ALAD

Paper Code: 
ALAD 100
Credits: 
2
Contact Hours: 
30.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
6.00
Unit I: 
Self-Analysis and Personal Grooming

Internal external motivation, Visual image, Grooming, business formals, business casuals, accessories, Indian women executives, Mental Models (Inversion, Entropy), SWOT Analysis and Johari Window.

6.00
Unit II: 
Listening, Verbal and Non-verbal communication skills, Public Speaking

Asking the right questions, Voice modulations, listening habits, Building reading habit (Fiction and Non-Fiction). Extempore, Debate, JAM sessions.
Written communication, Assertiveness.
Formal letter writing, e-mail writing, Netiquette, using e-mail elements, How and when to say No

6.00
Unit III: 
Group Discussion

Body language, Skills required, Importance, Types, Process of GD, Evaluation Criteria, Preparing for GD, Do’s and Don’ts of GD, FAQs.
Mock GD

6.00
Unit IV: 
Personal Interview

Answering the most common Interview questions, Body Language, Document filing, Be the autobiographer, Grooming, Mirroring, FAQs.
Mock PI

6.00
Unit V: 
Seminar and Industry Expert session

Question answer and experience sharing session

Essential Readings: 

• David Riklan (2003), Self-Improvement the Top 101 Experts Who Help Us Improve Our Lives.
• Bruce Patton, Douglas Stone, and Sheila Heen, Difficult Conversations
• Dr. K. Alex (2009), Soft skills know yourself and know the world, Sultan Chand & Sons.
• Kelly McGonigal (2011), The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do to Get More of It.

References: 

• Speaking Accurately: A Course in International, Nambiar, K. C, Cambridge University Press (2009)
• Mahadevan Ramesh and Gopalaswamy Ramesh (2010), The ACE of Soft Skills: Attitude, Communication and Etiquette for Success, Pearson publishers.

Academic Year: 
2024-25