Communication‚ June 2008 The Importance of Soft Skills: Education beyond academic knowledge Bernd Schulz Polytechnic of Namibia Abstract This paper makes a survey of the importance of soft skills in students’ lives both at college and after college. It discusses how soft skills complement hard skills‚ which are the technical requirements of a job the student is trained to do. The paper exhorts educators to take special responsibility regarding soft skills‚ because during students’ university time‚ educators
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PowerPoint Slides Prepared by Robert F. Brooker‚ Ph.D. Copyright 2007 by Oxford University Press‚ Inc. Slide 1 Qualitative Forecasts • Survey Techniques – Planned Plant and Equipment Spending – Expected Sales and Inventory Changes – Consumers’ Expenditure Plans • Opinion Polls – Business Executives – Sales Force – Consumer Intentions PowerPoint Slides Prepared by Robert F. Brooker‚ Ph.D. Copyright 2007 by Oxford University Press‚ Inc. Slide 2 PowerPoint Slides Prepared
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issues involved and the consequences of possible alternative actions. The various factors presented can be weighed to produce a viable solution. The discussion questions are designed to help students develop research and critical thinking skills in addressing issues that go beyond the purely mechanical elements of accounting. Did the Cost Method Invite Manipulation? The cost method of accounting for investments often caused a lack of objectivity in reported income figures. With a large
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Explain why the writing skill is often perceived to be the most difficult language skill to master. To what extent can a genre approach to teaching writing help students master the skill of writing? Illustrate your answer with reference to teaching materials and specific teaching contexts. 1. Introduction 1.1 Background Information English as a language with “special role” has own a world-wide status‚ by either regarded as the official language or taught superior to other languages as second
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International Mobile Telecommunications-Advanced (IMT Advanced)‚ better known as 4G‚ 4th Generation or Beyond 3G‚ is the next technological strategy in the field of wireless communications. A 4G system will upgrade existing communication networks and is expected to provide a comprehensive and secure IP based solution where facilities such as voice‚ data and streamed multimedia will be provided to users on an "Anytime‚ Anywhere" basis and at much higher data rates compared to previous generations
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Reading Reading is the receptive skill in the written mode. It can develop independently of listening and speaking skills‚ but often develops along with them‚ especially in societies with a highly-developed literary tradition. Reading can help build vocabulary that helps listening comprehension at the later stages‚ particularly. Micro-skills involved in reading. The reader has to: • decipher the script. In an alphabetic system or a syllabary‚ this means establishing a relationship between
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Technology has played an important in part in market and in the society. It has brought positive as well as negative changes. The progression from sheet music to the invention of a phonograph to the walkman‚ CD player and the iPod has created a modernized society. People tend to move along with these changes creating a market. The idea of transferring digital music to your iPod without purchase of a CD or an audiotape may seem like an extraordinary idea but the idea of digital music has led to the
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Refusal Skills – Work File Read each of the case studies located on the activities page in the assessment and choose one of the case studies to complete the refusal sequence. Assignment Using the refusal skills sequence‚ complete the case scenario by indicating how you would refuse to be involved in the situation. Include all eight steps of the refusal sequence‚ and use the format indicated below for each step. (List the step then the action) Answer the reflection question below the eight steps
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Technology Growing concern exists among American’s regarding the effects that technology can have on our youth. Not only are there potential risks to safety‚ well-being‚ and skill development‚ but technology can negatively influence the social interactions between teenagers. By isolating individuals from reality‚ hindering communication and supporting the constant urge of addiction can cause them to have trouble creating positive relationships with others in society. Today’s youth are so constantly
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do new technologies have changed our daily lives? In recent years‚ new technologies like smart phones‚ the Internet‚ the iPod‚ and online communities have become part of our daily lives‚ especially with the new generation who can’t live without their gadgets. In fact‚ new technologies have improved our quality of life; for example‚ we have new ways to make friends through Facebook‚ twitter and MySpace. New technologies also change the way we communicate with others. Although new technologies have
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