The implementation of co-curriculum via learning contract is a new concept which was first introduced at the National University of Malaysia in the year 2011. The main objective is to complement the existing academic co-curriculum towards developing and produce graduates who not only knowledgeable and skillful but also able to develop a well-rounded balance life. This includes physical, spiritual and intellectual life experience in a variety of contexts and nurturing talent. Among others, it is the intention of the National University of Malaysia to strategically position their approach into soft skills development. This is in line with The Ministry of Higher Education of Malaysia objective to embed training on soft skills into all aspects of learning in the higher learning co-curriculum. This is a concept paper with two goals: 1) to provides the description whose purpose is to give a synopsis of the co-curriculum principles called The Eight Principles and 2) to discuss the use of learning contracts in enhancing soft skills among university students
This study aims at analyzing students' personality profile of a group of students who attended a basic program (N=165) that would help them become future student leaders. It also intends to compare the personality profile between male (N=103) and female (N=62) subjects. The 16PF personality test was used to analyze the data in this study. The findings show trait 5 of the 16 personality factors that measures leadership qualities i.e. thinking trait, was at stage 4 for both, male and female. This suggests that their thinking skill is still low; emotional stability trait was at stage 5 which points to instability, also, for both genders; dominance trait was at 4 for female and 5 for male which implies that males are more dominant. As for regulation awareness, females had a higher reading compared to the males with the reading of stages 6 and 4 respectively. On the other hand, both male and female are at stage 4 for trust trait which suggests group orientation is favoured over individual. It is hoped that the findings of this study would be used as the basis for developing students' leadership excellence in moving towards more ethics and academics.
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