711-0527/08 – 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
Year1Semestersummer
Study languageCzech
Year of introduction2018/2019Year of cancellation2020/2021
Intended for the facultiesFEIIntended for study typesBachelor, Master, Follow-up Master
Instruction secured by
LoginNameTuitorTeacher giving lectures
VYS06 Mgr. Markéta Janíková
JAS17 PhDr. Iva Jašková
KOC60 Mgr. Eva Kocybalová
KOW01 Mgr. Petra Kowaliková, Ph.D.
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.
SOL06 PhDr. Oldřich Solanský, Ph.D.
VLK0039 Mgr. Iva Vlková, Ph.D.
Extent of instruction for forms of study
Form of studyWay of compl.Extent
Full-time Credit 0+2
Part-time Credit 10+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.

Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester

solving model situations and tasks

E-learning

Other requirements

1. create a CV (europass) 2. create a cover letter 3. self-presentation

Prerequisities

Subject has no prerequisities.

Co-requisities

Subject has no co-requisities.

Subject syllabus:

1. Soft skills - meaning, description, development opportunities. 2. Self-management - developing the skills, diagnosis. 3. Career planning - diagnosis (type of career, team roles, Self-knowledge- Holland, Belbin etc.). 4. CV, covering letter - the structure and content. 5. Preparing for the tender - organization selection, assesment center, model situations. 6. Communication skills - communication scheme, the phase of communication, types of communication. 7. Nonverbal communication - function analysis of the signals, modification of the space for communication. 8. Verbal communication - conversation, principles of effective communication. 9. Communication technology - presentation, management consulting, moderation, self-presentation. 10. Assertive skills. 11. Negotiations with the client - the tactical aspects of the negotiations with the client, managing manipulative approaches. 12. Time Management - developing the skills to plan, follow a plan to meet deadlines. 13.-14. Self-diagnosis, model situations

Conditions for subject completion

Full-time form (validity from: 2019/2020 Winter semester, validity until: 2020/2021 Summer semester)
Task nameType of taskMax. number of points
(act. for subtasks)
Min. number of pointsMax. počet pokusů
Credit Credit   3
Mandatory attendence participation: 1. To create a CV 2. To create a cover letter 3. Self-presentation 4. Active participation in exercises

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

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Occurrence in study plans

Academic yearProgrammeBranch/spec.Spec.ZaměřeníFormStudy language Tut. centreYearWSType of duty
2019/2020 (B0714A150003) Computer Systems for the Industry of the 21st. Century P Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
2019/2020 (B0541A170008) Computational and Applied Mathematics P Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory type B study plan

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Assessment of instruction



2019/2020 Summer