Class Behavioral Competencies

This curricular unit (CU) is part of a context in which the adaptation needs of engineers have been highlighted in the context of modern organizations, namely in what is called soft skills. Thus, students are expected to develop knowledge at the level of basic employability tools (eg, curriculum, social networking and networking, personal marketing), emotional management, time management (eg remote work), teamwork and leadership, communication and development of behavioral competences and self-knowledge. On the other hand, it is the objective of this CU to develop an individual plan for personal development, as well as skills that allow students to distinguish between facts and opinions, scientific knowledge and common sense. Being a CU of a practical nature, it is intended that the knowledge be operable and tend to the development of skills transferable from the academic to the professional domain.

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1. Marketing Pessoal e personal skills development: a. CV; b. Portefolio; c. Personal presentation and interviews; d. Public presentation and supporting tools; e. Social networks and networking¿. 2. Time management: a. Remote work; 3. Technologies at work: opportunities and threats ; 4. Teamwork; 5. Critical thinking and problem-solving. 6. Facts Vs Opinions ; 7. Work-life balance.  

The work developed in the context of the behavioral skills discipline is based on a participatory and interactive methodology where students have a determining role in the way the work is developed. Teachers are simply drivers of the pedagogical process, giving students ample freedom to follow their own path of skill development. Practical and theoretical classes work in conjunction, allowing students to consolidate the content arising from discussions in theoretical classes into a transfer to the practical context, carried out in practical classes.

Sonmez, J. Z. (2020). Soft Skills: The software developer's life manual. Manning Publ.; Creutzmann, A. (2022). Soft Skills for the Professional Services Industry: Principles, Tasks, and Tools for Success. John Wiley & Sons.