Emotional Intelligence VS Cognitive Intelligence

Which, if any, is more important in your opinion and why: Cognitive

Intelligence (IQ) or Emotional Intelligence (EI).

What is Cognitive Intelligence?

According to Stein (2009, p.44) ‘Cognitive Intelligence focuses on the ability to act purposely, think rationally, and deal effectively with your environment.’

What is Emotional Intelligence?

According to Brackett et al (2004. p.31) ‘The ability to perceive emotions, to access and generate and emotions so as to assist thought, to understand emotions and emotional knowledge, and to reflectively regulate emotions so as to promote emotional and intellectual growth.’

Basically, Emotional Intelligence is when a person has the ability to assess situations, decide what is important and what needs to be done and then takes a course of an action which is an appropriate response. Emotionally Intelligent people can identify and control their emotions in situations where there are high levels of demand and pressure. An emotionally intelligent person is very empathetic and always considers the needs of others. (Stein, 2009, p.44)

Which do I think is more important and why?

I think emotional Intelligence is more important because the benefits to it are more appealing and it has a better case.

‘The Benefits of emotional intelligence are success and satisfaction in your professional and personal lives.’(Blell, 2011, p.29)

According to Blell (2011, p.29) Emotional Intelligence will enable you to have the ability to: Have a better relationship with your family and friends and you will be able to maintain these relationships. ‘Reduced fear and anxiety about relationships with people’ (Blell, p.29)

You will be able to Deal effectively in situations with high levels of pressure and demand. (Stein, 2009, p.44) According to Blell (2009, p.29) ‘You will begin to exercise more control over the emotional impulses that prompt you to react to the things around you, allowing you to respond appropriately.’

Bibliography:

Brackett, M, A, Salovey, P, and Mayer, J, D (2004) Emotional Intelligence: Key readings on the Mayer and Salovey Mode: USA: NPR Inc.

Santos Blell, D (2011) Emotional Intelligence for the authentic ad diverse workplace USA: iUniverse

Stein, S J., PhD (2009) Emotional Intelligence for Dummies, USA: Quality Books Inc.

Referencing and Plagiarism

 Plagiarism:

According to Anderson (1998, p.27) ‘Plagiarism includes the theft of words, ideas, findings or methods without giving the original source.’

In other words, Plagiarism is when you use someone else’s work and try to pretend that it is your own. When you are doing assignments in college you are not allowed to do this. In many cases it will result in you getting zero marks for your work. When you use someone else’s work in your own you must reference!

What is referencing?

According to Stogdon and Kitely (2010, p.122) ‘an acknowledgement that you have used the work or ideas (or exact words in the case of quotes) of others.’

Referencing is actually very beneficial for you as it will help the reader to see where you got your ideas from. You may also gain marks for it if it is part of the marking scheme. (Stigdon and Kiteley 2010, p.123)

 

A guide for college students who are new to referencing:

Who: You must reference the author and the Publishers.  (Owl writing lab, 2012)

Where: You must reference in the main body of the text and also in the Bibliography at the end. (Owl writing lab,2012)

Why:  Referencing will help to support your answer. It will show that what you said in the text is true. According to Stogdon and Kiteley (2010, p.123) ‘It shows that you have used academic sources to support your statements and arguments are not just relying on unsupported, personal opinion.’

What: You must reference someone else’s work, words and ideas. (Stogdon and Kiteley 2010, p.122)

When: Any time you use another person’s work, words and ideas in your answer you must provide a reference.

How: When referencing you should be familiar with your college’s policy.

See Examples Below!

Anderson, J (1998) Plagiarism, Copyright and violation and other thefts of Intellectual property, An annotated Bibliography with a lengthy introduction, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers.

Kiteley, R and Stogdon, C (2010) Study Skills for social workers London: Sage Publications LTD.

Owl writing Lab Purdue University, 2012 Referencite  academic referencing resource: The University of Auckland

Available at: http://www.cite.auckland.ac.nz/index.php?p=when_to_reference

Accessed 09/12/2012

My notes and summary of the video.

Before I watched this video I decided I needed to know an effective note taking technique that would best suit me.I decided to use mind maps. I chose this format because I like to write down key words and phrases and symbols and I like to keep my attention on the speaker as much as possible. I don’t like spending time writing out long sentences as I am then missing out on what the speaker is saying. I like to expand the mind map at a later stage.

My Notes: I wrote down the key concept which was technology in the middle of the page and I circled it and then I drew branches out from it with key words, phrases and symbols attached to them. Examples of the notes I took are as follows: ‘Goldilocks effect’. ‘Social robots’. ‘Isolation.’ ‘Devices are powerful-they change who we are.’ ‘Discreet bits of information are gathered in messages-Not good for learning about each other.’ ‘Time to talk.’ ‘No connection.’

Summary of the video: The video was about a woman who was giving a presentation on the effects of technology on human life and relationships, and the way which we communicate. The presenter put an emphasis on how humans may be physically together however they are mentally apart. These days’ people spend their time on devices instead of interacting and communicating with each other. The presenter put forward the view that technology only allows discreet bits of information to be gathered and that’s not a good way to learn about each other. The presenter then put forward the idea that technology is starting to replace humans. For example: the social robots that comfort elderly people. The presenter finished by revealing her wish that humans should talk, listen, interact and communicate with each other more.

The best presentation I have ever seen,and here's why.

2. The best presentation I have seen, and here’s why:

Introduction: At the very start of this presentation the presenter introduced himself and I immediately felt more acquainted with him.  I felt that he was engaging with the audience. He went on to give an overview which I thought was very good as it clearly stated the purpose and the layout  of the presentation which resulted in me feeling very informed and aware of what was going on.

The Main Body: The main body of the presentation was dedicated to the explanation of the five tips for delivering a great presentation. The presenter clearly defined each tip and used simple language which was very easy for me to understand. He used his hands to clearly indicate which tip he was on. I found this a useful technique as it indicated to me which tip he was on and I did not feel confused. He went into detail when explaining each tip however he kept it short and did not put in any irrelevant information. This helped to keep me focused on the presentation and I didn’t feel bored at any point. The presenter told a personal story which grabbed my attention as I felt like I could relate to him.

Conclusion: In the end he thanked the audience for watching. I liked how the ending did not delay.

This was the best presentation I have ever seen as it was very informative and I learned a lot of techniques.

At the end of the presentation I realised that he had actually applied his five tips to it which I thought was impressive as he put into practice what he had talked about and it helped to prove his points. The presenter was very confident and he maintained good eye contact.

 

Bibliography: Real Men real Style (2011) 5 tips for delivering a great presentation-How to speak in front of others-Public speaking tips, Real Men Real Style