711-0527/01 – Soft Skills I (SS)
| Gurantor department | Department of Social Sciences | Credits | 2 |
| Subject guarantor | Mgr. Martina Schneiderová, Ph.D. | Subject version guarantor | Mgr. Martina Schneiderová, Ph.D. |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Compulsory |
| Year | 2 | Semester | winter |
| | Study language | Czech |
| Year of introduction | 2012/2013 | Year of cancellation | |
| Intended for the faculties | FAST | Intended for study types | Bachelor |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
- Definition of the soft skills and their professional development opportunities
- Basic time-management
- Development of the communication skills including training of selected communication techniques (presentation, self-presentation, negotiation with the client)
- Identifying own strengths and weaknesses based on diagnosis
- Preparation for a tender
Teaching methods
Lectures
Tutorials
Summary
The subject is intended for students of technical or economic orientation or humanities. Students will be introduced to the soft skills with a focus on self-management and diagnostics (charting their own strengths and weaknesses), effective communication and career planning.
Compulsory literature:
Recommended literature:
Additional study materials
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
solving model situations and tasks
E-learning
Other requirements
active participation, fulfillment of assigned tasks
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
1. Soft skills – meaning, description, development possibilities.
2. Structured CV - content, form, trends.
3. Motivation letter – structure and content.
4. Self-management – developing self-management skills.
5. Time management - developing the ability to plan, follow a plan and deadlines.
6. Communication skills – communication scheme, phases of communication, types of communication.
7. Non-verbal communication – function, analysis of basic signals, adjustment of space for communication.
8. Verbal communication – interview, principles of effective communication.
9. Communication techniques – presentation, self-presentation.
10. Dealing with the client – tactical aspects of dealing with the client, managing manipulative approaches.
11. Career planning – diagnosis (career type, team roles, self-knowledge - Belbin, etc.).
12. Preparation for the recruitment – organization, assessment center, model situations.
13. Managing stress and workload, work-life balance.
Conditions for subject completion
Conditions for completion are defined only for particular subject version and form of study
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction