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Soft Skills I

Summary

The subject is intended for students of technical or economic orientation or humanities. Students will be introduced to the soft skills with a focus on self-management and diagnostics (charting their own strengths and weaknesses), effective communication and career planning.
Learning outcomes:
- knowledge of own strengths and areas for development,
- preparation of CV according to current trends,
- ability to search for relevant job offers, to approach potential employers,
- ability to present in front of a group of people,
- knowledge of stress response, defense mechanisms, signs and symptoms of stress, ability to use effective stress management strategies.

Literature

GALLO, Carmine. Five Stars: The Communication Secrets to Get from Good to Great. New York: St. Martin's Publishing Group, 2018. ISBN 9781250183477 .
LUDWIG, Petr. The end of procrastination: how to stop postponing and live a fulfilled life. Brno: Jan Melvil Publishing, 2016. ISBN 978-80-7555-020-0 .
PRINCE, Emma-Sue. Seven Skills for the Future. London: Pearson, 2019. ISBN 9781292259192 .

Advised literature

BERNE, Eric. Games people play : the psychology of human relationships. London: Penguin Books, c1964. ISBN 0-14-002768-8 .
BALCAR, Jiří. Soft skills and their importance on the Czech labour market. Ostrava: VŠB-TU Ostrava, 2018. ISBN 978-80-248-4245-5.
GALLO, Carmine. The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs: How to Be Insanely Great in Front of Any Audience. New York: McGraw Hill Professional, 2009. ISBN 9780071636759 .
FORSYTH, Patrick. Successful Time Management: How to be Organized, Productive and Get Things Done. London: Kogan Page Publishers, 2019. ISBN 9780749498887 .
MEHRABIAN, Albert. Nonverbal Communication. London: Routledge, 2017. ISBN 9781351308717 .
MŰHLFEIT, Jan & Melina COSTI. The Positive Leader: How Energy and Happiness Fuel Top-Performing Teams. London: Pearson, 2017. ISBN 9781292166155 .
MORRIS, Desmond. Peoplewatching. London: Vintage, 2002. ISBN 978-009-942978-4 .
MORRIS, Desmond. The human animal: a personal view of the human species, 1994. London: BBC Books. ISBN 978-056-337021-5 .


Language of instruction čeština, čeština, čeština, angličtina, angličtina, angličtina, čeština, čeština, čeština, čeština, čeština, čeština, čeština, čeština, čeština, angličtina, angličtina, čeština, angličtina, čeština, angličtina, čeština, angličtina, čeština
Code 711-0527
Abbreviation SS
Course title Soft Skills I
Coordinating department Department of Social Sciences
Course coordinator Mgr. Martina Schneiderová, Ph.D.