Standard
Workplace conflicts
Acronyms
Work facts
Virtual
100

The practice of paying close attention to a speaker and asking questions to ensure full comprehension

Active listening

100

a test developed and maintained by the United States Department of Defense

(ASVAB)

100

Minimum wage of NC

$7.25

100

Work from home, making use of the Internet, e-mail, and the telephone

Telecommuting

200

involves students being enrolled in two separate, academically related institutions. Generally, it refers to high school students taking college courses.

Dual enrollment

200

A person’s level of emotional intelligence

Emotional Quotient (EQ)

200

Dismissal from employment

Termination

200

A seminar conducted over the Internet

Webinar

300

TEACH format

Think

Explain 

Ask 

Clues

Handwrite chapter highlights


300

An oversimplified and distorted belief about a person or group

Stereotype

300

The processes of changing from one state, activity, or place to another

Transition

300

Means to conduct a conference between two or more participants at different sites by using computer networks to transmit audio and video data

Video/Voice Conferencing

400

Ongoing, voluntary, and self-motivated pursuit of knowledge for either personal or professional reasons.

Lifelong Learning

400

A concerning issue that involves most conflicts

Loyalty

400

Vocational student organization; a nonprofit, national organization

Career and technical student organization (CTSOs) 

400

The employment of fewer people; an involuntary separation of the employee from employer/employment for a temporary or indefinite period, through no fault of the employee

Reduction in Force

400

Conference Call

A telephone call by which a caller can speak with several people at the same time

500

fall outside the realm of the normal curriculum of school or university education, performed by students

Extra-curricular Activities

500

A preformed opinion, usually an unfavorable one, based on insufficient knowledge, irrational feelings, or inaccurate stereotypes.

Prejudice

500

Federal student aid, a part of the U.S. Department of Education; the largest provider of student financial aid in the nation

Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)

500

Changes in job status

Occupational Changes

500

General term used for two- year college which provide mostly employment- preparation skills for trained labor (such as welding, culinary arts, and office management)

Technical school

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