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HED - Being Professional (Societal skill).pptx
1. Mission
Christ University is a nurturing ground for an individual’s holistic
development to make effective contribution to the society in a dynamic
environment
Vision
Excellence and Service
Core Values
Faith in God | Moral Uprightness
Love of Fellow Beings | Social Responsibility | Pursuit of
Excellence
Being Professional
HED
III Sem UG
Mr. Stalin Arnold
2. Session Layout
Session 1
● What is being professional?
● Video 1 - Soft Skills - Professionalism
● Activity 2 - Discussion
● Why is it important?
● Activity 3 - Class Discussion
● Video 2 - Professionalism
● Activity 4 - Discussion on Being Professional as a
Law student
● Activity 5 - Discussion on Being Unprofessional as a
Law student
● Activity 6 - How to be Professional for a Presentation
● Being Professional as a Lawyer
● Video 3 - Professionalism in the Workplace
● How to be professional as a Law student?
● Professional as a law intern
Session 2
● Assessment
3. MODULE OBJECTIVES
The objectives of this module are to:
1. Make the students understand the meaning of Professionalism
2. Make the students understand the importance of being professional during
internships and in Law school.
3. Make the students understand the attributes of a professional.
MODULE OUTCOMES
At the end of the module, the students will be able to:
1. Understand the concept and importance of professionalism
2. Differentiate between professional and unprofessional behaviour
3. Analyse the need to be professional in the legal profession
4. Session 1
Activity 1- Discussion
• Log in to www.menti.com
• The students need to write
three words that come to
their minds when they
think of the phrase “being
professional”.
• Based on the inputs from
students, create and display
a word cloud.
5. Case Study
Rohan and Siddharth have applied for an internship at XYZ firm in New Delhi which is
a highly reputed law firm in the country. On the day of the interview for the internship,
Rohan reaches the venue on time, is neatly dressed and has groomed himself well. He
greets the interviewers politely and presents himself in a very disciplined and humble
manner. Siddharth reaches the venue 20 minutes late and blames the traffic for being
late for the interview. He has not groomed himself and is very shabbily dressed. On
being asked by the interviewer about his appearance, he gets very defensive and speaks
rudely to the interviewers. The following day, each of the candidates get a mail, where
Rohan had been accepted as an intern in the firm, but Siddharth had not been accepted
as an intern.
Why do you think the firm chose Rohan to intern over Siddharth? Where do you think
Siddharth went wrong?
6. What is the meaning
of Being Professional
Does it mean
• Dressing smartly at work?
• Doing a good job?
• Having advanced degrees or other
certifications, framed and hung
on the office wall?
What does it mean to you?
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9. Attributes of being Professional
❖ Specialized Knowledge
❖ Competency
❖ Honesty and Integrity
❖ Accountability
❖ Self - Regulation
❖ Image
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10. Specialized Knowledge
❖ Master the specialized knowledge
that you need to succeed in your
fields
❖ Keep this knowledge up-to-date
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11. Competency
❖ Get the job done
❖ Reliability
❖ Focus on finding solutions and
not on finding excuses
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12. Honesty and integrity
❖ Be Humble
❖ Have a strong sense of self
❖ Spend time getting to know yourself, and
what you believe in.
❖ Develop friendships and work
relationships with others who
demonstrate integrity, and who will
support your decisions.
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13. Accountability
❖ Hold yourself accountable for your
thoughts, words and actions,
especially when you have made a
mistake.
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17. A role model of
professionalis
m
Think of a classmate who
comes to your mind when you
hear professionalism
What are the attributes that are
found in that person?
Activity 2 - Discussion
18. Gender Sensitive Approach
• No Body shaming
• Sexually / racially coloured
remarks
• Respect other gender
• Follow cyber ethics
• Respecting other cultures
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19. What will professionals do?
● Professionals show self-
respect in their work.
● They see work as service to
others.
20. What will professionals do?
● Professionals have respect
for experience.
● They respect each other’s
rights.
21. What will professionals do?
● Professionals make efficient
use of their time. They know
how to get the job done and
get it done right.
● Professionals know how to
keep their personal life and
affairs separate from their
jobs.
22. Importance of being professional
❖Gaining respect of others
❖Better chances of
selection
❖Promotion to positions of
greater responsibility
❖Better inclusion in social
settings
23. Activity 3 - Class discussion
Questions to students
❖Are you reliable, confident, and trustworthy?
❖Do you listen carefully?
❖Do you ask questions when you need
direction or clarification?
❖ Are you detail-oriented and careful?
❖Do you meet your deadlines?
❖Do you keep your teachers informed of your
progress (or difficulties) on assignments?
❖Do you follow through and show appropriate
initiative?
❖Do you think through problems and potential
solutions?
25. Being Professional as a Law
Student
Activity 4 - Discussion
• Why did you join the Law
School?
• Give your reasons in the chat
box.
26. Being Professional as a Law Student
• Acting professionally not only improves
your collegiate experience, but also the
experiences of your classmates and
professors.
27. Acting in a
Professional
way
Use a professional email address at all
times
Using proper grammar in written
communications
Engage in debates using logic, reasoning
and understanding
Stay engaged in the classroom
33. Activity 6 - How to be professional for a Presentation
• You have been assigned a topic for presentation
What would you do?
• Get a clarity on the presentation- objective
• Read proper authority for preparing
• Refrain from plagiarism- we all can write well if we make an attempt
and start
• Dress up well for the presentation
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34. Examples of unprofessional behaviour?
❖Arriving for class late and / leaving early
❖Being unprepared for group sessions
❖Plagiarism
❖Not completing assigned tasks
❖Disrupting class sessions
❖Cheating on exam
❖Cheating attendance
40. Activity 5 - Discussion
• Should professionalism be taught?
41. How students learn professional values?
• Some bring to college with them
• Some learn through the formal curriculum
• Some learn from role models
42. Session 2
★ ASSESSMENT - Skit/Role Play
○ The teacher will have to divide the class into 10 group depending on the number
of students in the class.
○ The groups can then choose a scenario that they would like to act out in class.
The teacher has to ensure that the scenarios chosen by the groups are not
repeated.
○ Examples of scenarios: Professionalism in Law school, professionalism in
internship, Professionalism while doing a research project or research paper,
Professionalism while doing committee activities,
○ The groups have to make a script where they can depict the professional and
unprofessional behaviour in the scenario that they have chosen.
○ The students can either make a video and send it to the teacher who can then
present it in the class, or the students can do the role play live during the HED
session.
○ Time - 2-3 minutes per group.
43. ASSESSMENT EVALUATION RUBRIC - (Skit on Being Professional in
Groups of 5)
CATEGORY 5 4 3 2 1
Idea of the topic -
The plot and the
scene
The idea and the plot
chosen were
excellent.
The idea and the plot
chosen were very
good..
The idea and the plot
chosen were good.
The idea and the plot
chosen were
satisfactory.
The idea and the plot
chosen were poor.
Preparedness and
presentation
Students are
completely prepared
and the presentation
is excellent.
Students are
completely prepared
and the presentation
is very good.
Students are
adequately prepared
but might have
needed a couple of
more rehearsals.
The students are
somewhat prepared
and it’s clear that
rehearsal was
lacking. The
presentation was not
great.
The students are not
prepared at all and
the presentation was
poor.
