B.A. ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE  IN SPOKEN ENGLISH

Course Duration: 3 months

No. of instructional hours: 1 per week (Total: 10 hrs)

Instructors: Ms. Jolly Malayam & Ms. Shyja S. Rajan

AIM

1. To help the students attain high level proficiency in the Language Skill of Speaking.
2. To enhance their career prospects and employability by equipping them to confidently take up job interviews.
3. To help them develop their personality by fine tuning their communication and presentation skills.

OBJECTIVES

On completion of the course, the students should be able to:

1.  Speak flawlessly in R.P.
2.  Engage in all kinds of communication activities: – informal, academic
3. Widen their job hunt prospectives
4. Face interviews confidently.

COURSE OUTLINE

Module 1

Listening and Speaking:

 Varieties of Modern English – British, American, Indian Basic Sounds – Deviations in American and Other Varieties – Syllable Structure – Stress – Word – Stress And Sentence Stress – Intonation.

Verbal Communication: Conversation – Basic Techniques – How To Begin, Interrupt, Hesitate And End – How To Express Time, Age, Feelings And Emotions – How To Respond – Using Language In Various Contexts/Situations- Talking About Oneself, Others- Describing Persons, Places, Incidents, Events And Objects – Attending An Interview – Addressing An Audience — Using Audio-Visual Aids-Making Short Speeches-Compering – Group Discussion. Non-verbal Communication: Body Language: Postures – Orientation – Eye Contact – Facial

Expression – Dress – Posture – Self Concept – Self Image – Self-Esteem – Attitudes- Values and Perception.

Module 2

 Practical Sessions

Micro Teaching – Role Play – Group Discussion – Debate – Mock Interview – Interviewing the College Chairperson-On Phone with my Favourite Radio Jockey formal or business related & On completion of the course, the students should be able to:

1. Speak flawlessly in R.P.
2. Engage in all kinds of communication activities:

  Certificate course in budget and finance

Course Code: CBF1                                                                                          Duration:10 hours

 This course will introduce the participants to the function and process of operational budgeting. The role of operational budgeting in organizational planning and control will be reviewed. Course topics will include: budget preparation, resource allocation/strategic planning, compliance, variances, audits, and cost containment. Course participants will study key differences in corporate, nonprofit, and government budgeting methodologies

Objectives:

• Interpret financial information
• Analyze financial statements
• Determine costs and benefits of business decisions
• Develop operational budgets
• Apply cost management techniques
• Organize risk and return considerations in capital budgeting

SYLLABUS

 Module 1 Budget-Types-Examples-Cash Flow & Related Issues- short-term cash flow, long-term cash flow-Business Budget

Module 2 Business Savings and Cost Cutting- various areas of savings and cost cutting to explore in a company-Payroll Budgeting-Trends

Module 3 Risk-Types-Return-Capital Budgeting

References:

T.N Hajela-Public Economics,Ave Book Pvt.Ltd.

K.K.Dewet-Modern Economic Theory

Mithani D.M :Modern Public Finance

Jha R:Modern Public Finance

MATHEMATICS FOR COMPETITIVE EXAMINATIONS

Course Code:                                                                                    Course Duration: 30 Hours

Course Objectives:
The structure of the course is to give an exposure to the basic mathematical tools. The objective is to prepare students of all streams for their higher studies and to approach competitive examinations. Detailed explanation and short cut methods for solving problems are to be introduced to students,so that they can acquire better understanding of concepts and problem solving skills.

Module I (10 Hours) Types of numbers, HCF & LCM of integers, Fractions, Decimals, Simplifications (BODMAS rule), squares and square roots, Permutations and combinations,Trigonometry, Heights and distances.

Module II (10 Hours) Simple interest, Compound interest, Ratio and proportion, percentage, profit & loss, Time and work, Work and wages, Time and distance, Matrices, Solution of Equations using Matrix method.

Module III (10 Hours) Elementary mensuration – Area and perimeter of polygons, Elementary Algebra, monomial,binomial, polynomial (linear, quadratic & cubic), Quadratic equations, simple factorization of quadratic and cubic polynomials, Statistics data and charts, Mean, median and mode.

References :
1. M. Tyra, & K. Kundan-Concepts of Arithmetic, BSC Publishing Company Pvt. Ltd.
2. S Narayaynan & TK Manikavachagam Pillai : Calculus Volume I, S Viswanathan Printers and
Publications Pvt. Ltd.

Course Outcomes:
1. To nurture the fundamental mathematical skills for preparing and cracking competitive
examinations.
2. To kindle the problem solving ability of the students

CERTIFICATE COURSE IN “MOLECULAR MODELLING TECHNIQUES AND DRUG DESIGN”

Course Code – CHE 2020                                                (32 hours)

Objectives

Through this course, the students will be able to

1. Apply computer-based calculations to determine the geometry, energies and properties of molecules.

2. Get hands-on experience in various insilico tools.

Syllabus

MODULE 1 Basics of cheminformatics (6 hours) Chemical-biological databases and data sources; (Pubchem & PDB) Chemical file formats ; (MOL, SDF, PDB formats), File format conversion using OPEN BABEL.

 MODULE 2 Software Training (8 hours) Chemistry related softwares – Structure drawing softwares, molecular modelling softwares,  Molecular visualization tools (Avogadro, Chemdraw, Pymol & Discovery Studio)                                                           

MODULE 3 Computer assisted drug design (8 hours) Drug Likeness Prediction – Properties of small molecules , structural features, ADME prediction, Bioavailability, Toxicity studies, Pharmacokinetics and  Pharmacodynamics of drugs (Swiss ADME &  PreADMET servers).

MODULE 4 Computational quantum chemistry (3 hours) Potential energy surface- stationary point, saddle point or transition state, local and global minima, Basis sets , Quantum mechanical computational methods-Ab initio methods, Semiempirical methods, DFT methods. Non-quantum mechanical computational methods.                

MODULE 5 Computational Chemistry Experiments (7 hours) Single point energy and vibrational frequency calculation of simple molecules, Calculation of energy of HOMO and LUMO of simple organic molecules, Ionisation energy and electron affinity calculations.

CERTIFICATE COURSE IN “WATER QUALITY ANALYSIS”

Course Code – CHE 2023                                                (50 hours)

Objectives

Through this course, the students will be able to

1. Get professional training and awareness for career in water quality analytical field.

1. Get practical knowledge about water contamination and do analysis of real samples.

Paper-1

INSTRUMENTATION AND BASIC CONCEPTS  

MODULE I   (5 hours) Analytical instruments –Brief outline. Flame emission spectro photometer (FES), UV-Vis spectrophotometer, Atomic absorption spectrophotometer (AAS), Biological analyzers .Autoclave, incubator, water analyzer for pH, salinity and electrical conductance ; Units in which the quality parametrs are reporting during each analyzing.                                                                                     

MODULE II (10 hours) Inorganic materials leading to toxicity of water – Its Hazardous value, safety measures and precautions. Maximum permissible limits of toxic contaminants, Possible Reasons for  water and soil contamination, Control of water pollution – ISI/BSI standards of drinking water, Organic materials causing water pollution, Chemically oxygen demanded COD, Biologically oxygen demanded BOD analyses. Adverse effect in biological system– pesticides , detergents, antibiotics, fertilizers. Detailed study about  detergent contamination in ground water                                       

MODULE III  (5 hours) Sea water intrusion, Quality of groundwater – methods of collection and analysis of water samples as related to Ground water investigations. Determination of Soil texture- its significance 

PAPER-2

Practical: Water quality analysis (30 hrs)

One seasonal collection of 50  ground water samples

1. Determination of Hardness; total hardness, calcium hardness and magnesium hardness.
2. pH ,salinity and total dissolved salt determination
3. Sulfate, chloride, nitrate, phosphate content of ground water determination
4. Water analysis procedures to determine the various toxic metals using AAS; Cu, Fe, Cr, Cd
5. Determination of soil texture and classification of slit, clay, sand percentage.    
6. Lab visit and analysis report

CERTIFICATE COURSE IN HORTICULTURE

Objectives of the Programme

 To inculcate knowledge about Science in human life.

1. To make scientific attitude to think and act based on scientific theories.
2. To develop skills to use scientific facts, theories in human life
3. To understand scientific terms, facts, concepts, facts, phenomenon related to Horticulture
4. To make the students aware of natural and artificial propagation.
5. To provide practical experience to the students about application of Horticulture
6. The students are expected to acquire knowledge about new innovation in Horticulture
7. To supplement the students with the latest developments in Horticulture

Course Eligibility: Any Under Graduate student who is attending CBCSS course in regular stream under University of Kerala.

MODULE I  (5 Hours) Introduction, Divisions of horticulture, Importance and scope of horticulture, Types of pots and containers, Potting mixture and potting media – soil, sand, peat, sphagnum moss, vermiculite.

MODULE II (15 Hours) Propagation methods – Cuttings, Layering (Air layering, Ground layering) Budding (T- budding and Patch budding) Grafting (Approach grafting, Bridge grafting, whip and tongue grafting, Garden tools and implements, Manures and fertilizers, Chemical fertilizers – NPK.

MODULE III (10 Hours) Components of Garden- Trees, shrubs and shrubberies, climbers and creepers Flower beds and borders, ornamental hedges, edges, paths, Carpet beds, topiary, trophy, rockery. Drives, roads, walks and Indoor garden, Roof gardens, Flower arrangement.