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Open and appropriate communication.Self reflectionReading comprehensionCritically evaluate own and others' work, aligning it with market standardsFeedback give/take/apply/evaluatePitching and Presenting skills.Collaborate effectively in team projects.
Identify and understand different team roles and responsibilitiesUnderstand and manage diverse team personalities and work styles.
They can accurately identify the (professional) situation they find themselves in.
Instead of reacting impulsively, they:Think about the “social hierarchy” in the given situation.Consider the composition of individuals present and their potential relationships with each other.They act accordingly and professionally given the situation.They understand why they are in that given situation and understand how to behave in a professional manner to improve their chances of success.
Be it digital or in person.
They can give constructive feedback and are capable of distinguishing objective and subjective feedback to the recipient.They offer feedback that is relevant and respects the timeframe of the recipient.They offer solutions to the feedback they give, not out of the gate but when asked for by the recipientThey communicate beforehand what the recipient wants feedback on and if anything is to be disregarded.They can receive feedback in a productive manner.They do not feel the need defend themselves unless asked.They write down feedback when they deem it relevant.They communicate clearly the goal and purpose of the feedback they want to receive.They challenge the given feedback in a respectful way, after it was given, and thank the giver regardless of if they agree or not.They can distinguish objective and subjective feedback well.They express carefully and assertively if they feel the way the feedback was given was unpleasant, and ask if the giver is open to feedback on this on their own.They are put on the path of learning to not taking it personal.
The IGP student understands, in objective terms, what makes for a good presentation/pitch.They are aware of their short comings in pitching and presenting, and know how to identify people that do have these skills as to then partner up with themThey are able to create a compelling story with the intention of selling a product. At least in written form, preferably in spoken form.They have been given the learning tools to pitch/present in a way that is pleasant and compelling. And can use these in their careers
Self Regulation & Emotional ResilienceCuriosity & AdaptabilityMotivation & DisciplinePatience & gratitudeEmpathy (for self and others)
They will know how to abuse trust, and why not to ever do it.They will know how to abuse their power, and why not to do it.They will know the 3 types of trust, in this order:PersonalCan I trust person A to do their job?Will they complete tasks reliably without constant oversight?Will they be open to help and constructive feedback?Can Person A trust me to do my job?Would they feel comfortable calling me out on poor behavior?Would they challenge my methods if they see room for improvement?OrganizationalAre the processes effectively designed?Are the pipelines effectively designed?Can we consistently meet our deadlines?StrategicIs the management able to make the “right” decisions?Is the overarching vision and mission part of the decision making process?Do I have the feeling, that even tough not everything is as I want it to, that we are heading in the right direction as a team/company?
Game Production TrackReceiving feedbackGiving feedbackTrust, and what it truly isHow to deal with a toxic work environmentHow to spot a toxic work environmentDocumenting any and all professional communicationPresentation of selfPresentation of productPortfolioCurriculum vitaeFormal writingManner of speakingConversation skillsActive listeningGame Art TrackReceiving feedbackGiving feedbackPresentation of selfPresentation of productPortfolioGame Design TrackReceiving feedbackGiving feedbackDocumenting any and all professional communicationCross department communication skillsGame ProjectsReceiving feedbackGiving feedbackPresentation of selfFormal writingActive listeningGroup ProjectsReceiving feedbackGiving feedbackCommunicating with stakeholdersDocumenting any and all professional communicationPresentation of selfFormal writingActive listeningClient ProjectsReceiving feedbackGiving feedbackCommunicating with stakeholdersDocumenting any and all professional communicationPresentation of selfFormal writingActive listening
Soft Skills in IGP
Career skills Topics
Name
IGP Course learnings
How to survive DAE/Introduction to Softskills
Production 2
3D 1
Active listening, note taking & Personal Planning
Foundation for Games
Game Art 1
Production 2
3D 1
Stress management
Client Projects
Feedback basics
Game Art 1
Production 1
Production 2
3D 1
Professional planning
Production 1
Client Projects
3D 1
Self reflection door peer review
Production 2
Group dynamics
Production 1
Production 2
Emotional intelligence & Empathy mapping
Game Design Fundamentals
Networking
Production 2
Referencing & IP
Game Art 1
Production 3
3D 1
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Soft Skills 24-25
Semester
SEM 1
6
SEM 2
5
SEM 3
5
SEM 4
5
SEM 5
2
SEM 6
2
Course
Career skills theory
Evaluation description
covered SK's
Testable SK's
Focus
Course
Career skills theory
Evaluation description
covered SK's
Testable SK's
Focus
Course
Career skills theory
Evaluation description
covered SK's
Testable SK's
Focus
Course
Career skills theory
Evaluation description
covered SK's
Testable SK's
Focus
Course
Career skills theory
Evaluation description
covered SK's
Testable SK's
Focus
Course
Career skills theory
Evaluation description
covered SK's
Testable SK's
Focus
Open
Active Listening
Results oriented
Processing Feedback
Autonomous working
Prioritisation
Note taking
Results oriented
Results oriented
Feedback basics
Professional planning
Active listening, note taking & Personal Planning
How to survive DAE/Introduction to Softskills
Referencing & IP
Open
Processing Feedback
Note taking
Resilience (Managing stress/anxiety)
Planning tools
Prioritisation
scope estimating
Punctuality
analytical skills
Active Listening
Processing Feedback
Active Listening
Note taking
Results oriented
Prioritisation
Autonomous working
Personal planning
Note taking
Open
Resilience
Problem solving
Critical thinking
Results oriented
analytical skills
Active Listening
Processing Feedback
Resilience (Managing stress/anxiety)
Problem solving
Critical thinking
analytical skills
Processing Feedback
Problem solving
Game Design Fundamentals
Emotional intelligence & Empathy mapping
Open
Active Listening
Verbal communication
Empathy mapping
Situational awareness
Results oriented
Critical thinking
Discipline and responsibility
Problem solving
Punctuality
Processing Feedback
Giving Feedback
Group Dynamics
Leadership
Resilience (Managing stress/anxiety)
Planning tools
Prioritisation
scope estimating
Project Management
Note taking
initiative taking
Show 2 moreCritical thinking
Critical thinking
Active listening, note taking & Personal Planning
Open
Cultural awareness
Cultural awareness
Cultural awareness
Active listening, note taking & Personal Planning
Feedback basics
Referencing & IP
Open
Cultural awareness
Processing Feedback
Prioritisation
scope estimating
Results oriented
Processing Feedback
Open
Results oriented
Problem solving
Planning tools
Problem solving
Critical thinking
analytical skills
Problem solving
UI & UX
Open
Critical thinking
analytical skills
Processing Feedback
Giving Feedback
Prioritisation
Cultural awareness
Verbal communication
scope estimating
Problem solving
Presentation skills
Problem solving
Critical thinking
analytical skills
Prioritisation
Presentation skills
Verbal communication
Presentation skills
Empathy mapping
Open
Active Listening
Note taking
Prioritisation
Cultural awareness
Multitasking
Critical thinking
analytical skills
Autonomous working
Processing Feedback
Group Dynamics
Giving Feedback
Discipline and responsibility
analytical skills
Problem solving
Processing Feedback
Group Dynamics
Giving Feedback
Group Dynamics
Production 1
Group dynamics
Professional planning
Feedback basics
Open
Personal planning
Autonomous working
analytical skills
Punctuality
Leadership
Critical thinking
Conflict management
Public speaking
Situational awareness
scope estimating
Self Regulation
Project Management
Life long learning
Cultural awareness
Discipline and responsibility
Group Dynamics
Prioritisation
Presentation of yourself towards others
Planning tools
Results oriented
Show 4 moreResults oriented
Planning tools
Prioritisation
Group Dynamics
Project Management
scope estimating
Critical thinking
Punctuality
Personal planning
Planning tools
Reading Skills
Open
Results oriented
Planning tools
scope estimating
Personal planning
Autonomous working
Life long learning
Processing Feedback
Autonomous working
Autonomous working
Open
Critical thinking
Planning tools
Problem solving
initiative taking
Resilience
analytical skills
Resilience (Managing stress/anxiety)
Problem solving
Planning tools
Project Management
analytical skills
Problem solving
Open
analytical skills
Active Listening
Note taking
Prioritisation
Cultural awareness
Problem solving
scope estimating
Multitasking
Critical thinking
Autonomous working
analytical skills
analytical skills
Client Projects
Stress management
Professional planning
Open
Email skills
Note taking
Planning tools
Resilience (Managing stress/anxiety)
Prioritisation
Verbal communication
scope estimating
Multitasking
Conflict management
Presentation skills
Leadership
Personal planning
Neurodivergence
Situational awareness
Cultural awareness
Group Dynamics
Email skills
Results oriented
Planning tools
Presentation of yourself towards others
Group Dynamics
Problem solving
scope estimating
Conflict management
Presentation skills
Punctuality
Personal planning
Giving Feedback
Situational awareness
Cultural awareness
Leadership
Email skills
Conflict management
Leadership
Project Management
Giving Feedback
Active listening, note taking & Personal Planning
Self reflection door peer review
Feedback basics
How to survive DAE/Introduction to Softskills
Group dynamics
Networking
Open
Giving Feedback
Processing Feedback
Email skills
Active Listening
Note taking
Resilience (Managing stress/anxiety)
Presentation of yourself towards others
Prioritisation
Group Dynamics
Empathy mapping
Cultural awareness
Life long learning
Verbal communication
Resilience
Project Management
Self Regulation
Situational awareness
Public speaking
Conflict management
Presentation skills
Show 2 morePunctuality
Presentation skills
Public speaking
Self Regulation
Resilience
Verbal communication
Discipline and responsibility
Group Dynamics
Presentation of yourself towards others
Note taking
Active Listening
Giving Feedback
Processing Feedback
Empathy mapping
Resilience (Managing stress/anxiety)
Public speaking
Self Regulation
Verbal communication
Presentation of yourself towards others
Situational awareness
AI use in communication
Empathy mapping
Networking
Open
AI use in communication
scope estimating
Prioritisation
Resilience (Managing stress/anxiety)
Giving Feedback
Processing Feedback
Autonomous working
Punctuality
Problem solving
Results oriented
Resilience
scope estimating
Prioritisation
Processing Feedback
Results oriented
scope estimating
Prioritisation
Resilience (Managing stress/anxiety)
Open
Critical thinking
Planning tools
Problem solving
initiative taking
Resilience
analytical skills
Resilience (Managing stress/anxiety)
Problem solving
Planning tools
Project Management
analytical skills
analytical skills
Open
Active Listening
Critical thinking
initiative taking
Autonomous working
Processing Feedback
scope estimating
Autonomous working
Processing Feedback
Autonomous working
analytical skills
initiative taking
Game Projects
Open
Group Dynamics
Personal planning
Leadership
scope estimating
Verbal communication
Discipline and responsibility
Planning tools
Conflict management
Neurodivergence
Situational awareness
Life long learning
Group Dynamics
Leadership
scope estimating
Processing Feedback
Planning tools
Note taking
Group Dynamics
Leadership
Referencing & IP
Open
Email skills
Active Listening
initiative taking
Results oriented
Planning tools
Presentation of yourself towards others
Group Dynamics
Discipline and responsibility
Life long learning
Self Regulation
Networking
Public speaking
Presentation skills
Leadership
Critical thinking
Personal planning
Autonomous working
Processing Feedback
Email skills
Personal planning
Presentation skills
Public speaking
scope estimating
Self Regulation
Project Management
Resilience
Discipline and responsibility
Group Dynamics
Presentation of yourself towards others
initiative taking
Resilience (Managing stress/anxiety)
Active Listening
Discipline and responsibility
Open
Leadership
scope estimating
Processing Feedback
Planning tools
Note taking
Group Dynamics
Design Total ECTS:
Art Total ECTS:
Code Total ECTS:
Production Total ECTS:
27
27
27
18
Integration Total ECTS:
12
Softskills IGP
Regis Master Thesis
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Robin
What is expected?
The first question I feel we need to ask is “What is expect of an IGP student at the end of their 3 years”.
This can be found somewhat in the communciation Studiefiche:
Communication Studiefiche:
Goals
LR02: The student Bachelor Digital Arts & Entertainment actively and in a team-based way performs in a complex, multimedia and international context and communicates about this in an appropriate way.
LG01: Labels the different roles in a team.
LG02: Distinguishes the different personalities in a team.
LG06: Maintains transparent communication within an appropriate register.
LG07: Reflects on their own performance within a team.
LR05: The student Bachelor Digital Arts & Entertainment has a critical attitude towards his/her own work and the work of others and tests this to the expectations of the envisaged international and national labour market.
LG01: Translates evaluation criteria into their assignment.
LG02: Positions their own work in relation to the work of others.
LG03: Incorporates feedback iteratively in an assignment.
Content
The course focuses on developing skills in pitching and effective communication. Students learn how to present their ideas in a persuasive and structured manner. Additionally, emphasis is placed on the importance of teamwork and collaboration, where students learn how to effectively work together in group projects. There is also a focus on understanding and managing different personalities within a team. Students learn how to communicate and collaborate effectively with diverse individuals, taking into account different work styles, perspectives, and personality traits.
Learning outcomes
PBADAE2: The student Bachelor Digital Arts & Entertainment actively and in a team-based way performs in a complex, multimedia and international context and communicates about this in an appropriate way.
PBADAE2: The student Bachelor Digital Arts & Entertainment actively and in a team-based way performs in a complex, multimedia and international context and communicates about this in an appropriate way.
PBADAE5: The student Bachelor Digital Arts & Entertainment has a critical attitude towards his/her own work and the work of others and tests this to the expectations of the envisaged international and national labour market.
PBADAE5: The student Bachelor Digital Arts & Entertainment has a critical attitude towards his/her own work and the work of others and tests this to the expectations of the envisaged international and national labour market.
Condensed down this roughly translates to
Ideal IGP Graduate
Another way to answer “What is expect of an IGP student at the end of their 3 years” is to just make up a list (with some of the studiefiche in mind).
So to me the Ideal IGP graduate has the following qualities:
1. They are Professional Communicators.
2. They understand how to give and receive Feedback.
3. They are Pitchers and Presenters, how to present person and product.
4. They have been given the tools to understand themselves, leading to a life long path of learning about themselves.
As we will never be able to teach them everything it is important we create a set of well defined social tools for them to lean on.
Of these tools understanding “professional” trust deserves it’s own entry (5.). Other tools are listed here:
5. Most importantly, they posses a fundamental and realistic understanding of the concept of trust in a professional setting.
We at DAE should focus not the avoidance of the toxic trait commonly found in a working environment but instead teach them as to warn our students of their danger. We should allow them to become, entirely by accident, toxic leaders and employees in our group projects —as we are already doing— only for them themselves to have learned the tools to identify and solve it with limited external help. We should not only be responsible for teaching them what to avoid but also why to avoid it.
Relevant Courses and why:
The goal could be to assign each course track with a (shared) responsibility to train these skills. Obviously the Game Production track would do the heavy lifting. But it is vital other courses apply these principles as they are being taught.
Just as how Game Production 1 will, in the future, prepare students for group work, it will be best if other courses actively apply these concepts as they are being taught, this means they are inline with some sort of overarching soft-skill timeline.
By aligning course materials more closely on both hard and soft skills we can get the most out of our students whilst possibly reducing their perceived workload.
Kasper (clickbait-ready article)
5 Soft Skills That Need Extra Care
1. Friendly Feedback
2. Clear Communication
3. Fantastic Front End
4. Social Sensors: Engaged
5. Rational Reflection
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