Personality Development and Communication Skills Practical

Paper Code: 
GBBA 201B
Credits: 
2
Contact Hours: 
30.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Objectives: This course will enable the students to - 1. Create understanding of the non-verbal forms of communication and involving students in adapting the techniques of personality development.

Course Outcomes (COs):

 

Course

Learning outcomes

(at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment

Strategies

Paper Code

Paper Title

GBBA 201B

Personality Development and Communication Skills Practical

CO 73: Evaluate the project tasks in terms of content, creativity, and designing

CO74: Assessing the tasks through file preparations, quizzes, and group projects

CO75: Organizing dialogue session with peer group on common themes through individual presentations and group discussions.

 

 

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Hours using whiteboards, Lab Practice Sessions & Discussion, Short practical Assignment consisting of logical and numerical problems based on Ms- Word, Ms-Excel and Ms-Access software packages.

Learning activities for the students:

Self learning practical assignments and   Presentation, Solving practical problems using latest analysis tools of Ms- Excel , Case -based  practical Learning through Ms –office package , Group Learning – Teamwork

 

Class test, Semester end examinations, Presentation, Individual and group projects, Task-based practical exercises to assess students’ software  understanding & technical skills

 

 

 

 

6.00
Unit I: 
Self-Analysis and Personal Grooming

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,

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

Group Discussion
Body language, Skills required, Importance, Types, Process of GD, Evaluation Criteria, 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: 
Unit V

Seminar and Industry Expert session
Question answer and experience sharing session

Essential Readings: 

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.
4. Kelly McGonigal (2011), The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do to Get More of It.
5. Mahadevan Ramesh and Gopalaswamy Ramesh (2010), The ACE of Soft Skills: Attitude, Communication and Etiquette for Success, Pearson publishers.

Academic Year: 
2021-2022
  • Printer-friendly version
  • PDF version