Integrating Soft Skills in the Teaching of Hard Sciences at a Private University: A Preliminary Study.
This paper presents a study conducted in aprivate university in Malaysiaspecialisingin Engineering and Technology studies. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the preliminary findings of a study which examined to what extent the soft skills are being integrated in the teaching of Engineering cou...
| Publicado en: | Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities Vol. 22; pp. 17 - 33 |
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Universiti Putra Malaysia
2014
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=hlh&AN=102631342&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: hlh uiTerm: 102631342 longDbName: Humanities International Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 01287702 TKQ jtl: Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities issn: 01287702 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: 2014 vid: 22 pid: 20751 pub: Universiti Putra Malaysia artinfo: ui: 102631342 ppf: 17 ppct: 16 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P size: 7.3MB tig: atl: Integrating Soft Skills in the Teaching of Hard Sciences at a Private University: A Preliminary Study. aug: au: Idrus, Hairuzila Dahan, Hazadiah Mohd Abdullah, Normah affil: Department of Management and Humanities, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, 31750 Tronoh, Perak, Malaysia Faculty of Education, Sec. 17, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 41000 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia Academy of Language Studies, UniversitiTeknologi MARA, 41000 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia su: Soft skills Teaching Questionnaires Communication Engineering Private universities & colleges sug: subj: Soft skills Teaching Questionnaires Communication Engineering Private universities & colleges keyword: engineering hard sciences technical skills ab: This paper presents a study conducted in aprivate university in Malaysiaspecialisingin Engineering and Technology studies. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the preliminary findings of a study which examined to what extent the soft skills are being integrated in the teaching of Engineering courses by addressing the teaching approaches and examining the soft skills that are being emphasisedby lecturers. This study employed a mixed-method approach in data gathering, using questionnaire survey, group interviews and review of documents. The results show that the lecturersemphasised the following skills the most: communication skills, critical thinking and problem-solving skills and lifelong learning ability. The results also reveal that the teaching approaches most employed are cooperative learning, followed by problem-based learning and the teacher-centered approach. This paper concludes with recommendations on enhancing the effectiveness of teaching delivery in integrating soft skills in the teaching of Engineering courses. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: Y custom: Copyright of Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities is the property of Universiti Putra Malaysia and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. item: Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities holder: Universiti Putra Malaysia dt: @attributes: year: 2014 holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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