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Attitude on the Job

The purpose of this module is to introduce the occupational competency of valuing a positive work attitude. The goal is to develop an occupational skills set in portraying a positive attitude while on the job. This involves:

  • Discerning between positive and negative work attitudes
  • Citing personal benefits of having a positive work attitude
  • Exhibiting and maintaining a positive work attitude
  • Understanding the related body of knowledge
  • Using pertinent terms accurately in context
  • Taking responsibility for one’s own positive “tude"
Attitude on the Job

Key Questions - Attitude on the Job

  1. What is Attitude on the Job? An attitude?  A work attitude?
  2. Why is it important to have a positive work attitude?
  3. What terms are commonly used with Attitude on the Job?
  4. What are examples of technical occupations that need a positive work attitude
    1. Occupational Profile – Machine Shop Worker
  5. What mind set is associated with a positive work attitude?
  6. What mind set is associated with a negative work attitude?
  7. How can you tell when a worker has a positive or negative work attitude?
  8. What does it mean to be pollyannish?
  9. What affects your attitude on the job?
  10. Who’s responsible for your attitude at work?
  11. What are timely tips to take to tame your tirade?
  12. What is an anti-tude?
  13. What is the Standard Operating Procedure and Job Aid for displaying a positive attitude?
  14. What is your attitude toward this Soft Technical Skill?
  15. What have you learned?
  16. How should you announce your competence in Attitude on the Job?
  17. How can you continuously maintain your positive attitude on the job?

This module on Attitude on the Job is one of six topics in the Cluster of PERSONAL VALUES. The other topics are Ethics on the Job, Confidentiality, Responsibility on the Job, Initiative, and Whistle Blowing. Your digital credential for mastering this topic is shown here. Get credentialed now for only $80, reduced for this introductory offer from $350.

Ethics on the Job

The purpose of this module is to introduce the occupational competency of work-based ethics. The goal is to develop an occupational skills set of valuing character, integrity, and ethical behavior on the job. This involves:

  • Working with pride, honesty, and honor
  • Knowing the nature of work ethics
  • Confronting unethical work behavior in one’s self and others
  • Understanding the related body of knowledge
  • Using pertinent terms accurately in context
  • Taking responsibility for one’s own ethical work behavior
Ethics on the Job

Key Questions - Ethics on the Job

  1. What are ethics? What are ethics on the job?
  2. What is ethical work behavior?
  3. Why is it important to be ethical on the job?
  4. What terms are commonly used in ethics on the job?
  5. What is a “sense” of ethics?
  6. How can employees be unethical on the job?
  7. What is an absolute ethic? Relative ethic?  Malfeasance?  Other terms?
  8. What are the five principles of ethical power for workers?
  9. What are the five principles of ethical power for organizations?
  10. What are examples of ethical dilemmas in the workplace?
  11. What is ethical salve?
  12. How can lead workers supervisors, and employers improve workers’ ethical behavior on the job?
  13. What is a code of ethics?
  14. What is a code of conduct?
  15. What is the Standard Operating Procedure and Job Aid for Ethics on the Job?
  16. What is your attitude toward Ethics on the Job?
  17. What have you learned?
  18. How should you announce your competence in Ethics on the Job?
  19. How can you continuously increase your competence in Ethics on the Job?

This module on Ethics on the Job is one of six topics in the Cluster of PERSONAL VALUES.  The other topics are Attitude on the Job, Confidentiality, Responsibility on the Job, Initiative, and Whistle Blowing .  Your digital credential for mastering this topic is shown here.  Get credentialed now for only $80, reduced for this introductory offer from $350.

Confidentiality

The purpose of this module is to introduce the occupational competency of ethical concept of confidentiality or “keeping a secret” on the job. The goal is develop an occupational skills set on confidentiality, especially of information, on the job. This involves:

  • Using the procedures of confidentiality
  • Maintaining the security of information, such as data, design concepts, trade secrets, and other forms
  • Knowing how information can be inadvertently “leaked”
  • Understanding the related body of knowledge
  • Using pertinent terms accurately in context
  • Appreciating the need for “shhh” on the job
Confidentiality

Key Questions - Confidentiality

  1. What is Confidentiality?
  2. Why is it important to be technically competent in Confidentiality?
  3. What terms are commonly used with Confidentiality?
  4. What are examples of technical occupations where Confidentiality is important
    1. Occupational Profile – Paralegal
  5. What is Confidentiality of Information?
  6. What is intellectual property? Trade secret?  Other terms?
  7. What is a Promise of Confidentiality Pledge?
    1. Sample Confidentiality Agreement
  8. What laws demand confidentiality in the work place?
  9. Are there levels of trust?
  10. How are secrets revealed? How is confidentiality violated?
  11. Why is Bletchley Park important?
  12. What is the Standard Operating Procedure and Job Aid for being Confidential
  13. What is your attitude toward Confidentiality?
  14. What have you learned?
  15. Should you include your competence in Confidentiality on your resume?
  16. How can you continue to improve your competence

This module on Confidentiality is one of six topics in the Cluster of PERSONAL VALUES. The other topics are Attitude on the Job, Ethics on the Job,, Responsibility on the Job, Initiative, and Whistle Blowing. Your digital credential for mastering this topic is shown here. Get credentialed now for only $80, reduced for this introductory offer from $350.

Responsibility on the Job

The purpose of this module is to introduce the occupational competency of taking responsibility. The goal is to develop an occupational skills set in taking responsibility for one’s self while on the job. This involves:

  • Describing what it means to be responsible
  • Citing benefits of taking/ assuming responsibility
  • Analyzing responsibilities using the 2/4 paradigm
  • Taking responsibility for one’s self and for one’s technical output
  • Understanding the related body of knowledge
  • Using pertinent terms accurately in context
  • Inferring/compiling probable responsibilities for occupation(s)/career(s) of choice
Responsibility on the Job

Key Questions - Responsibility on the Job

  1. What is Responsibility on the Job?
  2. Why is it important to assume responsibility on the job?
  3. What terms are commonly used with Responsibility on the Job?
  4. What are examples of technical occupations in which it is important to be responsible on the job?
  5. What does it mean to be responsible?
  6. What is the to/for paradigm of responsibility?
  7. What’s the difference between being responsible and irresponsible?
  8. What are the four priorities of responsibility?
  9. What can you do if your responsibilities become too burdensome?
  10. What is collective irresponsibility?
  11. What is misplaced allegiance?
  12. Which laws supersede others?
  13. What are the relationships between responsibility, authority, and remuneration on the job?
  14. What is the Standard Operating Procedure and Job Aid for assuming responsibility on the job?
  15. What is your attitude toward being responsible on the job?
  16. What have you learned?
  17. How should you declare your competence in being responsible on the job?
  18. How can you continuously improve your competence in taking responsibility on the job?

This module on Responsibility on the Job is one of six topics in the Cluster of PERSONAL VALUES. The other topics are Attitude on the Job, Ethics on the Job, Confidentiality, Initiative, and Whistle Blowing. Your digital credential for mastering this topic is shown here. Get credentialed now for only $80, reduced for this introductory offer from $350.

Initiative

The purpose of this module is to introduce the occupational competency of taking work initiative. The goal is to develop an occupational skills set on valuing and enacting initiative on the job. This involves:

  • Anticipating what is needed and when
  • Exerting additional effort in accomplishing occupational tasks
  • Knowing the benefits of work initiative
  • Improving productivity
  • “Going the extra mile”
  • Using techniques of self motivation
  • Understanding the related body of knowledge
  • Using pertinent terms accurately in context
  • Appreciating the value of work initiative
Initiative

Key Questions - Initiative

  1. What is Initiative?
  2. Why is it important to show initiative on the job?
  3. What terms are commonly used with Initiative?
  4. What are examples of technical occupations where personal initiative is important?
  5. What is grit?
  6. What is assertiveness?
  7. Why do some people have trouble being assertive?
  8. How can you become more assertive?
  9. What is self-management?
  10. What do we know for sure about Initiative, and how do these tenets apply?
  11. What is the Standard Operating Procedure and Job Aid for showing initiative?
  12. What is your attitude toward Initiative?
  13. What have you learned?
  14. How should you announce your competence in Initiative?
  15. How can you continuously improve your competence in Initiative?

This module on Initiative is one of six topics in the Cluster of PERSONAL VALUES.  The other topics are Attitude on the Job, Ethics on the Job, Confidentiality, Responsibility on the Job, and Whistle Blowing. Your digital credential for mastering this topic is shown here.  Get credentialed now for only $80, reduced for this introductory offer from $350.

Whistle Blowing

The purpose of this module is to introduce the occupational competency of whistle blowing. The goal is to develop an occupational skills set on values, perils, profits, and procedures in whistle blowing on the job. This involves:

  • Defining what it means to be a whistle blower
  • Realizing why is it important
  • Realizing the pros and cons of whistle blowing
  • Understanding the related body of knowledge
  • Using pertinent terms accurately in context
  • Exploring personal and legal implications
Whistle Blowing

Key Questions - Whistle Blowing

  1. What is Whistle Blowing?
  2. Why is it important to know about Whistle Blowing?
  3. What terms are commonly used with Whistle Blowing?
  4. What are examples of technical occupations where Whistle Blowing may be important
    1. Occupational Profile – Abuse of Workers’ Compensation
  5. What does it mean that whistle blowing may be internal or external?
  6. What is a tattle tale? A snitch?  A stool pigeon?  Other terms.
  7. What is a bottlenecker?
  8. What’s unique about workers who become Whistle Blowers?
  9. What are the personal rewards/risks of Whistle Blowing?
  10. Do “good” organizations encourage Whistle Blowing?
  11. What civil laws protect Whistle Blowers?
  12. What is TIPS?
  13. How does a person decide to blow the whistle?
  14. What are steps to successfully blowing the whistle?
  15. What if you blow the whistle and no one listens?
  16. What are trends in Whistle Blowing?
  17. Who were examples of Whistle Blowing throughout history?
  18. What is the Standard Operating Procedure and Job Aid for Whistle Blowing?
  19. What is your attitude toward Whistle Blowing?
  20. What have you learned?
  21. How should you announce your competence in Whistle Blowing?
  22. How can you continuously improve your competence in Whistle Blowing

This module on Whistle Blowing is one of six topics in the Cluster of PERSONAL VALUES.  The other topics are Attitude on the Job, Ethics on the Job, Confidentiality, Responsibility on the Job, and  Initiative.  Your digital credential for mastering this topic is shown here.  Get credentialed now for only $80, reduced for this introductory offer from $350.