The document discusses key concepts from a study skills course, including defining skills and different types of skills. It identifies soft skills as personality traits, social skills, and communication abilities that complement hard, technical skills. It outlines three common approaches to developing soft skills in university graduates: integrating them into course curriculum, teaching them separately, or through work placements. The document also discusses expectations of students, important study skills, techniques like association and visualization, and methods like regular review.

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CHAPTER 1: IDENTIFY YOUR SKILLS

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WHAT IS SKILL?
To be skilled is to be
able to perform a
learned activity well
and at will.
SKILLS?
SKILL is a learned activity that
can be developed through
practice and reflection

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SOFT SKILLS
Person's EQ
(Emotional Intelligence
Quotient),
The cluster of personality
Traits, social graces,
Language,
Personal habits,
Friendliness and optimism
Soft skills complement
hard skills,
which are the technical
requirements of a job.
Involved intrapersonal and
Interpersonal skills

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APPROACHES TO DEVELOP SOFT SKILLS
3 common approaches to developing soft skills
among graduates are:
1. The curriculum-integrated approach which
enables students to develop soft skills within the
context of their discipline;
2. The stand-alone approach wherein soft skills
development is taught in a unit separate from core
discipline studies; and
3. Work placements or work-based projects which
require students to spend a portion of their time in
the workplace.

5. What 2 expect?
1. Teaching methods
2. Other teaching styles used in uni
3. Seeing lecturers
4. Lecturers varied approaches
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6. What is expected from students:
1. Independence
2. Self motivation
3. Openness to working with others
4. Ability to organize time
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7. Study Skills
The ability of any learner to study
successfully depends to a great extent on
his fundamental study skills for example
the ability to concentrate, to perceive
correctly and accurately, as well as the
ability to remember what has been
perceived.
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8. Study Skills
The basic fundamental skills that helps
learners to be prepare for college success
are:
1.Responsibility
2.Get motivated by building self-esteem and
facing your fears
3.Learn from failure and celebrate success
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9. Study Skills
Study skills should not be confused with
study techniques and study methods.
Likewise in a soccer game for an example,
a soccer player has to master the
fundamental of soccer skills, e.g. passing,
heading, and dribbling the ball. Only after
that can be he be taught techniques and
methods. Thus in order to be a good
student, a learner must first understand
the fundamental of study skills.UUB 3013 Study Skills

10. Study Techniques
There are 3 study techniques that can be employed to make study more successful
1. Association: this is probably the most important and most effective of all
learning techniques, of which mnemonics is probably the most commonly used
association technique.
2. Thinking in pictures: One is able to remember much better what has been
seen in the mind’s eyes than what has been thought in abstract terms.
Therefore, ne should always consciously try to think in terms of pictures.
3. Reduce frequency of brain waves: The brain usually vibrates at 20 cycles
per second or higher. Dr Georgi Lozanov was probably the first who
discovered that, if the frequency of the brain waves is reduced, more
effective study becomes possible. He found that playing slow Baroque music
could reduce the frequency of brain waves. Jose Silva was probably the frist
who discovered a method to reduce the frequency of brain waves at will.
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11. Study Methods
Most learners have the bad habit of only studying the day before a test or
exam. There are two serious disadvantages attached to this method of
study:
1. There is never any regular practice of study skills.
2. It has been found that within 24 hours – 0n an average – one forgets
up to 80% of what one has learned. If however, the study material is
reviewed after 24 hours, it takes 7 days before 80% is forgotten again,
and if another review is done at this point, then it takes 30 days to
forget 80% again.
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12. Study Methods
 Research has shown that, if the correct pattern or review of studied
material is followed, memory consolidation is enhanced significantly, and
overall time spent in learning is slashed dramatically.
 Basically skills can be broken into 2: soft skills and hard skills. Hard
skills are tangible, specific, and usually teachable: typing 50 words per
minute or changing tires. Hard skills embody the technical or
administrative knowledge required by employers to support their
business activities. Soft skills are difficult to measure and are often
personal attributes: good communication skills or team-builder are
commonly listed on resumes. Soft skills are learned throughout life,
beginning with our parents and family who teach us how to be polite, to
get up on time and to do those things we would rather not to do. We
also learned b trial and error to deal interpersonally with other human
beings.
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13. Study Methods
 Soft skills as define by Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia, 2006) can be
said to incorporate all aspects of generic skills that include to cognitive
elements associated with non-academic skills. There are 7 main soft skills
that have been identified and chosen to be implemented to Malaysian
Institution of Higher Education..
1. Communicative skills
2. Thinking skills and problem solving skills
3. Team work force
4. Life long learning and information management
5. Entrepreneur skill
6. Ethics, moral and professionalism
7. Leadership skills
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14. No. Soft Skills Must Have Elements (Sub-Skills) Good To Have Elements (Sub-Skills)
1. Communicative Skills Ability to deliver idea clearly, effectively and with
confidence either orally or in writing
Ability to practice active listening skill and respond.
Ability to present clearly and confidently to the
audience.
Ability to use technology during
presentation.
Ability to discuss and arrive at a
consensus.
Ability to communicate with individual
from a different cultural background.
Ability to expand one’s own
communicative skill.
Ability to use non-oral skills.
2. Critical Thinking and
Problem Solving Skills
Ability to identify and analyze problems in difficult
situation and make justifiable evaluation.
Ability to expand and improve thinking skills such as
explanation, analysis and evaluate discussion.
Ability to find ideas and look for alternative solutions.
Ability to think beyond.
Ability to make conclusion based on
valid proof.
Ability to withstand and give full
responsibility.
Ability to understand and
accommodate oneself to the varied
working environment.
3. Team Work
Ability to build a good rapport , interact and work
effectively with others.
Ability to understand and play the role of a leader
and follower alternatively.
Ability to recognize and respect other’s attitude,
behaviour and beliefs.
Ability to give contribution to the
planning and coordinate group work.
Responsible towards group decision.
4.
Life-Long Learning &
Information
Management Skill
Ability to find and manage relevant information
from various sources.
Ability to receive new ideas perform autonomy
learning.
Ability to develop an inquiry mind and
seek knowledge.
5. Entrepreneurship skill Ability to identify job opportunities.
Ability to propose business
opportunity.
Ability to build, explore and seek
business opportunities and job.
Ability to be self-employed.
6. Ethics, Moral &
Professional
Ability to understand the economy crisis,
environment and social cultural aspects
professionally.
Ability to analyze make problem solving decisions
related to ethics.
Ability to practice ethical attitudes
besides having the responsibility
towards society.
7. Leadership skill
Knowledge of the basic theories of leadership.
Ability to lead a project.
Ability to understand and take turns as
a leader and follower alternatively.
Ability to supervise members of a
group.
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