Dispositions
We define dispositions as cultivable behaviors desirable in the workplace. We are currently studying the following dispositions:
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Adaptable |
means to modify your strategies, techniques or tools to adjust to new events, circumstances, or demands. |
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Collaborative |
means to work with other people as a team, exchange, share and discuss ideas, feedback, and actions to accomplish a task. |
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Inventive |
means to find different ways of completing a task that may not be obvious at first glance. |
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Meticulous |
means paying attention to detail even when the detail is incidental to the success of a solution and addressing it may or may not be expected or rewarded. |
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Persistent |
means to stick with a task until it is completed even when the task seems difficult and even when you have doubts about your ability to complete the task. |
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Proactive |
means to attempt a task before it is due even though such initiative may not be expected or rewarded. |
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Responsive |
means to promptly attempt to resolve/address events, requests, feedback, or suggestions appropriately even when promptness may not be expected or rewarded. |
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Self-Directed |
means to learn new tools, techniques, etc. on your own to complete a task, even when the tool/technique is only minimally used or discussed in class and you may not receive additional credit just for learning it. |
Our goals in this project are to:
- Understand how computing students understand dispositions;
- Investigate how dispositions can be fostered among them.
Acknowledgments: Icons courtesy of flaticon.com (adaptable, meticulous, persistent, responsive, proactive, and self-directed) and freeiconspng.com (collaborative and inventive)