Emotional intelligence (EI) is critical for both your personal and professional growth. It is increasingly recognized as a skill leading to personal well-being, self-management, effective communication, problem-solving, and the ability to work with others. Studies show that the most effective leaders have high levels of emotional intelligence.
FIU now offers a free emotional intelligence badge for your online credentials. The EI micro-credential will help you develop your emotional self-management while increasing your ability to work with others.
What will you learn?
You will learn emotional intelligence concepts related to personal and social awareness, self-management, and relationship management. You will also learn strategies to recognize and manage emotions, identify negative beliefs and self-talk, listen empathetically, and better manage relationships. Upon completion of this micro-credential, you will:
- Identify and describe emotions, discuss the fight or flight response, describe strategies for combating it
- Discuss the four attributes of empathy, identify responses that help create empathy, demonstrate empathetic strategies in conversation
- Identify negative beliefs and self-talk, apply the ABC strategy to challenge irrational beliefs, describe strategies for mindful use of technology
- Apply win-win problem solving to a real-life problem; describe strategies for effective teamwork; discuss strategies for influencing and managing change
- Develop an Emotional Intelligence Self-Improvement Plan that identifies their strengths and weaknesses and describe how the EI skills apply to their major and career of interest.
How to sign up
Enroll
The emotional intelligence micro-credential will be available in:
| ENC 1930 | Essay Writing | Spring section(s) - B51 |
| REL 2011 | Introduction to Religion | Spring section(s) - UHA, UHB |
| MAN 3100 | Happiness at Work | Spring section(s) - RVD |
| ENC 3378 | Writing Across Borders | Spring section(s) - U01 |
| ENC 6734 | Multilingual Matters | Spring section(s) - U01 |
| MVS 1311 | Principal Applied Violin | Spring section(s) - U05 |
| MVS 3331 | Principal Applied Violin | Spring section(s) - U02 |
| MVS 4441 | Major Applied Violin | Spring section(s) - U02 |
| RED 4150 | Content and Methods of Teaching Beginning Literacy | Spring section(s) - RVC, U03 |
| SPC 4445 | Communication for Effective Leadership | Spring section(s) - RVD |
| PAD 4905 | Independent Study in Public Administration | Spring section(s) - RVC |
| PAD 4934 | Integrative Seminar in Public Policy and Service | Spring section(s) - RVC |
| PAD 6907 | Independent Study in Public Administration | Spring section(s) - RVC |
| COM 4930 | Special Topics in Communication Arts | Spring section(s) - B51 |
Register
Looking to take this micro-credential online at your own pace? To sign-up for this micro-credential, please fill out this form.
These digital badges are only available to currently enrolled FIU students. Please ensure that by completing this form, you are confirming that you will be a current FIU student in the upcoming semester.