The Course will enable the students to enhance their employability-quotient by inculcating in them some of the essential workplace skills, usually sought by employers at the time of recruitment.
Resume Writing
Format
Style
Job Application Letters (Covering Letters)
Format
Structure
Content (Building up on CV)
Interview Skills
Types of Interviews
· One to One
· Panel
· Telephonic
Understanding the Process Preparing for the Interview
Group Discussion
Essentials of Group Discussion
Preparing for Group Discussion
Evaluative Components of Group Discussion (4 Parameters)
Practical Sessions
GD Practice Sessions (Steering an argument, analyzing a topic, core techniques)
Mock Interviews
Suggested Reference Books:
Bark, Alaner. Improve your Communication Skills. Kogan Page, 2013. Choudhary, Sumitra Kumar. Business Communication. Pearson, 2009.
Raman, Meenakshi and Sangeeta Sharma. Technical Communication: English Skills For Engineers. OUP, 2008.
Sharon J. Gerson and Steven M. Gerson . Technical Writing: Process and Product. Prentice Hall, 2005.
E-Resources including links:
Special Lectures on Employability Enhancing Skills https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciXcHbEaoaQ https://www.researchgate.net/publication/354864129_Enhancing_Graduate_Employability_Skil ls_A_Case_for_Elearning_Environment_in_Higher_Education
Reference Journal:
ResearchGate
The students will: CO1. Evaluate the finer points pertaining to verbal and non- verbal communication CO2. Analyse grammatical structures meaningfully and appropriately in language-use CO3. Display compositional skills over a variety of written tasks CO4. Develop editing skills for broad-based applications in content writing, journalism, etc. CO5.Demonstrate effective use of communication for debating skills |
CO6. Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction.