The Course
Preparing the individual for entering the job market in all preparedness is the prime outcome of Higher Education. This course develops the professional skills required to venture into a successful career, by equipping students in career and team skills. Since an individual should be able to demonstrate intuitive, logical, critical thinking, communication and interpersonal skills, it becomes imperative for students to acquire these skills and be ready to face the competitive world outside.
Course Description
The Course Professional Skills is divided into two parts:
a) Career Skills
b) Team Skills
The Career Skills component empowers an individual to prepare an appropriate and effective Resume, prepares students to face interviews confidently and also to participate in Group Discussions. It also helps students to identify their innate strengths and weaknesses.
The team skills component prepares students to strengthen their team skills. Collaborating and working together can assist in resolving complex problems, which allow individuals an opportunity to articulate new ideas and perspectives. It allows the learner to design, develop, problem solve and adapt to situations based on their experience and skills.
Course Outcomes:
At the end of this course the students will be able to:
· CO1: Prepare their resume in an appropriate template without grammatical errors and using proper syntax.
· CO2: Participate in a simulated interview.
· CO3: Actively participate in group discussions towards gainful employment.
· CO4: Capture a self-interview simulation video regarding the job role concerned.
· CO5: Enlist the common errors generally made by candidates in an interview.
· CO6: Perform appropriately and effectively in group discussions.
· CO7: Explore sources (online/ offline) of career opportunities.
· CO8: Identify career opportunities in consideration of their own potential and aspirations.
· CO9: Use the necessary components required to prepare for a career in an identified occupation ( as a case study)
SECTION III: Student and Instructor Responsibilities The Instructor is expected to 1.
Share the Course Objective and the Unit Objectives with the students 2.
Be on time to the classroom 3. Engage the students in enriching learning
experience through facilitating, teaching, mentoring and counseling 4.
Recapitulating, recalling and revising what is taught 5.
Be mindful of the decorum and maintain composure throughout the session. 6.
Be approachable to students for clarification of doubts The Students are expected to (Guidelines
on Classroom participation) 1.
Come prepare to learn new concepts 2.
Be in time to class 3.
Respect Faculty and her/his peers 4.
Come with the Textbooks the note book and the necessary stationery 5.
Perform and submit the assigned tasks 6.
Submit assignments on time 7.
Abstain from misbehavior and bullying. No of sessions:
Minimum of 26 Number and Titles of Modules CAREER SKILLS Module1: RESUME SKILLS Module 2: INTERVIEW SKILLS Module 3: GROUP DISCUSSION SKILLS Module 4: EXPLORING CAREER
OPPORTUNITIES TEAM SKILLS Module1: PRESENTATION SKILLS Module 2: TRUST AND COLLABORATION Module 3: LISTENING AS A TEAM SKILL Module 4: BRAINSTORMING Module 5: SOCIAL AND CULTURAL
ETIQUETTES Module 6: INTERNAL COMMUNICATION
- Teacher: MICHAEL PREETHAM JAKKULA
- Teacher: VIDYA SAGAR JODU