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Work Ethics And Practices

Architecture · Level 6  ·  6 Chapters

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What Work Ethics And Practices covers

Architecture Level 6 graduates carry Work Ethics And Practices into every design office and building site they join. Self-management covers self-awareness, personal vision and goals, emotional intelligence, coping with work stress, assertiveness, self-esteem, time management and performance targets. Ethical practice covers integrity, core values, patriotism, professionalism, codes of conduct and industry policies. Teamwork covers types of teams, team building, conflict resolution, gender and diversity mainstreaming, healthy workplace relationships, adaptability, and coaching and mentoring. Professional development deals with avenues for growth, assessing training needs, mobilizing training resources, licences and certifications, and on-the-job learning. Problem solving covers the causes of problems, methods, decision making, and creative and critical thinking, and customer care covers identifying customer needs, feedback methods, resolving concerns, outreach and retention.

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Careers after Work Ethics And Practices

Work ethics decide how far an architecture graduate is trusted with real projects, because every design office, contractor and county planning team works through people. This unit prepares you for roles where teamwork, ethical conduct and client dealings shape the daily work.

  • Architectural design practices in Nairobi - you work in a design team, follow the practice's codes of conduct and policies, and meet client needs and feedback while holding to your own performance targets.
  • Building contractors in Mombasa - you coordinate with site colleagues, resolve conflicts between team members and apply problem-solving methods when a drawing and the site do not agree.
  • County planning and works offices in Kisumu - you apply integrity, professionalism and organizational policies, and handle customer concerns from members of the public in line with workplace procedures.
  • Real estate developers in Eldoret - you manage priorities and commitments across several tasks, work with a diverse team and keep your skills current through training, licences and certifications.
  • Your own small design studio in Thika - you set a personal vision and goals, manage your time, handle customer outreach and retention, and coach or mentor junior draughtspeople as the studio grows.

The unit rounds out the drawing and design skills of the course with the conduct employers and clients look for.

Chapters

1
Apply Self-Management Skills
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2
Promote Ethical Practices and Values
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3
Promote Teamwork
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4
Maintain Professional and Personal Development
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Apply Problem-Solving Skills
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Promote Customer Care
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What Work Ethics And Practices covers: 50 main topics in 6 chapters

1. Apply Self-Management Skills

  1. 1.1 Self-awareness
  2. 1.2 Formulating personal vision, mission, and goals
  3. 1.3 Healthy lifestyle practices
  4. 1.4 Strategies for overcoming work challenges
  5. 1.5 Emotional intelligence
  6. 1.6 Coping with Work Stress
  7. 1.7 Assertiveness versus aggressiveness and passiveness
  8. 1.8 Developing and maintaining high self-esteem
  9. 1.9 Developing and maintaining positive self-image
  10. 1.10 Time management
  11. 1.11 Setting performance targets
  12. 1.12 Monitoring and evaluating performance targets

2. Promote Ethical Practices and Values

  1. 2.1 Integrity
  2. 2.2 Core Values, ethics and beliefs
  3. 2.3 Patriotism
  4. 2.4 Professionalism
  5. 2.5 Organizational codes of conduct
  6. 2.6 Industry policies and procedures

3. Promote Teamwork

  1. 3.1 Types of teams
  2. 3.2 Team building
  3. 3.3 Individual responsibilities in a team
  4. 3.4 Benefits of teamwork
  5. 3.5 Qualities of a team player Leading a team
  6. 3.6 Team performance and evaluation
  7. 3.7 Conflicts and conflict resolution
  8. 3.8 Gender and diversity mainstreaming
  9. 3.9 Developing Healthy workplace relationships
  10. 3.10 Adaptability and flexibility
  11. 3.11 Coaching and mentoring skills

4. Maintain Professional and Personal Development

  1. 4.1 Personal vs professional development and growth
  2. 4.2 Avenues for professional growth
  3. 4.3 Recognizing career advancement
  4. 4.4 Training and career opportunities
  5. 4.5 Assessing training needs
  6. 4.6 Mobilizing training resources
  7. 4.7 Licenses and certifications for professional growth and development
  8. 4.8 Pursuing personal and organizational goals
  9. 4.9 Managing work priorities and commitments
  10. 4.10 Dynamism and on-the-job learning

5. Apply Problem-Solving Skills

  1. 5.1 Causes of problems
  2. 5.2 Methods of solving problems
  3. 5.3 Problem-solving process
  4. 5.4 Decision making
  5. 5.5 Creative thinking and critical thinking process in development of innovative and practical solutions

6. Promote Customer Care

  1. 6.1 Identifying customer needs
  2. 6.2 Qualities of good customer service
  3. 6.3 Customer feedback methods
  4. 6.4 Resolving customer concerns
  5. 6.5 Customer outreach programs
  6. 6.6 Customer retention

Revise this unit

Exam-style questions 84 Written to CDACC standard, with answers Test yourself 238 Multiple-choice, one at a time Practise questions 118 Quick recall — check you know the facts
3 more for this unit
Oral exam preparation 57 What the assessor asks, and how to answer out loud Worked calculations 20 Step-by-step maths with the common mistakes Quick cards 1,188 Myth busters, skill tips and scenarios

Beyond the syllabus

Decision simulator 6 On site, what would you do? Workplace scenarios 61 Real site situations — what would you do? Turn this into income 24 Where this skill earns — what to charge, how to find clients

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