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A Skills Profile for a Graduate in Geography

WRITTEN COMMUNICATION

  • summary
  • creative writing
  • analytical writing
  • coherence of argument and logic
  • range of written styles
  • peer evaluation

TEAM MANAGEMENT

  • motivating
  • planning
  • decision making
  • achieving
  • team evaluation

ORAL COMMUNICATION

  • talking
  • listening
  • public speaking
  • arguing/debating
  • persuading
  • replying
  • peer evaluation
  • self evaluation

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

  • word processing
  • email
  • internet
  • statistical packages
  • graphical packages

PROBLEM SOLVING

  • creativity/lateral thinking
  • organisation/planning
  • research planning
  • analysis
  • synthesis
  • evaluating success

SELF MANAGEMENT

  • time management
  • self evaluation
  • setting goals/forward planning
  • clarification of goals

TEAMWORK

  • co-operation
  • negotiation
  • explaining
  • counselling
  • understanding
  • self evaluation
  
Source: Compiled from Oxford Brookes University Mapping Skills project (as used by the Geography Department there) and from the CVCP project Recording Achievement in Higher Education. Cited in University of Portsmouth, Careers and Personal Development Program for Geography Students, p.9)

 

Evaluating Your Skills

You should now go through the above skills profile and rate yourself on each item.

The rating scale used in the Portsmouth program is given below:

  1. Unknown (you have never had to use this skill)
  2. Poor
  3. Moderate (you think you could get by)
  4. Good (you feel you could use this skill fairly well most of the time)
  5. Very Good (you are comfortable with this skill, enjoy using it and feel that you do so very competently)

University of Portsmouth, Careers and Personal Development Program for Geography Students, p.10 )

After going through the self rating note down solid evidence you could use to support your skills claims.

Kevin McCracken
Phone: +61-2-9850 8388
Email: kevin.mccracken@mq.edu.au

 

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