Important Soft Skills for University
FACULTY EDUCATION AND LANGUAGE
SEMESTER: MAY 2012
OUMH1103
COURSE: BACHELOR OF COMMUNICATION WITH HONOURS
COURSE TITLE: LEARNING SKILLS FOR OPEN DISTANCE LEARNERS
NAME : KHAIRUL AZHAR BIN SABRI
MATRICULATION NO. : 870724075059001
IDENTITY CARD NO. : 870724075059
TELEPHONE NO. : 017-4272407
E-MAIL : War_z0n3@hotmail.com
LEARNING CENTRE : OUM PETALING JAYA
CONTENTS
Table of contents Page
1) Introduction 3 2) Findings 6 3) Further recommendations 10 4) Conclusion 12 5) Reference 13
INTRODUCTION
Competition for jobs is very tight right now due to the many people who apply for jobs or at least the capacity of workers. Of course the graduates will work and will compete with the graduates themselves or other college graduates. Thus students should prepare themselves to compete before and after it passed in getting a better job.
Develop hard skills are the main answer to success in getting the job. However, it is not enough hard skill capabilities, but must be balanced with the ability of soft skills in meeting the challenges while doing the work. By Admin working world believe that human resources are superior to those who not only have hard skill proficiency, but also an expert in soft skill aspects. Added also, that the world of education, revealed by research at Harvard University by the United States turns a person's success is not determined solely by the knowledge and technical skills (hard skills), but more by the ability to manage ourselves and others (soft skills).
From the above, we can see that the importance of hard skills and soft skills for anyone who wants to get or when doing the work. Thus required that every student should improve the hard skill and soft skill in preparing for the world of work during their studies. This is in line with the Higher Education Long Term Strategy 2003 - 2010 (Directorate General of Higher Education, 2004) which
SEMESTER: MAY 2012
OUMH1103
COURSE: BACHELOR OF COMMUNICATION WITH HONOURS
COURSE TITLE: LEARNING SKILLS FOR OPEN DISTANCE LEARNERS
NAME : KHAIRUL AZHAR BIN SABRI
MATRICULATION NO. : 870724075059001
IDENTITY CARD NO. : 870724075059
TELEPHONE NO. : 017-4272407
E-MAIL : War_z0n3@hotmail.com
LEARNING CENTRE : OUM PETALING JAYA
CONTENTS
Table of contents Page
1) Introduction 3 2) Findings 6 3) Further recommendations 10 4) Conclusion 12 5) Reference 13
INTRODUCTION
Competition for jobs is very tight right now due to the many people who apply for jobs or at least the capacity of workers. Of course the graduates will work and will compete with the graduates themselves or other college graduates. Thus students should prepare themselves to compete before and after it passed in getting a better job.
Develop hard skills are the main answer to success in getting the job. However, it is not enough hard skill capabilities, but must be balanced with the ability of soft skills in meeting the challenges while doing the work. By Admin working world believe that human resources are superior to those who not only have hard skill proficiency, but also an expert in soft skill aspects. Added also, that the world of education, revealed by research at Harvard University by the United States turns a person's success is not determined solely by the knowledge and technical skills (hard skills), but more by the ability to manage ourselves and others (soft skills).
From the above, we can see that the importance of hard skills and soft skills for anyone who wants to get or when doing the work. Thus required that every student should improve the hard skill and soft skill in preparing for the world of work during their studies. This is in line with the Higher Education Long Term Strategy 2003 - 2010 (Directorate General of Higher Education, 2004) which