Personality Development and Communication Skills

Paper Code: 
GBBA 201A
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Objectives: This course will enable the students to - 1. Inculcating the soft skills in theoretical and practical ways and also to develop the effective communication skills among students.

Course Outcomes (COs):

Course

Learning outcomes

(at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment

Strategies

Paper Code

Paper Title

GBBA 201 A

Personality 

Development and 

Communication

Skills

CO67: Students will learn the basics of developing effective communication skills.

CO68: Inculcate the soft skills in theoretical and practical ways

CO69: Learn about the essential factors of personality development.

CO70: Create understanding of the non-verbal forms of communication

CO71: Understand the techniques of personality development and bring them into practice

CO72: Students will build confidence in public speaking

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Approach in teaching:

 

Interactive Hours using whiteboards, Questioning & Discussion, Reading assignments, Short quiz consisting of numerical problems.

Learning activities for the students:

Self learning assignments,   Presentation, Solving problems of unsolved questions, Writing in Class, Problem-Based Learning – Cases, Group Learning – Teamwork

Class test, Semester end examinations, Presentation, Individual and group projects, Task-based exercises to assess students’ understanding.

 

 

12.00
Unit I: 
Effective Communication Skills:

Effective Communication Skills: Effective Communication, Effective Speaking, Effective Listening, Persuasive Skills, Interview Skills

12.00
Unit II: 
Soft Skills:

Soft Skills: Knowing Yourself (SWOT), Emotional Intelligence, Empathy, Interpersonal Skills

12.00
Unit III: 
Personality Development:

Personality Development: Self confidence, Self Efficacy, Self Esteem, Developing Positive Attitude, Self Development, Group Discussions

12.00
Unit IV: 
Non Verbal Communication:

Non Verbal Communication: Paralanguage, Body Language, Proxemics, Professional Grooming and Etiquette Skills

12.00
Unit V: 
Techniques of Personality Development:

Techniques of Personality Development: Stress Management, Time Management, Team Building, Goal Setting

Essential Readings: 

Book Readings:
1. Alex K., Soft Skills – Know Yourself and Know the World, S. Chand & Company Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, Third Revised Edition, 2016
2. Bhatnagar Nitin and Mamta Bhatnagar, Effective Communication and Soft Skills: Strategies for Success, Pearson Education, New Delhi, 2011
3. Chaturvedi P.D., Fundamentals of Business Communication, Pearson Education, New Delhi, 2012
4. Dulek Ronald E. and John S. Fielden, Principles of Business Communication, Macmillan Publishing Company, London, 1990
5. Francis Peter S.J., Soft Skills and Professional Communication, Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi, 2012
6. Goleman Daniel, Emotional Intelligence, BloomsBury Publishing, New Delhi, 2013

References: 

1 Masters and Wallace, Personal Development for Life and Work, South-Western Cengage Learning, USA, 2010
2. Onkar R.M., Personality Development and Career Management (A Pragmatic Perspective), S. Chand & Company Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, Third Revised Edition, 2014

Academic Year: 
2021-2022
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