scholarly journals Bridging the Skill Gap in Robotics: Global and National Environment

SAGE Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 215824402095873
Author(s):  
Natalia Shmatko ◽  
Galina Volkova

This article focuses on the demand for skills of highly qualified scientific and technical professionals (engineers and researchers) in robotics, on both a global and national level. Information is collected using the text-mining of open-access vacancies for understanding the global trends and in-depth interviews with experts for a more detailed study of national trends. The study explores the combination of hard and soft skills, as well as interdisciplinary skills. Soft skill requirements play an important role in the demanded skill set of the specialist, but the claims for hard skills (including digital) are not becoming less strict. Programming and the knowledge of specialized software packages are the most important skills, but must be combined with practical skills (assembly, welding, soldering). The broad range of application areas for robotic systems creates demand for new multidisciplinary skills (knowledge of artificial intelligence, new materials, and biology). Rapid technological development underlines the growing importance of soft skills, such as communication skills, self-motivation, and a willingness to learn. Lists of the most demanded skills in different countries principally coincide. Results can be applied for developing policies aimed at eliminating the skill gap in prospective technological areas.

Author(s):  
Hilman Syarif

Introduction: Student Centered Learning (SCL) is an effective method to develop student's soft skills and hard skills which are very important to support their successful carrier later. This research was conducted to identify the differences of developed soft skills between students who learn with PBL method and lecturing method. Methods: Descriptive comparative method was used in this study. The samples consisted of 15 students who learned with PBL method and 15 students who learned with lecturing method. The sample for this research was selected by random sampling method. Results: The result showed that the average of student's soft skills score in PBL method was 122.63, while student's soft skills score in lecturing method was 116.27. Discussion & Conclusion: There was significant difference of student's soft skills in PBL method and lecturing method (p value = 0.038; α = 0.05). This study recommends nursing program management, faculty of medicine at the University of Syiah Kuala keeps PBL method running and develops other methods which facilitate hard skills and soft skills are development. Keywords: nursing students, soft skill, PBL


Author(s):  
Rismaja Putra

Companies looking for employees, the most important thing is not hard skills, but soft skills, this is because 80 percent of people are successful because of soft skills. In this case, students from the State Vocational School (SMK) in Banda Aceh need to develop good soft skills since grade X. Special attention and synergy between school principals as leaders, teachers and school officers as teachers and mentors need to be done properly. Implementation in a consistent and integrated manner in a sustainable manner will produce graduates and human resources who are superior and skilled, and graduates who are able to meet the needs of the business world and industry.


2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Nabila Ikrima Jeklor Putri ◽  
Lucy Fridayati

The study aims to describe and to know the profile of soft skills and hard skills of the college students to enter the work field. The type of research is quantitative descriptive research. The population of this research is the students of padang state university family welfare education study program totally 49 people. The sampling technique is total sampling that taking the entire population. The technique of collecting data is by transferring a questionnaire (Questionnaire) using Likert scale that has been tested for validity and reliability. The data were analyzed through descriptive analysis with the categorization method. The results of the study is the soft skills and hard skills profile of college students to enter the work field that included in high category are indicators of work ethics, collaboration, discipline, related to norms and the medium category are indicators of speaking skills and confidence.


Author(s):  
Marco Kuhrmann ◽  
Henning Femmer ◽  
Jonas Eckhardt

The job profile of a Software Engineer not only includes so-called “hard-skills” (e.g. specifying, programming, or building architectures) but also “soft skills” like awareness of team effects and similar human factors. These skills are typically hard to teach in classrooms, and current education, hence, mostly focuses on hard rather than soft skills. Yet, since software development is becoming more and more spread across different sites in a globally distributed manner, the importance of soft skills increases rapidly. However, there are only a few practical guides to teach such tacit knowledge to Software Engineering students. In this chapter, the authors describe an approach that combines theoretical lectures, practical experiments, and discussion sessions to fill this gap. They describe the processes of creating, planning, executing, and evaluating these sessions, so that soft skill topics can be taught in a university course. The authors present two example implementations of the approach. The first implementation lets students experience and reflect on group dynamics and team-internal effects in a project situation. The second implementation enables students to understand the challenges of a distributed software development setting. With this knowledge, the authors critically discuss the contribution of experimentation to university teaching.


2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 298
Author(s):  
Christine Winstinindah Sandroto

Training with the topic "the importance of soft skills in job success for Vocational High School students"  is deemed necessary for preparation in entering the workplace.  Besides hard skills, soft skills also play an essential role in work success. The training is packaged in a talk-show format via Instagram Live, which is considered relevant for Vocational High School students under supervised Bulir Padi. The material covered in this training includes: What are soft skills? The difference between hard skills?; The benefits of having soft skills at work; and how to improve soft skills. This activity in the form of training packaged in a talk show with Instagram Live media is carried out following the preparation and implementation stages. The evaluation stage is not carried out in a structured manner. Still, from the responses and questions that arise, we can conclude that the participants are interested in joining the talk-show enthusiastically. In the next training, if it is still in a covid-19 pandemic situation that does not allow face-to-face meetings at the same location, we will continue to apply training virtually either with the zoom application, google meet, or with Instagram Live. The training evaluation will be made more structured by distributing questionnaires to determine the level of participant satisfaction with the training and conducting pre and post-test materials to determine the progress of participants.


2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 136-145
Author(s):  
I Gusti Bagus Sindu Martha Nugraha ◽  
Ni Wayan Sitiari ◽  
Putu Ngurah Suyatna Yasa

Employee motivation is a reflection of the level of energy, commitment, and creativity possessed by employees used to work. This study aims to determine the effect of soft skills and hard skills on employee performance with work motivation as a mediating variable in the Clinical Marthalia Skincare Denpasar. The population in this study were all employees who worked at Marthalia Skincare Clinic in 2019. The sampling method used in this study was the census method, thus, the number of samples in this study was 32 employees of the Marthalia Skincare Clinic in Denpasar. The research data is primary data that are the results of questionnaire data given to employees of the Marthalia Skincare Clinic Denpasar. Testing the hypothesis of this study using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) analysis with the Partial Least Square (PLS) approach. The results showed that: (1) Soft Skill had a positive effect on work motivation. (2) Hard Skill has a positive effect on work motivation. (3) Soft Skill has a positive effect on employee performance. (4) Hard Skill has a positive effect on performance. (5) Work motivation has a positive effect on performance. (6) motivation is a partial mediation between soft skills and performance. (7) work motivation is not a mediation between hard skills and performance. It is recommended to further researchers to examine other mediating variables that affect the relationship between hard skills and employee performance.  


2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 199-204
Author(s):  
Dinar Dinasty Lutfia ◽  
Dedi Rianto Rahadi

The most important aspect in undergoing an internship (internship) is to produce students who are more ready to undergo the world of work and professionally, which is carried out through internship activities. With internship activities, students can find out what skills they have so far. This study aims to determine the effect of internships on student competencies. This type of research uses qualitative research, namely, the data obtained is theory development and describes theory. The data collection technique was carried out using observation and interviews which were conducted through question and answer between the researcher and the resource person. The results of the case studies show that the internship program has a very meaningful role or contribution for students to improve the competence of soft skills & hard skills. And it also shows that the habits and attitudes that students have are very important compared to the knowledge and skills that can be obtained in a short time and increasing student competence through apprenticeship programs can reach professional standards and serve as a provision for experience for working in the next place. Keywords : Internship, competence, soft skill, hard skill


2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 9
Author(s):  
Zainul Anwar ◽  
Annisa' Taqiyyatul 'Azizah ◽  
Alya Fikriyati

Sekolah Menengah Kejuruan (SMK) merupakan pendidikan yang mempersiapkan  peserta didik untuk dapat bekerja dalam  bidang tertentu dengan keahlian tertentu sesuai dengan kejuruannya. Siswa – siswi SMK memang disiapkan untuk dapat langsung terjun di dunia kerja. Dunia kerja percaya bahwa sumber daya manusia yang unggul adalah mereka yang tidak hanya memiliki kemahiran hard skills saja tetapi juga memiliki soft skills yang baik. Dunia pendidikan pun mengungkapkan bahwa berdasarkan penelitian di Harvard University Amerika Serikat ternyata kesuksesan seseorang tidak ditentukan semata-mata oleh pengetahuan dan kemampuan teknis (hard skills) saja, tetapi lebih oleh kemampuan mengelola diri dan orang lain (soft skills). Penelitian ini mengungkapkan, bahwa kesuksesan  hanya ditentukan sekitar 20% oleh hard skills dan sisanya 80% oleh soft skills. Subjek dalam kegiatan ini adalah siswa-siswi SMK Muhammadiyah 2 Tlogomas Malang dengan tujuan untuk mengembangkan soft skill siswa-siswi SMK.  Metode yang digunakan berupa pendampingan dengan beberapa kegiatan, yaitu asesmen, pelatihan, dan konseling individual. Hasil dari pengabdian ini menggambarkan bahwa siswa-siswi SMK sangat tertarik dengan adanya pendampingan  soft skills dan melalui kegiatan  ini siswa – siswi dapat mengetahui potensi (soft skills) yang mereka miliki sehingga membantunya dapat lebih mudah untuk mengoptimalkan soft skills-nya.


2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Amirudin Yusuf ◽  
Mega Hidayati ◽  
Halim Purnomo

This research is aimed at (1) identifying the types of hard skills and soft skills incorporated in Hizbul Wathan extracurricular at SMK (Vocational School) Muhammadiyah Semin (2) identifying the reinforcement of hard skills and soft skills within Hizbul Wathan extracurricular (3) identifying the impact of Hizbul Wathan extracurricular on students’ hard skills and soft skills. The type of this research was mixed-method research. The subjects of this research were teachers and students of class X. Data were collected through the methods of observation, interview, documentation, and questionnaire. The data were then analyzed through the methodology of data reduction, data display, conclusion, and verification. The research result shows that: (1) the hard skills output from the Hizbul Wathan extracurricular are products, handicrafts, and students’ score. Whereas, the soft skills are shown from students’ honesty, responsibility, just conduct, collaboration, adaptation skill, independence, communication skill, problem-solving skill, making decisions, critical thinking, tolerance, respect toward their peers, motivation, confidence, creativity, and discipline. (2) The hard skills’ reinforcement is done through training, competition, daily life application. Whereas, the soft skills’ reinforcement is done through group work training and problem-solving. (3) The impacts of Hizbul Wathan extracurricular on students’ hard skills and soft skills are shown through students’ ability to create a product, building independence, triggering socialization senses, and building collaboration. The conclusion to this research is that the attributions of soft skills have been implemented within the Hizbul Wathan extracurricular. Besides, Hizbul Wathan gives positive impacts on honing students' talent and developing their hard skills and soft skills.


2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 103-112
Author(s):  
Purwadhi Purwadhi

ABSTRAKSI: Artikel ini – dengan menggunakan pendekatan dan metode kualitatif serta kajian pustaka – mau menganalisis dua hal pokok, yaitu: Pengembangan Kurikulum; dan Pembelajaran Abad XXI. Pengembangan kurikulum merupakan bagian yang sangat esensial dalam keseluruhan kegiatan pendidikan. Pengembangan kurikulum, baik pada tingkat makro maupun mikro, mencakup kegiatan menyeluruh yang meliputi: perencanaan, pelaksanaan, dan evaluasi; serta menyangkut pengembangan komponen penting dalam kurikulum, yaitu komponen tujuan, bahan, kegiatan, dan evaluasi. Pengembangan kurikuum secara makro menyangkut pengembangan program pendidikan secara umum dan menyeluruh dalam konteks suatu lembaga/institusi; sedangkan secara mikro menyangkut pengembangan kurikulum yang sifatnya lebih terbatas, seperti pengembangan kurikulum pada level bidang studi atau mata kuliah. Kerangka pembelajaran abad XXI adalah satu gagasan yang diadaptasi dalam pengembangan Kurikulum 2013 pada umumnya, dan pembelajaran saintifik pada khususnya. Ada sejumlah keterampilan yang perlu dikuasai oleh peserta didik pada abad XXI, yakni: “soft skill and hard skill” atau keterampilan teknis. “Soft skill” yang perlu dikembangkan adalah kreativitas dan inovasi, berpikir kritis, seperti literasi informasi, literasi media, dan literasi ICT (Teknologi Informasi dan Komunikasi). KATA KUNCI: Pengembangan Kurikulum; Pembelajaran Abad XXI; Kurikulum 2013; Keterampilan Teknis. ABSTRACT: “Curriculum Development in the 21st Century Learning”. This article – using qualitative approaches and methods as well as literature review – wants to analyze two main points, namely: Curriculum Development; and the 21st Century Learning. Curriculum development is a very essential part of all educational activities. Curriculum development, at both the macro and micro levels, has been encompassing comprehensive activities including: planning, implementation, and evaluation; and involves also the development of important components in the curriculum that are components of objectives, materials, activities, and evaluations. Macro curriculum development involves the development of a general and comprehensive education program in the context of an institution; whereas in micro terms, it involves the development of curricula that are more limited in nature such as curriculum development at the level of field of study or course. The 21st century learning framework is an idea that was adapted in 2013 Curriculum development in general, and scientific learning in particular. There are a number of skills that need to be mastered by 21st century students, namely: soft skills and hard skills or technical skills. Soft skills that need to be developed are creativity and innovation, critical thinking, such as information literacy, media literacy, and ICT (Information and Communication Technology) literacy.KEY WORD: Development Curriculum; 21st Century Learning; 2013 Curriculum; Technical Skills. About the Author: Dr. Purwadhi adalah Dosen Senior dan sekarang menjabat sebagai Rektor Universitas BSI (Bina Sarana Informatika), Jalan Terusan Sekolah No.1-2 Antapani, Cicaheum, Kiaracondong, Bandung 40282, Jawa Barat, Indonesia. Untuk kepentingan akademik, penulis bisa dihubungi dengan alamat emel: [email protected] Citation: Purwadhi. (2019). “Pengembangan Kurikulum dalam Pembelajaran Abad XXI” in MIMBAR PENDIDIKAN: Jurnal Indonesia untuk Kajian Pendidikan, Volume 4(2), September, pp.103-112. Bandung, Indonesia: UPI [Indonesia University of Education] Press, ISSN 2527-3868 (print) and 2503-457X (online). Article Timeline: Accepted (July 27, 2019); Revised (August 25, 2019); and Published (September 30, 2019).


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