Topic outline

  • Art of Living

    Art of Living: For Exploring the Beautiful World

    It has been perceived from different evaluation that intellectual ability needs to be exercised in an effective way through scheduled practice and performance. Success comes not just from the knowledge and skills but also from behavior which can create distance between success and failure. And we can achieve expected behavior only by learning and unlearning ways of thinking that finally craft body language and ensure effective living in this beautiful world.

    Objectives of the Course

    Students will achieve ability to understand life positively in personal, family and professional levels by joining this course.

    Outcome of the Course

    Globalization of trade has produced massive positive and negative externalities. Too much dependency on technologies and consumption philosophy beyond capacity finally play a role on destructing humanitarian qualities. Virtue and honor are essential qualities which empower individuals to strive to improve themselves and their societies. The very need for virtue and character formation is applied across the cultures and social strata. In this course, Students need to listen to multi chrome conversations from all voices and stories with empathetic perspective.

    Assessment Policies

    Parent’s involvement in the Course:

    Parents will be involved in this course conduction at the initial level of course during the chapter” Parents: Life & Living” with an objective for exploring three-dimensional relationships for lifetime growth.

    Fieldwork:

    A number of field & homework will be organized in a mutually agreed manner throughout the course.

    Assignment and presentation tips:

    Students will be asked for using Google to search and find enter-educative tools including slides, documents, movies and others for every chapter. Relevant films and video clips will be downloaded by respective students to explore global learning opportunities from the sky. Final presentations will be done by students with proper guidance from respective course teachers.

  • Course Teacher



    Muhammad Sajidul Islam
    Lecturer in Art of Living
    Department of General Educational Development (GED)
    Daffodil International Univerisity
    Email: sajidul.ged@diu.edu.bd
    URLs: 3

  • Semester Schedule Spring 2021



  • Attendance

    You need to attend the classes of Art of Living Course. Total classes consist of 14 marks out of 100. 

  • Recorded Class

    Forum: 1URL: 1

  • CLASS SCHEDULE in google calendar

  • Discussion Forum

    Forums: 2

  • Coming Out of Box



    COMING OUT OF BOX
    This introductory chapter is to engage students in divergent thinking and involve them in a thought process or method used to generate creative ideas by exploring most possible solutions. 
    Most of the people have a desire to be comfortable and stay safe. Trying something new can seem scary and not worth the effort.
    There are a lot obstacles around us. But we have to overcome all the problems.


    URL: 1File: 1Assignments: 2

  • Presentation

    Assignments: 2

  • Learning to Learn


    LEARNING TO LEARN
    If we think about learning to have two components: one that leads to tool building (information and knowledge) and another that leads to wisdom and transformation (subjective learning).
    Unlearning is extraordinarily important component of the second kind. So the phrase 'learning to learn’ is more closely related to unlearning though the focus is 'freeing from what we have learnt’ that keep someone non-judgmental in learning and de-learning. 

    URL: 1File: 1Forums: 2

  • Parents, Life and Living


    PARENTS, LIFE & LIVING
    May be the extreme truth finally needs to be taken in consideration that no one can take care at you entirely without YOU. This chapter will help students to understand about self-guardianship that we can learn from parents. Normally, in our culture we love to blame others for any failure or hide till other people pointing us. At the end of this course, DIU students will achieve capability to practice bossing on him or her confidently for cherishing individual dream where parents will be happy to feel confident too. 


    URLs: 3File: 1Forum: 1

  • Quiz I

    Quiz - 1 & 2
    Time: 1 Hour (Each)
    Marks: 16 (Each)

    Instructions: 
    1. You will get 1 hour of time to complete your task. 
    2. You have to write your answer in a word file and submit it here. 
    3. Rename the name of the document and set your ID in it. 
    4. Don't be late, otherwise, your marks will be deducted. 
    5. Don't try to copy from others, please. Be honest with yourself.

    Quizzes: 2

  • Questionnaire (Pre-Mid-Exam Feedback)

  • H5P Interactive Activities

    Interactive Content: 1

  • ETIQUETTE


    ETIQUETTE
    It is highly expected from everyone to understand the culture of his workplace and thus, it becomes essential to follow some basic professional etiquette.
    The basis of professional etiquette stands on the ethics of respecting every individual in their workplace and displaying well-mannered behavior in business interactions.
    Professional etiquette can have long-lasting and fantastic impact on professional life; be it someone’s personal career growth or a business related company.
    Professional etiquette can thus put anyone in the good or bad book of immediate boss or potential clients.
    This chapter will help students for becoming more competent in professional behavior.


    URL: 1File: 1

  • Midterm Exam


    Total Marks of Mid Exam: 20


    Instructions: 

    1. You have to write your answer in a word file and submit it here. 

    2. Rename the name of the document and set your ID in it. 

    3. Don't be late, otherwise, your marks will be deducted. 

    4. Don't try to copy from others, please. Be honest with yourself.


    Quiz: 1

  • Self Esteem and YOU


    SELF ESTEEM & YOU
    Experiences at home, at school, and with peers can all build or diminish a child's self-esteem.
    Psychologists and child-care authorities who write about self-esteem generally discuss it in terms of two key components: the feeling of being loved and accepted by others and a sense of competence and mastery in performing tasks and solving problems independently.

    URL: 1File: 1

  • ESSENTIAL SKILLS FOR 21ST CENTURY


    Essential Skills  

    Over the past few years, all are discussing the various skills needed for effectively operating in a world characterized by information and accelerating changes.  

    Now, we have been assembling these ideas into a framework for 21st century young people for new thought architecture.

    File: 1URL: 1

  • Quiz II

    Quiz - 1 & 2
    Time: 1 Hour (Each)
    Marks: 16 (Each)

    Instructions: 
    1. You will get 1 hour of time to complete your task. 
    2. You have to write your answer in a word file and submit it here. 
    3. Rename the name of the document and set your ID in it. 
    4. Don't be late, otherwise, your marks will be deducted. 
    5. Don't try to copy from others, please. Be honest with yourself.


  • Impression Management


    IMPRESSION MANAGEMENT

    Impression management is a process people use to control the perceptions or impressions about themselves, a bit like personal branding.  

    Objectives:  To achieve quality for becoming “Ideal Self” or “how you would like to be” in real-life setting.  To become a self evaluation expert and developmental


    File: 1

  • STYLE OF LIVING


    STYLE OF LIVING
    For developing adequate style of living someone must go through continuous self-evaluation and development. For continuous growth and development a thoughtfully designed self-evaluation procedures are needed for in relation to youthful living, stress management and meditation.
    This chapter is to provide skills for student involvement in assessment decision-making, that elicit student cognitions about their performance.
    It is also important to introduce rational way of thinking among young people when market is trying to maximize their profit by any means including promotion of beyond capacity consumption, commoditization of friendship and relation, depression etc.  


    URL: 1File: 1

  • Assignment


    Assignment: 1

  • MIND MAPPING


    MIND MAPPING
    A lot of researches have been done in order to develop and strategize the effective ways on the process of learning for students. For developing students with creative thinking in a modern world of today, we need to always be well ahead of everyone and that is why the mind map concept is important to students who want to achieve their dreams. This method is a thinking process which involves graphical way in representing ideas and concepts. 


    URL: 1File: 1

  • Transforming Failure into Success


    Failure into Success

    Every one of us has failed at something in our lives-whether a failed marriage, or relationship, a failed weight loss or a failed business or a simple examination. 

    The important thing is how we can learn from failures? This chapter will provides an effective understanding for us to practice whenever a failure is getting you down: Take the word "failure" and turn it into a positive action!


    File: 1URL: 1

  • Job, Work and Business Search

    Objectives:

     To keep fit for achieving local and global success in career as an entrepreneur or a job seeker. 
     To fix up the pathway of career development and planning as required. 
     To prepare self with all legal and business documents for becoming an entrepreneur as per requirement. 
     To utilize ICT for searching job, working environment enhancement and business promotion. 

    File: 1

  • Universal Human Values


    Universal Human Values
    Universal human values-this is one of the most frequently encountered phrases today; we are constantly coming across it on the pages of newspapers and magazines.
    Its frequency creates the illusion that its content is intuitively clear, attractive, and shared by everyone. However, the various versions of what is understood by universal human values-the good, truth, beauty, freedom, or civil society, a non-nuclear world, ecological protection, pluralism, etc.-show that this is by no means the case. Courtesy:
    R I SOKOLOVA


    URL: 1

  • Quiz III

    Quiz - 1, 2 & 3
    Time: 1 Hour (Each)
    Marks: 16 (Each)

    Instructions: 
    1. You will get 1 hour of time to complete your task. 
    2. You have to write your answer in a word file and submit it here. 
    3. Rename the name of the document and set your ID in it. 
    4. Don't be late, otherwise, your marks will be deducted. 
    5. Don't try to copy from others, please. Be honest with yourself.


  • Presentation Skills Anywhere



    Presentation Skills

    To prepare for facing practical job interviews through mock interview sessions. 

    To prepare to face the unpredictable world in every moment during shopping to selling product or ideas.

    To rehearse with a developmental manner to improve presentation skills anytime anywhere.



    File: 1

  • Final Evaluation

    Evaluation System:


    Instructions: 

    1. You will get 1 hour of time to complete your task. 

    2. You have to write your answer in a word file and submit it here. 

    3. Rename the name of the document and set your ID in it. 

    4. Don't be late, otherwise, your marks will be deducted. 

    5. Don't try to copy from others, please. Be honest with yourself.

    Assignment: 1Quizzes: 3

  • External Resources & Activities

  • Reading Materials & Resources

    Files: 4URLs: 7