Personality Development and Communication Skills (Practical)

Paper Code:

24CBTM203

Credits:

2

Contact Hours:

30.00

Max. Marks:

100.00

Objective:

This course will enable the students to develop communication skills, social skills and confidence-building for individual growth in the professional context.

Course Outcomes:

Course

Learning outcomes

(at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment

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Course Code

Course Title

24CBTM203

Personality Development and Communication Skills (Practical)

CO67:Assess the quality of file preparations, considering factors such as clarity, completeness, and adherence to formatting guidelines.

CO68:Evaluate the effectiveness of dialogue sessions, individual presentations, group discussions in promoting peer learning and engagement, knowledge acquisition, perspective-taking, and problem-solving skills.

CO69:Judge the effectiveness of speaking skills, speech delivery, audience engagement, and speaker’s confidence.

CO70:Examine the creativity of project tasks, evaluating the originality, innovation, and uniqueness of ideas.

CO71:Analyze the strengths and weaknesses of students' abilities, considering factors such as knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors, incorporating practices of stress management and time management.

CO72:Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction.

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Hours using whiteboards, Questioning & Discussion, Reading assignments, Short quiz consisting of numerical problems.

Learning activities for the students:

Self learning assignments, Presentation, Solving problems of unsolved questions, Writing in Class, Problem-Based Learning – Cases, Group Learning – Teamwork

Class test, Semester end examinations, Presentation, Individual and group projects, Task-based exercises to assess students’ understanding.

6.00

Unit I:

Book Review

Select a Book and write the Book Review. Mention learnings through the book.

6.00

Unit II:

Speaking Skills

Debate on Contemporary Issues to enhance Speaking Skills of students.

6.00

Unit III:

Practicing Soft Skills

Case study discussion and file preparation on Soft Skills.

6.00

Unit IV:

Professional Grooming and Mannerisms

Prepare Chart on Corporate Grooming and Etiquettes.

6.00

Unit V:

Techniques for Personality Development

Write Tips on Stress Management and Time Management.

Essential Readings:

Alex K., Soft Skills – Know Yourself and Know the World, S. Chand & Company
Bhatnagar Nitin and Mamta Bhatnagar, Effective Communication and Soft Skills: Strategies for Success, Pearson Education
Howard S. Friedman, Personality: Classic Theories and Modern Research, Pearson Education
Onkar R.M., Personality Development and Career Management (A Pragmatic Perspective), S. Chand & Company
Randy J. Larsen, David M. Buss, Megha U. Deuskar, Personality Psychology, McGraw Hill Education
Stephen P. Robbins, Organizational Behavior, Prentice-Hall India

References:

Suggested Readings:

Chaturvedi P.D., Fundamentals of Business Communication, Pearson Education
Dale Carnegie, The Quick & Easy Way to Effective Speaking, Rupa Publications
Dulek Ronald E. and John S. Fielden, Principles of Business Communication, Macmillan Publishing Company
Francis Peter S.J., Soft Skills and Professional Communication, Tata McGraw Hill
Goleman Daniel, Emotional Intelligence, Blooms Bury Publishing
Masters and Wallace, Personal Development for Life and Work, South-Western Cengage Learning