Course

Syllabus

Soft Skills

Soft Skills and their importance: Pleasures and pains of transition from an academic environment to a work environment. New-age challenges and distractions. Learning to benefit from constructive criticism and feedback. Need for change in mindset and up-skilling to keep oneself competent in the professional world.

Managing Self: Knowing oneself, Self-perception, Importance of positive attitude, Building and displaying confidence, avoiding being overconfident, managing emotions, stress, and fear. Developing Resilience and Handling Failures. Self-motivation, Self-learning, and continuous knowledge upgrading/Lifelong learning. Personal productivity – Goal setting and its importance in career planning, Self-discipline, Importance of values, ethics and integrity, Universal Human Values.

Communication: Process, Language Fluency, Non-verbal, and Active listening. Assertiveness vs. aggressiveness. Barriers in communication. Digital communication

Aptitude

Numerical Ability I: Numbers, Percentage, Ratio, Proportion & Variation, Averages and Equations.

Logical Reasoning I: Blood Relations, Direction Test, Syllogisms, Series, Odd One Out, Coding & Decoding, Cryptarithmetic and Input – Output Problems.

Verbal Skills

Vocabulary: Familiarise students with the etymology of words, help them realise the relevance of word analysis and enable them to answer synonym and antonym questions. Create an awareness about the frequently misused words, commonly confused words and wrong forms of words in English.

Grammar (Basics): To learn the usage of grammar and facilitate students to identify errors and correct them.

Reasoning: Stress the importance of understanding the relationship between words through analogy questions. Emphasise the importance of avoiding the gap (assumption) in the argument/ statements/ communication.

Speaking Skills: Make students conscious of the relevance of effective communication in today’s world through individual speaking activities.

Writing Skills: Introduce formal written communication and keep students informed about email etiquette.

Text Books / References

1. Gulati. S., (1006) “Corporate Soft Skills”, New Delhi, India: Rupa & Co.
2. The hard truth about Soft Skills, by Amazon Publication.
3. Verbal Skills Activity Book, CIR, AVV
4. Nova’s GRE Prep Course, Jeff Kolby, Scott Thornburg & Kathleen Pierce
5. The BBC and British Council online resources
6. Owl Purdue University online teaching resources
7. www.thegrammarbook.com online teaching resources
8. www.englishpage.com online teaching resources and other useful websites
9. Student Workbook: Quantitative Aptitude & Reasoning, Corporate & Industry
10. 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

Pre-requisite: An open mind and the urge for self-development, Basic English language skills, and knowledge of high school level mathematics.

Course Objective: To assist students in inculcating soft skills, developing a strong personality, empowering them to face life’s challenges, improving their communication skills and problem-solving skills.

Course Outcomes 

• CO1: Soft Skills – To develop a greater morale and positive attitude to face, analyse, and manage emotions in real-life situations, like the placement process.
• CO2: Soft Skills – To empower students to create a better impact on a target audience through content creation, effective delivery, appropriate body language and overcoming nervousness, in situations like presentations, Group Discussions and interviews.
• CO3: Aptitude – To analyse, understand and solve questions in arithmetic and algebra by employing the most suitable methods.
• CO4: Aptitude – To investigate and apply suitable techniques to solve questions on logical reasoning.
• CO5: Verbal – To infer the meaning of words & use them in the right context. To have a better understanding of the nuances of English grammar and become capable of applying them effectively.
• CO6: Verbal – To identify the relationship between words using reasoning skills. To develop the capacity to communicate ideas effectively. Skills: Communication, self-confidence, emotional intelligence, presentation skills and problem-solving Skills.

CO-PO Mapping 

*CA – Can be presentations, speaking activities and tests.