Unit I Soft skills Basics:
What are soft skills? , global competition, hard skills (technical skills) versus soft skills, emotional intelligence, interpersonal skills, cross-cultural communication, motivation, leadership skills, decision making, negotiation skills, business etiquette, problem solving skills, conflict management, crisis management, social understanding, behaviors traits, teamwork. Human values: Morals, values, ethics, integrity, work ethics, virtues, respect for others, caring, sharing, honesty, courage, cooperation, commitment, empathy, self confidence, challenges in work place, spirituality.
Unit II Presentation Skills:
Importance of Presentation Skills, 7 C’s of Communication, Collecting Data, Voice & Picture Integration, Guidelines to make Presentation Interesting, Body Language, Voice Modulation, Audience Awareness, You and Your Audience, Presentation Plan, Visual Aids, Forms of Layout, styles of Presentation.
Unit III Group Discussion:
Group Discussion Basics, Nature of G.D, G.D and debate, importance of G.D, strategy of G.D, techniques for individual contribution, group interaction strategy. Points for GD Topics.
Unit IV Interview Preparation:
Interview process, characteristic of job interview, pre-interview preparation techniques, Preparing for the Interviews, frequently asked interview questions. Attending the Interview, Interview Process, Employers Expectations, General Etiquette, Dressing Sense, Postures & Gestures
Unit V Seminar and Project report writing:
Need of standard format for seminar and report. Process of selection of seminar topic, Writing abstract, approval, seminar report writing, printing and delivery of seminar. Sequence of report (Abstract, certificate, list of tables, list of figures, acknowledgement, chapter, references). Guidelines for writing references of text book, journal paper, journal article, print document, e-books, internet document.
Unit VI Other Skills
Managing time, Meditation, Stress and stress management , Improving Personal Memory, Study skills that include Rapid reading, Notes taking, Complex problem solving, creativity, Model business letters and Effective Email communication
List of possible Assignments:
Faculty should frame at least 6 assignments based on the all units.
1 Resume / Letter writing /Essay
Write a personal essay and or resume or SOP (statement of purpose) which may include:
? Who am I (family background, past achievements, past activities of significance.)
? Strength and weakness (and how to tackle them)
? Personal Short-term Goals, long term goals and action plan to achieve them
? Self assessment on soft-skills
2 Presentation Skills:
Presenting a review to a group (Each student should be given 10 minutes to present his review)
? Book review (Any favorite book, which they read and summarize in 10-15 minutes about that book)
? Film review (Any favorite film, which they liked most and summarize in 10-15 minutes about that film)
? Biographical Sketch (sketch of a persons life)
? Any topic such as an inspirational story/personal values/beliefs/current topic
3 Group Discussion
? Group discussions could be done for groups of 5-8 students at a time for half so total need for two group discussions for each student of the batch will be required.
? Every student shall be given 15 minutes of presentation time & 45 minutes of discussion on his/ her GD topic.
4 Interview Skills
? Students participate in Mock Interviews conducted by faculty from same/other department.
5 Oral presentation
? Elocution, declamation, debate or extempore delivery within a group of 12-15 students.
? More stress should be given on proper body language, voice modulation etc.
6 Abstract/Synopsis writing
? Students should submit abstract/synopsis of the any seminar/project studied, along with the proper references
7 Activity Logs
? Find out how you really spend your time in a day.
? Activity logs help you to analyze how you actually spend your time. Check for amount of time that you waste.
? Learning from your log: Once you have logged your time for a few days, analyze your daily activity log.
Term Work:
Term work shall consist of a journal consisting of regular assignments and presentations completed in the practical class and at home, the total number of assignments should not be less than SIX, generally covering the topics mentioned above. As far as possible, submission should be word processed on a computer using a standard package by the student himself. For the purpose of assignments, extensive use of research papers published in technical journals and articles published in magazines and newspapers may be made so that there is no repetition by the individuals. Oral presentations exercises and group discussions should be conducted batch wise so that there is a closer interaction. Students should be sent to industrial visits for exposure to corporate environment.
Reference Books:
1. Krishna Mohan and Neers Banarge (1996), Developing Communication Skills, Macmillan India Ltd.
2. Bernice Hurst (1996), Handbook of communication skill, 2nd Edition, Kogan page
3. Susan Hodgson, Brilliant Answers to Tough Interview Questions, Pearson Education , ISBN13: 9780273714644, ISBN10: 0273714643
4. M Ashraf Rizvi , Effective technical communication, Mc-Graw Hill
5. TIME, How to Do Well in GDs and Interviews, 1/e, Pearson Education, ISBN - 9788131725542
6. R.S. Naagarazan, Professional ethics and human values, New Age international Publishers.