Soft Skills

Week by week (official course layout)

1. Week 1: Introduction to Soft Skills, Aspects of Soft Skills, Effective Communication Skills, Classification of Communication, Personality Development
2. Week 2: Positive Thinking, Telephonic Communication Skills, Communicating without Words, Paralanguage
3. Week 3: Proxemics, Haptics: The Language of Touch, Meta-communication, Listening Skills, Types of Listening
4. Week 4: Negotiation Skills, Culture as Communication, Organizational Communication
5. Week 5: Communication Breakdown, Advanced Writing Skills, Principles of Business Writing
6. Week 6: Business Letters, Business Letters: Format and Style, Types of Business Letter
7. Week 7: Writing Reports, Types of Report, Strategies for Report Writing, Evaluation and Organization of Data
8. Week 8: Structure of Report, Report Style, Group Communication Skills
9. Week 9: Leadership Skills, Group Discussion, Meeting Management, Adaptability & Work Ethics
10. Week 10: Advanced Speaking Skills, Oral Presentation, Speeches & Debates, Combating Nervousness, Patterns & Methods of Presentation, Oral Presentation: Planning & Preparation
11. Week 11: Making Effective Presentations, Speeches for Various Occasions, Interviews, Planning & Preparing: Effective Résumé,
12. Week 12: Facing Job Interviews, Emotional Intelligence & Critical Thinking, Applied Grammar

Topics as the course page lists them. Weekly assignment due dates are shown only inside the course after a SWAYAM sign-in, so they are not here — check the course page every week.

This course's certificate rule

Average assignment score = 25% of average of best 8 assignments out of the total 12 assignments given in the course. Exam score = 75% of the proctored certification exam score out of 100 Final score = Average assignment score + Exam score Please note that assignments encompass all types (including quizzes, programming tasks, and essay submissions) available in the specific week. YOU WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR A CERTIFICATE ONLY IF AVERAGE ASSIGNMENT SCORE >=10/25 AND EXAM SCORE >= 30/75. If one of the 2 criteria is not met, you will not get the certificate even if the Final score >= 40/100.

As printed on the course page. General rules: NPTEL FAQ.