A research among Fortune 500 CEOs found that 75% of long-term job success depended on soft skills like communication abilities rather than technical knowledge which was only 25%. The document discusses soft skills for managers, career planning, learning skills for employees, learning pyramids, passive versus participatory teaching methods, Edgar Dale's Cone of Learning, active participation of students, and that 1 credit is equal to 50 minutes of face-to-face learning plus independent study and assignment work.