Colomo Palacios, RicardoCasado-Lumbreras, CristinaGarcía Crespo, ÁngelGómez Berbís, Juan Miguel2012-06-282012-06-282009-09-16Miltiadis D. Lytras et al. (eds.), Best practices for the knowledge society: knowledge, learning, development and technology for all. Second World Summit on the Knowledge Society, WSKS 2009, Chania, Crete, Greece, September 16-18, 2009 (pp. 226-233). Proceedings. Berlin: Springer, 20093-642-04756-4978-3-642-04756-51865-0929 (Print)1865-0937 (Online)https://hdl.handle.net/10016/14738Proceedings of: Second World Summit on the Knowledge Society (WSKS 2009), Chania, Crete, Greece, September 16-18, 2009.The importance of what have been termed the "soft skills" for the professional development of IT professionals is beyond any doubt. Taking account of this circumstance, the objective of the current research may be phrased as two separate questions. In the first place, determining the importance which IT related degree students place on these types of competencies for their professional future. In the second place, the importance which the development of the mentioned competencies has been given during their studies. The realization of an empirical study has fulfilled the two objectives described. The results demonstrate, on the one side, the moderate relevance which students assign to interpersonal competencies, especially emotional competencies, in contrast to the international curricular recommendations and studies concerning labor markets. On the other hand, the results indicate the scarce emphasis which lecturers have placed on the development of such competencies.application/pdfeng© SpringerSoft skillsIT educationInterpersonal skillsEmotional competencesconference paperInformática10.1007/978-3-642-04757-2_25open access226233Best practices for the knowledge society: knowledge, learning, development and technology for all. Second World Summit on the Knowledge Society (WSKS 2009), Chania, Crete, Greece, September 16-18, 2009. Proceedings