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 assessment methodology focuses on group work to carry out tasks aligned with the content and objectives of the discipline. 1 – Teamwork to carry out tasks 1.1 – Teams of 3 students; 1.2 - A leader to be chosen during the execution of the tasks; 1.3 – A spokesperson to be chosen during the course of the tasks; 2 - Presentation of results 2.1 – Report of tasks in multilingual; 2.2 – Class; 3 – Innovation 3.1 – Apply artificial intelligence to tasks; 3.2 – Compose manuals, videos and presentations automatically; 3.3 – Focus part of the activities on computing to support civil engineering; 4 – Guidelines 4.1 – Definition of relevant issues based on the SDGs and RIS3; 4.2 – Identify examples of civil engineering organizations and events for community development; 4.3 – Make proposals. 5 Understanding the principles of ethics and professional deontology. 5.1 – Establish an assessment questionnaire to use throughout life
Language	Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.