Selections of Life Long Skills.pdf

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Selections of Life Long SkillsWeek One


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Fall Semester 2013

Faculty of Engineering - Cairo University

Credit Hour B.SC. Programs

GENN327 Selections of Life Long Skills


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Course Information

Instructors

Prof. Hanan El Sersy

E-mail: [email protected]

Office hours:

Monday 1:00 2:00

Tuesday 1:00 2:00

Via e-mail 7:00 10:00 p.m.

(SunThu)
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]


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Course Materials

Primary Textbook: Robbins, S. P. & Hunsaker,P. L. (2009). Training in Interpersonal Skills.

NJ: Pearson Education, Inc. Class presentations will be available on

egypteducation.org by the end of the week

Handouts will be available either

electronically via the class page onegypteducation.org or in hard copy forphotocopying


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Course page on egypteducation.org Course name: Life Long Skills Enrollment Key: : LLSF2013 (one word) Registration on egypteducation.org:

As you register your new account on thesite, make sure you fill the fields as

follows: First name: Your full name (minimum

Three names) Last name: Your group (e.g. Group A)


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Announcing Grades

Electronically via egypteducation.org

Mid-term exam grades and year workgrades will be announced via bothegypteducation.org and the SIS.


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Grading System

Mid-term exam 20%

Final Exam 40%Term Project (report and presentation) 13%

Class Tasks (6) 18%

Assignments (2) 9%

_________

100%


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Course Policy

Academic Integrity Policy

Students in Credit Hours Programs are

expected to conform to academic integritypolicy as explained in Students Code ofConduct:http://www.eng.cu.edu.eg/newprogs/230209

/2.pdf. Any sign of cheating or plagiarism inany of class tasks, presentation ideas ormaterials will mean the students in thatgroup get ZERO for the content grade.


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Course Policy

Attendance policy: Although there are no grades for attendance

in this course, attendance is mandatory forparticipating in class discussions and carryingout class activities.

Attendance will be taken twice each session,at the beginning of the session and after thebreak.

NOBODY will be admitted to class after 15minutes of class start time. If you are late atthe beginning of class and cant be admitted

to class, you can still attend the rest of thesession after the break.


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Course Policy

Cell phones Your cell phones should be set to silent,

vibration, or off mode. If your phone goesoff during class time, you will be sent outand taken absent for the session.

Food and drinks in class All types of food, snacks and gum are

NOT allowed during class time. Yet, waterand hot drinks are allowed.


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Important Notes

For each assignment and class task, the instructors willdistribute an assignment description sheet with all therequirements of the task, due date, and the distribution of

grades.

All class tasks will be done electronically and submitted toyour respective course instructor as soft copy at the end ofclass. This means that each team should have one laptopin class to do the task.

It is the students responsibility to keep track of importantdates of class tasks, assignments and presentation.

Students need to check their e-mails and the class page onegypteducation.org regularly for announcements andmaterials.


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Course Syllabus and Calendar

Course Syllabus and Calendar

Week/Dates Content Class Activity Readings Notes

Week 1

September 22

ILO and coursesyllabus

introduction

The importance ofsoft skills to

engineers

LectureDiscussions Handout Forming teams for termproject

Module I: Intrapersonal Skills

Week 2

September 28Defense Mechanisms

LectureDiscussion TBA Class activity:problem sharing(ungraded)

Week 3

October 6Armed Forces Holiday

Make-up Classes arescheduled on Sat. 28/09

September 29 Emotional IntelligenceLectureDiscussionClass activity

Ch. 4 Class Activity: Self-

assessment on p. 55

Class Task # 1 (3%)

Week 4

October 13Eid Al-Adha Holidays Sat. 12/10 - Thu. 17/10

Week 5

October 20

Time Management LectureDiscussion TBA Assignment # 1 (3%)

Week 6

October 27Goal Setting

LectureDiscussionClass activity

Ch. 9 Class Task # 2 (3%)Reporting teams

Week 7

November 3

Creative Thinking

&Problem Solving

LectureDiscussion

Class activity

Ch. 19 Class Task # 3: CaseStudy (3%)

Week 8

November 10

Ethical Decision

MakingLectureDiscussion Ch. 18 Class Task # 4: CaseStudy (3%)

Module II: Practical Application

Week 9

November 17

Entrepreneurship

Skills ILectureDiscussion Handout

Entrepreneurship

Skills IILectureDiscussion Handout Project Report (8%)

Module III: Interpersonal Skills

Week 10November 24 Leadership Styles


Ch. 11

Week 11

December 1

Team Building &

Working with TeamsLectureDiscussion Ch. 16 Class Task # 5 (3%)Reporting teams

Week 12

December 8Resolving Conflicts


Ch. 20 Class Task # 6: Case

Study (3%)

Week 13

December 15

Interview Skills LectureDiscussion TBA Assignment # 2: RolePlays (6%)


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Course Objectives

By the end of this course, students are expected to be ableto:

Be aware of the importance of soft skills for engineers

Self assess their emotional intelligence and work on their problematicarea

Analyze their time management style and apply certain techniques tochange it

Set personal, short term goals

Think creatively about their personal problems

Make ethical decisions Understand the concept and skills of entrepreneurship

Follow the entrepreneurship process

Identify their leadership styles

Recognize the mechanisms of team work

Develop a strategy for resolving interpersonal conflicts

Understand the difference between coaching, counseling and mentoring

Practice interview skills

Documents

Selections of Life Long Skills.pdf