Syllabus

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Syllabus

• The aim of this course is to
• equip the PG students with basic communication
  and presentation skills for academic and
  professional purposes.

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Topics

• Process of Communication
• Barriers to Communication
• Method to overcome the barriers.

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Types of Communication

• Non-verbal
• Verbal

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Non-Verbal Communication

• Body Language
• Cultural Assumptions
• Meta-messages
• Emotive Intelligence

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Verbal Communication

• Oral
• Written

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Oral Communication

• Elements of Punctuation
• Oral Presentation
• Group Discussion

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Written Communication

• Technical Reports
• Business Letters

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Reception Skills

• Reading Skills
• Listening Skills
• Vocabulary
• Grammar

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Style and Usage

• Punctuation
• Readability
• Formal Informal Writing
• Cultural Sensitivity
• Literal and Metaphoric

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Use of Visual Aids

• Power Point Presentation
• Slide Projector
• Transparencies
• Chalk and Duster
• Videos and Films

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Psychological Aspects of Communication

• Freud's ConceptsId, Ego and Super-ego
• Types of Personalities Type A, Type B.
• Extrovert, Introvert
• Sankya Concepts
• Sattvik, Rajasik, Tamasik

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Sociological

• Ethnic Vocabulary
• Gender Sensitivity
• Acceptable and Forbidden Manners
• Social Norms

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References

• Bell, Arthur H. Tools for Technical and
  Professional Communication, NTC Publishing Group,
  Lincolnwood, 1995
• Eisenberg, Anne A. Beginners Guide to Technical
  Communication, WBC McGraw-Hill, Boston, 1998.
• Hicks, T.G. C. M. Valorie Handbook of
  Effective Technical Communication, McGraw-Hill,
  Boston, 1989.
• Huckin, T. N. and L.A. Olson Technical writing
  and Professional Communication for Nonnative
  Speakers of English, McGraw-Hill, NY, 1991.
• Little, Peter Oral and Written Communication,
  Longman, London, 1979.
• Murphy, R.Intermediate English Grammar
  Reference and Practice for South Asian Students,
  Cambridge University Press, New Delhi, 2001.
• Singh, R. K. Using English in Science and
  Technology, Prakash Book Depot, Bareilly, 2000.
• Gender Sensitivity
• Acceptable and Forbidden Manners
• Social Norms