set up alarm at 8 am, but when you wake up it’s 8 pm You look at thenote with 10 more tasks to do and the deadline is 9 pm

2ndfor the “without teamwork skill”: Situation when you fall asleep in your

online class, and the teacher calls you for answering question

3rd for the “without speaking and listening skill”: Situation when you and

your parents have a conversation with misunderstanding information

4thfor the “without writing skill”: Situation when you have to mark your

students’ homework with uncomprehend email

The main story of each part is simple: Main character will be trapped in adifficult situation and there will be two distinct scenes for the “with” and

“without” skill development

There were 6 members who took part in recording and making the video.All was done during the pandemic, indoors, in terms of following thegovernment's orders

E Finding and Analysis

The main story of the video contains five parts, and each part is a storyabout how skill development is essential for our life Each story shows thatskill development is essential and no argument that it is immensely useful forour life

F Recommendation

Time management provides better quality of work, enabling you to

achieve great performance and productivity Time management skills meansfocusing on the things that are most important to you, spending less time oneverything else, including prioritizing, goal setting, and plan for

achievement Taking control of your time reduces stress, anxiety and betterwork-life balance You understand how to achieve your goals in less time atwork and have more time freedom for the people that matter at home

Moreover, effective time management increases your focus and workingsmarter, therefore builds positive habits and ensures your productivity

Teamwork is an important skill, especially in the workplace Great ideascome not from a lone genius, but rather a team, even Einstein – who got all

of the credit for discovering the theory of relativity, but he still had to rely onhis friends and colleagues Working together lets employees build on thetalent of their teammates, offsetting their own weakness and strength,

building trust and conflict resolution, therefore you grow as an individualand as a team

Listening, speaking, and writing are the priority skills that you need tolearn whenever you can All these three skills come with great opportunities

to reach for your achievement in the future Speaking and writing are crucial

in college and the working process, because both help you with great

brainstorming, knowledge acquisition and being more confident in yourself.Speaking is immensely useful both in educating or in the working

environment; a sublime presentation requires the presenters to master

speaking skill, with excellent coherent, comprehend speech Furthermore,communication helps you to get on with somebody to start a good

relationship with, because with a wide relation, you have lots of assistance

and support from your partners and friends Writing on the other hand, helpswith impressing your superior by showing how professional you are in

writing emails, reports, therefore the promotion opportunity will rise

significantly Finally, listening skill is significantly useful in teamwork,especially when you are the leader A great leader comes with great listening,speaking and writing, but among all three of them, listening bonds memberstogether Understanding members’ opinions, listening to their ideas andthoughts, therefore builds a strong relationship between others

G Conclusion

Skill development is vital for our living, education and officeenvironment It constructs positive habits, advances our strength andmitigates weakness; we also have a chance to develop those skills byourselves: time managing for recording and composing video, listening tomembers' ideas, researching resources and enhancing writing skill

Even though the plan did not go through well, as we have had someconflicts about ideas, time and role play, trouble with recording due to thepandemic so the video may not be too professional, but we did our best toprovide a complete video with enough content to show our message abouthow important skill development is

H References

Tracy Middleton, The importance of teamwork (as proven by science),

[online] (2019) Available at:

I Appendix

1 Role in filming procedure:

· Script writer: Nguyễn Minh Hạnh

· Music: Nguyễn Ngân Hạnh

· Editor: Nguyễn Ngân Hạnh

· Characters:

- Scene 1: Deadline runner boy: Lại Quang Huy

- Scene 2:

+ Teacher: Đoàn Minh Hằng

+ Student: Nguyễn Ngân Hạnh

- Scene 3:

+ Mom: Nguyễn Minh Hạnh

+ Daughter: Ngô Nguyên Hạnh