Soft Skills Of Engineering Students

Soft skills are a combination of personal qualities and interpersonal abilities that enable individuals to work effectively with others, communicate clearly, and collectively solve problems. Soft skills are required for effective problem-solving and decision-making. Soft skills, such as communication, teamwork, and empathy, are essential for developing a collaborative culture that encourages high order thinking and building relationships. By developing these soft skills, engineering students can improve their chances of success both in their academic pursuits and in their future careers. The goal of the study was to evaluate soft skills among engineering students, to provide insight to educators that can help in designing better activities which integrate both skillsets holistically and efficiently. 92 Students were asked to fill out anonymous Likert-like questionnaire about their self-reported soft skills. The findings 1 Corresponding Author S.A. Aziz azizs@ruppin.ac.il indicate no significant differences between students based on extrinsic factors (gender, campus, department and class), which may lead to both theoretical and educational implications. These findings can be utilized to formulate recommendations for combine soft skills into the engineering curriculum