Professionalism in the Workplace

These modules were developed by the University of Toronto Mississauga Career Centre. These modules are designed to assist students in developing skills and knowledge regarding Professionalism in the Workplace. While technical skills are key to being successful on the job, it is also important to understand how to navigate the workplace; work well with colleagues and a supervisor; and to develop an understanding of the advantages of an accessible and diverse workplace. With each module, participants can save their responses for further reflection and discussion.
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Working in Teams

Working as part of a team requires many skills and abilities. Learn about becoming a better team member.

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Working Effectively With Your Supervisor

Learning to work effectively with your supervisor is knowledge that will help you throughout your career.

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Disability and the Workplace

Whether or not you have a disability, chances are you may work with someone who does. Learn about becoming a better co-worker.

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Networking in the Workplace

Learning about networking and the importance of doing it effectively is knowledge that will help you throughout your career.

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Diversity and Inclusion

Being able to assess your own bias, as well as, appreciating how diversity strengthens the workplace, will help you be more successful in your career.

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Asking Good Questions

Good questions help solve problems and increase understanding. Learn how mastering this skill is important in our lives. 

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Reflective Thinking

Your experiences help form the person you are. What you learn from them can help you make future decisions.   

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These modules, from The University of Toronto Mississauga, are published in “ready-to-use” modules, as well as editable open educational resources. They are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License so that they can be adapted and adopted widely.  In addition to linking to the web site contents, you may either download files for re-use or link directly from your course to video and documents offered in this collection.
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