Briefing on UHS 2021

Soft Skills 2
11/3/2015
Mdm Haslinda Hashim
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Background Soft
Skills
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In Soft Skills 1 (UHS1021) students are exposed

to 6 Soft Skills elements which are: Ethics and
Moral Professional, Communication, Teamworking, Leadership, Critical Thinking & Problem
Solving, Lifelong learning.
UHS1021 covers both theoretical and the
practicality of all elements. Accordingly, students
were assigned to manage 1 mini project (video
making) and 2-3 Problems Base learning (PBL).
The contents of Soft Skills 1 (UHS1021) stands
as foundation to Soft Skills 2 (UHS2021).
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UHS2021

UHS 2021 (Soft Skills 2) is the extension of Soft

Skills 1 (UHS 1021). This course focuses on
dynamic and integrated approaches which based
on the needs of the industry or workplace.
Hence, students will go through the experiential
learning to enhance their spiritual intelligence,
coaching, conflict management, critical thinking
and problem solving also communication skills.
By the end of this course, students are expected
to be more competent and competitive in
preparing themselves being in a workplace later
on.
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By the end of the semester,

students should be able to:

CO1: Explain the management of the group

task according to soft skills requirement
CO2: Demonstrates Soft Skills elements through
project.
CO3: Analyzes the application of Soft Skills in the
workplace.
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Mapping CO/PO

CO1: Explain the

management of the
group task according to
soft skills requirement
CO2: Demonstrate Soft
Skills elements through
project .
CO3: Analyze the
application of Soft
Skills in the workplace.

Leadership

Ethics and Moral

professional

Critical Thinking and

problem Solving

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Assessments

SI SEMINAR
20%
PROJECT PROPOSAL
10%
INDUSTRIAL SESSION
20%
POPBL
50%
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TOTAL
100%

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TIMELINE UHS 2021, SEM2 2014/2015

DATE
16-18 Feb.

11 March.

ITEM
POPBL students grouping will be
announced over E-Comm.

NOTE
Grouping based on course
Date and Venue of the briefing
session will be announced over

Briefing Session
E-Comm, Portal, Kalam &
notice board.

16th - 20th
March
23th 27
March

POPBL Proposal submission

Modification / approval by Lecturers in
charge

18 & 25 April

Spiritual intelligence (Muslim)

22 May

20 & 27 May

POPBL Written report & Video submission

Submission of Industrial video / reflection
Spiritual Intelligence (Non-Muslim)

Refer to POPBL Gantt-chart

18 April (Gambang)
25 April (Pekan)
Any issues related to these
assignments; talk to your
Lecturer
20 May (Gambang)
27 May (Pekan)

POPBL GANTT CHART

POPBL PLANNING FOR SEMESTER 1, 2014/2015
Weeks of the semester
2, 2014/2015
1. Grouping /
announcement
2. Mind setting / briefing
/motivation
3. Proposal submission
4. Feedback from
Lecturer
5. Progress meeting
6. Monitoring team
communication via
Edmodo & KALAM
7. Submission of draft
report & Submission of
Industrial video
reflection
8. Submission of POPBL
final report

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Conditional
Incentives

Budget RM 300.00 / project (management purposes only)

Merit (based on coverage of the project: state, university)

Merit granted by JHEPA with these conditions:

Project has to employ Soft Skills elements

knowledge transfer in nature
involve the community
well manage (abide to due dates, task distribution)
well documented (meeting, proposal & report)

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A. Spiritual Intelligence
(20%marks)

Attending the session is compulsory

- be alert to related announcement
- any question contact your section lecturer
Quiz & Self-reflection will conducted

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B. industrial session (20%

marks)
Option 1:

1. Form a group of 2-3.

2. Identify an industrial personnel (external)
3. Arrange an interview.
4. Interview the person using the questionnaires
provided by the Soft Skills Dept.
5. Record a video of the interview session.
6. Employ your creativity to produce a resourceful
video
7. Refer appendix G in the POPBL manual

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Option 1

LEVEL OF ACHIEVMENT

CRITERIA

MARK

DESCRIPTORS
1

Topic and purpose of communication are stated but

not clear; There is no attention getter.

Topic and purpose of communication are made

clear. Attention getter is acceptable.

Topic and purpose of communication are stated

clearly; Attention getter is excellent and leaves an
impact on the audience.

Body: Provide general and background information

which correspond with the purpose; Show
understanding of the topic

General and background information are

inadequate and do not correspond with the
purpose. Show poor understanding of the topic.

General and background information are adequate,

but moderately correspond with the topic. Show
average understanding of the topic.

General and background information are adequate

and correspond with the topic. Show excellent
understanding of the topic.

Closing: Summary of the topic; Memorable and

impactful

Closing highlights a few ideas and no final

statement.

Closing contains some key ideas and concludes

with an acceptable final statement.

Closing highlights all key ideas and concludes with

a strong and impacfful final statement.

Appropriate and varied choice of words according

to the topic

Choice of words is inappropriate, and contains

words which are overly used and repeated.

Choice of words is moderately appropriate, and

contains words which are slightly varied.

Choice of words is appropriate and excellent, and

contains words which are varied.

Appropriate organization of information in oral

communication (Coherence and Cohesion)

Organization of the communication, and coherence

and cohesion are poor.

Organization of the communication, and coherence

and cohesion moderate.

Organization of the communication, and coherence

and cohesion excellent.

Eye contact: Appropriate and effective eye contact

with audience

Little eye contact is made. Techniques used to

engage with the audience are minimal, or mainly
ineffective. Mainly read from notes or slides.

Some eye contact is made. Moderate techniques

used to engage with the audience. Sometimes
refer to notes.

Excellent eye contact is made. Techniques used to

engage audience are maximum and effective. No
reading at all.

Voice projection: Loud and clear, speak with

enthusiasm

Voice is slightly inaudible, and articulation is poor.

Delivery is not expressive and mainly interrupted
by a lot of pauses.

Project moderate articulation, speaks clearly and at

a moderate pace. Delivery is moderately fluent and
expressive.

Project excellent articulation, speaks clearly and at

a excellent pace. Delivery is fluent and expressive.

Gestures and postures are frequently

inappropriate, and interrupt the communication.

Gestures and postures are moderately appropriate

and show confidence.

Gestures and postures are very appropriate and

show confidence.

Pronunciation occasionally correct, but often

hesitant and inaccurate.

Pronunciation and intonation are usually correct,

and indicate moderate confidence.

Pronunciation and intonation are always correct,

and indicate high confidence.

Too short or too long (8 minutes)

About 2-3 minutes less or more

Within allocated time

Introduction: Topic and purpose of communication

are introduced with appropriate attention getter

Able to express ideas precisely,

effectively and confidently, in an
interview

Able to organise interview clearly and

confidently

/ 10

Appropriate gestures and postures

Clear and appropriate pronunciation

Time management

Able to use interview techniques

appropriately

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Appropriate interview techniques and good
preparation before interview.

Uses inappropriate interview techniques and no

preparation before interview.

Uses moderately appropriate interview techniques

and some preparation before interview.

/5

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Uses appropriate and excellent interview
techniques and good preparation before interview.

/5

B. Industrial Session (20%

Option 2:

marks

1. Form a group of 2-3.

2. Choose one video from the list provided by the Soft
Skills Dept.)
3 Watch the selected video.
4. From the video, identify and list 3 problems
mentioned by the speaker.
5. Discuss the problems and relate to at least 3 soft
skills elements
6. Support your discussion with related journal articles.
7. Your review must be written in at least 5 pages
(inclusive of references & title page, using font size 12
Times new roman with 1.5 spacing.
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LEVEL OF ACHIEVMENT
CRITERIA

DESCRIPTORS

MARK
1

Able to identify Soft Skills

problems and state the
subsidiary aspect of the
problems.

Identifying main problem and stating

the subsidiary aspect of the problem

Unable to identify Soft Skills issues

and fail to state the subsidiary
aspect of the problem.

Identifies Soft Skills problem

without stating the subsidiary
aspect of the problem.

Identifies and clearly states both

Soft Skills and subsidiary aspect of
the problem.

/5

Able to analyze Soft Skills

information.

Analyzing Soft Skills information

Weak analysis

Moderate analysis based on 1 to 2

sources

Excellent analysis based on 3

resources

/5

Able to state and identify Soft

Skills solutions.

Identifying potential solutions

Identifies a single solution yet fail to

present reasoning

Identifies two simple solutions and

simple reasoning for the suggested
solutions.

Identifies and explain accurately

and throughly-multiple solutions and
perspectives.

/ 10

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C. PROPOSAL (10%marks)

1. Propose a project which involves Soft Skills elements that

you have learned. The project has to have humanitarian
values such as community services, motivation programme
and welfare project. Eg. teaching at school, giving
motivational talk

2. Write a proposal and get approval from your lecturer,

Submit your Proposal online.

3. Submit the proposal not later than Week 4 (16 -20, March)
Lecturers' feedback by week 5 (23-27 March.)

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POPBL Marks Distribution

Full marks 50%

Briefing + Progress meeting & execution of task
30% (10 marks + 4 times x 5 marks )
Project Report
20% (14 marks: written report + 6 marks: appendixes
video quality )

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Level of achievement

Criteria

Cover page

Contents report

Appendix

Provides
Inadequate detail

Provides Most of
the required
detail are clearly
written

Provides All
required details
are clearly
written

Title & Date

Venue , theme

participant

Team particulars

Introduction

Background issue

Identifies problem

Provides List of solution

Selects Best solution

Provides Plan of action

Implementation sequence

Conclusion

4 Meeting minutes

Related pictures

Related recites

correspondences

Questionnaire (research team)

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Module (education theme)

SAMPLE DOCUMENTS AND CD

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