Skill-UP

One Kingstec Inc.

12|02|2020

Deregulators
Willow Seitz, Tim Sweeney, Ammar Hayel, Drew
Schofield
Skill-UP
The Proposition

Because courses are being delivered online, it is difficult for students to get to know
their own classmates or interact with the other schools at Kingstec. The Skill-UP
program is a virtual event designed to unify the campus and promote key soft skills.
The way we propose to do this is by holding a series of challenges between schools
for the duration of a week.

We believe soft skills should be learned in a fun and

engaging way.

We have taken into consideration the unique personalities, differences, and

motivators of the five schools. It was this information that influenced the type of events
that are being held. Skill-UP is a weeklong program, lasting Monday through Friday.
The events that take place are directly related to vital soft skills such as
communication, teamwork, leadership, and time management.

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Kingstec Schools & Concentrations

To create a generally “One Team Campus” despite our current situation, we need to
take into consideration the unique characteristics of each school. Skill-UP has
developed events that appeal to the attributes of some schools, and challenge others,
encouraging students to interact between schools, build friendships and establish
networks.

1. School of Access, Education and Language

Concentrations: Adult Learning Program, American Sign Language/English Interpretation, Early
Childhood Education
Personality: Communicative, influencers, generous, kind, socially adept, good listeners, patient
What motivates students: To be a role-model, shaping the next generation, knowledge, self-
improvement
Differences: Educators

2. School of Business and Creative Industries

Concentrations: Business Administration, Music Production and Engineering, Culinary Skills
Personality: Professional, leaders, innovators, creative, communicative, networkers
What motivates students: Autonomy, personal objectives, influence, self-
satisfaction, passion, creative freedom
Differences: Autonomy

3. School of Health and Human Services

Concentrations: Continuing Care, Disability Supports and Services
Personality: Caring, empathetic, pro-active, helpful, responsible
What motivates students: Ability to help others, saving lives, a sense of duty, equality, improving
quality of life
Differences: Empathetic

4. School of Technology and Environment

Concentrations: Electronic Engineering Technician, Horticulture and Landscape Technology, IT
Generalist, Geomatics Engineering Technology
Personality: Detail-oriented, creative, passionate, technical, innovative, idealists, realists, hands-on,
logical
What motivates students: Growing systems, improvement, the ability to influence, to leave a mark on
society
Differences: Innovative

5. School of Trades and Transportation

Concentrations: Carpentry, Marine Navigation, Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (Mechanical)
Personality: Inquisitive, chill, hardworking, explorative, systematic, technical, rational, team-
orientated, hands-on
What motivates students: Physical work, problem-solving, dynamics, sense of accomplishment,
Differences: Tactile
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Event 1: Choose Your Own Adventure Escape Room
Soft skills: Critical thinking, teamwork, analysis, decision-making

For the first event, we recommend a choose your own adventure styled escape room.
Each school would have a designated Microsoft Teams room, wherein a live video
feed of the escape room is being played.

Students work together within Microsoft Teams to determine what action to take next.
The first school to make it out of the escape room wins the game.

COMPETITIONS IN GENERAL
SERVE AS A CATALYST FOR
BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER.
BY BRINGING PEOPLE
TOGETHER IT CAN BOOST
CONFIDENCE IN TIMES OF
PROSPERITY AND GALVANIZE
COMMUNITIES IN TIMES OF
NEED.
(Neubert, 2017)

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Event 2: Kingstec Debate
Soft skills: Organization, conflict management, persistence, time management

The next event we recommend is a debate between the schools. The questions are
Kingstec-related, and change with each year as new problems or concepts within the
campus community present themselves.

Some examples of debate questions include:

o Should NSCC courses be online or blended next year?
o Should NSCC have decreased tuition for online classes?

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Event 3: Kingstec Family Feud
Soft skills: Time management, logical reasoning, communication, curiosity

Our third event is a Family Feud styled competition between the five schools, also held
within Microsoft Teams. The meeting is controlled by a designated gameshow host,
presenting a live feed of the game answers and questions.

We recommend the usage of the raise-hand mechanism to determine which team

“presses the button” first!

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Event 4: NSCC Talk
Soft skills: Communication, creativity, leadership, stress management, storytelling

Our final recommendation is an NSCC version of the TED Talks. Students can sign up
for allotted time periods to present creative and innovative ideas. This event provides
an opportunity for the schools to share their passion, competing in a way that is both
creative and personal.

The student(s) who receive the most votes on their speech wins. Consequently, so does
the school they belong to.

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Event 5: Movie Night
Soft skills: Social intelligence, trust building, respect, listening

Our final event—taking place on the last day of the program—is designed to
announce and congratulate the winning team. The school who wins the program
decides what movie the Kingstec campus will watch.

Movie content can be shared via Microsoft Teams, or the share feature of Amazon
Prime.

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Key Concepts

Student Motivation

You may be wondering how Skill-UP would convince students to participate in these
events. We know that people are motivated by intrinsic and external factors. Our
events directly align and appeal to what each school is motivated by. For example,
the escape room provides a sense of accomplishment and problem-solving tasks that
are engaging for the mind. The debate is influential and challenges the norm.
Freedom of creative expression is given when participating in the NSCC Talk. Skill-UP
is also focused on the development of soft skills, which targets those who are
motivated to learn.

There are also some external reasons to participate in this program. The winning
school receives these awards:

➢ A plaque that reads they are the winners of the Skill-UP program, to be
displayed at their respective school

➢ A long weekend (a day off from their studies)

➢ Choice of film during the campus movie night

Communication Strategy

To best invite/attract everyone to these events, we propose to use the following

media:

➢ Brightspace announcements

➢ Goosechase announcements

➢ E-mails

➢ The pulse app

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 ➢ Scheduled class pop-ins from a Deregulators representative

Leadership Roles

An independent organization within the school, such as the Deregulators, would host
this program. There is also the opportunity to partner with the Student Association, as
there are many roles within the events that require management, and multiple
platforms that need to be established.

Campus Culture

Skill-UP is a new virtual culture created from the effects of COVID-19. Having class
online has created unique challenges involving professionalism and soft skills. Time
management is more important now than it ever was before. These events will not
require a new culture on campus per se; instead, a virtual culture will be further
established. Diversity is an important consideration in online platforms. The ability to
take advantage of each other’s unique characteristics and respecting differences in
groups is amplified. Patience and understanding are more present in team projects.
The group management that is required in Skill-UP is directly related to the problems
students are having in their virtual classes.

We believe by developing virtual soft

skills in a fun and engaging
environment, students will improve in
their studies online.

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