Soft Skills

Code	14640
Year	1
Semester	S2
ECTS Credits	2
Workload	S(30H)
Scientific area	Engenharia Civil
Entry requirements	N/A
Learning outcomes	The curricular unit aims to enrich the curriculum of students, providing them with a structured set of broad and transversal competences and skills needed in the succeeding curricular units. The following skills are developed: a) Understanding the cooperation mechanisms involved in teamwork; b) Understanding technical-scientific written and oral communication; c) Knowledge of the principles of technological innovation and entrepreneurship; d) Knowledge of social, environmental and sustainability concerns in professional practice; e) Knowledge of the professional activity legal framework; f) Understanding of the principles of ethics and professional deontology.
Syllabus	1) Teamwork, conflict management and leadership; 2) Management and organization of time; 3) Written and oral communication techniques; 4) Plagiarism and bibliographical references; 5) Technological innovation and entrepreneurship; 6) Environmental concern and sustainability; 7) Social responsibility and public participation; 8) Basis of the Portuguese legal order; 9) Ethics and Deontology.
Main Bibliography	Van Emden, J., Becker, L.; Presentation Skills for Students. Edition 2. Publisher Palgrave Macmillan, 2010 Edward Tufte; The visual display of quantitative information, 2001 (000056149 0-9613921-4-2 000056149) 456; 123, Edições Sílabo, 2008. Neves, J. G., Garrido, M. Simões, E.; Manual de Competências Pessoais, Interpessoais e Instrumentais (Teoria e Prática). 2ª edição., Edições Sílabo, 2008. Rego, A.; Braga, J.: “Ética para Engenheiros”. Editora Lidel. 4ª Edição. 2017. Nabais, J.C.: “Introdução ao Direito Administrativo”. Ancora. 2003. IPQ. NP 405-1:1994 Informação e Documentação. vol. 7. 1994. IPQ. NP 405-4:2002 Informação e documentação. Referências biblográficas. Parte 4: Documentos eletrónicos. 2002. Ordem dos Engenheiros. Regulamento no 420/2015 - Atos de Engenharia por Especialidade da OE 2015:19422–46. B. Santos, J. Gonçalves, P.Almeida (2017) “Referencias Bibliográficas e Plagio no Ensino Superior”, “Gestores de Referências Bibliográficas: MS Word e Mendeley” DECA/FE, UBI.
Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria	The teaching methodology is student centred. During the semester students will consolidate and apply the concepts acquired, by autonomous work or group work, with the support of the teaching team. The curricular unit has a duration of one academic semester. Approval on this curricular unit provides the student 2 ECTS. Contact hours are organised in seminar classes (exposition of the syllabus contents and support throughout students’ work and reports execution, either individual or group). The evaluation component is based on one individual theoretical-pratical work. The minimum attendance to classes and the minimum grade to be admitted to the exam are established annually in accordance with UBI regulations.
Language	Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.