UC25A01 Life Skills for Engineers I Syllabus:

UC25A01 Life Skills for Engineers I Syllabus – Anna University UG Syllabus Regulation 2025

Course Objectives:

• To equip engineering students with essential life skills encompassing personal and emotional development, effective management of time and stress, financial literacy, digital safety, and civic responsibility.
• To enhance self-awareness, interpersonal skills, and resilience to prepare students for the professional and personal challenges of engineering careers and life beyond academics.

Personal and Emotional Development: Self-Awareness & Personality, Emotional Intelligence & Empathy, Positive thinking, Right attitude, Stress & Anger Management, Goal-Setting & Time Management, Growth Mindset & Resilience.
Activities: Personality tests (MBTI, DISC), reflection journals, Empathy circle, roleplaying difficult conversations, Guided mindfulness sessions, stress relief toolkit creation, Vision board creation, weekly time audit and planner, Group challenge scenarios, resilience journal

Management Skills: Financial Literacy: Budgeting & Saving, Nutrition, Health, and Hygiene, Digital Literacy & Online Safety, Civic Responsibility & Ethics
Activities: Create a monthly budget, financial simulation game, Meal planning workshop, physical wellness challenge, Social media audit, privacy and safety scenarios, Community service, values debate.

Weightage: Continuous Assessment: 100%

Assessment Methodology: Assignments (20%), Flipped Class & Worksheets (10%), Practical (30%), Internal Examinations (40%)

References:

1. Khera, S. (2003). You can win. Macmillan.
2. Levesque, H. (n.d.). Life skills 101: A practical guide to leaving home and living on your own. (Publication year not specified)
3. Mitra, B. K. (2017). Personality development & soft skills (3rd impression). Oxford University Press.
4. ICT Academy of Kerala. (2016). Life skills for engineers. McGraw Hill Education (India) Private Ltd.