scholarly journals Opportunities for the Development of Soft Skills in Engineer Education

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ildikó Holik ◽  
István Dániel Sanda
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
Personality Development ◽  
Practical Training ◽  
Project Method ◽  
Hard Skills ◽  
Development Of Competencies ◽  
Cooperative Methods ◽  
Engineer Education

In today’s higher education, the development of competencies based on the needs of the labour market, the role of practical training and the application of student-centred teaching methods are becoming more and more important. A particularly important question in engineering education is which abilities and skills are important for an engineer in a rapidly changing, information-based society. Therefore, in addition to hard skills, the development of soft skills also plays an important role. Our research was aimed at mapping the competencies of engineering informatics students and determining development opportunities. The Hungarian version of the Big Five Questionnaire (BFQ) was used to examine the students’ personalities. The results of the research showed that the students’ soft skills must be developed – especially in the areas of openness, communication and cooperation. Students’ personality development can be facilitated by courses that focus on self-knowledge and self-esteem, as well as opportunities for cooperation, adaptation, building trust, empathy, and helpfulness. Cooperative methods, collaborative learning, the project method and problem-based learning can also play an important role in higher education.

Practical training of students of University in the administration and the executive authorities of Region as a condition for professional development (on the example of the project “Continuous practice”)

2021 ◽  
pp. 76-79
Author(s):  
E.V. Goncharova ◽  
◽  
T.V. Filippova
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Professional Development ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Relative Number ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Practical Training ◽  
State University

Shown is the role of practical training of students of higher education in the administration and executive authorities of the region in a dispersed format as a condition for professional development and a source of improving the level of soft skills. The article reveals the work experience gained at the Institute of Humanities and Language Communications of the Pskov State University within the framework of the project “Continuous Practice” in 2019–2021. An experimental test of the effectiveness of the proposed methodological approach for involving students in practical training in a dispersed format in the executive authorities of the region was carried out, an increase in the relative number of students who showed medium and high levels of readiness for professional activity was shown.

Graduates’ employability

2016 ◽  
Vol 30 (5) ◽  
pp. 321-326 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyriaki Matsouka ◽  
Dimitrios M. Mihail
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Job Performance ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
Personal Attributes ◽  
University Graduates ◽  
Human Resource Managers ◽  
Hard Skills ◽  
Resource Managers

The purpose of this article is to investigate the views of university graduates and human resource managers (HRMs) on graduates’ employability in terms of the soft skills required by the labour market. Soft skills (personal attributes that enhance an individual’s interactions, job performance and career prospects) are necessary in the labour market in addition to hard skills (professional knowledge, tools or techniques). In this study, 178 graduates from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and 29 HRMs from Greek companies took part. The research tool was a questionnaire exploring participants’ views on the demand for soft skills as a decisive factor in employability. The findings identify differences between the views of the graduates and the HRMs. The graduates tended to overestimate themselves, while the employers argued that graduates lacked the necessary skills. The findings are discussed in relation to the changes needed in higher education institutions and the importance of appropriate interaction and collaboration between companies and universities.

Is it better to invest in hard or soft skills?

2016 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 453-470 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiří Balcar
Keyword(s):  
Soft Skills ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Limited Attention ◽  
Education Systems ◽  
Economic Sectors ◽  
Wage Returns ◽  
Hard Skills ◽  
Productive Potential ◽  
New Evidence

Increasing awareness of the productive potential of soft skills has sparked a discussion of their systematic and purposeful development. However, education systems pay only limited attention to this topic in most countries and remain focused on the development of hard skills. Is this approach rational or inadequate? This article provides new evidence on different aspects of the wage returns to soft skills (as an approximation of their productivity), and thereby contributes significantly to the discussion of the role of educational institutions in their development. It provides evidence that soft skills are as productive as hard skills. Moreover, it suggests that the productivity of hard skills stems from their combination with soft skills. These conclusions do not correspond to the fact that the value of education is intermediated mainly by hard skills, resulting in unequal development of soft and hard skills in schools. While concluding that education systems should pay more attention to soft skills development, the analysis recognises that this attention should be differentiated according to employers’ needs, owing to substantial differences in the value of soft skills across economic sectors. It is also noteworthy that while significant gender differences in returns to hard skills were identified, wage returns to soft skills appear gender neutral. JEL Codes: J24, J31, J71

scholarly journals Assessment of the communicative competence in a productive collective activity within digital transformation

2021 ◽  
Vol 273 ◽  
pp. 10023
Author(s):  
Elena Murugova ◽  
Denis Murugov
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Communicative Competence ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Hard Skills ◽  
Collective Activity ◽  
High Level ◽  
Personal Fulfillment

In the context of digital transformation, it is necessary to educate a person who will be able to work productively in an uncertain situation with the information deficit possessing soft skills and appropriate hard skills, without which it is impossible to proceed to the educational community with a high level of spiritual, legal and professional culture. The communicative competence is of great importance. The objectives of this research were to study components of communicative competence and diagnostic approach as well as to suggest the way of competence assessment/Search for the mechanisms to manage communicative competence of students is an important task in the development of higher education. The solution to this problem will increase the efficiency of training of future specialists in the period of active development of new communication technologies and create the conditions for successful professional and personal fulfillment. The research presented in the paper is based on the hypothesis that the formation of communicative competence of university students is determined by the interconnectedness of competencies which make up the structure of communicative competence through the sequencing of the stages of development of communicative competence and determination of the algorithm of formation of communicative competence in higher education

scholarly journals Role of free choice disciplines in the formation of applicants of higher education "soft skills"

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Free Choice ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Higher Educational Institutions ◽  
Educational Work ◽  
Higher Educational

The article analyzes the role of free choice disciplines in the formation of universal or functional competencies, which are also called soft skills. It has been proven that mastering soft skills ensures both personal success in life and professional implementation, as well as further career growth of a modern graduate of a higher educational institution. Based on the analysis of scientific sources, the main approaches to defining the essence and classification of soft skills in the works of both domestic and foreign scientists are determined and characterized. The publication analyzes and summarizes the ways of forming soft skills among students in the practice of higher educational institutions of Ukraine. Among them: the creation of a special educational environment, the restructuring of the educational process, which is dominated by such types of learning as project, problem-based, etc.; variety of forms and methods of teaching; extracurricular system, etc. It has been proven that a cycle of selective disciplines or author's courses plays an important role in ensuring the formation of soft skills. A significant place among them is occupied by the course "Pedagogy of Success", which in the 2020-2021 academic year was chosen by applicants for the first (bachelor's) level of higher education. The course is aimed at increasing the productivity of independent educational work and a positive attitude towards it among students of higher educational institutions, equipping them with strategies of self-esteem, the formation of a positive "I-concept"; effective distribution of time (time management); search, evaluation and information processing; active reading; improved memorization; submitting your own educational achievements; communication, ways to ensure personal work ability, etc.

scholarly journals Enhancing English Vocabulary in Low Proficient Learners using Online Tools with Special Reference to Arts and Science Colleges

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 2133-2140
Keyword(s):  
Special Reference ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
Employability Skills ◽  
Online Tool ◽  
Education Experience ◽  
Hard Skills ◽  
Job Opportunities ◽  
Online Tools ◽  
Science College

In today's world of development any individual is in need of developing the employability skills in order to grow and settle in their profession. Their possession of hard skills such as education, experience and expertise does not guarantee them perfect job opportunities. Low proficient learners from Arts and Science Colleges find it difficult to get reasonable jobs because they lack employability skills. This is an attempt to analyze the role of technology in the development of employability skills particularly English vocabulary in the low proficient learners of Arts and Science College. 20 students from 3 different departments were given assignments to be done using 3 online tools. Assessment has been made to find out some difference in training the low proficient learners from Arts and Science. The result shows a tremendous change in attitude in learning vocabulary in the low proficient learners from Arts and Science. English vocabulary can be. The soft skills syllabus prescribed can be enriched and made more interesting especially for the low proficient learners with the addition of the online tool ‘Memrise” for learning vocabulary. This will pave a path to those that found learning English difficult.

SOFT SKILLS IN HIGHER EDUCATION: ENRICHING EMPLOYABILITY OF TECHNICAL STUDENTS

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sweta Kumari
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
Work Place ◽  
Thought Process ◽  
Business World ◽  
Learning Attitude ◽  
Technical Students ◽  
Real Challenge

The present paper attempts to intensify capacity and inculcate employability among Technical Students of Jharkhand in respect of globalization. Demands of present business world or work place are higher, and learning attitude, critical thinking, decision making skills along with other employable skills seems crucial in its employees. The technical students must be trained during their technical course in accordance to the industry-demands; and this is a real challenge of the technical institutions in Jharkhand, especially for the private one. Triangular role of the ‘Institution-FacultyStudents’ needs proper execution to fulfill the dynamic objective of higher education that is ‘reaching of the unreached’ in knowledge, skills and values. Learning is a lifelong process and students need to learn from their day to day activities. This paper deals with the process which enables the technical students to develop a thought process. Students need to learn appropriate reasons and logics behind their every acceptance or rejections. In this respect, a constructive environment is required to facilitate students where they don’t hesitate to do mistakes and solely focus on ‘Learning’.

Improving Students Soft Skills Using Thinking Process Profile Based On Personality Types

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 118 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.J. Dewiyani Sunarto
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Cognitive Process ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
Personality Types ◽  
Learning Method ◽  
Interpersonal Behaviors ◽  
Hard Skills ◽  
Thinking Process ◽  
Development Methods ◽  
Type Classification

<p>The challenge in education field these days rises as the cause of society’s expectation for higher education. This increasingly complex expectation demands that higher education prepares the students to gain integrity. Higher education provides not only hard skills for the student, but also soft skills. By observing the hard skills side, Dewiyani [1] discovers a learning method based on cognitive process that is classified by personality types. This finding is proved to be effective in enabling students to solve problems. By utilizing the finding as well as employing qualitative and development methods, this research serves a purpose of developing learning method that can improving students’ soft skills attributes based on personality types. This leads to the conclusion that the cognitive process will also have the same influence on personal and interpersonal behaviors. The findings gained from this research demonstrate that soft skills attribute showed by every personality is various and it can be improved through the application of learning models that put forward cognitive process based of personality type classification. According to the gained findings, it is recommended that this learning model can be expanded to cover other subjects in higher education syllabus</p>

scholarly journals Dual Education: The Win-Win Model of Collaboration between Universities and Industry

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 145 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monika Pogatsnik
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
Training Model ◽  
Practical Training ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Academic Education ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Program Outcomes ◽  
Good Tool ◽  
Industry Environment

The purpose of this paper is to describe the new experiences of the dual training model in engineering education in Hungary. This new model has been introduced recently in the higher education and has become a focus of interest. This is a fa-vorable program for the students to experience the real industry environment pri-or to graduation and it is a good tool to motivate them to study harder. The dual education students study in the institutional academic period together with the regular full-time students at their higher education institute, and parallel to their academic education they participate in the practical training. It gives the students an opportunity to join a specific training program at an enterprise. Being involved in specific "operational" practical tasks and project-oriented work enhances inde-pendent work, learning soft skills and experiencing the culture of work. Our ob-jectives are to analyze the benefits of the dual training for all three parties: the stu-dent, the company and university. The study confirms earlier results from prior studies which show, for example, that students who choose the dual option achieve better program outcomes.

scholarly journals The Project Method as a Tool of the Outcome-Based Approach in Teaching a Foreign Language in a Non-Linguistic University

2021 ◽  
pp. 49-62
Author(s):  
Nadezhda Sergeevna Volkova ◽  
Olga Anatolevna Zaporotskaia ◽  
Ekaterina Evgenevna Lukhmanova ◽  
Tatiana Alekseevna Kharlamova
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Project Work ◽  
Project Method ◽  
Hard Skills

The article outlines the notions of soft and hard skills, provides reasoning for the use of the outcome-based approach in teaching a foreign language in a non-linguistic institution of higher education, highlights advantages of the project method, regards the step-by-step implementation of project work in foreign language lessons, points out the results and problems arisen.

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