Soft skills for science and technology students: A pedagogical experience

Ruy Araujo Costa; Jose Manuel Fonseca; Jose Carlos Kullberg; Nelson Chibeles Martins; Fernando Santana

doi:10.1109/ICL.2015.7318206

Soft skills for science and technology students: A pedagogical experience

Ruy Araujo Costa, Jose Manuel Fonseca, Jose Carlos Kullberg, Nelson Chibeles Martins, Fernando Santana

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Abstract

In the academic year 2012-2013, the Faculty of Science and Technology of the New University of Lisbon (FCT/UNL) conducted a complete revision of its curriculum, with the goal of enhancing the training of its students and increasing the employability of its graduates. In its new profile, the FCT/UNL now includes three distinct teaching periods in an academic year, with the introduction of a five-week period between the two traditional semesters. During this period, several transferrable skills courses are taught in an intensive regimen. In this article, we present the motivations that led to the creation of the course entitled 'CTCT - Transferable Skills for Science and Technology', its incorporation into the new curricular profile of the FCT/UNL, its main objectives, and its syllabus. We also present the methods used in the allocation of students to classes and groups and the feedback from teachers and students participating in the course.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of 2015 International Conference on Interactive Collaborative Learning, ICL 2015
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Pages	1198-1202
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-4799-8707-8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ICL.2015.7318206
Publication status	Published - 4 Nov 2015
Event	International Conference on Interactive Collaborative Learning, ICL 2015 - Firenze, Italy Duration: 20 Sept 2015 → 24 Sept 2015

Conference

Conference	International Conference on Interactive Collaborative Learning, ICL 2015
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Firenze
Period	20/09/15 → 24/09/15

Keywords

Academic Curriculum
FCT/UNL
Soft Skills
Transferrable Competencies

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Costa, R. A., Fonseca, J. M., Kullberg, J. C., Martins, N. C., & Santana, F. (2015). Soft skills for science and technology students: A pedagogical experience. In Proceedings of 2015 International Conference on Interactive Collaborative Learning, ICL 2015 (pp. 1198-1202). Article 7318206 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). https://doi.org/10.1109/ICL.2015.7318206

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Costa, RA , Fonseca, JM , Kullberg, JC , Martins, NC & Santana, F 2015, Soft skills for science and technology students: A pedagogical experience. in Proceedings of 2015 International Conference on Interactive Collaborative Learning, ICL 2015., 7318206, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), pp. 1198-1202, International Conference on Interactive Collaborative Learning, ICL 2015, Firenze, Italy, 20/09/15. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICL.2015.7318206

Soft skills for science and technology students: A pedagogical experience. / Costa, Ruy Araujo ; Fonseca, Jose Manuel ; Kullberg, Jose Carlos et al.
Proceedings of 2015 International Conference on Interactive Collaborative Learning, ICL 2015. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2015. p. 1198-1202 7318206.

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