1. E- CONTENTS FOR SOFT SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
Dr.R.Somasundaram
Professor,
School of Management Studies
Kongu Engineering College
Perundurai,Erode,TN.

2. Kongu Engineering College-Highlights
26th year of operation.
6500 Students, 400 faculty.
12 UG, 13 PG & 8 Ph.D Programmes.
Accredited by NBA & ISO 9001 certified.
Among the top 20 Self financing Institutions in India.
Rs. 4.1 Crore TBI, first of its kind in India-sponsored by DST/GOI.

3. Highlights- Continued…
Community Radio Station.
IIPC – Sponsored by AICTE
Entrepreneurship and Management Development Centre – Sponsored by AICTE
200 acre campus with 16 lakh sq.ft. built-up area.
Research Centres in various branches.
Best Engineering College award by ISTE.
42 faculty with Ph.D Qualification & 235 faculty pursuing Ph.D
Faculty – blend of academics and industry.

4. Why a Project for SOFT SKILLS?
Soft skills are not easy to acquire in a short period. The learners can learn in their own pace, when the content is available in the web.
Soft skill training programmes are costly .

5. Objectives of the Project
To develop E-Content materials for SOFT SKILLS
to enhance
Employability of the students
Superior performance and career growth of the employed.
Entrepreneurial ability, leading to success in their business.

6. E-Content – List of Modules to be developed
Positive Thinking
Motivation
Critical Thinking and Problem solving
Time Management
Communication Skills
Interpersonal Skills
Leadership
Team Building
Creative Thinking
Negotiation
Stress Management

7. Project Management Team
Domain Experts
E-Content Development team
H/W , S/W, Network Management team

8. Project Management Team
DOMAIN EXPERTS
Faculty from School of Management Studies
English Department
External resources
E-CONTENT DEVELOPMENT TEAM
Coordinated effort of Domain Experts and Computer Science & Engineering and Information Technology departments
H/W , S/W, Network Management team
Faculty from Computer Science & Engineering and Information Technology departments

9. Methodology for creating E-Modules
Deciding the contents of the module
Searching freely available material related to the topics from websites like Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching (MERLOT).
Deciding the contents to be developed.
Listing and evaluating the alternative methods of content delivery.

10. Methodology – Continued…
Selecting the most effective delivery method
Developing the content as per the selected delivery method by the Domain Experts and the E-content development team.
Trial run and modifications, if required.
Hosting on the web

11. Delivery Methods
Suitable delivery methods will be selected from the following for presenting the contents of the modules .
E- text material
Video presentations,
Interactive quiz,
Simulated exercises
Case studies
Animation
Discussion forum for learners,
Experts’ views on the doubts posted by the learners

12. E-Learning software platform:
Learning Management System - MOODLE

13. Deliverables For First year of the project: Modules on
Positive Thinking
Motivation
Critical Thinking and Problem solving
Time Management
Communication Skills

14. Deliverables (contd…)
For Second year of the project:
Modules on
Interpersonal Skills
Leadership
Team Building
Creative Thinking
Negotiation
Stress Management

15. Past Experience S. No Year Name of the company Title of the project
No of participants 1.
2006, 2007, 2008
M/s. Suguna Poultry Farm Ltd, Coimbatore.
Management Development Programme.
750 2.
2008
MALCO, Mettur 50 3.
2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Programme for PMRY Beneficiaries, Erode.
Management Development Programme for new entrepreneurs
869 4.
2007, 2008
Sree Annapoorna Sree Gowrishankar Group 75 5.
2009
District Institutes of Education and Training (DIETs) from all over Tamilnadu
Training for Trainers Programme On E-Learning For DIET Faculty
211

16. Budget Estimate First Year Recurring : Rs. 15,72,000 /-
Non-recurring : Rs. 65,94,000/-
Second Year
Recurring : Rs. 15,72,000 /-
Non-recurring : NIL 
TOTAL PROJECT COST Rs.97,38,000 /-

17. Outcome of the Project
The modules to be developed in the first year will
help in improving the total personality of the individual
The modules for the second year will help
the underemployed to equip themselves for career advancement and
the entrepreneurs to develop their interpersonal skills

18. THANK YOU