Selections of Life Long Skills

Week One

Faculty of Engineering - Cairo University Credit Hour B.SC. Programs GENN327 Selections of Life Long Skills

Fall Semester 2013

Instructors

Prof. Hanan El Sersy E-mail: hananelsersy@gmail.com Office hours: Monday 1:00 2:00 Tuesday 1:00 2:00 Via e-mail 7:00 10:00 p.m. (SunThu)

Course Information

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 on egypteducation.org or in hard copy for photocopying

Course Materials

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 the site, make sure you fill the fields as follows: First name: Your full name (minimum Three names) Last name: Your group (e.g. Group A)

Electronically via egypteducation.org

Mid-term exam grades and year work grades will be announced via both egypteducation.org and the SIS.

Announcing Grades

Mid-term exam 20% Final Exam 40% Term Project (report and presentation) 13% Class Tasks (6) 18% Assignments (2) 9% _________ 100%

Grading System

Academic Integrity Policy Students in Credit Hours Programs are expected to conform to academic integrity policy as explained in Students Code of Conduct: http://www.eng.cu.edu.eg/newprogs/230209 /2.pdf. Any sign of cheating or plagiarism in any of class tasks, presentation ideas or materials will mean the students in that group get ZERO for the content grade.

Course Policy

Attendance policy: Although there are no grades for attendance in this course, attendance is mandatory for participating in class discussions and carrying out class activities. Attendance will be taken twice each session, at the beginning of the session and after the break. NOBODY will be admitted to class after 15 minutes of class start time. If you are late at the beginning of class and cant be admitted to class, you can still attend the rest of the session after the break.

Course Policy

Cell phones Your cell phones should be set to silent, vibration, or off mode. If your phone goes off during class time, you will be sent out and taken absent for the session.

Food and drinks in class All types of food, snacks and gum are NOT allowed during class time. Yet, water and hot drinks are allowed.

Course Policy

For each assignment and class task, the instructors will distribute an assignment description sheet with all the requirements of the task, due date, and the distribution of grades. All class tasks will be done electronically and submitted to your respective course instructor as soft copy at the end of class. This means that each team should have one laptop in class to do the task. It is the students responsibility to keep track of important dates of class tasks, assignments and presentation. Students need to check their e-mails and the class page on egypteducation.org regularly for announcements and materials.

Important Notes

Course Syllabus and Calendar

Week/Dates Content ILO and course syllabus introduction The importance of soft skills to engineers Class Activity Lecture Discussions Readings Handout Notes Forming teams for term project

Week 1 September 22

Module I: Intrapersonal Skills

Week 2 September 28 Week 3 October 6 September 29 Week 4 October 13 Week 5 October 20 Week 6 October 27 Week 7 November 3 Week 8 November 10 Defense Mechanisms Lecture Discussion TBA Class activity: problem sharing (ungraded)
Make-up Classes are scheduled on Sat. 28/09

Armed Forces Holiday

Emotional Intelligence

Lecture Discussion Class activity

Ch. 4

Class Activity: Selfassessment on p. 55 Class Task # 1 (3%)

Eid Al-Adha Holidays Sat. 12/10 - Thu. 17/10 Time Management Lecture Discussion Lecture Discussion Class activity Lecture Discussion Class activity Lecture Discussion Lecture Discussion Lecture Discussion Lecture Discussion Class activity Lecture Discussion Lecture Discussion Class activity Lecture Discussion TBA Ch. 9 Assignment # 1 (3%) Class Task # 2 (3%) Reporting teams Class Task # 3: Case Study (3%) Class Task # 4: Case Study (3%)

Goal Setting Creative Thinking & Problem Solving Ethical Decision Making Entrepreneurship Skills I Entrepreneurship Skills II

Ch. 19

Ch. 18

Module II: Practical Application

Handout Handout Project Report (8%) Week 9 November 17

Module III: Interpersonal Skills

Week 10 November 24 Week 11 December 1 Week 12 December 8 Week 13 December 15 Ch. 11 Leadership Styles Team Building & Working with Teams Resolving Conflicts Interview Skills

Ch. 16 Ch. 20

Class Task # 5 (3%) Reporting teams Class Task # 6: Case Study (3%) Assignment # 2: Role Plays (6%)

TBA

Course Syllabus and Calendar

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

Be aware of the importance of soft skills for engineers Self assess their emotional intelligence and work on their problematic area Analyze their time management style and apply certain techniques to change 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

Course Objectives