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Soft Skill Development. Instructor: Prof. P. Patnaik, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Kharagpur.
1111 years
40
While hard skills teach us what to do, soft skills tell us how to apply our hard skills in a social environment. The focus of the course is to develop a wide variety of soft skills starting from communication, to working in different environments, developing emotional sensitivity, learning creative and critical decision making, developing awareness of how to work with and negotiate with people and to resolve stress and conflict in ourselves and others. The uniqueness of the course lies in how a wide range of relevant issues are raised, relevant skills discussed and tips for integration provided in order to make us effective in workplace and social environments. The key areas addressed are conversation skills, group skills, persuasion skills, presentation
Course Currilcum
- Lecture 01 – Understanding the Communicative Environment Unlimited
- Lecture 02 – Understanding the Communicative Environment (cont.) Unlimited
- Lecture 03 – What to Listen for and Why Unlimited
- Lecture 04 – When to Speak and How Unlimited
- Lecture 05 – Starting and Sustaining a Conversation Unlimited
- Lecture 06 – What to Present and How Part Unlimited
- Lecture 07 – What to Present and How Part (cont.) Unlimited
- Lecture 08 – Multimedia Presentation: Understanding the Basics Unlimited
- Lecture 09 – Communication Styles Unlimited
- Lecture 10 – Speaking in Groups Unlimited
- Lecture 11 – The World of Visual Culture Unlimited
- Lecture 12 – Visual Perception Unlimited
- Lecture 13 – The Aural: Its Relevance and Impact Unlimited
- Lecture 14 – The Body and the Way It Communicates Unlimited
- Lecture 15 – The Face, It is Expressions and What It Says Unlimited
- Lecture 16 – Building Relationships Unlimited
- Lecture 17 – Understanding Group Dynamics Unlimited
- Lecture 18 – Understanding Group Dynamics (cont.) Unlimited
- Lecture 19 – Groups, Conflicts and their Resolution Unlimited
- Lecture 20 – Social Network, Media and Extending Our Identity Unlimited
- Lecture 21 – How Emotionally Mature Are You Unlimited
- Lecture 22 – Improving Your Emotional Intelligence Unlimited
- Lecture 23 – Empathy Unlimited
- Lecture 24 – Intrapersonal Communication Unlimited
- Lecture 25 – Change Tolerance Unlimited
- Lecture 26 – Creativity: What Does It Mean? Unlimited
- Lecture 27 – Creativity: A Detailed Exploration Unlimited
- Lecture 28 – Creativity: Activities Applied Unlimited
- Lecture 29 – Creativity at Workplace Unlimited
- Lecture 30 – Creativity, Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Unlimited
- Lecture 31 – Motivating Oneself Unlimited
- Lecture 32 – The Art of Persuasion Unlimited
- Lecture 33 – The Art of Persuasion (cont.) Unlimited
- Lecture 34 – From Persuasion to Negotiation Unlimited
- Lecture 35 – Leadership and Motivating Others Unlimited
- Lecture 36 – Managing Time Unlimited
- Lecture 37 – Managing Stress Unlimited
- Lecture 38 – Resilience Unlimited
- Lecture 39 – Work-Life Balance Unlimited
- Lecture 40 – Applying Soft Skills to Workplace Unlimited