Course Title: Communication Client Interviewing Counselling and L T P/S SW/F TOTAL

Advocacy Skills W CREDIT

UNITS
2 0 0 0 2

Course Code:LAW 205

Credit Units: 2

Course Objectives:
. To help develop familiarity with the concept of what constitutes to effective
communication
To make them understand the importance of communication at very levels in generic and
in the law domain particularly.
To help them co-relate the role of personality and attitude in overall development of
communication.
To familiarize them with various kind of client counseling and client interviewing skills

Student Learning Outcomes:

Analyze verbal and non verbal communication.

Explain the concept of motivation and leadership for better people management.

Course Contents/Syllabus:
Weightage (%)
Module I: Communication 20%

Meaning of communication, Types and Directions to Communication

,Approaches to Communication, Barriers
to Communication, Communication Process, Email etiquettes in
communication, Effective presentation and public speaking. Basics of
report writing
 Module II Personality: Meaning and Definition 20%

: Determinants of personality, Heredity, Environment and Situational

Factors, Theories of personality: Trait
Theory, Type Theory, Psycho Analytic Theory, Humanistic Theory and
Learning Theory.
Importance of appropriate dressing

Module III: Attitude 20%

Meaning and Definition, Types of Attitude, Formation of Attitude,

Negative Attitude and objective, Building
positive attitude, Situational analysis of Attitude, Perception.

Module IV: Motivation and Leadership 20%

Define Motivation. Theories of Motivation, Various motives: Biological and social

Motives, Motives to know
and Be effective, Frustration and conflict of motives. Definition Leadership, Theories of
Leadership,
Characteristics of leadership.

Module V: Client Interviewing & Legal Counseling 20%

Meaning and significance, Different Components: listening, types of questions asked,

Information gathering,
Report formation.
Define Legal counseling and its differentiation from general counseling, Different types
of counseling.

Pedagogy for Course Delivery:

Communication skills along with the theoretical base would include a number of practical
activities such as role plays, presentations, mock social and formal meeting setups.
Assessment/ Examination Scheme:

Theory L/T (%) Lab/Practical/Studio (%) Total

100% 100%

Theory Assessment (L&T):

Continuous Assessment/Internal Assessment End Term
Examination
Components project Class Viva Attendance
(Drop down) Test

Weightage (%) 10% 10% 5% 5% 70%