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Available courses

 
ABOUT THE COURSE:
The course aims to cause an enhanced awareness about the significance of soft skills in professional and inter-personal communications and facilitate an all-round development of personality. Hard or technical skills help securing a basic position in one's life and career. But only soft skills can ensure a person retain it, climb further, reach a pinnacle, achieve excellence, and derive fulfilment and supreme joy. Soft skills comprise pleasant and appealing personality traits as self-confidence, positive attitude, emotional intelligence, social grace, flexibility, friendliness and effective communication skills. The focus of this course is on interpersonal and management skills. It has been approved for "Faculty Development Programme" by AICTE.

INTENDED AUDIENCE : Students, Teachers, Professionals, Trainers, Leaders, Employers
 
PREREQUISITES: No prerequisite is required. Background knowledge of MOOC Course on "Developing Soft Skills and Personality" is preferred. "Developing Soft Skills and Personality" course was also recognized as FDP during Aug-Oct'18 Period.
Developing Soft Skills and Personality - https://nptel.ac.in/courses/109104107

INDUSTRY SUPPORT: All industry/companies/organisations will recognize and value this course and recommend this for their employees and trainee programs
Summary
Course Status : Ongoing
Course Type : Elective
Language for course content : English
Duration : 8 weeks
Category :
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
Credit Points : 2
Level : Undergraduate/Postgraduate
Start Date : 17 Feb 2025
End Date : 11 Apr 2025
Enrollment Ends : 17 Feb 2025
Exam Registration Ends : 28 Feb 2025
Exam Date : 03 May 2025 IST

Note: This exam date is subject to change based on seat availability. You can check final exam date on your hall ticket.




Course layout

Week 1  : 
  • Highlights of Developing Soft Skills and Personality Course-1-24
  • Highlights of Developing Soft Skills and Personality Course-25-48
  • Definitions and Types of Mindset
  • Learning Mindsets
  • Secrets of Developing Growth Mindsets
Week 2  
  • Importance of Time and Understanding Perceptions of Time 
  • Using Time Efficiently
  • Understanding Procrastination
  • Overcoming Procrastination
  • Don’t Say “Yes” to Make Others Happy!
Week 3  : 
  • Types of People 
  • How to Say “No”
  • Controlling Anger
  • Gaining Power from Positive Thinking-1
  • Gaining Power from Positive Thinking-2
Week 4  : 
  • What Makes Others Dislike You?
  • What Makes Others Like You?-1
  • What Makes Others Like You?-2
  • Being Attractive-1
  • Being Attractive-2
Week 5  : 
  • Common Errors-1
  • Common Errors-2
  • Common Errors-3
  • Common Errors-4
  • Common Errors-5
Week 6  : 
  • Humour in Communication
  • Humour in the Workplace
  • Function of Humour in the Workplace
  • Money and Personality
  • Managing Money
Week 7  : 
  • Health and Personality
  • Managing Health-1: Importance of Exercise
  • Managing Health-2: Diet and Sleep
  • Love and Personality 
  • Managing Love
Week 8  : 
  • Ethics and Etiquette
  • Business Etiquette
  • Managing Mind and Memory
  • Improving Memory
  • Care for Environment
  • Highlights of the Course  

Books and references

  • Dorch, Patricia. What Are Soft Skills? New York:Execu Dress Publisher, 2013.
  • Kamin, Maxine. Soft Skills Revolution: A Guide for Connecting with Compassion for Trainers,Teams, and Leaders. Washington, DC: Pfeiffer &Company, 2013.
  • Klaus, Peggy, Jane Rohman & Molly Hamaker.The Hard Truth about Soft Skills. London:HarperCollins E-books, 2007.
  • Petes S. J., Francis. Soft Skills and ProfessionalCommunication. New Delhi: Tata McGraw-HillEducation, 2011.
  • Stein, Steven J. & Howard E. Book. The EQ Edge: Emotional Intelligence and Your Success.Canada: Wiley & Sons, 2006.