“If you can imagine it, you can achieve it. If you can dream it, you can become it.” - William Arthur Ward.
Departments of Sociology, Economics, Psychology, Criminology, Rural Development as well as IQAC organized a Soft Skills Training Programme on Thursday, 18th May 2023 from 10 am to 4 pm in the college auditorium. Sixty four III BA students along with faculty members attended this programme. The resource person was Mr Dawn Prakash, Faculty, SDM College, Mangaluru.
The program began with a prayer song by Pooja Ram (III BA), followed by the introduction of the resource person. Dr. Jenis Mary, Vice Principal gave the presidential address. She stated a mantra that goes ‘I think I can’ to boost confidence among the students. Ummul Haseena Muskan (III BA) compered the formal program.
Mr Dawn Prakash began the session by asking the students to reflect on who their friends were and why did they choose them. He then showed a video titled ‘Tum Chalo To Hindustan Chale’ that conveyed the message of how powerful our minds can be. To explain the concept of ‘Effectiveness versus Efficiency’, he asked the students to come up with solutions to kill a mosquito that has entered a room. Everyone gave effective solutions. The students were then asked to ponder on their answers and reflect on whether their solutions were efficient enough to kill the mosquito. The students were then divided into six groups and given a series of tasks that involved a puzzle, treasure hunt, quiz, selfie and a video-making activity. The auditorium was bubbling with energy and enthusiasm of the students to finish the given tasks.
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The afternoon session began with a discussion on interview skills and more emphasis was given on the essentials for an interview that includes resume/CV, original marks card, passport-size photographs, ID proofs etc. The students were explained the process of building their resumes according to the company/job description. To give the students an experience of an interview, a few volunteers were asked to participate in a mock interview which was followed by a question and answer round with the resource person. Assoc. Prof. Cecilia Farida Goveas presented the vote of thanks. The students got a boost of positive energy and confidence through this programme.
