UC - 3 - Solve and Address Workplace Problems
UC - 3 - Solve and Address Workplace Problems
UC - 3 - Solve and Address Workplace Problems
Sector:
Qualification:
Module Title:
SOLVING/ADDRESSING GENERAL WORKPLACE
PROBLEMS
Welcome!
The unit of competency, “Solve/Address General Workplace
Problems”, is one of the nine basic competencies of level II qualifications
which comprises the knowledge, skills and attitudes for you to posses.
The module, “Solving/Addressing General Workplace Problems”,
contains training materials and activities for you to complete. It is one of the
modules required to complete a certain qualification.
You are required to go through a series of learning activities in order
to complete each of the learning outcomes of the module. Information
Sheet (IS) consists of learning contents that you need to attain while
reading. After IS is a Self-Check (SC) that will help you test yourself if you
have attained the larning objectives.
Task Sheets (TS), Job Sheets (JS) and Procedural Sheet (PS) are
activity sheets that will helpyopu practice the skills previously discussed in
the IS or demonstrated by your Learning Facilitator (LF). A Performance
Criteria Checklist (PCC) and Procedural Checklist (PC) are provided with
the TS or JS, and PS which will aloow for self-evaluaiton or peer evaluaiton.
These checklist may be used by your LF to evaluate your performance.
Follow these activities on your own. If you have questions, don’t hesitate to
ask your LF for assistance.
The goal of this program is the development of practical skills. To gain
this skill, you must learn basic concepts and terminology. For the most part,
you’ll get this informaiton from the IS.
This module was prepared to help you achieve the required
competency.
This will be the source of informaiton for you to acquire knowledge
and skills in this competency independently and at your own pace, with
minimum supervision or help from your LF.
Remember to:
● Work through all the information sheets and complete the
activities in each section.
● Read IS and complete SC. Suggested references are included to
supplement the materials provided in this module.
● Perform ther TS, JS, and PS until you are confident that your
outputs conform to the PCC and/or PC that follows the sheets.
CONDITION:
Student/ trainee must be provided with the following:
Tools Equipment Materials/ Supplies
Projector CBLM
Laptop
METHODOLOGY:
● Group Discussion
● Lecture
● Demonstration
● Role Playing
ASSESSMENT METHOD
● Case Formulation
● Written Test
● Life Narrative Inquiry (Interview)
Learning Objective:
After reading this INFORMATION SHEET, YOU MUST be able to:
1. Discuss the steps in problem solving.
2. Identify a problem.
3. Value the skills of asking question to solve a problem.
What is happening?
When is it happening?
Where is it happening?
Why is it happening?
Example:
The Star Bank Customer
Contact Centre has a problem with
its Credit Card team. A number of
Call Centre Operators have not been
turning up for work on Mondays and
this has affected the performance
levels of the team.
The Credit Card Team Leader
has decided to follow the problem
solving and decision-making process
in order to implement a suitable
solution to this problem.
In conjunction with the team the Team Leader has used the
Performance Plan and the Operational Plan to highlight where the team
should be in terms of attendance and performance.
The team have documented the problem as:
High absenteeism rates of 20.5% on Mondays are affecting the
performance levels of the Credit Card team. An absenteeism rate of 5% has
been budgeted for in the Operational Plan.
Activity
Identify and define a problem at your school.
Save your work to your Critical Thinking Portfolio and send it to your
Learning Facilitator for feedback.
A. MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. D
2. B
3. B
4. D
Learning Objectives:
After reading this INFORMATION SHEET, YOU MUST be able to:
1. Leading team work/Group cooperation;
2. Appreciate the challenges and dynamic amongst people during the
problem-solving process;
3. Practice good communication skills in group.
3. Debrief the activity: Not all groups may have accomplished the
task. Explain that it is fine and that they can try it again after
the session.
Debriefing Questions:
a. What approach did you use to solve this problem?
b. Did you have a plan? How did you arrive to that plan?
c. Did you have a leader? Several leaders? What
was his/her role? How was leadership shared?
d. Did everyone play a role in solving the problem?
e. What behaviors made it hard/easy to do it?
f. Did you ever feel like quitting? What kept you going?
g. As a leader, what actions might you use when a
problem becomes hard to solve?
h. If you were going to re-do the activity or a
similar one, what would you do differently?
Often participants will start trying to undo themselves
without talking about a plan first. After some time, somebody
might take the lead and make suggestions that others will
follow. Once they are communicating and working well
together, the knot becomes easier to undo. To solve a problem,
it is important to remain calm, break the problem into smaller
tasks, assign people responsibilities, encourage creative
thinking, be a good listener, re-assess the problem and
encourage everybody to share their ideas. Often a group has
more than one leader, each one coming in at different points of
the problem-solving process depending on their strengths and
skills
2. Employability Skills
a. Teamwork & working in diverse environment
b. Interpersonal communication
c. Problem solving & critical thinking
CONDITION:
Student/ trainee must be provided with the following:
Tools Equipment Materials/ Supplies
Projector CBLM
Laptop
METHODOLOGY:
● Group Discussion
● Lecture
● Demonstration
● Role Playing
ASSESSMENT METHOD
● Case Formulation
● Written Test
● Life Narrative Inquiry (Interview)
Learning Objectives:
After reading this INFORMATION SHEET, YOU should be able to:
1. Identify the basic steps of problem solving;
2. Apply the basic steps of problem solving to work in community
related problems.
1. Define the problem: keep emotions aside and state the problem
2. Get more information about the problem: at work –
from supervisor, colleagues, written materials
3. Generate many ideas on how to solve the problem: there is
often more than one solution!
4. Choose a solution: should be acceptable to all involved
5. Implement the solution
6. Evaluate the solution: Has the problem been solved?
Solutions should be REAL:
R Realistic: applicable not only in theory but also in practice
E Effective: the solution is an answer to the problem
A Acceptable: the solution is accepted by all of those involved
L Logical: the solution is not based on emotion but is fair
Basic Competencies Module Date Developed: Document No. LMBII-03
3 - Solving/Addressing July 22, 2020 Issued by: Page
General Workplace Developed by: 35 of
Problems Revision # 01 35
Problem Solving Tips
Scenario 2:
You work at El Manuel
Construction site. You notice that
tools are disappearing from the
worksite on a regular basis.
Scenario 3:
Anna is 16 years old. Her
mother is an OFW and a single
parent. Her mother left her in the
care of her grandmother. Anna has
not heard from her mother for
almost a year now. Her grandmother
is unable to make a living because
she is sickly.
If you were in Anna’s situation, how will you handle this problem?
Scenario 4
Bob, Mark, Gina and Gerry are neighbors and they often go out
together to have fun. Lately, they noticed that Gerry has been avoiding
them and has been hanging out with a gang of young men who are known
Scenario 5
Nilda is new in her work as a
salesperson in a department store.
She noticed that a group of
salespersons in her station keep on
talking and not minding the
customers, so she often ends up
attending to so many customers. She
is afraid to complain to the supervisor
because she is still new in the job.
A. Enumeration
Direction: Read the questions carefully and answer intelligently. Write the
answer on your answer sheet.
A. Enumeration
Learning Objectives:
After reading this INFORMATION SHEET, YOU should be able to:
1. Discuss how to think critically;
2. Explain the steps in problem solving;
3. Value the importance of thinking critically.
5. Take action.
Implement your solution. Every
problem has a solution; even if it is to
accept the situation and move on.
Instead of approaching problems and
challenges as insurmountable
obstacles, we can view them as
opportunities to hone our critical
thinking and problem-solving skills.
https://www.essentiallifeskills.net/thinkcritically.html
http://www.wrksolutions.com/Documents/WhenIGrowUp/WIGU_PDFS/Hi
gh-School/Lesson1-Human-Knot.pdf
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