Job Preparation for the 21st Century: A Group Project Learning Model to Teach Basic Workplace Skills.

Abstract Today's workplace is undergoing a tremendous metamorphosis. Trends in restructuring, downsizing, reengineering, workforce diversity, and teamwork, while appearing new, still encompass the prevalent demands of employers—basic workplace skills. This article presents a practical, group-project learning model for teaching these skills and preparing students for successful future employment. Two critical categories of workplace skills, communication and group effectiveness, as well as the other basic workplace skills, can be effectively taught within the current framework of the business curricula with the group project method.