711-0527/04 – Soft Skills I (SS)

Gurantor departmentDepartment of Social SciencesCredits2
Subject guarantorMgr. Martina Schneiderová, Ph.D.Subject version guarantorMgr. Martina Schneiderová, Ph.D.
Study levelundergraduate or graduateRequirementCompulsory
Year2Semestersummer
Study languageEnglish
Year of introduction2013/2014Year of cancellation2022/2023
Intended for the facultiesFSIntended for study typesFollow-up Master, Bachelor, Master
Instruction secured by
LoginNameTuitorTeacher giving lectures
JAS17 PhDr. Iva Jašková
MAL20 doc. RNDr. Martin Malčík, Ph.D.
MAT17 Mgr. Jana Matochová, Ph.D.
MIK30 doc. PhDr. Miroslava Miklošíková, PhD.
PAL04 Mgr. Libuše Páleníčková, Ph.D.
SCH0130 Mgr. Martina Schneiderová, Ph.D.
Extent of instruction for forms of study
Form of studyWay of compl.Extent
Full-time Graded credit 2+1
Part-time Graded credit 8+0

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

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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:

FORSYTH, Patrick. Successful Time Management: How to be Organized, Productive and Get Things Done. London: Kogan Page Publishers, 2019. ISBN 9780749498887. GALLO, Carmine. Five Stars: The Communication Secrets to Get from Good to Great. New York: St. Martin's Publishing Group, 2018. ISBN 9781250183477. LUDWIG, Petr. The end of procrastination: how to stop postponing and live a fulfilled life. Brno: Jan Melvil Publishing, 2016. ISBN 978-80-7555-020-0. MEHRABIAN, Albert. Nonverbal Communication. London: Routledge, 2017. ISBN 9781351308717. MŰHLFEIT, Jan & Melina COSTI. The Positive Leader: How Energy and Happiness Fuel Top-Performing Teams. London: Pearson, 2017. ISBN 9781292166155. PRINCE, Emma-Sue. Seven Skills for the Future. London: Pearson, 2019. ISBN 9781292259192.

Recommended literature:

BERNE, Eric. Games people play : the psychology of human relationships. London: Penguin Books, c1964. ISBN 0-14-002768-8. BALCAR, Jiří. Soft skills and their importance on the Czech labour market. Ostrava: VŠB-TU Ostrava, 2018. ISBN 978-80-248-4245-5. GALLO, Carmine. The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs: How to Be Insanely Great in Front of Any Audience. New York: McGraw Hill Professional, 2009. ISBN 9780071636759. MORRIS, Desmond. Peoplewatching. London: Vintage, 2002. ISBN 978-009-942978-4. MORRIS, Desmond. The human animal: a personal view of the human species, 1994. London: BBC Books. ISBN 978-056-337021-5.

Additional study materials

Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester

solving model situations and tasks

E-learning

Other requirements

1. create a CV 2. create a cover letter 3. self-presentation 4. active participation in seminars

Prerequisities

Subject has no prerequisities.

Co-requisities

Subject has no co-requisities.

Subject syllabus:

1. Soft skills - meaning, description, development opportunities. 2. Preparing for the tender – organization, assessment center, model situations. 3. Structured CV - form, content, trends. 4. Cover letter - structure and content. 5. Preparation for the interview, self-presentation. 6. Career planning - diagnostics (career type, team roles, self-knowledge - Holland, Belbin etc.). 7. Self-management - developing the skills, diagnosis. 8. Time management - developing the ability to plan, following the schedule, deadlines. 9. Communication skills - communication scheme, communication phase, types of communication. 10. Nonverbal communication - function, analysis of basic signals, adjustment of space for communication. 11. Verbal communication - interview, principles of effective communication. 12. Communication techniques - presentation, meeting, moderation. 13. Negotiations with clients – the tactical aspects of negotiations with the client, managing manipulative approaches. 14. Assertive communication techniques.

Conditions for subject completion

Full-time form (validity from: 2015/2016 Winter semester, validity until: 2022/2023 Summer semester)
Task nameType of taskMax. number of points
(act. for subtasks)
Min. number of pointsMax. počet pokusů
Graded credit Graded credit 100  51 3
Mandatory attendence participation: Active participation in exercises, fulfillment of assigned tasks, creation of a structured CV, creation of a motivation letter based on a relevant job offer, self-presentation as preparation for a job interview

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Conditions for subject completion and attendance at the exercises within ISP: Final written test

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2019/2020 (N2301) Mechanical Engineering (3901T003) Applied Mechanics P English Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
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2018/2019 (N2301) Mechanical Engineering (3901T003) Applied Mechanics P English Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2018/2019 (N2301) Mechanical Engineering (2302T006) Energy Engineering P English Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2017/2018 (N2301) Mechanical Engineering (3901T003) Applied Mechanics P English Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2017/2018 (N2301) Mechanical Engineering (2302T006) Energy Engineering P English Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2016/2017 (N2301) Mechanical Engineering (3901T003) Applied Mechanics P English Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2016/2017 (N2301) Mechanical Engineering (2302T006) Energy Engineering P English Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2015/2016 (N2301) Mechanical Engineering (3901T003) Applied Mechanics P English Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan

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Assessment of instruction



2020/2021 Summer
2019/2020 Summer