
Pre-training
Pre-training before you start your new course, placement and/or job
These whiteboard animations belong to a series of 14 topic areas designed to help students (and managers) better prepare for their next job placement (internship / job rotation / during university coursework). They provide a novel take on how to be successful during your new job assignment (and/or during university coursework), especially when you find yourself in a situation where you are required to deal with complex unsolved problems, issues and challenges.
The 14 topics are designed to provide you with a more holistic take and go beyond traditional and conventional pre-training. Taken together, they will enable you to learn BETTER, learn FASTER and learn MORE than you are used to.
Each of the main topics covered provides you with (1) a brief background to set the scene; (2) what the topic is about; (3) three examples illustrating how to use the topic; (4) why it is important; (5) a brief “homework” exercise for you to apply.
The topics range from:
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What is “Staying F.O.C.U.S.E.D.” framework?
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Develop a complicated understanding
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Using metaphors to make the unfamiliar familiar
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Re-framing and the importance problem-setting using positive “re” words
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Situation awareness (making sense of context)
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Current taken-for-granted assumptions
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Integrative thinking
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Reflective practice
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Persuasive skills
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Critical incidents
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Improvising skills
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Relevate: make the irrelevant relevant
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Evidence-based management
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The value of “good” theory and research
These whiteboard animations are part of a $HK9.7M FOCUSED Project and generously funded by the University Grants Committee (UGC) of the Hong Kong Government.