Feel Employable - Orientation Programme for New Entrants to UG Courses
01-Aug-2014
A three-day student orientation “Feel Employable” - Phase I for the new entrants of the engineering stream was held in the –Sahyadri Campus. Prof. Sunney Tharappan along with his team conducted the progamme.
There were different sessions wherein students were put into different groups and asked to perform various activities which gave them a real understanding of the concept that were dealt in the sessions. Prof. Sunney Tharappan gave some insights on the engineering competencies and its importance in today’s era. A case study was discussed in groups to explain humans are the most dependent creatures but also important. He stressed upon the difference between success and effectiveness. He spoke about appreciating the good qualities in oneself and urged the students to practice person-centered communication.
Prof. Sunney Tharappan is the Director of College for Leadership and HRD. He has taught in a college for quarter of a century before he joined AIM INSIGHTS, the HRD group, which administers the College for Leadership and HRD. Innovative in thinking, he has been responsible for the type of research in human resource development that has been done by CLHRD. He has written several volumes on HRD and Leadership apart from making presentations in different institutions, conferences, workshops and seminars.
Prof. Anila, Director - CE, CLHRD, Mangalore, Prof. Sureshnath, St. Aloysius College, Mangalore, Prof. Subrahmanya P., Retd., St. Aloysius College, Mangalore, Prof. K.P.P. Sharma, Former Principal, CLHRD, Mangalore and Ms. Geetha Kamath, Facilitator, CLHRD, Mangalore, were the other resource persons for the programme.
