SOCIAL AND LIFE SKILLS Course Code : 312003

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Course Title : SOCIAL AND LIFE SKILLS
Course Code : 312003

I. RATIONALE
Rationale : Life skills can be defined as abilities that enable humans to deal effectively with the demands
and challenges of life. Social skills are a subset of life skills that are needed for successful, healthy
relationships to easily adapt when moving from one social situation to the next. They help regulate our
emotions effectively and develop enduring, supportive relationships, we’re happier and healthier. This is
why developing life skills and eventually social skills is key not only to being successful in life, it’s key
for our health and well-being. Thus, Teaching of Social and life skills provide students with essentials of
knowing , understanding attitudes, values, morals ,social skills and better equip them to handle stress and
build their self efficacy, self esteem and self confidence.

Note : The course offers five different alternatives(modules) for achieving above outcomes . Students must
complete any one module from the following given options.
a. MODULE-I : Unnat Maharashtra Abhiyan (UMA)
b. MODULE-II : National Service Scheme (NSS)
c. MODULE-III : Unniversal Human Values

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d. MODULE-IV: Value Education (Unnati Foundation)
e. MODULE-V : Financial Literacy (NABARD)
The institute can choose to offer any one MODULE to the groups of the students by taking into
consideration the resources required and resources available in the institute . Different group of students
maybe offered different MODULE based on their choices .

II. INDUSTRY / EMPLOYER EXPECTED OUTCOME

Exhibit psychosocial competencies, workplace ethics, resilience, positive attitude , integrity and self-
confidence

III. COURSE LEVEL LEARNING OUTCOMES (COS)

Students will be able to achieve & demonstrate the following COs on completion of course based learning

CO1 - Develop ability to adapt to new challenges.

CO2 - Manage emotions effectively.
CO3 - Follow workplace ethics and practices
CO4 - Manage time Effectively.
CO5 - Increased self confidence to handle stress.

IV. TEACHING-LEARNING & ASSESSMENT SCHEME

Learning Scheme Assessment Scheme
Actual
Based on LL &
Contact Based on
Theory TL
Course Course Course Hrs./Week SL
Abbr Credits Paper Total
Code Title Category/s SLH NLH Practical
Duration Marks
FA- SA-
CL TL LL Total FA-PR SA-PR SLA
TH TH
Max Max Max Min Max Min Max Min Max Min
SOCIAL
AND
312003 SFS VEC - - - 2 2 1 - - - - - - - - - 50 20 50
LIFE
SKILLS

Total IKS Hrs for Sem. : Hrs

Abbreviations: CL- ClassRoom Learning , TL- Tutorial Learning, LL-Laboratory Learning, SLH-Self
Learning Hours, NLH-Notional Learning Hours, FA - Formative Assessment, SA -Summative assessment,
IKS - Indian Knowledge System, SLA - Self Learning Assessment
Legends: @ Internal Assessment, # External Assessment, *# On Line Examination , @$ Internal Online
Examination
Note :

1. FA-TH represents average of two class tests of 30 marks each conducted during the semester.
2. If candidate is not securing minimum passing marks in FA-PR of any course then the candidate shall
be declared as "Detained" in that semester.
3. If candidate is not securing minimum passing marks in SLA of any course then the candidate shall be
declared as fail and will have to repeat and resubmit SLA work.
4. Notional Learning hours for the semester are (CL+LL+TL+SL)hrs.* 15 Weeks
5. 1 credit is equivalent to 30 Notional hrs.
6. * Self learning hours shall not be reflected in the Time Table.
7. * Self learning includes micro project / assignment / other activities.

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V. THEORY LEARNING OUTCOMES AND ALIGNED COURSE CONTENT

Theory Learning Suggested
Learning content mapped with Theory Learning
Sr.No Outcomes Learning
Outcomes (TLO's) and CO's.
(TLO's)aligned to CO's. Pedagogies.
Unit - I MODULE I : Activities Under Unnat
Maharashtra Abhiyan (UMA)
1.1 Introduction to Societal Needs and respective
stakeholders :
Regional societal issues that need engineering
TLO 1.1 Explain
intervention
developmental needs and
1.2 Multidisciplinary approach-linkages of
connection of various
academia, society and technology
stakeholders
1.3 Stakeholders’ involvement
TLO 1.2 Enlist the local
1.4 Introduction to Important secondary data sets
problems
available such as census, district economic surveys,
TLO 1.3 Design a
cropping pattern, rainfall data, road network data
methodology for
etc
fieldwork
1.5 Problem Outline and stakeholders :
TLO 1.4 Select the
Importance of activity and connection with
attributes of engineering i) Field visit
Mapping of system components and stakeholders
and social system for ii) Field work
1 (engineering / societal)
measurement, iii) Expert
1.6 Key attributes of measurement
quantification, and lectures
1.7 Various instruments used for data collection -
documentation
survey templates, simple measuring equipments
TLO 1.5 Measure &
1.8 Format for measurement of identified attributes/
quantify the quantities /
survey form and piloting of the same
systems parameters
1.9 Fieldwork :
TLO 1.6 Write a report
Measurement and quantifications of local systems
using information
such as agriculture produce, rainfall, Road network,
collected tStudy the data
production in local industries, Produce /service
collected from fieldwork
which moves from A to B
and conclude the
1.10 Analysis and Report writing
observations
Report writing containing-
1. Introduction of the topic
2. Data collected in various formats such as table,
pie chart, bar graph etc
3. Observations of field visits and data collected.

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Theory Learning Suggested
Learning content mapped with Theory Learning
Sr.No Outcomes Learning
Outcomes (TLO's) and CO's.
(TLO's)aligned to CO's. Pedagogies.
Unit - II MODULE II : National Service Scheme
(NSS)
2.1 Contacting Village/Area Leaders
2.2 Primary socio economic survey of few villages
in the vicinity of the institute.
2.3 Selection of the village for adoption - conduct of
TLO 2.1 Adoption of activities
Village or Slum 2.4 Comprehensive Socio Economic Survey of the
TLO 2.2 Survey and Village/Area
Problem Identification 2.5 Identification of Problem(s) (i) Field visit
TLO 2.3 Conduct Project 2.6 Dissemination of information about the latest (ii) Field work
2
/ Programs in the developments in agriculture, watershed (iii) Expert
selected village / slum management, wastelands development, non- lectures
TLO 2.4 Undertake conventional energy, low cost housing, sanitation,
Special Camping nutrition and personal hygiene, schemes for skill
Programme development, income generation, government
schemes, legal aid, consumer protection and allied
fields.
2.7 A liaison between government and other
development agencies for the implementation of
various development schemes in the selected village
/ slum.
Unit - III MODULE-III : Universal Human
Values
3.1 Love and Compassion (Prem and Karuna):
TLO 3.1 Love and
Introduction, Practicing Love and Compassion i) Lectures
Compassion (Prem and
(Prem and Karuna) ii) Demonstration
Karuna)
3.2 Truth (Satya) : Introduction, Practicing Truth iii) Case Study
TLO 3.2 Truth (Satya)
(Satya) iv) Role Play
TLO 3.3 Non-Violence
3.3 Non-Violence (Ahimsa) : Introduction, v) Observations
(Ahimsa)
Practicing Non-Violence (Ahimsa) vi) Portfolio
TLO 3.4 Righteousness
3 3.4 Righteousness (Dharma) : Introduction, Writing
(Dharma)
Practicing Righteousness (Dharma) vii) Simulation
TLO 3.5 Peace (Shanti)
3.5 Peace (Shanti) : Introduction, Practicing Peace viii) Motivational
TLO 3.6 Service (Seva)
(Shanti) talks by
TLO 3.7 Renunciation
3.6 Service (Seva) : Introduction, Practicing Service Practitioners
(Sacrifice) Tyaga
(Seva) ix) Site/Industry
TLO 3.8 Gender
3.7 Renunciation (Sacrifice) Tyaga : Introduction, Visit
Equality and Sensitivity
Practicing Renunciation (Sacrifice) Tyaga
3.8 Gender Equality and Sensitivity: Introduction,
Practicing Gender Equality and Sensitivity

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Theory Learning Suggested
Learning content mapped with Theory Learning
Sr.No Outcomes Learning
Outcomes (TLO's) and CO's.
(TLO's)aligned to CO's. Pedagogies.
4 TLO 4.1 Puntuality Unit - IV MODULE-IV: Value Education i) Video
(Unnati Foundation) Demonstrations
4.1 Punctuality, Icebreaker and Simple Greeting,
Understanding & Managing Emotions, Introducing ii) Flipped
Self, The power of a Positive Attitude, Talking Classroom
TLO 4.2 Cleanliness, about one's Family, Talking about one's Family,
Hygiene and Orderliness Making a Positive Impression, Give word list for a iii) Case Study
Word based
4.2 Cleanliness , Hygiene and Orderliness , Likes iv) Role Play
and Dislikes, Developing Confidence in Self and
TLO 4.3 Responsibility Others, Strengths and Weaknesses, Listening Skills , v) Collaborative
Greeting gestures, Gender Equality and Sensitivity learning
4.3 Responsibility, OCSEM- Visual Comprehension
and Word Based Learning, Goal Setting – Make it vi) Cooperative
TLO 4.4 Gratitude and happen, Follow, Like & Share Unnati Social Media Learning
Appreciations - Facebook / Instagram/ Twitter Introducing Others,
Time Management, Talking about the daily routine, vii) Chalk-Board
Money Management
TLO 4.5 Determination 4.4 Gratitude and Appreciation , Asking Simple
& Persistence Questions & Asking for the price , Stress
Management, Student Referral process
,Comprehending & Paraphrasing Information, A
TLO 4.6 Respect Plate of Rice and Dignity of Labour, Topics for
Public Speaking, Placement Process , OCSEM-E-
Newspaper, Critical Thinking to overcome
challenges
4.5 Determination and Persistence, Guiding and
TLO 4.7 Team Spirit Giving Directions, Language Etiquette &
Mannerism, . Unnati Philosophy , b. Unnati
Branding - Follow, Like & Share Unnati Social
TLO 4.8 Caring & Media - Facebook / Instagram/ Twitter, Simple
Sharing instructions to follow procedures, Assertiveness,
Give topics for Debate, Describing a
person/Objects, Refusal Skills, Word List for Word
TLO 4.9 Honesty based Learning
4.6 Respect, Comparing , OCSEM - Public
Speaking, Student referral process, Attending a
TLO 4.10 Forgive and phone call, Being a Good Team Player , Placement
Forget Process, At a Restaurant, Workplace ethics
4.7 Team Spirit, Inviting someone, OCSEM -
Picture Reading & Word, a. Unnati Philosophy & b.
Unnati Branding - Follow, Like & Share Unnati
Social Media - Facebook / Instagram/ Twitter,
Apologizing, Apologizing, Dealing effectively with
Criticism, Introduce Importance of Self Learning
and upskilling

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Theory Learning Suggested
Learning content mapped with Theory Learning
Sr.No Outcomes Learning
Outcomes (TLO's) and CO's.
(TLO's)aligned to CO's. Pedagogies.
4.8 Caring and Sharing , Handling Customer
queries, Flexibility & Adaptibility, Student referral
process, Writing a Resume, OCSEM-Public
Speaking, Placement Process, Meditation/
Affirmation & OCSEM-Debate, Introduce Certif-
ID, how to create Certif-ID Project ,
4.9 Honesty, Email etiquette & Official Email
communication, Alcohol & Substance use & abuse,
Describing a known place , Leadership Skills,
Describing an event, OSCEM-Picture Reading &
Visual Comprehension
4.10 Forgive and Forget, Facing and Interview,
OSCEM-Public Speaking , Attending a
telephonic/Video interview & Mock Interview ,
Affirmation , Pat-a-Back & Closure (Valediction ,
Unnati Branding, Student Testimonials),
Meditation/ Affirmation & Sponsor connect (Speak
to UNXT HO)
TLO 5.1 Literacy About
Unit - V MODULE-V : Financial Literacy
Savings and Investments
5.1 Introduction - Life Goals and financial goals
TLO 5.2 Literacy About
5.2 Savings and Investments - Three pillars of
Financial Planning
investments, Popular asset classes, Government
TLO 5.3 Literacy About
schemes, Mutual Funds, Securities markets (Shares i) Online/Offline
Transactions
and bonds), Gold, Real Estate, Do’s and Don’ts of Mode of
TLO 5.4 Literacy About
investments Instructions
Income, expenditure and
5.3 Retirement planning ii) Video
budgeting
5.4 Cashless transactions Demonstrations
5 TLO 5.5 Literacy About
5.5 Income, expenditure and budgeting – Concepts iii) Presentations
Inflation
and Importance iv) Case Study
TLO 5.6 Literacy About
5.6 Inflation- Concept, effect on financial planning v) Chalk-Board
Loans
of an individual vi) Collaborative
TLO 5.7 Literacy About
5.7 Loans – Types, Management of loans, Tax learning
the Importance of
benefits
Insurance
5.8 Insurance – Types, Advantages, selection
TLO 5.8 Literacy About
5.9 Dos and Donts in Financial planning and
the Dos and Donts in
Transactions
finances

VI. LABORATORY LEARNING OUTCOME AND ALIGNED PRACTICAL / TUTORIAL

EXPERIENCES : NOT APPLICABLE.

VII. SUGGESTED MICRO PROJECT / ASSIGNMENT/ ACTIVITIES FOR SPECIFIC

LEARNING / SKILLS DEVELOPMENT (SELF LEARNING)

Suggestive list of activities during Regular as well as Special Camping (NSS Activities)

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Following list is only an illustrative list of the type of activities that can be undertaken. Under the
programme it would be open to each NSS Unit to undertake one of these programmes or any other activity
which may seem desirable to them according to local needs. The NSS Unit should aim at the integrated
development of the area selected for its operation which could be a village or a slum. It has also to be
ensured that at least a part of the programme does involve manual work.

(a) Environment Enrichment and Conservation:

The activities under this sub-theme would inter-alia, include:
(i) plantation of trees, their preservation and upkeep
(ii) Construction & maintenance of village streets, drains
(iii) Cleaning of village ponds and wells;
(iv) Popularization and construction of Gobar Gas Plants, use of non-conventional energy;
(v) Disposal of garbage & composting;
(vi) Prevention of soil erosion and work for soil conservation,
(vii) Watershed management and wasteland development
(viii) Preservation and upkeep of monuments, and creation of consciousness about the preservation of
cultural heritage among the community.

(b) Health, Family Welfare and Nutrition Programme:

(i) Programme of mass immunization;

(ii) Working with people in nutrition programmes with the help of Home Science and medical college
students;
(iii) Provision of safe and clean drinking water;
(iv) Integrated child development programmes;
(v) Health education, AIDS Awareness and preliminary health care.
(vi) Population education and family welfare programme;
(vii) Lifestyle education centres and counselling centres.
© Programmes aimed at creating an awareness for improvement of the status of women: (i) programmes of
educating people and making them aware of women’s rights both constitutional and legal;
(ii) creating consciousness among women that they too contributed to economic and social well-being of the
community;
(iii) creating awareness among women that there is no occupation or vocation which is not open to them
provided they acquire the requisite skills; and
(iv) imparting training to women in sewing, embroidery, knitting and other skills wherever possible.

(d) Social Service Programmes:

(i) work in hospitals, for example, serving as ward visitors to cheer the patients, help the patients, arranging
occupational or hobby activities for long term patients; guidance service for out-door-patients including
guiding visitors about hospital’s procedures, letter writing and reading for the patients admitted in the
hospital; follow up of patients discharged from the hospital by making home visits and places of work,
assistance in running dispensaries etc.
(ii) work with the organisations of child welfare;
(iii) work in institutions meant for physically and mentally handicapped;
(iv) organising blood donation, eye pledge programmes;
(v) work in Cheshire homes, orphanages, homes for the aged etc.;
(vi) work in welfare organisations of women;
(vii) prevention of slums through social education and community action;

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(e) Production Oriented Programmes:

(i) working with people and explaining and teaching improved agricultural practices;
(ii) rodent control land pest control practices;
(iii) weed control;
(iv) soil-testing, soil health care and soil conservation;
(v) assistance in repair of agriculture machinery;
(vi) work for the promotion and strengthening of cooperative societies in villages;
(vii) assistance and guidance in poultry farming, animal husbandry, care of animal health etc.;
(viii) popularisation of small savings and assistance in procuring bank loans

(f) Relief & Rehabilitation work during Natural Calamities:

(i) assisting the authorities in distribution of rations, medicine, clothes etc.;

(ii) assisting the health authorities in inoculation and immunisation, supply of medicine etc.;
(iii) working with the local people in reconstruction of their huts, cleaning of wells, building roads etc.;
(iv) assisting and working with local authorities in relief and rescue operation;
(v) collection of clothes and other materials, and sending the same to the affected areas;

(g) Education and Recreations: Activities in this field could include:

(i) adult education (short-duration programmes);

(ii) pre-school education programmes;
(iii) programmes of continuing education of school drop outs, remedial coaching of students from weaker
sections;
(iv) work in crèches;
(v) participatory cultural and recreation programmes for the community including the use of mass media for
instruction and recreation, programmes of community singing, dancing etc.;
(vi) organisation of youth clubs, rural land indigenous sports in collaboration with Nehru Yuva Kendras;
(vii) programmes including discussions on eradications of social evils like communalism, castism,
regionalism, untouchability, drug abuse etc.;
(viii) non- formal education for rural youth and
(ix) legal literacy, consumer awareness.

VIII. LABORATORY EQUIPMENT / INSTRUMENTS / TOOLS / SOFTWARE REQUIRED

Sr.No Equipment Name with Broad Specifications Relevant LLO Number
Simple engineering measurement devices
GPS data collection tools
1 All
GIS open source softwares- Google Earth and QGIS
MS office suite

IX. SUGGESTED WEIGHTAGE TO LEARNING EFFORTS & ASSESSMENT PURPOSE

(Specification Table) : NOT APPLICABLE

X. ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGIES/TOOLS

Formative assessment (Assessment for Learning)

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Formative assessment (Assessment for Learning) Report and presentation of fieldwork activities, Self-
Learning (Assignment)

Summative Assessment (Assessment of Learning)

XI. SUGGESTED COS - POS MATRIX FORM : NOT APPLICABLE

XII. SUGGESTED LEARNING MATERIALS / BOOKS

Publisher with
Sr.No Author Title
ISBN Number
Compendium of Training Materials for the Capacity
IRAP, Hyderabad, Building of the Faculty and Students of Engineering
CTARA, IIT Bombay Colleges on ‘IMPROVING THE PERFORMANCE
1 UNICEF
and UNICEF, OF RURAL WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION
Mumbai SECTOR IN MAHARASHTRA’
Districts Economic survey reports
Central Public Health
Ministry of Urban
and Environmental
2 Manual on Water Supply and Treatment Development, New
Engineering
Delhi
Organisation
Bureau of Indian
Specifications And Indian Standards (IS) Codes and Indian Roads Standards and The
3
Standards Committee Congress (IRC) Codes Indian Road
Congress
Prepared by each Govt. of
4 Districts Economic survey reports
district administration Maharashtra
Local college
5 Sample Case Studies on UMA website IITB-UMA team
students, UMA staffs

XIII . LEARNING WEBSITES & PORTALS

Sr.No Link / Portal Description
Government Resolution of
https://gr.maharashtra.gov.in/Site/Upload/Government%20Resol Government of Maharashtra
1
utions/English/201601131501523808.pdf regarding Unnat Maharashtra
Abhiyan
Government Resolution of
https://gr.maharashtra.gov.in/Site/Upload/Government%20Resol Government of Maharashtra
2
utions/English/201606151454073708.pdf regarding Unnat Maharashtra
Abhiyan Guidelines
3 https://censusindia.gov.in/census.website/ A Website of Census of India
A Website of Groundwater
4 https://gsda.maharashtra.gov.in/english/ Survey and Development
Agency, GoM

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Sr.No Link / Portal Description
A Website where district-wise
maps showcasing different
5 https://mrsac.gov.in/MRSAC/map/map attributes developed by
Maharashtra Remote Sensing
Applications Centre.
A Website of Jal Jivan
6 https://ejalshakti.gov.in/jjmreport/JJMIndia.aspx
Mission, Government of India
A Website of Central Pollution
7 https://cpcb.nic.in/ Control Board, Government
of India
A Website of Public Works
8 http://www.mahapwd.com/#
Department, GoM
A Website for GIS data sets
9 http://tutorial.communitygis.net/ developed by Unnat
Maharashtra Abhiyan
A video record of lecture by
Prof. Milind Sohoni, IIT
10 https://youtu.be/G71maumVZ1A?si=TzDTxKUpLYaRos7U
Bombay, on Engineering,
Development and Society
A keynote talk by Prof. Milind
Sohoni, IIT Bombay, on
11 https://youtu.be/TUcPNwtdKyE?si=wnSWrhGc9dJTC-ac
Interdisciplinary Engineering:
The Road Ahead
A TED talk by Prof. Milind
Sohoni, IIT Bombay, on
12 https://youtu.be/mKJj6j_1gWg?si=ajE8s4lfB2OM63Ng
Vernacular Science: The
Science of Delivery
UHV: UGC Course on life
https://www.ugc.gov.in/pdfnews/4371304_LifeSKill_JeevanKaush
13 skils. Unit 4 i.e. Course 4 is to
al_2023.pdf
be referred
NSS : Know about the NSS
14 https://nss.gov.in/
Scheme and details

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