Soft Skills
Introduction to ‘Campus to Corporate Transition’:
Communication and listening skills:
Communication process, barriers to communication, verbal and non-verbal communications, elements of effective communication, listening skills, empathetic listening, role of perception in communication.
Assertiveness Skills:
The concept, assertiveness and self-esteem, advantages of being assertive, assertiveness and organizational effectiveness.
Self-perception and Self-confidence:
The locus of control (internal v/s external), person perception, social perception, attribution theories-self presentation and impression management, the concept of self and self-confidence, how to develop self-confidence.
Goal Setting:
The concept, personal values and personal goals, goal setting theory, six areas of goal setting, process of goal setting: SMART goals, how to set personal goals.
Time Management:
The value of time, setting goals/ planning and prioritizing, check the time killing habits, procrastination, tools for time management, rules for time management, strategies for effective time management.
Presentation Skills:
The process of presentation, adult learning principles, preparation and planning, practice, delivery, effective use of voice and body language, effective use of audio-visual aids, dos and don’ts of effective presentation.
Public speaking-an art, language fluency, the domain expertise (Business GK, Current affairs), self-confidence, the audience, learning principles, body language, energy level and conviction, student presentations in teams of five with debriefing
Verbal Skills
Vocabulary:
Familiarize students with the etymology of words, help them realize the relevance of word analysis and enable them to answer synonym and antonym questions. Create an awareness about the frequently misspelt words, commonly confused words and wrong form of words in English.
Grammar:
Train students to understand the nuances of English Grammar and thereby enable them to spot grammatical errors and punctuation errors in sentences.
Reasoning: Stress the importance of understanding the relationship between words through analogy questions and learn logical reasoning through syllogism questions. Emphasize the importance of avoiding the gap (assumption) in arguments/ statements/ communication.
Oral Communication Skills:
Aid students in using the gift of the gab to improve their debating skills.
Writing Skills:
Introduce formal written communication and keep the students informed about the etiquettes of email writing. Make students practice writing emails specially composing job application emails.
Aptitude Skills
Numbers:
Types, Power Cycles, Divisibility, Prime, Factors & Multiples, HCF & LCM, Surds, Indices, Square roots, Cube Roots and Simplification.
Percentage:
Basics, Profit, Loss & Discount, and Simple & Compound Interest.
Ratio, Proportion & Variation:
Basics, Alligations, Mixtures, and Partnership, Averages and Weighted Average.
Time and Work:
Basics, Pipes & Cistern, and Work Equivalence.
Time, Speed and Distance:
Basics, Average Speed, Relative Speed, Boats & Streams, Races and Circular tracks.
Statistics:
Mean, Median, Mode, Range, Variance, Quartile Deviation and Standard Deviation.
Data Interpretation:
Tables, Bar Diagrams, Line Graphs, Pie Charts, Caselets, Mixed Varieties, and other forms of data representation.
Equations:
Basics, Linear, Quadratic, Equations of Higher Degree and Problems on ages.