SOFT SKILLS DEVELOPMENT

Hours/Week: 02                                                                                Exam Hours: 03

Total Hours: 40                                                                                 Exam Marks: 400

 

OBJECTIVES: to create awareness about the importance of soft skills and enrich the students with soft skills.

 

Paper I; Introduction to soft skills and Communication skills                            10 Hours

• Introduction to soft skills: Meaning, definition, need and importance of soft skills.
• Communication skills: meaning, importance, process, barriers, Types of communication- formal and informal, effective communication skills.
• Practical Activities.

Paper II: Leadership skills and creativity:                                                            10  Hours

• Leadership skills: meaning, types, styles, qualities of leadership,
• Creativity: Meaning Importance, process, components/abilities of creativity, characteristics of creative person, brainstorming,
• Practical Activities

 Paper III:  Time management & Team building:                                              10 Hours

• Time Management: Meaning, principles of time management, developing a personal sense of time, Identifying goals, Daily planning, making the best use of best time, making use of committed time.
• Team Building: Meaning types of teams, Team building process, Factors influencing the effective team.
• Practical Activities

Paper IV: Emotional Intelligence, stress Management and Social skills:         10 Hours

• EI: Meaning of emotions, Meaning of EQ & IQ, regulations of emotions, dealing with anger and fear.
• Stress management: meaning, symptoms, causes, consequences, coping with stress.
• Social skills: Meaning, types, respecting age, authority, hierarchy, Dealing with lapses, Dealing with sickness, Expressing disapproval.
• Practical Activities

References:

1. Personality Development- Dr. T. Bharathi, Neekamal Publications, Pvt Ltd.,-2005
2. Time Management and Personal Development- John Adair Melanie Allen, 2003.
3. Skills for excellence- Luis. S. R Vas, Pustak Mahal, Delhi.
4. Time Management, Marc Mancini, Tata Mcgraw Hill Publishing Company Limited, 2005.
5. Working with Emotional Intelligence- Daniel Goleman, Banthan Books, Newyork. .
6. Understanding Emotional IQ The Mantra for Human Relations, – Dr. Jyotsna Codaty, Pustak Mahal, Delhi.2002.
7. Organisational Behaviour- L. M Prasad.
8. Organisational Behaviour- S. S Khanka