Self-Analysis, Communication Skills and GD-PI

Paper Code: 
24ALAD100
Credits: 
02
Periods/week: 
02
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

The course will enable the students to

  1. Work on presentation skills, Organization Research by helping them identify time sinkers and time wasters.
  2. Identify their stress behavior and manage conflicts, learning the way conversations are done to reduce stress and conflict.

 

Course Outcomes: 

Course

Learning outcome

(at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Course

Code

Course

Title

24ALAD100

Self-Analysis, Communication Skills and GD-PI

(Practical)

 

CO55. Practice self-analysis and grooming.

CO56. Build   strong   verbal   and written communication skills.

CO57. Acquire skill of group discussion and master the same through mock practice sessions.

CO58. Practice mock interviews which will help them in final interviews.

CO59. Develop a new perspective through seminars/webinars and industry sessions

CO60.Contribute effectively in course – specific interaction

 

Approach in teaching: Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Power Point Presentations, Informative videos, Group Discussions.

 

Learning activities for the students: Self                       learning

assignments,               Presentations, Group Discussions.

Presentations, group discussions, personal interview, Resume Building,              cover letter, quiz, public speaking

 

6.00
Unit I: 
Self-Analysis and Personal Grooming

Internal external motivation, Visual image, Grooming, business formals, business casuals, accessories, Indian women executives, Mental Models (Inversion, Entropy), SWOT Analysis and Johari Window.

 

6.00
Unit II: 
Listening, Verbal and Non-verbal communication skills, Public Speaking

Asking the right questions, Voice modulations, listening habits, Building reading habit (Fiction and Non-Fiction). Extempore, Debate, JAM sessions.

Written communication, Assertiveness.

Formal letter writing, e-mail writing, Netiquette, using e-mail elements, How and when to say No

 

6.00
Unit III: 
Group Discussion

Body language, Skills required, Importance, Types, Process of GD, Evaluation Criteria, and Preparing for GD, Do’s and Don’ts of GD, FAQs.

Mock GD

 

6.00
Unit IV: 
Personal Interview

Answering the most common Interview questions, Body Language, Document filing, be the autobiographer, Grooming, Mirroring, FAQs.

Mock PI

 

6.00
Unit V: 
Seminar and Industry Expert session

Question answer and experience sharing session

 

ESSENTIAL READINGS: 

SUGGESTED TEXT BOOKS

  1. David Riklan (2003), Self-Improvement the Top 101 Experts Who Help Us Improve Our Lives.
  2. Bruce Patton, Douglas Stone, and Sheila Heen, Difficult Conversations
  3. Dr. K. Alex (2009), Soft skills know yourself and know the world, Sultan Chand & Sons.

 

REFERENCES: 

SUGGESTED REFERENCE BOOKS

  1. Kelly McGonigal (2011), The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do to Get More of It.
  2. Speaking Accurately: A Course in International, Nambiar, K. C, Cambridge University Press (2009).
  3. Mahadevan Ramesh and Gopalaswamy Ramesh (2010), The ACE of Soft Skills: Attitude, Communication and Etiquette for Success, Pearson publishers.

  e-RESOURCES:

  1. Communication Skills, Slide Share: https://www.slideshare.net/nusantara99/communication-skills-51895?from_search=3
  2. Communication Skills, Academia, https://www.academia.edu/22381561/Communication_SKILLS
  3. World E-book Library, http://Community.WorldLibrary.In/?AffiliateKey=NDL-FL1773 
  4. Pearson Education, Elibrary.in.pearson.com

JOURNALS:

  1. Shodhganga
  2. National Digital Library

 

Academic Year: 
2024-25
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