Soft Skills Basics
This page contains basic information about the module "Soft Skills Basics". Information on the current course can be found here SoftSkills.
SoftSkills will only be offered as a course in the winter term from 2024/25. The language of the classroom lecture will alternate between German and English every year. Contents are equivalent to SchlüKo I&II. The recordings are available in both languages or will be made available by the end of the semester at the latest. The exam is available in both German and English, both will take place at the same time.
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Soft skills are of great importance for successful studies and the successful pursuit of a profession. Alongside specialist knowledge, they form the professional qualification of a university. The aim of the module is to equip students with the necessary qualifications for their studies and career start.
The lecture was developed in cooperation with the BMW plant in Leipzig.
Soft skills for studies are e.g.:
- Structure of the study program
- Studying successfully
- Communication and collaboration
- Effective and efficient life planning
- Goals
- Values and value-oriented action
- Acting according to a work plan
- Analyzing problems and finding creative solutions
- Understanding yourself and others better
- Expressing yourself verbally and in writing
- Time and self-management
Lecturer of the course
Formal Information
- Credits: 5
- SWS: 4
- Exam: Written examination
- Language: German/English
- Creditability: Compulsory in all FIN Bachelor's degree programs
Course content
- Presentations
- Scientific work
- Profession, career, career
- Problem solving & analysis techniques
- Creativity techniques
- Personal responsibility
- Happiness & success
- Time and self-management
- Values & value-oriented action
- Motivation & stress management
- Goals
- Personality
- Discussion management
- Teamwork
- Non-verbal communication
- Service concept
- Entrepreneurship and innovation
- Sustainability
- Ethical and legal aspects in IT
Workload of the Course
| Soft Skills | Lecture | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Topic |
Presence |
Follow up |
Homework |
Go through questions | |
| 1 | Introduction / Organizational matters | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Study Success / Study Skills | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | Goals 1 & 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Time Management 1 & 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | Four Sides of a Message / Presentations 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Presentations 2 & 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | Entrepreneurship 1 & 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Projectmanagement / Teamwork | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Meetings / generating Ideas | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Success 1 & 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 11 | Temperaments / Sustainability | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Scientific Work 1 & 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 13 | Digital Rights / Computer Ethics | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Sums | 50 | 25 | 35 | 25 | |
| Sum hours used | 135 | ||||
| Number of hours for 5CP | 150 | ||||
| Hours still available | 15 | (for exam preparation, organization, etc.) | |||