Certificate Course in Soft Skills and Personality Development(6 Months) Through Distance Education

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(For the Year 2012, 2013, 2014 Examination ) Ordinances governing Certificate Course in Soft Skills and Personality Development through Department of Distance Education, Punjabi University, Patiala. This Course will be of 6 months duration i.

Eligibility

Candidate who have passed 10+2 examination of Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) or any other examination recognised as equivalent thereto and above are eligible for admission to this course. or a candidate who has earned re-appear/ compartment in one subject in 10+2 examination of PSEB or any other examination recognised as equivalent thereto his admission will be subject to clearing re-appear/compartment in the supplementary examination of the same year, failing which his/her admission to the course shall automatically stand cancelled.

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No. of Seats

30 students.

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Course Fee

Rs. 5505/- per student, per session

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Duration of the Course

The Certificate Course in Soft Skills & Personality Development run by Department of Distance Education shall extend over a period of 6 months and is a minor course.

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Commencement of the Academic Session

November to April

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Personal Contact Programme

There will be personal contact programme consisting of 20 days.

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Attendance

75% attendance of the classes held under the Personal Contact Programme shall be compulsory for every student. Those students who are unable to fulfil this condition will not be allowed/eligible to sit in the annual examination.

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Study Material

The student will be supplied supplementary reading material pertaining to the course by the department.

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No. of Papers

The examination shall consist of two written papers and a practical paper.

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Nomenclature of Papers:

Paper I

Theory

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60 Marks

Internal Assessment =

40 Marks

Paper II

Theory = Internal Assessment =

60 Marks 40 Marks

Paper III

Practical

100 Marks

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Theory Papers

Theory paper will comprise of 60 marks each of Paper-I and Paper-II.

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Internal Assessment

There will be Internal Assessment of 40 marks each of Paper-I and Paper-II (Each paper consists of 2 sections 20 marks for each section of Paper-I and Paper-II).

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Practical Paper

Practical Paper will be based on the pattern of the exercises performed during PCP’s. It will be of 4 parts of 25 marks each. One exercise/activity from each section of Paper-I and PaperII is compulsory. (There may be internal choice in each part). Practical paper includes written exercises as well as demonstrations/presentations.

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Pattern of Course of Study

The examination will be held according to the syllabi and courses of reading prescribed by the University along with the practicals performed during PCP’s.

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Centre of Examination

Patiala

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Examination Fee

Rs. 950/-

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Medium of Examination The medium of examination shall be the English.

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Minimum Pass Marks

A candidate will have to score 50% marks in each of the three papers i.e. two theory papers and one practical paper individually to pass the examination. As all the papers involve practicals, so a candidate failing in any one paper shall be deemed to have failed in the entire examination. Other conditions are as per University Rules. Successful candidates securing 60% marks or more of the aggregate number of marks shall be placed in the first division, those who secure 50% or more but less than 60% shall be placed in the second division and those who secure less than 50% shall be declared fail.

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Panel of Examiners

Panel of Examiners for Paper-I and II (Theory) and Paper-III (Practical) will be prepared and submitted by the Course Co-ordinator to Examination Branch, Punjabi University, Patiala, through Head, DDE. Prospectus of DDE Department.

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Preparation of Theory Paper

Theory Paper will be got prepared by Examination Branch, Punjabi University, Patiala.

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Examination of Paper III (Practical)

For purposes of examination of Paper-III (Practical) there will be three examiners - 1) H.O.D. (Department of Distance Education), 2) Outside expert, and 3) Course Co-ordinator/ Concerned Teacher.

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Schedule of Examination

Examination for all the three papers will be held as per the dates fixed by University Examination Branch.

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Admission Schedule

Since the Course will be run by DDE Department, so, the dates for admission, etc. will be in consonance with the General Prospectus of Department of Distance Education.

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Result

Four weeks after the termination of the examination or as soon as possible the Registrar shall publish a list of successful candidates, who have passed the examination.

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Award of Certificate

Each successful candidate shall be granted detailed marks certificate. Besides the candidates will also be awarded a certificate after having passed the examination.

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Grace Marks

The grace marks shall be allowed upto 1% of the total marks of examination in accordance with the General Ordinances relating to ‘Award of Grace marks’..

Note : Score Improvement is not allowed and candidate has to seek fresh admission.

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(For the Year 2012, 2013, 2014 Examination ) Certificate Course in Soft Skills and Personality Development Paper-I : Communication Skills & Personality Development Maximum Marks : 100 Internal Assessment : 40 Theory Paper : 60 Pass Marks : 50 percent

Time Allowed : 2 hrs. (For theory paper)

Instructions for the Paper-Setter All the questions should be strictly according to the syllabus. There will be 5 questions in all. Question no. 1 is compulsory, which will have 12 short answer questions of 2 marks each, out of which 10 questions are to be attempted. There will be 6 long answer questions out of which 4 questions are to be attempted. Each long answer question carries 10 marks. Instructions for the Candidate There will be 5 questions in all. Question no. 1 is compulsory, which will have 12 short answer questions of 2 marks each, out of which 10 questions are to be attempted. There will be 6 long answer questions out of which 4 questions are to be attempted. Each long answer question carries 10 marks. SECTION-A Communication Skills : Features of an effective Communication. Verbal and non-verbal Communication. Barriers and filters. Listening and active listening. Feedback. SECTION-B Inter- personal relations: Feelings; types and steps to deal with complex feelings. Assertiveness and Confidence building. Body language : Role of different parts of the body in communication, Non-verbal behaviour. Conflict : types and resolutions. Emotions, emotional empathy and emotional intelligence. RECOMMENDED BOOKS 1.

Indrajit Bhattacharya, An Approach to Communication Skills, Delhi : Dhanpat Rai, 2008.

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Collins Cobuild English Grammer.

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Varinder Kumar, Bodh Raj, Manocha, Business Communication Skills, Kalyani Publishers, New Delhi, latest edition.

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Atkinson and Hilgard's Introduction to Psychology, 14th Edition Edward E. Smith, Susan Nolen-Hoeksema, Barbara Fredrickson, Geoffrey Loftus,ISBN-10:0155050699 © 2003

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Ravi Aggarwal : Communication Publications, Jaipur, 2008.

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Objective Approaches to Personality Assessment, Bernard M. Bass and Irwin A. Berg, Princeton, New Jersey, 1959.

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Paper-II : Social Etiquettes, Decision Making and Presentation Maximum Marks : 100 Internal Assessment : 40 Theory Paper : 60 Pass Marks : 50 percent

Time Allowed : 2 hrs. (For theory paper)

Instructions for the Paper-Setter All the questions should be strictly according to the syllabus. There will be 5 questions in all. Question no. 1 is compulsory, which will have 10 short answer questions of 2 marks each, out of which 10 questions are to be attempted. There will be 6 long answer questions out of which 4 questions are to be attempted. Each long answer question carries 12 marks. Instructions for the Candidate There will be 5 questions in all. Question no. 1 is compulsory, which will have 12 short answer questions of 2 marks each, out of which 10 questions are to be attempted. There will be 6 long answer questions out of which 4 questions are to be attempted. Each long answer question carries 10 marks. SECTION-A Developing an Understanding of Social Etiquettes : Dressing for Interview : Do’s and Don’ts for Men; Do’s and Don’ts for Women.

6 Dressing for Office : Do’s and Don’ts for Men; Do’s and Don’ts for Women. Dinning Etiquettes; Telephone, E-mail and Public Relations Office’s Etiquettes. Principles and Policies of the Organization related to Ethics and Social Responsiveness; Ethical Dilemmas. SECTION-B Attitude: Nature, Formation and Change. Decision Making : Process, Team Work, Group Discussion, Group Decision, Rational and Irrational decisions. Concept of Achievement. Social Power : Nature and Types Presentation. Resume Writing. Writing Formal Letters. RECOMMENDED BOOKS 1.

Why Decisions Fail, Paul C. Nutt, Berrett Kochler Publishers, Inc. San Francisco, 2002.

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Heads Up : How to Anticipate Business Surprises & Seize Opportunities First, Kenneth G. Mcgee , Harvard Business School Press, Boston, Massachusetts, 2004.

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Primer on Decision Making, James G. March, Simon & Schuster Inc., New York, 1994.

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Winning Decisions, J. Edward Russo and Paul J. H. Schoemaker, Doubleday, agency of Random House Inc., 2002.

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The Blackwell Guide to Business Ethics, Edited by Normal E. Bowie, Oxford, UK : Blackwell Publishing, Latest edition.

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Values, Ethics and Business : Challenges for Education and Management, Ananta Kumar Giri, Jaipur/New Delhi : Rawat Publications, Latest Edition.

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Business Ethics, Anuj Saxena, Jaipur : Sublime Publications, 2006.

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Business Ethics and Managerial Values/S.K. Bhatia, New Delhi : Deep & Deep Publications Pvt. Ltd., Latest Edition.

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Paper-III : Practical Maximum Marks : 100 Pass Marks : 50

Time Allowed : 3 hrs.

Practical paper will be based on the pattern of the exercises performed during PCP’s. It will be of 4 parts of 25 marks each. It will be comprising of both the sections of Paper- I & Paper-II. All the parts are compulsory. Test includes one exercise/activity on each of the following : Communication Skills, Inter-personal Relations, Social Etiquettes, Decision Making, Presentation and Attitudes (Practical Test will involve written exercise as well as demonstration/ presentation).