2014
DOI: 10.5539/ies.v7n8p1
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A New Framework for Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Soft Skills Course: Implementation and Challenges

Abstract: The importance of soft skills to the graduates to compete in the working world is undeniable. Soft skills are complementary to the academic qualifications held by students. Recognizing this, the University Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) has established a new framework for Soft Skills courses to improve the existing framework of the course. The implementation of this course, which is started about 6 months or approximately 1 semester; is based on learning outcomes (LO) into 8 main goals. Each of these LO can be achi… Show more

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“…Brown [17] noted that for literature study there were several inclusion criteria used to determine the relevance publication: (1) The study focused on instructional decisionmaking or practice intended for undergraduate students in a residential/on-campus course or academic program, (2). The article was written in English.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Brown [17] noted that for literature study there were several inclusion criteria used to determine the relevance publication: (1) The study focused on instructional decisionmaking or practice intended for undergraduate students in a residential/on-campus course or academic program, (2). The article was written in English.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…An employee should have good soft skills for get successfully on their career, for example: leadership, team work, creative and critical thinking, and the employee should also be good at solving problems skills [1]. There are several significant skills important for facing competition in the workplace, including communication, interpersonal, analytical and problem solving, organizational, fast learning, teamwork, innovation, creativity, and the ability to adapt to environment changes [2].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Kemahiran insaniah (KI) (soft-skill) dan kecemerlangan akademik merupakan dua aset yang signifikan bagigraduan yang menempuh alam kerjaya (Adi-Irfan Che Ani et al 2014). Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) telah mengambil inisiatif merangka beberapa kursus bagi melahirkan graduan yang kompetan dan memiliki kemahiran generik yang holistik.…”
Section: Pengenalanunclassified
“…Beberapa kajian mendapati kemahiran teknikal dan kecemerlangan akademik semata-mata tidak menjamin keboleh pasaran graduan apabila mereka tamat pengajian ataupun latihan (Mohd Yusof Husain et al 2010). Sebaliknya kemahiran generik ataupun insaniah menjadi 'tiket' dan 'senjata' penting untuk graduan bagi menghadapi cabaran alam kerjaya (Adi-Irfan Che Ani et al 2014).…”
Section: Pengenalanunclassified
“…A learning contract encourages students to assume more responsibility for their learning. Learning contract enables the students to consult with their teachers, individually or in small groups, to determine their activities (Selamat et al, 2011), have a constructive discussion about learning outcomes, strategies, and resources they need to achieve their goal (Che- Ani et al, 2014b). This will provide students flexible and individualized learning by establishing meaningful goals that reflect their own strengths and weaknesses (Knowels, 1996).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%