SOFT COMPETENCE,

THE REAL KNOWLEDGE

IN THE REAL WORLD

ROFIQ IQBAL, Dr.Eng.

FACULTY OF CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BANDUNG, INDONESIA

INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BANDUNG

In 1920, Technische Hogeschool (TH) was

established in Bandung.

In the middle forties, for a short time, became Kogyo

Daigaku.

In 1945, the campus housed the Technical Faculty of

University of Indonesia.

In the early fifties, Faculty of Mathematics and

Natural Sciences, also part of University of

Indonesia, was established

In 1959, the present lnstitut Teknologi Bandung was

founded by the Indonesian government as an

institution of higher learning of science, technology,

and fine arts, with a mission of education, research,

and service to the community.

INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BANDUNG

TOP TEN SOUTH EAST ASIAN UNIVERSITIES

National University of Singapore 124

Kasetsart University 310

Chulalongkorn University 388

Prince of Songkla University 392

Nanyang Technological University 468

Mahidol University 481

Chiang Mai University * 505

Institute of Technology Bandung 569

Universiti Sains Malaysia 585

Universitas Gadjah Mada 611

TOP 10 PASSING GRADE IN INDONESIAN UNIVERSITIES

1. Informatics – ITB (65,9%)

2. Electrical engineering – ITB (62,5%)

3. Chemical engineering – ITB (61,8%)

4. Medical school – UI (59,8%)

5. Informatics– ITS (59,5%)

6. Medical school – UGM (59,3%)

7. Industrial engineering – ITB (58,8%)

8. Electrical engineering – UI (58,6%)

9. Medical school – UNAIR (58,6%)

10. School of Pharmacy – UI (58,4%)

15 School of Pharmacy – ITB (57,4%)

20 Petroleum engineering – ITB (55,2%)

21 Engineering Physics – ITB (55,1%)

23 Environmental engineering – ITB (54,8%)

55 Civil engineering – ITB (48,7)

What makes somebody gain a success?

GPA = 4?

Handsome or beautiful?

Having rich parents in law?

The answer: God‟s permission + SOFT SKILLS *

* ability to have a social interraction such

as communication, working together, etc.

1 Communication ability 4.69

2 Integrity 4.59

3 Ability to work together 4.54

4 Interpersonal ability 4.5

5 Ethics 4.46

6 Motivation / Initiatives 4.42

7 Adaptation ability 4.41

8 Analytical ability 4.36

9 Computer literate 4.21

10 Organizational ability 4.05

11 Orientation on detail 4

12 Leadership 3.97

13 Self confidence 3.95

14 Hospitality 3.85

15 Well mannered 3.82

16 Wise 3.75

17 High GPA (>=3.0) 3.68

18 Creativity 3.59

19 Humorist 3.25

20 Business instinct 3.23

Issued by National

Association of Colleges

and Employers, USA,

2002 (surveyed from 457

directors)

Qualities of

Graduates that

needed by

companies(Scale 1 – 5)

Conclusion :

Soft skills (ability in social

interaction) is needed to

succeed!

ITB STUDENTS SOFTSKILLS PROFILE

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

PRE 0% 1% 0% 7% 8% 33% 51%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

INTELLEGENCY

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

PRE 0% 0% 6% 23% 48% 23% 0%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

PRACTICAL THINKING

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

PRE 0% 33% 42% 18% 5% 2% 0%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

LEADERSHIP

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

PRE 0% 8% 28% 38% 18% 9% 0%

0%

50%

100%

ABILITYTO WORK

TOGETHER

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

PRE 0% 28% 35% 32% 6% 0% 0%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

AUTONOMY

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

PRE 0% 2% 23% 44% 24% 8% 0%

0%

50%

100%

SOCIAL COMMUNICA…

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

PRE 0% 23% 36% 33% 9% 0% 0%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

ADAPTATION

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

PRE 0% 8% 24% 20% 30% 18% 0%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

PATIENCE

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

PRE 0% 4% 33% 36% 15% 13% 0%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

INITIATIVE

ITB STUDENTS SOFTSKILLS PROFILE

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

PRE 0% 2% 3% 8% 19% 25% 43%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

PRODUCTIVITY

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

PRE 0% 3% 6% 30% 39% 18% 3%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

CREATIVE THINKING

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

PRE 0% 0% 4% 8% 35% 33% 20%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

CONCEN-TRATION

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

PRE 0% 18% 35% 35% 8% 4% 0%

0%

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40%

60%

80%

100%

SENSIVITY

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

PRE 0% 28% 33% 26% 10% 3% 0%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

REGULATION

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

PRE 0% 16% 31% 31% 17% 6% 0%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

SELF CONFIDENCE

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

PRE 0% 8% 31% 24% 19% 18% 0%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

STRUGGLE

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

PRE 0% 9% 16% 22% 33% 20% 0%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

ENDURANCE

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

PRE 0% 15% 26% 23% 23% 14% 0%

0%

50%

100%

PLANNING & STRATEGY

Fundamental change in society

Universities face broader/

complex set of demands

Entering revolutionary period

Require organizational adaptations

GOING TO UNIVERSITY IS AN INVESTMENT

Soft skills can be trained

before graduate

To train the soft skills,

academic and non

academic activities must

be balanced

Not only graduate with

mere a title

OPINION

Zulkifli Zaini

Direktur Distribution Network

PT Bank Mandiri

Civil Engineering ITB Alumni, „75

“The importance of science and knowledge

gained from the lectures are high, especially

in the beginning of one‟s career. The next

step, the soft skills are more important. The

higher the position, the more sophisticated

soft skills are needed.”

7 Area Soft Skills : Winning Characteristics*

* Patrick O‟Brien:

“Making College

Count”

COMMUNICATION SKILL: STEPS ON WRITING

Searching and Understanding Information

Writing Draft

Revision of Draft

40%

20%

40%

COMMUNICATION SKILL: TIPS GROUP DISCUSSION

Say your idea

Make notes

on

important

issues

Focus

Value others‟

ideas

Obey the

agreement

If you live for 60 years, then:

Sleeping 8 hrs/day total 20

years.

Watching TV 2 hrs/day total 5

years.

Eating (3 times) 2 hrs/day total

years.

Trapped in traffic jam 3 hours/day

total 7.5 years

HOW MUCH TIME LEFT TO

CREATE YOUR LIFE?

ORGANIZATION SKILL: TIME MANAGEMENT

STRUCTURAL LEADER

VS

RELATIONAL LEADERStructural Leader:

“BOSS” due to structural

position

Not necessarily able to lead

Relational Leader:

Actively involved in the team

Has innovative ideas

Has initiative for positive

change

ANYBODY CAN BE A

RELATIONAL LEADER!

LEADERSHIP:

LOGIC CREATIVE THINKING:

DIFFERENCES OF TASKS IN THE CLASS & REAL PROBLEMS

TASKS IN THE CLASS REAL PROBLEMS

Already solved many times by

different persons.

Not yet solved

Motivation to solve the

problems is not high. No

serious implication, except bad

marks.

High motivation to solve,

because will create other

problems if not solved.

Almost all information is

available.

Some information is not

available, and sometimes, not

valid.

Rules and theory can be applied

to solve the problems.

No detailed solution to solve the

problems.

WHY CREATIVE

THINKING?

Because, in the

real world, the

problems are

“NOT STANDARD”

EFFORT:

ABILITY & WILL TO LEARN

WORK TOGETHER

“Our success depends on others

too, unless you want to be a solo

violist.”

William G. McGowan, MCI Group

87% persons who lost their jobs or stuck in their career are

because they do not have work ethic

D.P. Beach, 1982

HOW TO ACHIEVE?

Tools:

COLLABORATIVE LEARNING

Learning method in small group:

at various performance levels

interaction between individual

NEW PARADIGM

Students are the subject, with different condition and characteristics

They have the rights to get any chance to develop their potentials.

Learning will be effective when they are actively involved during the learning process and in the context where the knowledge will be applied

Learning can be done wherever, whenever, from whosever possible.

Retention rates

www.acu.edu/cte/activelearning/whyuseal2.htm

Changing Paradigm in

TEACHING METHODOLOGY

Teaching (teacher centered)

Learning (student centered)

Traditional vs. Active Learning

Traditional Methods

Instructor-led

Instructor contains knowledge, student lacks knowledge

Develops memorization skills

Instructor controls the pace of learning

Student less likely to retain knowledge over a period of time

Active Learning

Student-centered

Instructor utilizes

student’s experiences &

current knowledge

Develops critical

thinking skills

Student helps control

the pace of learning

Student more likely to

use and retain

knowledge over a period

of time

Proliteracy and The UPS Foundation Increasing Intensity of Instruction Project

MOVING FORWARD

ANALYTICAL

Draw the major parts of an animal cell, and explain what the

parts do

CREATIVE

Write a story (or play) using characters representing the

parts of an animal cell, and describe a potential conflict

PRACTICAL

Find a system in the world around you that mimics the

activities and relationship in an animal cell, and explain it.

May 22-23, 2006

I hear, and I forget;

I see, and I remember;

I do, and I understand.

- Confucious

THE END

Adapted from book: Success

with Softskills,

ITB Publisher