Question.1289 - Throughout this semester, we have taken a look at the role education plays in different world regions and the fact that education is closely tied to the status of women and the overall economic well-being of individual countries. In this discussion, I would like you to reflect on your position as students at an institution of higher learning in the United States. Please start new threads for the following sub-topics: 1. What skills do you think employers are looking for when they post positions that have a bachelor's degree as a requirement? 2. Why do you think there are Gen Ed requirements and what courses would you like to see being part of the Gen Ed requirements, i.e., what do you think a college graduate should know? 3. Do you think the ready availability of digital tools and the internet has resulted in you being better educated than previous generations? Do you feel like you are getting a good foundation of knowledge? 4. If you have used GenAI, have you run into limitations of this relatively new tool?
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Hello everyone, based on the learnings from the course so far and based on my work experience, I would like to share some of the skills demanded by employers; although there are several factors that could influence potential hiring process, employers look for multi-skillset rather than focusing solely on the grade scored in the degree, such as during the interview they look for communication skills in terms of how well they pitch for themselves this also includes certain personal traits like humility - so that they're open to learning and are ready to take up any role offered, so when a candidate is able to sell his/her skillset through intriguing communication, they'd be pleased. Along with that, they look for certain specific abilities like critical thinking and problem-solving skills, which are usually analyzed by scenario-based interviews; during this proposes, they also look for how they're able to position the learnings of their degrees within the desired fields. Also, how open they are to working with a diverse set of people by establishing an inclusive environment. Some of the other skills include time management and the ability to lead because companies want to develop their internal employees to leadership roles rather than wanting to hire a new person and train them; along with that - other skills like adaptability and digital literacy. In terms of Gen Ed, they serve as a basis for exposing people to certain fields that they can explore with specific majors. Some of the course suggestions would be to include practical skills that could enable anyone to get placed, like critical thinking skills that provide the ability to cope with any career dynamics and how to form informed opinions while conducting oneself within the corporate culture without preconceived notions or stereotypes. Courses should include diverse perspectives, such as historical, cultural, and societal understanding, in order to foster empathy and intercultural competence. While other basic skills include quantitative skills that would broaden into various financial sectors, math, accompanied by data analytics and statistical reasoning, could help in reducing human error in various fields. The accessibility to digital information tends to have both negative and positive impacts, in terms of having access to vast amounts of datasets both qualitative and quantitative enables thought-evoking ability leading to the need to authenticate the information conceived. Which itself is a negative impact, developing the habit of questioning everything and tagging it with a need for evidence of proof; this could be critical thinking, but compromising or questioning the very existence of any information, the urge to learn more when everything is accessible is less due to the habit of skimming through content without deeper analysis. The integration of technology could either be a boon or a curse at any time in one's life, with varying influences. Based on my use of GenAI, I believe it is on the verge of becoming the next big thing that could either destroy jobs or create new ones. I lately came across Sora, an open AI (just announced officially, not yet launched) that has the ability to create videos with in-depth, three-dimensional features; although it is at the developmental stage, the pace at which GenAI is advancing and its accessibility to the commoner is a serious deal. So, talking about limitations - the accuracy in terms of factuality is in question, the governmental regulation over it not yet established, it does not really hold back from ethics when pushed its boundaries, wherein with the increased accessibility, anybody can cause harm with generated information and recently our courts even granted an AI artist to own the art with legal backing to it.
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