Subject Name: Career Skills - III Subject Code: TBC 506

Course Name: Bachelor of Computer Applications

1 Contact Hours: 30 L 2 T 0 P 0

2 Examination Duration(Hrs): Theory 0 2 Practical 0 0

3 Relative Weightage: CWE: 25 MTE: 25 ETE: 50

4 Credits: 0 2

5 Semester: 
Autumn Spring Both

6 Pre-Requisite: Basic understanding of the English language

7 Subject Area: Verbal Ability

8 Objective: Prepare the students for the verbal ability part for campus placement and
competitive exams

9 Course Outcomes: A student who successfully fulfills the course requirements will be

able to:

CO 1. Discern an understanding of complex grammatical structures

through the Concept of Tenses, Subject and Verb Agreement etc.
CO 2. Enrich the vocabulary and apply vocabulary building strategies to
improve the analysis of readings.
CO 3. Exhibit proficiency in drafting a professional resume by using
appropriate style structure etc.
CO 4. Demonstrate a literal, inferential and evaluative comprehension of
readings, through identification and analysis of main ideas and supporting
details both implied and inferred.
CO 5. Acquire, develop and challenge ideas by using group discussion as
a tool. And also demonstrate the skills needed to participate in an
effective oral communication like interviews by voicing his thoughts and
ideas in a constructive and coherent manner.

10 Details of the Course:

Unit CONTENT CONTACT
No. HOURS
1 Applied Grammar and Usage III 8
a. Error Detection based on SVA, Tense, Conditionals and Active & Passive
Voice.

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 b. Indianism
2 Vocabulary Building II 4
a. Synonyms and Antonyms
b. Idioms and Phrases
c. Common Proverbs
3 Writing Skills 5
a. Cover Letter: Objective and Importance
b. Types of Resume: Chronological, Combination and Functional
c. Resume Writing Practice
4 Reading Skills and Parajumbles 6
a. Reading Comprehension: Types and Strategies to Solve, Central Idea, Tones
and Drawing Inference.
b. Parajumbles (4 and 6 statement types)
5 Group Discussion and Interviews 7
a. An Introduction to concept: Dos and Don’ts
b. Types
Interviews:
a.An Introduction to concept: Dos and Don’ts
b. Types of interviews
c. FAQs during an interview
Note: Mock GDs and Interviews to be conducted.

TOTAL 30

11 Suggested Books:
Sl. NAME OF AUTHERS/BOOKS/PUBLISHERS YEAR OF
NO. PUBLICAT
ION
1 Martin Hewings- Advanced English grammar, Cambridge University Press, 1999
November 1999.
2 Raymond Murphy- English grammar in use (Intermediate level), Cambridge 1999
University Press, November 1999.
3 Norman Lewis-Word Power Made Easy, Distributed Art Publishers, June 2011. 2011
4 Any other reading as suggested by the faculty.

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