Course

SOFT SKILLS (15)

Interpersonal Skill  (2)

The concept of interpersonal skills , understanding one’s own interpersonal needs ( activity) , role of interpersonal skills in personal and professional success.

Group Problem Solving (1)

Group Problem solving activity

Conflict Management  (2)

The concept of conflict management , its impact and importance in personal and professional lives, (activity to identify personal style of conflict management, developing insights that helps in future conflict management situations.)

Team Building and Working Effectively in Teams (2)

The concept of groups (teams), different stages of group formation, process of team building, group dynamics, characteristics of effective team, role of leadership in team effectiveness. (exercise to demonstrate the process of emergence of leadership in a group, debrief and reflection), group discussions.

Group Discussion Practice (2)

CV Preparation (2)

Preparation of an industry relevant CV and reviewing the same.

Interview Skills (1)

What is the purpose of a job interview, types of job interviews, how to prepare for an interview, dos and don’ts of interview.

Mock Interview Sessions

Few practice sessions in the class and individual sessions outside the class time (3)

APTITUDE SKILLS  (15)

Time and Distance  (3)

Speed, distance, displacement, relative speed, average speed, races, boats and

streams-upstream and down-stream movement, problems on trains, concept of relative speed, motion in circular track – clockwise and anti-clockwise rotations.

Time and Work (2)

Unitary method, concept of man-days, efficiency in task completion, sharing of wages proportionately, questions on pipes and cisterns.

Geometry, Mensuration (3)

Line/ray/angles, length of segments, area and properties of geometrical figures, properties of angles, diagonals, LSA, TSA and volume of solids.

Seating Arrangements/ Puzzles (1)

Linear arrangements, circular arrangements, selection, comparison and distribution of objects under given constraints, analysing given constraints and present definitive or probable solutions for a given problem.

Permutations and Combinations (2)

Fundamental principle of counting-selection and arrangement of objects, factorial notations, permutations with/without repetition, rank of a word, sum of all permutations, team formation with certain constraints.

Probability (2)

Chances, odds in favour and odds against favour, events-independent and mutually exclusive types, conditional probability.

Nonverbal Reasoning (1)

Picture based series, mirror image, water image, paper folding, paper cutting, grouping of figures, figure matrix.

Quant Based Reasoning (1)

Case study, application oriented problems.

VERBAL SKILLS (15)

Reasoning (7)

Introduction to higher order thinking skills and deductive reasoning through critical thinking and syllogisms exercises. students are trained to think critically and analyse an argument critically. they practice these skills extensively.

Logical Ordering of Sentences (3)

Improve logical thinking and ability to put ideas cohesively.

Reading Comprehension (2)

Intermediate & advanced level reading passages are provided to the students for practice. Students are taught techniques to read a dense passage in a fast & accurate manner.

Punctuation and E-mail writing (3)

Students hone their e-mail writing skills and are taught the essentials of punctuation and e-mail etiquette.

Life Skills training is to equip students with essential skills to conduct and perform better during their personal and career life. Life Skills (PG) II is the second level course for the M.Pharm students and it consists of three components namely Soft Skills, Aptitude Skills, and Verbal Skills. The topics covered include interpersonal skills, group problem solving, team building, interview, time & distance, time & work, geometry, seating arrangement, permutation & combination, probability, reasoning, reading comprehension and e-mail writing.

Upon completion of this course, the students

• Would have developed sufficient interpersonal skills to deal with internal and external stake holders, resolve conflicts, to work effectively in a team, and contribute in problem
• Would have developed sufficient interview skills to confidently introduce themselves, discuss their project and technical skills.
• Would have acquired the ability to analyse, understand and classify questions under arithmetic, algebra, geometry, permutation & combination, probability and logical reasoning and solve them employing the most suitable methods.
• Would have the ability to understand the importance of vocabulary, idioms and phrases, and compose concise and powerful sentences using the same. The would have the ability to compose e-mails which is concise, precise and impactful.
• Would have the ability to examine, interpret and investigate arguments, use inductive and deductive reasoning to support, defend, prove or disprove them. They would also have the ability to create, generate and relate facts / ideas / opinions and share / express the same convincingly to the audience / recipient using their communication skills in

REFERENCES

Team Building

• Thomas Quick, ”Successful team building”, AMACOM Div American Mgmt Assn, 1992
• Brian Cole Miller, “Quick Team-Building Activities for Busy Managers: 50 Exercises That Get Results in Just 15 Minutes”, AMACOM; 1 edition, 2003.
• Patrick Lencioni, “The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable”, Jossey- Bass, 1st Edition, 2002

Verbal

• Kaplan GMAT 2012 & 13
• campusgate.co.in
• indiabix.com
• bristol.ac.uk/arts/skills/grammar/grammar_tutorial/page_55.htm

Aptitude

• Arun Sharma, “How to Prepare for Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT Common Admission Test”, Tata Mc Graw Hills, 5th Edition, 2012
• Arun Sharma, “How to Prepare for Logical Reasoning for the CAT Common Admission Test”, Tata Mc Graw Hills, 2nd Edition , 2014
• Arun Sharma, “How to Prepare for Data Interpretation for the CAT Common Admission Test”, Tata Mc Graw Hills, 3nd Edition , 2015
• S. Aggarwal, “Quantitative Aptitude For Competitive Examinations”, S. Chand Publishing , 2015
• S. Aggarwal, “A Modern Approach To Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning”, S. Chand Publishing , Revised -2015
• Sarvesh Verma, “Quantitative Aptitude-Quantum CAT” , Arihant Publications , 2016
• mbatious.com
• campusgate.co.in
• careerbless.com