This presentation is about the two generic skills that has to be mastered in working field. This presentation is based on the Paper by Watson, P. (2002). Innovative teaching, teamwork, and generic skills in the university environment. Celebrating Teaching at Macquarie , 1-9. This is presented as the final assessment of Introductory Academic Program conducted by Griffith University to Australian Award Scholarship Awardee in June 2014

1. Generic Skills that are required to
work effectively in group work
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2. Which one is
more effective? Individual
Group
Work
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But….
‘Group Work action
remains unsuccessful
due to lack of
knowledge and skill
who are chosen for
their functional
technical skills’
(Ellis et al, 2002, p.642)

3. What is the basic skills needed to work
in group effectively?
• Communication Skills
• Planning Skills
• Managing and using
conflict
• Leadership and decision
making
• Meeting skills
• Ability to value and use
differences among team
members
• Evaluating individual
and team performance
• Work How flow they are
and process
analysis, useful in group
incorporating
reflective practice
• Personal management
skills
(Watson, 2002, p.2)
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How they are
related to each
other
Argue that, of
these skills,
communication
skills is the most
important skill

4. Communication skills
(Muslim, 2014) states that in order to assist effective
Sender
communication, some aspects that should be mastered
Message
Receiver
Response
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..is the most
important skills
among these
skills
Because intensive interaction through
discussion, debate and exchanging idea in
the meeting can be gained through
Mutual
Understanding
including:
•Presenting ideas clearly
• giving feedback
• confidently perform presentation by using interactive
media
• negotiating
• using non verbal language
conducting cross cultural communication

5. Planning Skills
Ellis et.al
(2005)
Planning is the
capacity of group
work members to
sequence effectively
and orchestrate
activities as well as
managing procedural
interdependencies
among members
Watson
(2002)
Time management
and organization
Record Keeping
Planning and goal
setting
Ellis et.al
(2005)
Keeps group stability
Keeps group
development
Facilitates the needs
of member
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Its definition
It Includes these
aspects:
It is crucial
because:

6. Communication and planning skills
are inextricably linked
Planning
Communication
Effective
group
work
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Communication
Planning
Task
Coordination
Problem-solving
behavior
‘
Translating knowledge into skill may
also be an indirect process, as both
planning and task coordination and
collaboration problem-solving
behavior RELY ON communication’
(Ellis et al, 2005, p.647)

7. Conclusion
The role communication and planning skills play in
supporting group work effectiveness. It is essential
for group member to be trained in these skills.
Although planning is very important in keeping the
group on the track, it is argued that communication
is the most important skill from all basic skills since
planning, task coordination, collaborative problem-solving
behavior heavily rely on it.
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8. Reference
Ellis, A. P., Bell, B. S., Ployhart, R. E., Hollenbeck, J. R., & Ilgen, D. R. (2005).
An Evaluation of Generic Teamwork Skills Training with Action Teams.
Personnel Psychology , 58 (3), 641-672.
Muslim, N., & Yunos, N. (2014). The Direction of Generic Skills Courses at
National University of Malaysia (UKM) towards fulfillling Malaysian
Qualifications Framework. Asian Social Science , 10 (4).
Watson, P. (2002). Innovative teaching, teamwork, and generic skills in the
university environment. Celebrating Teaching at Macquarie , 1-9.
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