Syllabus for Communication Skills (BC 206) in Semester II

 Syllabus for Communication Skills (BC 206) in Semester II

Module I: Writing Process and Workplace Communication

Writing process: Pre-writing, Writing and Post-writing 

Developing Effective Sentences 

Letters 

Agenda 

Minutes of Meeting

Module II: Reports & Proposals

Reports

Significance of Reports 

Types of Reports: Periodic/Routine, Special, Analytical, Informational, Formal, Non-formal 

Format of Report: Letter, Printed forms, Manuscript 

Effective use of Visual Aids  

Proposals

Purpose of Proposals 

Internal Proposals 

External Proposals 

Format of a Proposal

Module III: Digital Literacy & Social Media

Importance of Digital Literacy 

Netiquette 

E-mail 

Advantages of Social Media  

Effective ways of using Social Media 

Professional Blogging 

Professional Profile on Web

Module IV: Reading Comprehension

Significance of Reading  

Gathering ideas and information from a given text  

i. Identify the main claim of the text 

ii. Identify the purpose of the text 

iii. Identify the context of the text  

iv. Evaluating these ideas and information  

Interpretation of the text

Module V: Communication for Team Building and Leadership

Definition of Interpersonal Communication  

Characteristics of Interpersonal Communication 

Working Groups and Teams

Perceiving others more accurately

Expressing Emotions Effectively: Minimizing Debilitative Emotions, Maximizing Facilitative Emotions

Creating Supportive Climates: Evaluation versus Description, Controlling Communication versus Problem Orientation, Strategy versus Spontaneity, Neutrality versus Empathy, Superiority versus Equality, Certainty versus Provisionalism 

What is Conflict: Expressed Struggle, Interdependence, Perceived Incompatible Goals, Perceived Scarce resources, Inevitability 

Conflict resolution: Avoidance (Lose–Lose), Accommodation (Lose–Win), Competition (Win–Lose), Compromise, Collaboration (Win–Win), Which Style to Use? 

Conflict Management in Practice: Steps for the Win–Win Approach

Personal Skills in Work Groups and Teams 

Leadership in Working Groups and Teams

Types of Leadership 

Leadership that supports Diversity and Inclusion  

Effective Leadership Communication 

Giving and Receiving Feedback

Module VI: Professional Etiquette

Power Dressing 

Telephonic Manners

Business Salutation Etiquette 

Cubicle Etiquette  

Business Card Etiquette  

Different Cultural Etiquette & Protocol 

< The Projects for Internal Assessment will be assigned early so that we can finish them with good research and presentations>
  •  Market Research - For Management and IT Courses
  • Interviews of Experts/Famous Personalities
  • MOCK INTERVIEWS BY THE STUDENTS
  • Video Documentaries on Historical Places of Uzbekistan
  • Voice-Over/Dubbing Assigned Cartoon/Short Videos
  • Writing Short Stories and Recording their Narration in Audio
  • PowerPoint/CANVA-based Presentations
  • Using ChatGPT - Research Analysis Assignments
  • Comic Books Translation and Graphic Design Work
  • Quotations/Prompt Images > Explanations and Interpretations
  • Classroom Debates and Group Discussions
  • Event Management - ONE EVENT to be Organised by a Group of 10 Students (Everything by them)
  • Optional: If A Student wishes to teach a topic/special aspect to IFS as a Peer Educator/Presenter

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