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LEARNING OBJECTIVES

·         To learn about Life skills and Self.

·         To understand the importance of communication & interpersonal relationships.

·         To equip the student with higher order thinking.

·         To help the students to handle emotions.

·         To make the students face the challenges.

COURSE OUTCOMES

DOMAIN

CO1

To understand their strengths and weaknesses.

Cognitive

Remembering

CO2

To be a socially competent person.

Cognitive

Remembering

CO3

To apply life skills to handle situation effectively

Cognitive

Analyzing

CO4

To set Goals and achieve them successfully

Cognitive

Remembering

CO5

To accomplish Self Competency and Confidence

Cognitive

Remembering

CO6

To identify, analyses and health the situations using core life skills

Cognitive

Understanding

UNIT – I  Basics of Life skills

6 hours

Basics of Life Skills -Meaning, Significance and overview of WHO Life skills. Generic, Problem Specificand Area Specific Skills. Internalizing Life Skill – Process – Life skill work in combination:Thinking skill – Creative & Critical Thinking, Life Skill forpersonal Effectiveness – Effective Learning: Study Skills and Memory Techniques – PreparationforExamination. 

UNIT – II : Communication and Interpersonal Skills:

6 hours

Communication and Interpersonal Skills: Communication – definition, Types, channels and barriers. Transactional analysis. Interpersonal relationship – Definitions, factors affecting relationship, Steps to improve interpersonal relationship.

UNIT – III  Developing Personal Skills:

6 hours

SelfEsteem,Self-Concept,Self-AcceptanceandPersonality Development,PositivethinkingandGoal Setting, Motivation and Self-Actualization. Creative and Critical Thinking: Creative Thinking: Meaning, Concept, strategies to improve thinking. Critical Thinking: Meaning, Concept, strategies to improve thinking

UNIT – IVCoping skills:

6 hours

Coping skills: Coping with Stress - Coping with Shyness and Loneliness, Coping with Depressionand Fear, Coping with Anger and Verbal Abuse, Coping with Failure and Criticism, Alcoholismand Substance Abuse ;Coping withConflictsandChange.

UNIT – V Problem Solving and Decision Making:

6 hours

Problem Solving and Decision Making: Problem solving: concept, steps in problem. Decision making: Goal setting and Time Management, SMART Goals, steps in decision Making and techniques. Conflict: Meaning, Types and ways to resolve Conflict.