In a constantly changing environment, it is essential to develop life skills to meet the challenges that one come across at workplace, home and while interacting with friends and general public on day to day basis. It is not sufficient that one is good at his/her technical domain but must be equally good at life skills for leading a successful career as well as life. Taking cognizance of this fact, M.S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences has created a separate Directorate to develop life skills in students as well as members of staff.
Transferable Skills and Leadership Development
Our Mission
- Helping students in developing skills which are transferable to the work environment.
- Enhancement of the transactional, transformational and transcendental leadership skills in the university stake holders to align with the University’s Mission to serve the technical, scientific and economic needs of our society.
- Helping the graduate students to be industry ready in terms of professional skills.
Our Activities
DTSLD undertakes the following activities:
- Holistic Development of Students through Curriculum…
- Communication Skills
- Leadership Skills
- Personality Development
- Project management
- Extra-Curricular Activities…
- Debate
- Literary Club
- Pre Placement Training
- Professional Development of Individuals through…
- Training, workshops, mentoring and coaching sessions on:
- Secretarial Practice
- Shop floor Leadership
- Professionalism at Work
- Project Management
- Training, workshops, mentoring and coaching sessions on:
Message From The Director
Dear Students,
Welcome to the Directorate of Transferable Skills and Leadership Development! Our goal is to help you develop the skills and competencies you need to succeed in your future careers, and we take that responsibility very seriously
Jyothi Shankar G Director, Directorate of Transferable Skills and Leadership Development
Courses
The students are benefited by distinct initiatives taken by DTSLD to deliver AECs, such as
- Adopting a participant-centric style
- Experiential Learning for imparting knowledge / skills
- Activities as part of inductive learning. Activities include games, exercises, case studies, role plays, group task, group discussion, debates, quizzes and video clips
AECs help the students in development in areas such as
- Communication Skills
- Language Skills
- Personality Development
- Self-awareness and Ethics
AECs help the students in development in areas such as
- Communication Skills
- Language Skills
- Personality Development
- Self-awareness and Ethics
Ability Enhancement Courses (AEC) mandated by UGC aim to help achieve the above
Some of the 2 to 3 credit courses offered by DTSLD to all faculties are:
- Professional Communication Skills
- Personality Development and Soft Skills
- Project Management
- English for communication
- Ethics and self-awareness
DTSLD works towards enhancement of the transactional, transformational and transcendental leadership skills in the university stake holders to align with the University’s Mission to serve the technical, scientific and economic needs of our society.
DTSLD conducts staff induction training program to provide the staff an orientation to the University’s Vision, Mission and Goals, Code of Conduct, Work Ethics and Leadership aspects.
Non Academic Staff are important stake holders in this mission
DTSLD offers training to enhance professionalism to:
- Secretaries and Personal Staff
- Library and Examination Staff
- Student Placement Officers
- Admission Officers
- Proctors
The Training and Workshops are customized to suit the need of a particular function. The training modules focus on the development of
- Professional Writing
- Email Etiquette
- Telephone Etiquette
- Empathy and Student Counseling
- Emotional Intelligence
- Social Intelligence
- Work Prioritizing
DTSLD, in addition to AECs, works towards holistic development of students through:
- Debate
- Quiz
- Essay Writing
- Panel Discussion
- Blog Writing
Clubs
Objective
RUAS debate club was formed in 2016. The main objective of the club was to provide an active and engaging platform for the students to improve their thinking and analytical skills. It also helps to develop verbal ability along with listening and note taking skills. It teaches them the skills of researching, organizing, and presenting information in a compelling fashion. It provides open and equal opportunities to every member to excel in any form of public speaking they wish. This being a very dynamic club, acknowledges the views and ideas of every member.
Vision
We believe that every student is a brilliant mind, so they must be guided to communicate their ideas in the most effective manner to ensure the greater good of the society.
Mission
The RUAS debate club strives to inculcate the skills of effective communication by encouraging students to deliberate in an eloquent and logical manner. Making every student an effective communicator is our solemn resolve.
Award & Achievements
- Best Delegation Award SSMRV MUN 2020
- Participants for Pecon -2019, few of the participants won individual awards
Objective
The objective of RUAS literary club is to encourage the love of literature and provide a platform for students to discuss and explore various works of literature. This includes novels, poetry, stories, essays, autobiography and biography and other forms of literary expression. Through regular meetings and activities literary club provide an opportunity for students to develop their critical thinking skills, enhance communication abilities and expand their knowledge and appreciation of literature. It provide a supportive community for individual who share a common interest in literature fostering a sense of intellectual curiosity and creativity.
Vision
The vision of the literary club is to gather the students who have passion for literature to explore diverse perspectives and to foster creativity. It provides a space for students to share their work, receive constructive feedback, and connect with others writers who share their interests and goals.
Mission
The mission of RUAS literary club is to inspire a love of literature to read, write, share experiences and to discover books and authors. It creates a space for the students to discuss, interpret and explore literary works and receive constructive feedback.
DTSLD Team
Jyothi Shankar G
Roopa Patil
Farhat Begum
Sunita Chakraborty
Initiatives
- Shift in class-room teaching style, from being a teacher-centric to participant-centric style
- Workshops for enhanced effectiveness of internal stake-holders
- Mentoring and Coaching students for prestigious competitions (Conventional Debate, British Parliamentary Debate, Model United Nations {MUN}, Theater, Essay Writing)
- Innovations in Classroom Delivery
- Priority is for experiential learning
- Imparting knowledge / skill is through activities
- A repertoire of activities is created for each intended learning outcome
- Activities consist of games, exercises, case studies, role plays, group work, group task, debates, quizzes and video clips
- A brief theory session to summarize and reinforce the experiential outcome
- Innovations in Directorate Functioning
- Agile Approach
- Agility in development and delivery
- Welcome changing requirements
- Work closely with the customer
- Customer delight
- Continuous focus on quality and excellence
- Self-directed and self-organized team
- Initiating activities around motivated individuals
- Rapid learning and continuous improvement
- Reflection at regular intervals
Contact Details
Mr. Jyothi ShankarDirector
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