Skills of the Design Trade

Skills of the Design Trade

Hard skills are often specific to a particular job or field and can be used to demonstrate expertise and competency. 
Architects and designers use CAD to create construction documents so learning AutoCAD or Revit is a hard skill.

Hard Skills

Soft skills are non-technical, personal attributes that influence how a person interacts with others and performs in a work environment. They are often described as "people skills" or "interpersonal skills" and encompass traits like communication, teamwork, and problem-solving. Unlike hard skills, which are technical and often learned through formal training, soft skills are typically developed through experience and practice. 

Soft SKILLS

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Which of the following are soft skills?

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Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

Leadership

Computer Programming

Communication

Technical Literacy

Adaptability

Time Management

Nursing

Civil Engineering

Administration

Multiple Choice

Hard skills are...

• Skills you learn with a strict curriculum

• Technical abilities that you've gained through life experiences

• Learning the hard way

• Training for 10 hours a day

Multiple Choice

Examples of soft skills include...

• Being a power user for Microsoft Office

• Integrity, teamwork and effective communication

• Taking care of your parents

• accomplishing light as a feather, stiff as a board

Multiple Choice

The action of leading a group of people or an organization.

• Teamwork

• Good communication skills

• Leadership

Multiple Choice

Soft Skills are an important part of getting a job post high school.

• Fact
• Fib

Multiple Choice

Learning how to communicate professionally in class will prepare you for college and the workforce.

• Fib
• Fact

Multiple Choice

Swearing at school is unprofessional.

• Fact
• Fib

Multiple Choice

How you talk to someone doesn't really matter if you are qualified for the job.

• Fib
• Fact

Multiple Select

These are two soft skills.

• Ability with numbers

• Negotiation

• Willingness to learn

Multiple Select

These are not soft skills.

• Writing

• Teamwork

• Typing

Multiple Choice

Is being a team player a hard skill or soft skill?

• Soft

• Hard

Multiple Choice

Is knowing how to speak a foreign language a hard skill or soft skill?

• soft

• Hard

Multiple Choice

Certificates from courses taken, like AutoCAD or Revit.

• Hard Skill

• Soft Skill

Categorize

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Programming

AutoCAD/Revit

Project Management

Graphic Design

Web Development

Technical Writing

Active Listening

Teamwork

Problem Solving

Adaptability

Creativity

Time Management

Emotional Intelligence

Critical Thinking

Bookkeeping

Business Etiquette

Empathy

Grit

Persuasion

Categorize the terms into soft skills or hard skills.

Hard Skills

Soft Skills