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Add- on/ Certificate Course in Soft Skills The Department of English has been offering a self-financing three months certificate course in Soft Skills since 2015. The course is offered for three months, with two batches in an academic year. The classes are conducted in the college on three-week days from 3p.m.-5 p.m. Total number of hours is 72 hours. The eligibility criteria for this course is 10+2 passed.  Classes are taken by the faculty members of the department. Aims and Objectives: The course aims at making the students understand the fundamental soft skills and of their practical usage. Through this course they learn to communicate effectively and confidently. They also learn how to identify and overcome the barriers in interpersonal relationship in order to obtain best results. Students would find this course immensely useful for building a career and also finding employment as soft skill trainers. The course has been started keeping in view the crucial role of language skills and soft skills in personal as well as professional life of the younger generation. In the era of globalization, it has become imperative to become proficient in both soft skills and life skills. Therefore, with the objective of equipping students with the vital communication and soft skills to succeed in the highly competitive world, the Department of English proposes to offer a specially designed Certificate Course in Soft Skills. Course Outcome: After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Understand the significance and essence of a wide range of soft skills.
• Learn how to apply soft skills in a wide range of social and professional environment.
• Will acquire the skill of employing soft skills to improve interpersonal relationships.
• Learn how to employ soft skills to enhance employability and ensure workplace and career success.

Syllabus Unit-1

1. Soft Skills: An Introduction – Definition and significance of soft skills; Process, Importance and Measurement of Soft Skills Development.
2. Self-Discovery: Discovering the self; Setting Goals; Beliefs, Values, Attitude, Virtue.
3. Positivity and Motivation: Developing Positive Thinking and Attitude; Driving out Negativity; Meaning and Theories of Motivation; Enhancing Motivational Levels.
4. Personality Development: Meaning, Nature, Features, Stages, Models; Learning Skills; Adaptability Skills

Unit-2

1. Interpersonal Communication: Interpersonal relations; communication models, process and barriers; team communication; developing interpersonal relationships.
2. Public Speaking: Skills, Methods, Strategies and Essential tips for effective public speaking.
3. Group Discussion: Importance, Planning, Elements, Skills assessed; Effectively Disagreeing, Initiating, Summarizing and Attaining the Objective.
4. Non- Verbal Communication: Importance and Elements; Body Language.
5. Teamwork and Leadership Skills: Concept of Terms; Building Effective Teams; Concept of Leadership.
6. Presentation Skills: Types, Content, Audience Analysis, Essential Tips- Before, During and After Overcoming Nervousness
7. Etiquette and Manners: Social and Business.

Unit-3

1. Phonetics: Received Pronunciation, Speech Mechanism, Speech Sounds Threefold Pronunciation, Transcription
2. Situational Conversation: At the…. doctor’s, post office, bank, railway station, college, government office, book shop, taking an admission etc.
3. Writing Skills: Art of Writing, Paragraph Writing, Letter Writing.

Unit-4

1. Decision- Making and Problem- Solving Skills: Meaning, Types and Models, Group and Ethical Decision- Making, Problems and Dilemmas in application of these skills.
2. Conflict management: Conflict- Definition, Nature, Types and Causes; Methods of Conflict Resolution.
3. Stress Management: Stress- Definition, Nature, Types, Symptoms and Causes; Stress Analysis Models and Impact of Stress; Measurement and Management of Stress.
4. Leadership and Assertiveness Skills: A Good Leader; Leaders and Managers; Leadership Theories; Types of Leaders; Leadership Behavior; Assertiveness Skills.
5. Interview Skills: Interviewer and Interviewee- in- depth perspective. Before, During and After The Interview. Tips for Success

Reference Books:

1. Managing Soft Skills for Personality Development– edited by B.N. Ghosh, McGraw Hill India,2012.
2. English and Soft Skills– S.P. Dhanavel, Orient Blackswan India, 2010.
3. Personality Development and Soft Skills– Barun K. Mitra- Oxford University Press, 2^nd Edition 2016
4. Decoding Communication- A Complete Handbook for Effective Communication– Girish Jain and Manzoor Moideen- Notion Press, 1^st Edition 2021.
5. A Course in Phonetics and Spoken English– J Sethi and P.V. Dhamija- Prentice Hall Indian Learning Private Limited, Standard Edition,1999.

Evaluation There are two components of Evaluation:

1. Continuous Evaluation of 20 marks: Comprises of quizzes, assignments, etc.
2. Final Evaluation of 80 marks: Comprises of Written Examination: 60 marks

Oral Examination: 20 marks. Certification At the end of the course the Course Coordinator (HOD) determines the grading of the students based on the evaluation process.  The gradation in the certificate ranges from ‘O’ to ‘F’

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