Soft skillsSoft skills, also known as power skills, common skills, essential skills, or core skills, are skills applicable to all professions. These include critical thinking, problem solving, public speaking, professional writing, teamwork, digital literacy, leadership, professional attitude, work ethic, career management and intercultural fluency. This is in contrast to hard skills, which are specific to individual professions. The word "skill" highlights the practical function.
Life skillsLife skills are abilities for adaptive and positive behavior that enable humans to deal effectively with the demands and challenges of life. This concept is also termed as psychosocial competency. The subject varies greatly depending on social norms and community expectations but skills that function for well-being and aid individuals to develop into active and productive members of their communities are considered as life skills.
Génie industrielSelon l'American Institute of Industrial Engineers, « Le génie industriel englobe la conception, l'amélioration et l'installation de systèmes intégrés. Il utilise les connaissances provenant des sciences mathématiques, physiques et sociales, ainsi que les principes et méthodes propres au “génie” ou, à l'art de l'ingénieur, dans le but de spécifier, prédire et évaluer les résultats découlant de ces systèmes. » On peut résumer tous les domaines qui touchent au génie industriel par la phrase : « Optimisation des performances globales de l'entreprise.
Engineering educationEngineering education is the activity of teaching knowledge and principles to the professional practice of engineering. It includes an initial education (bachelor's and/or master's degree), and any advanced education and specializations that follow. Engineering education is typically accompanied by additional postgraduate examinations and supervised training as the requirements for a professional engineering license. The length of education, and training to qualify as a basic professional engineer, is typically 5 years, with 15–20 years for an engineer who takes responsibility for major projects.
Heuristique de jugementLes heuristiques de jugement, concept fréquemment employé dans le domaine de la cognition sociale, sont des opérations mentales automatiques, intuitives et rapides pouvant être statistiques ou non statistiques. Ces raccourcis cognitifs sont utilisés par les individus afin de simplifier leurs opérations mentales dans le but de répondre aux exigences de l’environnement. Par exemple, les gens ont tendance à estimer le temps mis pour trouver un emploi en fonction de la facilité avec laquelle ils peuvent penser à des individus qui ont récemment été engagés, et non selon le temps moyen de recherche dans la population.