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Communication and Soft Skills Lab
Course Objectives
This course enables students to
1. Build capacities for self-criticism and facilitate growth
2. Lead students to effective performances in communication
3. Develop local, global and cross-cultural understanding,
4. Build up interpersonal skills and social responsiveness
5. Inculcate leadership, team skills and professional ethics.
6. Sensitize the students communicative skills
Course Outcomes(COs):
Learning outcomes (at course level) | Learning and teaching strategies | Assessment Strategies |
CO60. Learn Listening and Speaking Skills, Writing and Presentation Skills
CO61. Inculcates leadership & team skills and professional ethics.
CO62. Efficiently participate in GD/PI
CO63. Develop effective oral and written communication skills.
CO64. Develop global and cross-cultural understanding with interpersonal skills and social responsiveness.
CO65. Apply various forms of technical communication. | Approach in teaching: Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Demonstration, Role plays
Learning activities for the students: Self-learning assignments, Effective questions, Simulation, presentation, flip roles
| Assignments Classroom Activity Presentations Semester End Examination |
Contents
Verbal & Non-verbal Communication
Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing. Verbal and Non-verbal Communication. Intra, inter-personal and group communication skills. Gestures, postures, Proxemics, Kinesics. Listening to Lectures, Discussions, Talk Shows, News Programs.
Writing Skills
Formal & Informal writings, report writing, creative writing. Composition, Resume Writing, Cover letters, Business Letter Writing, Persuasive Letters, Job Applications and Official Correspondence, E-Mail etiquette, Precise writing.
Presentation Skills
Elements of effective presentation, structure of presentation, external factors and content.Debates, Seminar, Speeches, Lectures, Interviews, Mock Interviews, Commonly asked questions in interviews.
Group Discussion
Structure of GD, Moderator led and other GDs, Strategies in GD, Team work body language, Mock GD, Problem solving, Reflective thinking, Critical thinking, Negotiation skills.
Career Skills
SWOT Analysis, IQ, EQ and SQ, Art of giving feedback, Decision making, Time Management, Team Management and Leadership Skills, 8 habits of successful people.
