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Course Name Life Skills – II
Course Code 24LSK512
Program M. C. A.
Semester 2
Credits 1
Campuses Amritapuri, Mysuru

Syllabus

Soft Skills

Interpersonal Skills: 

Ability to manage conflict, flexibility, empathetic listening, assertiveness, stress management, problem solving, understanding one’s own interpersonal needs, role of effective teamwork in organizations.

Group Problem Solving: 

The process, the challenges, the skills and knowledge required for the same.

Conflict Management: 

The concept, its impact and importance in personal and professional lives, (activity to identify personal style of conflict management, developing insights that helps in future conflict management situations.)

Team Building and Working Effectively in Teams: 

The concept of groups (teams), different stages of group formation, process of team building, group dynamics, characteristics of effective team, role of leadership in team effectiveness. (Exercise to demonstrate the process of emergence of leadership in a group, debrief and reflection), group discussions.

Interview Skills: 

What is the purpose of a job interview, types of job interviews, how to prepare for an interview, dos and don’ts of interview, One on one mock interview sessions with each student

Verbal Skills

Vocabulary:

Help students understand the usage of words in different contexts. Stress the importance of using refined language through idioms and phrasal verbs.

Grammar:

Enable students to identify poorly constructed sentences or incorrect sentences and improvise or correct them.

Reasoning: 

Facilitate the student to tap her/his reasoning skills through critical reasoning questions and logical ordering of sentences.

Reading Comprehension:

Enlighten students on the different strategies involved in tackling reading comprehension questions.

Public Speaking Skills:

Empower students to overcome glossophobia and speak effectively and confidently before an audience.

Writing Skills:

Practice closet tests that assess basic knowledge and skills in usage and mechanics of writing such as punctuation, basic grammar and usage, sentence structure and rhetorical skills such as writing strategy, organization, and style.

Aptitude Skills

Sequence and Series: 

Basics, AP, GP, HP, and Special Series.

Geometry:

2D, 3D, Coordinate Geometry, and Heights & Distance.

Permutations & Combinations:

Basics, Fundamental Counting Principle, Circular Arrangements, and Derangements.

Probability:

Basics, Addition & Multiplication Theorems, Conditional Probability and Bayes’ Theorem.

Logical Reasoning I:

Arrangements, Sequencing, Scheduling, Venn Diagram, Network Diagrams, Binary Logic, and Logical Connectives, Clocks, Calendars, Cubes, Non-Verbal reasoning and Symbol based reasoning.

Logical Reasoning II:

Blood Relations, Direction Test, Syllogisms, Series, Odd man out, Coding & Decoding, Cryptarithmetic Problems and Input – Output Reasoning.

Data Sufficiency:

Introduction, 5 Options Data Sufficiency and 4 Options Data Sufficiency. Campus recruitment papers: Discussion of previous year question papers of all major recruiters of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham.

Miscellaneous:

Interview Puzzles, Calculation Techniques and Time Management Strategies.

Objectives and Outcomes

Course Description

This course is designed to prepare students for a smooth transition from campus to corporate life by developing essential soft skills, communication abilities, aptitude, and professional competencies. The course emphasizes effective communication, self-awareness, goal setting, presentation skills, verbal ability, reasoning, quantitative aptitude, and professional etiquette required to succeed in recruitment processes and workplace environments.

Course Objectives

  • Develop effective communication and listening skills for professional environments
  • Build assertiveness, self-confidence, and positive self-perception
  • Apply goal-setting and time-management strategies for personal and professional growth
  • Enhance presentation and public speaking skills
  • Strengthen verbal ability, grammar, and written communication
  • Improve logical reasoning and quantitative aptitude for competitive assessments

Course Outcomes (COs)

CO Code  Course Outcome 
CO1 Communicate effectively using verbal, non-verbal, listening, and presentation skills in professional environments
CO2 Demonstrate self-confidence, assertiveness, ethical behavior, and effective interpersonal skills
CO3 Apply logical reasoning and quantitative aptitude skills to solve analytical problems
CO4 Use professional writing, data interpretation, and time-management skills for workplace effectiveness

CO–PO Mapping

CO \ PO  PO1  PO2  PO3  PO4  PO5  PO6  PO7  PO8 
CO1 2 2 3 2 3 1 2 3
CO2 2 2 2 3 3 1 3 3
CO3 2 3 1 1 1 3 2 2
CO4 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 3

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