THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING AND INQUIRY (PBL) AND COMMUNICATION SKILL TO THE STUDENTS' SOFT SKILLS AND HARD SKILLS
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2012-01-25
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International Conference on Business, Entrepreneurship and Management 2012, San Beda College
Abstract
Students are the most valuable assets of the university. Development of intellectual capital
and mind shift of the student are some principle challenges faced. As a response to the
challenges, Widyatama University, especially the Accounting Department, intends to develop
a knowledgeable-based economy. In the context of International Education Standards,
personal competency is a crucial matter; thus, the university is systematically accelerating the
development of quality intellectual capital. As such, in the recent launching of soft skills in
Widyatama University, some soft skills and the strategies undertaken to infuse them into the
curriculum of higher education are identified. This paper gives an overview of implementing ,
one of the soft skills approaches. The objective of the study is to examine the implementation
of problem-based learning and inquiry (PBL) and communication skill to the students' soft
skills and hard skills. The samples of the study were accountancy students who took the
Financial Accounting and Management Accounting. The data were collected using purposive
sampling approach. There is a difference in the soft skill of students who received treatment
and do not get treatment, but not so for hard skill. There was no significant differences in
hard skill for students who get treatment
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soft skill, problem based learning, communication skill