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Dr Chandran Devanesen Centre For Human Resource Development

About the Centre

Established in 2004, the Dr. Chandran Devanesen Centre for Human Resource Development (Dr. CDCHRD) embodies the founding mission of Madras Christian College to foster the all-round development of young men and women—equipping them with knowledge and humanistic values to make a meaningful difference in the wider world.

In alignment with MCC’s vision of nurturing integrated personhood, the Centre was created to implement the Personality Development (PD) programme as a core component of the UG curriculum. Since its inception, the PD course has been offered to both Aided and Self-Financed Stream students across two semesters, benefitting over 2200 students annually. The Centre also provides a Soft Skill (Personality Enrichment & Coping Skills – Language and Career) programme for over 500 postgraduate students, aiming to enhance their professional readiness and interpersonal competence as they transition into advanced careers or research pursuits.

The Centre comprises over 50 trained faculty facilitators who bring academic insight and professional expertise to deliver the programme in an interactive, student-friendly, and experiential format. The curriculum focuses on enhancing self-confidence, self-awareness, communication, leadership, and other essential human and social skills. The positive impact of the programme is reflected in the consistent rise in campus placements over recent years and encouraging feedback from student participants.

As a result of years of thoughtful practice, the Centre has also developed a facilitator’s course guide. This publication supports facilitators with structured content on personal effectiveness and self-development. This guide serves as a flexible manual to assist in customising sessions to meet student needs. The Centre organises an annual training, FDP/Workshop, equipping both new and experienced facilitators with updated methodologies for achieving effective teaching outcomes. The Centre also engages in consultancy and outreach, conducting Personality Development programmes for other institutions, schools, colleges, and corporate organisations. 

The Dr. CDCHRD continues to play a vital role in shaping the personal and professional readiness of students, contributing meaningfully to the holistic educational experience that MCC stands for.

Dr. Anulin Christudhas, Convener, Aided Stream, Dr. CDCHRD

Dr.A. Sylvia Daisy, Convener, SFS Stream, Dr. CDCHRD

 

Objectives

  • Introduce the students to the concept of ‘Human Development’ (Personal and interpersonal) with emphasis on the latent resources that every human being possesses.
  • Fulfill the need and importance of creating an awareness of these resources and to maximize the same to enable the students to meet the challenges of the modern world.
  • Provide students with experiential learning besides theoretical treatment of the various topics that fall under Personality Development

Methodology & Assessment

The course is offered under Part IV a- Non-Major electives, during the III and IV semesters of the UG Programme, for 3 credits. The classes are held during the IV and V Hours of Day Order I for the Day Stream students and during the I and II Hours of Day Order V for the SFS Stream of students.

Students of various Departments are regrouped into groups of 40 each comprising students of different disciplines for greater effectiveness.

Convener (For Aided Stream)

Dr Anulin Christudhas

hrd@mcc.edu.in

Convener (For Self-Financed Stream)

Dr A. Sylvia Daisy

hrd@mcc.edu.in

UG – Personality Development

 

SemesterPartCourse title - PDInstruction hours per CycleMarksMarksCredits
Total ICATotal ESE
IIIPART IVPD - Life Skills250--
IVPART IVPD - Career Readiness Skills250100-
Total50503

PG – Soft Skill Programme

Formative Learning

  • Project Based Learning (PBL)
  • Case Studies
  • Field Assignments
  • Role Play
  • Group Discussion
  • Management Games
  • Book Reviews/ Film – Critical Review/ Learnings
  • Mock Interviews
  • Paper/Poster Presentation
  • Computer simulations/ Virtual Labs

 

 

Formative Assessment

 

Rubric for assessment *

Criteria

CO # – K Level

Descriptors

Outstanding

(9, 10)

Good

(5 – 8)

Average

(1 – 4)

Knowledge/ Understanding of concepts

CO2 – K2

Individual has excellent concept clarity, able to explain, summarize and demonstrate.

Individual has Sufficient Concept clarity, able to explain and summarize the concept well.

Individual has limited concept clarity, able to explain the concept to some extent.

Presentation Skills

CO3 – K3

The individual is able to display excellent command over

The individual is able to display command over language.

The individual is able to present the content.

 

 

 

language. Highly creative digital content and art of persuasion.

Creative digital content.

 

Methodology

CO4 – K4

Relevant and comprehensive information provided with substantiate supportive evidence.

*(activities…)

Relevant information with sufficient supporting evidence

*(activities…)

Relevant information with insufficient supporting evidence

*(activities…)

Skill Enrichment

CO5 – K4

The individual displayed Learning, Literacy, Career and Life skill

The individual displayed any two skills (Learning, Literacy, Career and Life skill)

The individual displayed any one skill (Learning, Literacy, Career and Life skill)

 

  • Knowledge/ Understanding of concepts – Concepts taught in Personality Enrichment/ Language skills / Career Coping skills/ Personality
  • Presentation Skills – Communication, Content, Digital skills .
  • Methodology – Activities, models, theories, and

*Skill Enrichment (21st Century skills) – (i) Learning skills

  • Literacy skills
  • Career and Life skills
  • Learning skills – Critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, communication
  • Literacy skills – Information, media, technology
  • Career and Life skills – Flexibility, leadership, initiative, productivity, social skills

 

Mark Distribution: CO-wise

Criteria

CO #

Marks

Weightage in %

Knowledge/ Understanding of concepts

CO2

10

20

Presentation Skills

CO3

10

20

Methodology

CO4

10

20

Skill Enrichment

CO5

20

40

Total

50

100

 

Note – 1. Arts and Humanities (Aided stream) undergo Personality Enrichment programme during 2nd semester (I PG) while Science (Aided stream) undergo Soft skill – Language and Career Coping skill programme during 2nd semester (I PG).

  1. Arts and Humanities (Aided stream) undergo Soft skill – Language and Career Coping skill programme during 3rd semester (II PG) while Science (Aided stream) undergo Personality Enrichment programme during 3rd semester (II PG).
  2. All I PG students of SFS undergo Personality Enrichment programme during 2nd semester All II PG students of SFS undergo Soft skill – Language and Career Coping skill programme during 3rd
  3. Mark distribution Personality Enrichment – 50 Marks Language skill – 25 Marks Career Coping Skill  – 25 Marks Total                                             – 100 Marks
  4. The assessment is purely internal in The above Rubrics will be applied for the purpose of assessment. However, certain programmes will conduct exams as part of assessment. Results will be published at the end of 3rd semester.

Assessment

Students are assessed only by the course teacher by way of Continuous Assessment for a maximum 40 as shown below:

  • Maximum marks for Attendance 5
  • Total marks of CA = 25 in each semester
  • There is no minimum attendance for the course
  • Examination is conducted in the end of the IV semester in April/May comprising of written tests and Practical Testing covering the whole program.
  • The maximum marks awarded will be 100.

Syllabus

UG - PD

PG - Soft Skill

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