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WRK200H Emotional Intelligence I

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An introduction to understanding and applying emotional intelligence Emotional Intelligence is the ability to recognize and effectively manage our emotions as well as the emotions of others. As a result, emotional intelligence increases individual’s capacity to make good decisions, build relationships, and better deal with stress and change. The goal this workshop is to introduce the concept of emotional intelligence as well as give an overview of the components of Emotional Intelligence.

WRK201H Emotional Intelligence II

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An in-depth look into ways to improve emotional intelligence Pre or Co-requisite: Honors Program workshop H1 Emotional intelligence increases individual’s capacity to make good decisions, build relationships, and better deal with stress and change. In order to accomplish more while maintaining a harmonious environment, it is becoming critical not only to perform technical skills and deliver outcomes but to be able to analyze and understand one’s self and others. This workshop aims at going more in depth into the topic so that students can apply theory into practice.

WRK202H Life Balance

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In this millennium of ever-changing environmental factors and expanding opportunities, individuals find themselves overwhelmed and often end up burning out while becoming increasingly demotivated. With the growing professional, global, cultural and personal responsibilities, individuals have to find alternative ways to perform, deliver in multiple areas of their lives while maintaining a healthy overall wellbeing. The workshop will assist students in finding and maintaining excellence both as a student at LAU and as a human being in other areas of life.

WRK203H Skills of Debate

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The workshop will focus on the three elements of debate that help develop and enhance skills like critical thinking, decision-making, teamwork, active listening and leadership. These are 1) argumentation and cross-examination, 2) public speaking and the use of verbal and non-verbal delivery and 3) formal debate structure. Participants will get first-hand experience of the power of logic, structure and delivery in persuasion all within the context of an actual formal debate.

WRK204H Goal Setting and Vision Boarding

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Goal setting is the process of identifying something that the student wants to accomplish, and establishing measurable goals and time frames. Smart goal setting involves the development of an action plan designed to motivate and guide a person to achieve his/her goal on a personal and professional level. Vision boarding is a visual representation of what one wants to create in life; it is a powerful tool for creating a roadmap to success. The vision board is created by using images and words of the set goals and dreams, crafted together on a board. It will help students define their intentions and desires, gain clarity, perspective, focus, and go from imagining to envisioning with purpose.

WRK205H Steer Your Career

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Steer Your Career is a professional learning program which focuses on the work-readiness skills and career perspectives.

The workshop aims to raise the students’ awareness of professional skills and challenges faced as they take their first steps in the professional career path. It will empower and prepare them using modern day tools, methodologies of career development and expert trainings with sessions covering concepts in professionalism and the work place.

WRK206H Steer Your Career

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Steer Your Career is a professional learning program which focuses on the work-readiness skills and career perspectives.

WRK207H Leadership and Change

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This workshop will help students acquire some core skills required to better deal with change and explore new perspectives designed to prepare them for future leadership roles. Students will be able to:

identify different types of change and the way people and organizations may react to them.
explore one change management theory.
explain why people resist change and how resilience could help them overcome their resistance.

WRK208H Comm-U-nicate

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The wisest among us have understood that there is no “one size fits all”, especially when it comes to communication. Think of all those times you had something great to say in class, but then something happen and it just faded away. Or about that time you were talking to your friend (or parent) and they just “didn’t get it”. Or better yet, about that person with the weird accent that seems to be uttering alien words all the time…

Today, more than ever before, we communicate with different types of people all of whom perceive the world in their own way and we often take this for granted. We expected them to understand us, but yet for some reason, we often refrain from attempting to understand them.

Through “Comm-u-nicate”, you will be able to:

Explain why miscommunication happens using a renowned model, and what you can do to communicate better with others.
Identify the various differences between Hearing and Listening, and explain how the latter is correlated to enhanced communication.
Practice using a questioning technique that helps conversations flow better.

WRK209H Ace your Interview

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With your imminent graduation around the corner, some of you are probably starting to look for great opportunities to enter the workplace. In fact, some of you may already be halfway through a series of interviews, which organizations carefully design to select the best-fit candidates among you. The trouble is, you simply aren’t told what to really expect…and that makes thing more complicated and borderline unfair.

This workshop will offer you insights on how real interviews are conducted, from both sides of the table. After completing this, you will be able to:

Explain the most common types of interviews and why they are used.
Analyze the STAR method is and how you can leverage it to ace your interview.
Apply best practice that will help you leave a lasting impact your interviewers.
Practice nonverbal techniques and tips to impress your interviewers even more.

WRK210H Own the Stage: How to Deliver more Impactful Presentations

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“OtS” is designed as a holistic learning experience that reflects a real challenge students face as they are about to enter the workforce: presentations!

At the mere sight of the word, hearts start beating faster, palms get sweaty and voices start to shake. With that in mind, Own the Stage offers you a safe learning environment where you must simply…practice.

Through a series of constructive iterations, you will be able to attain a more personal touch to your overall style and learn how to deliver more impactful presentations.

Specifically, you will be able to:

Identify the core requirements the make presentations impactful.
Re-align your nonverbal communication with your verbal approach.
Practice delivering to an audience of your peers.

WRK211H Performance Elevated

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Have you ever felt like there just isn’t enough time?

Deadlines creep up on you from out of nowhere.

This other student disappeared on the last week before that final project.

And there still is that trip you need to plan with your family for the summer…

What if there was something you could do about this to better manage your time, and ultimately deliver a better performance both at school and in your personal life?

Performance Elevated is designed to present you with a different paradigm on the concept of time management. Through it, you will be able to

Manage your time in a better way by applying a proven framework.
Set goals in an optimal fashion that will offer the highest chances of success.
Identify a set of strategies to cope with daily interruptions.

WRK212H Stress and Time Management for Effective Decision Making

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We work in a highly competitive environment where stress is part of our life styles. This workshop will provide the participants with the key skills to manage both their stress and their time effectively. It will explore the students to ways of using the positive effects of stress to make adequate decisions and perform better in their lives. Upon the completion of this workshop, students will be able to:

Identify the most common time wasters and how to cope with them.
Distinguish between urgent and non-urgent tasks.
Develop basic skills to manage one’s time at the office, home and throughout one’s life.
Understand the connection between time management and stress, and identify some symptoms of stress on body, mind, emotions and behaviors.
Identify key steps in rational decision-making and understand the constraints in this process.
Pinpoint some “mental locks” that inhibit creativity and categorize elements of creative problem solving.
Appreciate the brainstorming approach in decision-making.

WRK213H Best Tools to Optimize your Digital Marketing Presence

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This course teaches the foundations of search marketing to an audience with or without previous experience in the field. The course includes an overview of the main search strategies currently available online and explains how we can use each to promote brands and businesses on Google, in a cost-effective way. By attending this program, students will acquire what they need to create and implement successful digital search marketing campaigns and promote their websites in order to raise awareness, build brand trust, increase traffic and generate sales and conversions. Upon completion of this workshop participants will be able to:

Understand the basics of search marketing.
Understand the difference between SEM and SEO.
Read and generate reports on Google Analytics.