Soft skills through digital medium

	Message From: kjhaveri	Total Posts: 20	Join Date: 14/11/2006
Rank: Executive	Post Date: 20/07/2009 15:17:26	Points: 100	Location: India

HI!

I would like to do some research on soft skills, specifically, "How effectively soft skills can be delivered through the digital (off line) medium to students in Undergraduate and Post graduate colleges"

I have developed a digital course on soft skills. I faced several problems while doing it. For instance:

1. How do you build in interactivitiy?

2. Since there is no rigid 'correct and incorrect' answer to a soft skills related problem, how do you check the variety of answers a student might come up with?

3. What is the most effective way of delivering soft skills (edcucational design) through the digital medium?

4. What are the soft skills that SHOULD be taught to UG and PG students?

I need guidance in doing this research - from doing review of literature to data collection and analysis.

	Message From: gunjan_kothari	Total Posts: 10	Join Date: 14/11/2006
Rank: Beginner	Post Date: 20/07/2009 15:22:17	Points: 50	Location: India

You will have to use a Multimedia presentation to get this across to your participants. Retention however is going to be low. A personal interaction in my opinion will give you much better results for soft skills traning.

	Message From: rkuppili	Total Posts: 115	Join Date: 14/11/2006
Rank: Leader	Post Date: 21/07/2009 14:15:30	Points: 575	Location: India

Hi,

I totally agree with Gunjan. Soft skills trainign will definitely be more effective when you have one to one interaction. However, online case studies which might inspire students to act according to the scenario can be uploaded. Also soft skills for UG/PG students could be like "Communication skills", "EQ", etc...

Top 60 soft skills

The Workforce Profile defined about 60 "soft skills", whichÂ employers seek. They areÂ applicable to any field of work, according to the study, and are the "personal traits and skills that employers state are the most important when selecting employees for jobs of any type."

1. Math.
2. Safety.
3. Courtesy.
4. Honesty.
5. Grammar.
6. Reliability.
7. Flexibility.
8. Team skills.
9. Eye contact.
10. Cooperation.
11. Adaptability.
12. Follow rules.
13. Self-directed.
14 Good attitude.
15. Writing skills.
16. Driver's license.
17. Dependability.
18. Advanced math.
19. Self-supervising.
20. Good references.
21. Being drug free.Â
22. Good attendance.
23. Personal energy.
24. Work experience.
25. Ability to measure.
26. Personal integrity.
27. Good work history.
28. Positive work ethic.
29. Interpersonal skills.
30. Motivational skills.
31. Valuing education.Â
32. Personal chemistry.
33. Willingness to learn.
34.Â Common sense.Â
35. Critical thinking skills.
36. Knowledge of fractions.
37. Reporting toÂ work on time.
38. Use of rulers and calculators.
39. Good personal appearance.
40. Wanting to do a good job.
41. Basic spelling and grammar.
42. Reading and comprehension.
43. Ability to follow regulations.
44. Willingness to be accountable.
45. Ability to fill out a job application.
46. Ability to make production quotas.
47. Basic manufacturing skills training.
48. Awareness of how business works.
49. Staying on the job until it is finished.
50. Ability to read and follow instructions.
51. Willingness to work second and third shifts.
52. Caring about seeing the company succeed.
53. Understanding what the world is all about.
54. Ability to listen and document what you have heard.
55. Commitment to continued training and learning.
56. Willingness to take instruction and responsibility.
57. Ability to relate to coworkers in a close environment.
58. Not expecting to become a supervisor in the first six months.
59. Willingness to be a good worker and go beyond the traditional eight-hour day.
60. Communication skills with public, fellow employees, supervisors, and customers