Course

Syllabus

Soft Skills

Interpersonal Effectiveness: Transactional Analysis, Assertiveness & confidence building, Networking, Influencing & persuasion, Professional presence & personal impact

Problems Solving Skills: Foundation of Problem Solving, Critical thinking, Problem Solving Process, Industry case studies & real-world problems

Conflict Management: Intrapersonal vs Interpersonal Conflict, Conflict Management Styles, Steps in Conflict Resolution, Handling Workplace Conflicts, Learning from Conflict & Personal Growth

Group discussion: Advantages of Group discussion, Types of Group discussion, Do’s and Don’ts, How to perform well in a group discussion and how to summarize and conclude the group discussion effectively

Aptitude

Logarithms, Inequalities, Sequence, Series, Time and Work – Pipes & Cistern, and Work Equivalence, Time, Speed and Distance – Boats & Streams, Races and Circular Tracks, Logical Reasoning – Arrangements, Sequencing, Scheduling, Venn Diagram, Network Diagrams, Binary Logic, and Logical Connectives, Clocks, Calendars, Cubes, Non-Verbal Reasoning and Symbol-Based Reasoning, Puzzles – Anagrams, Futoshiki, Rebus Puzzles, Lateral Thinking Problems, and Riddles, Speed Mathematics and Shortcuts.

Verbal Skills 

Vocabulary: Help students understand the usage of words in different contexts. Create an awareness about the frequently misused words, commonly confused words and wrong form of words in English. 

Grammar (Intermediate Level): Train students to comprehend the nuances of grammar and empower them to spot errors in sentences and correct them.  

Reading Comprehension: Introduce students to smart reading techniques, help them understand different tones in comprehension passages – basic to advanced.

Reasoning: Enable students to connect words, phrases, and sentences logically.  

Oral Communication Skills: Orient students in elevating their public speaking skills, and persuasive skills. Aid students in using the gift of the gab to interpret images, do a video synthesis, try a song interpretation or elaborate on a literary quote. 

Writing Skills: Practice previous years’ email writing questions  

Pre-requisite:

SOFT SKILLS – Demonstration of fundamental level of self-reflection and emotional maturity to engage in collaborative dialogue

VERBAL – Possess basic English language skills and reasoning ability.

APTITUDE – Basic knowledge in arithmetic and algebra.

Course Objective:

SOFT SKILLS

1. To develop the social and cognitive agility required to navigate complex workplace dynamics by resolving interpersonal friction and implementing structured solutions to achieve the goals

2. To activate the healthy competitive mindset in group environment with active listening and ensuring inclusive participation to steer the group towards cohesive conclusion.

VERBAL – To help students develop English language proficiency and critical reasoning.

APTITUDE – To assist students to improve their problem-solving skills

Course Outcomes 

CO1: Soft Skills – To improve the inter-personal skills, and leadership skills, vital for arriving at win-win situations in Group Discussions and other team activities

CO2: Soft Skills – To develop the ability to create better impact in Group Discussions through examination, participation, perspective-sharing, ideation, listening, brainstorming and consensus.

CO3 – Aptitude: To analyze, understand and solve questions in arithmetic by employing the most suitable methods.

CO4 – Aptitude: To investigate and apply suitable techniques to solve questions in logical reasoning.

CO5: Verbal – To be able to use vocabulary in the right context and to be competent in spotting grammatical errors and correcting them. 

CO6: Verbal – To be able to logically connect words, phrases, sentences and thereby communicate their perspectives/ideas convincingly.  

CO-PO Mapping 

*CA – Can bepresentations, speaking activities andtests.

References:  

Soft Skills:

1. Student’s Guide for Career Planning, CIR (UG)

2. Soft Skills Handbook for UG

3. Interpersonal skills at work, John Hayes, Routledge, 2003

4. Conflict Communication: A New Paradigm in Conscious Communication – by Rory Miller

5. Fixed: How to Perfect the Fine Art of Problem Solving by Amy E Herman

6. Cracked it! How to solve big problems and sell solutions like top strategy consultants by Bernard Garrette, Corey Phelps, and Olivier Sibony

7. Upstream: The Quest to Solve Problems Before They Happen by Dan Heath

8. Problem Solving 101: A Simple Book for Smart People by Ken Watanabe

9. 101 Creative Problem-Solving Techniques: The Handbook of New Ideas for Business /James M. Higgins.

10. What’s Your Problem? To Solve Your Toughest Problems, Change the Problems You Solve by Thomas Wedell-Wedellsborg

11. Bulletproof Problem Solving: The One Skill That Changes Everything by Charles Conn and Robert McLean

12. Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving in by Roger Fisher, William L. Ury, and Bruce Patton

13. Conflict Resolution Playbook: Practical Communication Skills for Preventing, Managing, and Resolving Conflict by Jeremy Pollack

14. HBR Guide to Dealing with Conflict by Amy Gallo

15. Barun K. Mitra – Personality Development and Soft Skills (Oxford Press)

16. “The Power of Habit: Why We Do What Do in Life and Business” by Charles Duhigg

17. Simply Said: Communicating Better at Work and Beyond by Jay Sullivan

18. Words That Work: It’s Not What You Say, It’s What People Hear by Dr. Frank Luntz

19. The Fine Art of Small Talk: How to Start a Conversation, Keep It Going, Build Networking Skills — and Leave a Positive Impression! By Debra Fine

20. Communication Skills Training: A Practical Guide to Improving Your Social Intelligence, Presentation, Persuasion and Public Speaking by Ian Tuhovsky

21. Just Listen: Discover the Secret to Getting Through to Absolutely Anyone by Mark Goulston by Ian Tuhovsky

22. The Art of Communicating by Thich Nhat Hanh

23. Mastering Behaviour: Managing Self and Others (SAGE IIM-Kozhikode Series for New Managers) by Payal Anand (Author)

24. Group Discussion and Interview Skills – Priyadarshi Patnaik

1. Adair. J., (1.986), “Effective Team Building: How to make a winning team”, London, U.K: Pan Books.

2. Gulati. S., (2006) “Corporate Soft Skills”, New Delhi, India: Rupa & Co. 

3. The Hard Truth about Soft Skills, by Amazone Publication. 

4. Verbal Skills Activity Book, CIR, AVVP

5. Nova’s GRE Prep Course, Jeff Kolby, Scott Thornburg & Kathleen Pierce

6. The BBC and British Council online resources

7. Owl Purdue University online teaching resources 

8. www.thegrammarbook.com online teaching resources 

9. www.englishpage.com online teaching resources and other useful websites 

10. Student Workbook: Quantitative Aptitude & Reasoning, Corporate & Industry Relations, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham.

11. Quantitative Aptitude for All Competitive Examinations, Abhijit Guha. 

12. How to Prepare for Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT, Arun Sharma. 

13. How to Prepare for Data Interpretation for the CAT, Arun Sharma. 

14. How to Prepare for Logical Reasoning for the CAT, Arun Sharma. 

15. Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations, R S Aggarwal. 

16. A Modern Approach to Logical Reasoning, R S Aggarwal. 

17. A Modern Approach to Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning, R S Aggarwal.