Course

Syllabus

Soft Skills 

Career Planning – What is a Career? Career Path, Career Aspiration, Career Cluster, Personal Values, Core Skills, SMART Career Goal, Career SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats) Analysis, Psychometric Analysis for career development. 

Professional Networking – What is networking? Networking Skills for Career, Types of Networkers: Observers, Reactors, Initiators, Directors; Networking Strategies. Leveraging social media for networking. 

Workplace Ethics and Professional Conduct – Introduction to Workplace Ethics, Ethical Decision-Making, Codes of Conduct and Organisational Culture, Emerging Ethical Issues 

Diversity, Equity, Inclusiveness (DEI) – Introduction to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusiveness; Impact of Unconscious Bias, Cultural Competence and Communication, Inclusive Leadership and Organisational Practices. 

Mock Interviews (Advanced Training) – Mock Interviews (Practice), answering probable interview questions, asynchronous interviews. 

Verbal 

Vocabulary – Idioms and Phrases – advanced, Collocations, Jargon and Technical Vocabulary, Neologisms, Polysemous Words 

Grammar – Complex Sentence Structures, Discourse Markers, Concessive Clauses. 

Reasoning – Critical Reasoning – advanced, Inference and Implication, and Analytical Reasoning. 

Reading Comprehension – Advanced – To comprehend and analyse diverse written works, to empower learners to approach intricate texts with confidence 

Public Speaking Skills – Advanced – JAM, Debate. 

Writing Skills – Business Writing: Proposals, Reports; Academic Writing; Content Writing 

Aptitude 

Data Sufficiency: Introduction to and basics of Data Sufficiency. 

Campus recruitment papers: Introduction to interview puzzles and placement written test questions of all major recruiters. 

Competitive examination papers: Introduction to major competitive examination paper patterns and questions. Learn calculation techniques and time management strategies.

Text Books / References

References

• Stephen Covey, “The habits of highly effective people”, Free press Revised edition, 2004
• Kenneth H Blanchard, “The 25 Best Time Management Tools & Techniques: How to Get More Done Without Driving Yourself Crazy”, Peak Performance Press, 1st edition, 2005
• Kenneth H. Blanchard and Spencer Johnson, “The One Minute Manager” , William Morrow, 1984
• Personality Development and Soft Skills, Barun K.Mitra, Oxford, 2nd Edition
• How to Win Friends & Influence People, Dale Carnegie, 1998 Edition.
• Professional Networking for Dummies, by Donna Fisher, For Dummies; 1st edition (15 August 2001)
• What Colour Is Your Parachute? 2022: Your Guide to a Lifetime of Meaningful Work and Career Success by Richard N. Bolles, Ten Speed Press (14 December 2021) 

Verbal 

• “GMAT Official Guide” by the Graduate Management Admission Council, 2019
• Arun Sharma, “How to Prepare for Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension For CAT”
• Joern Meissner, “Turbocharge Your GMAT Sentence Correction Study Guide”, 2012
• Kaplan, “Kaplan GMAT 2012 & 13”
• Kaplan, “New GMAT Premier”, Kaplan Publishing, U.K., 2013
• Manhattan Prep, “Critical Reasoning 6th Edition GMAT”
• Manhattan Prep, “Sentence Correction 6th Edition GMAT”
• Mike Barrett “SAT Prep Black Book: The Most Effective SAT Strategies Ever Published”
• Mike Bryon, “Verbal Reasoning Test Workbook Unbeatable Practice for Verbal Ability, English Usage and Interpretation and Judgement Tests”
• www.bristol.ac.uk/arts/skills/grammar/grammar_tutorial/page_55.htm
• www.campusgate.co.in 

Aptitude 

• Arun Sharma, “How to Prepare for Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT Common Admission Test”, Tata McGraw-Hill, 5th Edition, 2012
• Arun Sharma, “How to Prepare for Logical Reasoning for the CAT Common Admission Test”, Tata McGraw-Hill, 2nd Edition, 2014
• Arun Sharma, “How to Prepare for Data Interpretation for the CAT Common Admission Test”, Tata McGraw-Hill, 3rd Edition, 2015
• R.S. Aggarwal, “Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations”, S. Chand Publishing, 2015
• R.S. Aggarwal, “A Modern Approach to Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning”, S. Chand Publishing, Revised -2015
• Sarvesh Verma, “Quantitative Aptitude-Quantum CAT”, Arihant Publications, 2016
• www.mbatious.com
• www.campusgate.co.in
• www.careerbless.com

Pre-requisite: Willingness to learn, team spirit, Basic English language and communication skills and knowledge of basic arithmetic.

Course Objectives: 

• Help students to understand the importance of ethics and organisational culture 
• Prepare the students for effective professional networking and interview participation 
• Help students to sharpen their problem-solving and reasoning skills 
• Empower students to communicate effectively by using enhanced diction, grammar and verbal reasoning skills 

Course Outcomes: 

• CO1: Soft Skills – To be able to learn the importance of workplace ethics and DEI. 
• CO2: Soft Skills – To be able to improve networking and perform effectively in interviews. 
• CO3: Aptitude – To identify, investigate and arrive at appropriate strategies to solve questions on arithmetic and algebra by managing time effectively. 
• CO4: Aptitude – To investigate, understand and use appropriate techniques to solve questions on logical reasoning and data analysis by managing time effectively. 
• C05: Verbal – To be able to use diction that is more refined and appropriate, and to be competent in knowledge of grammar to correct/improve sentences 
• C06: Verbal – To be able to examine, interpret and investigate passages and to be able to generate ideas, structure them logically and express them in a style that is comprehensible to the audience/recipient. 

CO-PO Mapping 

CA Can be Quizzes, Assignment, Lab Practice, Projects, and Reports