The College offers short-term add-on courses to supplement learning in art, culture, science and awareness building programmes.
Communication
Skills and Self
Development program
Coordinator: Mr Debraj Mookerjee
Course
definition:
The
course is an add-on
module, designed
primarily for
students of the
college, but open
to outsiders,
subject to availability
of seats. The
course seeks to
help those individuals
who have fair
intellectual skills,
and academic achievements,
but are limited
by their inadequate
communication
skills; moreover,
they are in need
of personal skills
to enhance their
self-image.
Course
Objective:
The
course has been
designed by Ramjas
College in the
interest of its
students. While
the exact contours
of the course
may undergo changes
if felt necessary,
its broad objectives
are:
Academic
Communication:
-
To
help
participants
develop
academic
communication
skills,
like
advanced
writing
and
reading
abilities
-
To
help
participants
write
effective
reports
and
essays
and
understand
the
role
of
tone,
diction
and
structure
Non-academic
Communication:
-
To
improve
verbal
and
non-verbal
communication
skills
of
participants
-
To
help
participants
understand
and
respond
to
ideas
and
incorporate
them
in
their
conversation
strategies
- To
develop debating
and argumentation
skills amongst
participants
-
To
improve
communication
etiquette
amongst
participants
to
help
them
deal
with
a
wide
variety
of
social
situations
-
To
create
an
interface
between
participants
and
successful
professionals
whose
work
requires
them
to
have
highly
developed
communication
and
social
skills
-
To
adequately
equip
participants
with
areas
of
interest
and
enquiry
that
are
important
in
personality
rating
in
the
modern
world
Course
Structure:
The
course will require
participants to
attend seminar-lecture-workshops
every week in
the college as
per the following
schedule:
Course
Content:
- Critical
Factors
before
beginning
Communication
- Understanding
and pitching
to the audience
- Persuasive
Speeches
- Effective
Listening
Comprehension
- Informative
Speeches
- Extempore
Debates and
Discussions
- Basic
Declamation
