Art and Science of Persuasive Communication – Critical and Logical Thinking
Program Code:
FDSFT101
Program Schedule:
To be announced soon
Program Fee:
₹ 12,500* + GST.
About The Module
This online management development program is designed to familiarize the participants with the application and understanding the importance of critical thinking, raising relevant questions and responding appropriately in different situations. It would aid to analyze and evaluate information, formulate/identify problems and generate alternatives. The argument making, inclusive of the logical thinking will help in generating strategic and logical arguments, which would help in making communication more persuasive and strengthen negotiation skills.
MICA Certificate Programme
MICA has designed this Management Development Programme exclusively for the participants of MICA-SkillSir programme. Certificate of participation will be given to participants on successful completion of programme
Faculty Expert
Prof. Richa Mishra
Assistant Professor - Nirma University
Richa Mishra is the Section head of Humanities of Institute of Technology, Nirma University. An ardent believer of the transformative power of an educator, she is the recipient of IndoShastri Canadian Grant for the year 2015-16 and was a visiting scholar to an Atlantic Canadian University, Canada. She has worked on a funded research grant on Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) in Higher Education. An expert curriculum and course designer, her team conceptualized and designed the course ‘Critical thinking’ and ‘Creativity and Innovation’ for Higher semester engineering student. She has won the award of ‘Content Guru’ from Infosys for designing of this course. She is diligently involved in the conceptualization of Outcome Based Education, Curriculum reforms and new pedagogical interventions including ICT for active learning and gamification of augmented engagement. A prolific writer, she writes for many popular academic as well as non-academic journals.
Prof. Ruchi Tiwari
Assistant Professor - Communication - MICA
Prof. Ruchi Tewari, holds a PhD in communication management and has over 2 decades of academic experience and 800+ hours of training experience across various sectors like Infrastructure; shipping; and IT. Prof. Tewari’s area of academic and research interest is ‘Communication’ and so her publications and consulting experience explores the role of communication as a strategic business tool. She has presented papers in over 25 international conferences, published in most reputed international journals and has been selected as a fellow by the ESRC – UK; ICSSR – India and Bentley University, USA. Critical thinking and Logical writing forms the foundation of communication which is an area of expertise of Dr Tewari. She is currently employed with MICA as an associate professor and handles courses like strategic communication and CSR communication.
Audio/ Video analysis
Online discussions customized for the business segment
Lectures delivered through PPTs
In-session and pre-session exercises
Case Studies
16 hours (1.5 hours per session)
Online and Onsite Modules
Live and Interactive Modules
Free knowledge sharing recorded sessions/videos by industry experts on Niche Topics
Internship and Placement assistance through Task Staffing Solutions Private Limited (One of our Group Company)
Use cases, capstone projects & real time data for better practical exposure
Dedicated Relationship Managers (RMs) to assist you in completion of the module
Weekend sessions, especially for working professionals
Networking with Like Minded Professionals
An Initiative from Task Group which has been servicing in the Indian Employment Market for last 24 years
Sessions will be a mix of Online sessions and Assignment Projects
Reading materials and other contents will be provided during the course of the programme
There will be pre-training requirements and instructors will recommend appropriate workshops/courses
Freshers and working professionals
Bachelor’s or Equivalent Degree
SkillSir offers internally developed training modules
SkillSir offers programmes partnering with top educational institutes.
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