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Assessing soft skills components in science and technology programs within Malaysian Technical Universities

The workforce is a social environment where particular skills are essential in order for workers to perform well, have a competitive edge and succeed in their careers. A soft skill is one of the skills needed in every type of workplace setting. Soft skills include communication skills, collaboration...

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Main Authors: Mohd Salleh, Kahirol, Sulaiman, Nor Lisa, Mohamad, Mimi Mohaffyza, Lai, Chee Sern
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Language:English
Published: Songklanakarin Journal of Science and Technology (SJST) 2017
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L Education (General)
Online Access:http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/4764/1/AJ%202017%20%28622%29.pdf
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https://dx.doi.org/10.14456/sjst-psu.2017.43
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spelling my.uthm.eprints.47642021-12-16T05:40:04Z http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/4764/ Assessing soft skills components in science and technology programs within Malaysian Technical Universities Mohd Salleh, Kahirol Sulaiman, Nor Lisa Mohamad, Mimi Mohaffyza Lai, Chee Sern L Education (General) The workforce is a social environment where particular skills are essential in order for workers to perform well, have a competitive edge and succeed in their careers. A soft skill is one of the skills needed in every type of workplace setting. Soft skills include communication skills, collaboration skills, entrepreneurship, and others. Workplace need workers who are competent not only with technical skills but who also have soft skills. There is lack of literature discussion on the perceptions of needed soft skills in the workplace. Therefore, this study aimed to close the gap in the literature concerning the perceptions of instructors and students in the area of soft skills especially in communication skills, collaboration skills, and entrepreneurship at the workplace. This study aims to decrease the divide in soft skills differences among instructors and students in higher learning institutions so that students have the opportunity to excel in their learning process. This study employs quantitative method specifically using survey as an instrument. The findings shows soft skills including communication, collaboration, and entrepreneurship skills are one of the aspects stressed by the students and instructors at higher learning institutions to ensure that graduates will be employable and competent in order to contribute to the nation development. Songklanakarin Journal of Science and Technology (SJST) 2017 Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/4764/1/AJ%202017%20%28622%29.pdf Mohd Salleh, Kahirol and Sulaiman, Nor Lisa and Mohamad, Mimi Mohaffyza and Lai, Chee Sern (2017) Assessing soft skills components in science and technology programs within Malaysian Technical Universities. Songklanakarin Journal of Science and Technology, 39 (3). pp. 399-405. ISSN 0125-3395 https://dx.doi.org/10.14456/sjst-psu.2017.43
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topic L Education (General)
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Mohd Salleh, Kahirol
Sulaiman, Nor Lisa
Mohamad, Mimi Mohaffyza
Lai, Chee Sern
Assessing soft skills components in science and technology programs within Malaysian Technical Universities
description The workforce is a social environment where particular skills are essential in order for workers to perform well, have a competitive edge and succeed in their careers. A soft skill is one of the skills needed in every type of workplace setting. Soft skills include communication skills, collaboration skills, entrepreneurship, and others. Workplace need workers who are competent not only with technical skills but who also have soft skills. There is lack of literature discussion on the perceptions of needed soft skills in the workplace. Therefore, this study aimed to close the gap in the literature concerning the perceptions of instructors and students in the area of soft skills especially in communication skills, collaboration skills, and entrepreneurship at the workplace. This study aims to decrease the divide in soft skills differences among instructors and students in higher learning institutions so that students have the opportunity to excel in their learning process. This study employs quantitative method specifically using survey as an instrument. The findings shows soft skills including communication, collaboration, and entrepreneurship skills are one of the aspects stressed by the students and instructors at higher learning institutions to ensure that graduates will be employable and competent in order to contribute to the nation development.
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author Mohd Salleh, Kahirol
Sulaiman, Nor Lisa
Mohamad, Mimi Mohaffyza
Lai, Chee Sern
author_facet Mohd Salleh, Kahirol
Sulaiman, Nor Lisa
Mohamad, Mimi Mohaffyza
Lai, Chee Sern
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title Assessing soft skills components in science and technology programs within Malaysian Technical Universities
title_short Assessing soft skills components in science and technology programs within Malaysian Technical Universities
title_full Assessing soft skills components in science and technology programs within Malaysian Technical Universities
title_fullStr Assessing soft skills components in science and technology programs within Malaysian Technical Universities
title_full_unstemmed Assessing soft skills components in science and technology programs within Malaysian Technical Universities
title_sort assessing soft skills components in science and technology programs within malaysian technical universities
publisher Songklanakarin Journal of Science and Technology (SJST)
publishDate 2017
url http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/4764/1/AJ%202017%20%28622%29.pdf
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https://dx.doi.org/10.14456/sjst-psu.2017.43
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