| Exploration on the Correlation between Everyday Creativity and Global Interpersonal Communicative Competence in Engineering Students |
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Soonhee Hwang, Kyung-Mi Yun |
| 공과대학생의 일상적 창의성과 보편적 의사소통능력의 상관관계 탐색 |
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황순희, 윤경미 |
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| Abstract |
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This study aims to analyze the correlation between ‘creativity’ and ‘communicative competence’ as well as their influencing relationships, and finally to provide an explanation for the development of related fields and education. It has been reported that engineering students lack the two soft skills, creativity and communicative competence. However, according to the examination of both domestic and overseas researches concerning the relationships between creativity and communicative competence, few studies have focused on them in terms of the engineering curriculum. This study was conducted with 286 engineering students at P University, and especially their ‘everyday creativity’ and ‘global interpersonal communicative competence’ have been evaluated.
Our findings showed that firstly, there were no significant gender and grade differences in everyday creativity of engineering students. Second, there were no significant gender and grade differences in global interpersonal communicative competence. Third, we found a high correlation between the two factors, creativity and communicative competence. Also there was a high correlation among variables of subcategories. Based on these findings, it is requested to verify the validities of lack of significant differences in everyday creativity and global interpersonal communicative competence and refine the improvement plans for the related general education in university. |
| Key Words:
engineering students, soft skill, everyday creativity, global interpersonal communication competence, correlation, influencing relationships |
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