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Terminated in academic year 2022/2023

Soft Skills I

Type of study Follow-up MasterBachelor
Language of instruction Czech
Code 711-0527/14
Abbreviation SS
Course title Soft Skills I
Credits 2
Coordinating department Department of Social Sciences
Course coordinator Mgr. Martina Schneiderová, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Soft skills - meaning, description, development opportunities.
2. Self-management - developing the skills, diagnosis.
3. Time Management - developing the skills to plan, follow a plan to meet deadlines.
4. Communication skills - communication scheme, the phase of communication, types of communication.
5. Nonverbal communication - function analysis of the signals, modification of the space for communication.
6. Verbal communication - conversation, principles of effective communication.
7. Communication technology - presentation, management consulting, moderation, self-presentation.
8. Negotiations with the client - the tactical aspects of the negotiations with the client, managing manipulative approaches.
9. Career planning - diagnosis (type of career, team roles, Self - Holland, Belbin etc.).
10. CV, covering letter - the structure and content. Preparing for the tender - organization selection, assesment center, model situations.

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 .