Section outline

  • OBE Syllabus

    1.      Rationale of the course:

    Employability Skills for a sustainable career has become a very important issue at present. An entrepreneur or employer expects employability from everyone who is looking for a job or who is working in his or her organization. If Employability Skills are present in an employee, he / she can take his / her workplace far away from the current situation or implement specific goals by working in a team with his / her colleagues. And, this is exactly why an entrepreneur or an employer is always trying to find employability among every job seeker. Employability course will ensure that every student will be able to handle situations with his own capabilities like to find a new job or to switch a job or to work under team.

     

    2.      Course Objectives:

    The specific objectives of the course are to:

    ·         Enable the students to improve their soft and hard skill

    ·         Provide the students proper industry knowledge

    ·         Guide the students for career development 

    ·         Make the students more employable

     

    3.      Course Learning Outcomes (CLO):

    At the end of the course, students will be able to:

     

    CLO1

    Equip with the knowledge, skills, Attitude and tools necessary for gaining the initial employment

    CLO2

    Understand and ensure the 'key competencies', careers advice and about the world of work which are embedded in this course.

    CLO3

    Know the necessary skills to maintain employment and make 'transitions' between jobs and roles within the same organization to meet new job requirements

    CLO4

    Understand and explain the most important transferable soft skills and hard skills for every job sectors of the world.

     

     

     

     

     

    Mapping Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs) with Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs):

    [Correlation: 1=weak, 2=medium, 3=strong]

     

    PLO

    CLO

    PLO1

    PLO2

    PLO3

    PLO4

    PLO5

    PLO6

    PLO7

    PLO8

    PLO9

    PLO10

    PLO11

    PLO12

    CLO1

    2

    2

    3

     

    3

    1

     

    2

     

     

     

     

    CLO2

     

    3

    3

     

     

     

     

     

     

    3

     

     

    CLO3

    2

    3

     

     

    3

     

    2

     

     

     

    1

     

    CLO4

     

     

    3

     

    3

    3

     

    2

     

     

    2

     

     

    Mapping Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs) with Teaching-Learning and Assessment Strategies

     

    CLOs

    Teaching Learning Strategy

    Assessment Strategy

    CLO1

    Brainstorming, Lecture, Discussion, Reading

    Assignment, Presentation, Class Test/Quiz

    CLO2

    Learning from web resources

    Presentation, Class Test/Quiz, Written Examination

    CLO3

    Task-based cooperative learning

    Performance/ Interview / Presentation

    CLO4

    Problem solving and discovery learning

    Presentation, Class Test/Quiz, Written Examination

     Learning Materials:

     

    a)      Recommended Readings:

     

    1.      Khan, Sabur. Shahriar, Shibli. Employability 360 degree, , 2018

    2.      Emotional Intelligence Series, HBR Press, 2020

    3.      Malhi, Ranjit. Make Yourself Employable, , 2013

     

    b)     Supplementary Readings:

     

    1.      https://sites.google.com/diu.edu.bd/employability360/home (Available in Blended Learning Center of the university)

    2.      https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTPyiQe9BjUkp5xxLsVDCcA