Habits are deeply ingrained and we are constantly pulled in their direction. Because habits are consistent, unconscious patterns, they constantly express our character and result in our effectiveness or ineffectiveness. Our character is a composite of our habits, which factors heavily in our lives. One of the most compelling books ever written, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People®, have empowered and inspired readers for over 25 years and played a part in the transformation of millions of lives, across all age groups and professions. Covey's book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People®, continues to be a bestseller for the simple reason that it ignores trends and pop psychology and focuses on timeless principles of fairness, integrity, honesty, and human dignity.
Students seem to have understood the importance of sustainability and how individual behavior impacts in an engineering team.Stephen R. Students report that this teaching method leads to a deeper connection with themselves and increased awareness of their strengths and weaknesses. Students’ perception, gathered from their reflexive diaries, and academic satisfaction survey results are presented. A detailed description of different activities carried out within the module is provided to allow replication. The subject, called “Personal and Professional Effectiveness”, was designed and developed based on Covey’s classic book “The 7 habits of highly effective people” and introduces ethical and social commitment among other contents. This design is based on an experiential methodology and its impact on students is presented.
This article describes a subject design to train engineer students in soft skills through an experiential and person-centred approach, as is usually developed in companies for managers to incorporate responsible and ethical engineering perspectives.
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