UNIVERSITY POLYTECHNIC

JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA

TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS
SEMESTER IV

DIPLOMA IN CIVIL ENGINEERING

Course: Technical Communication Skills
Course Code: DCES-401
Orientation of Marks: Internal Assessment- 40 Marks; University Exams- 60 Marks

Objectives:
To enable the students to use English for special purpose efficiently and to orient them about
the nuances of technical communication skills. The course focuses on the process of ideation
and handling of varied professional situations in tune with contemporary industry
requirements.
Contents
Unit-I Basics of Technical Communication Skills MM: 20
1. Basics tenets of technical communication. `
2. Identifying the barriers in Technical Communication
3. Technical Communication and digital platforms
4. Strategies of effective technical communication
Unit-II Grammar MM: 20
1. Use of prepositions
2. Use of Discourse Markers and sentence modifiers
3. Use of conjunctions
4. Common Errors
Unit-III Writing MM: 20
1. Technical correspondences- letters & e-mails
2. Technical Report making
3. Drafting project Proposals
4. Writing Curriculum vitae and Résumé
Unit- IV Reading Comprehensions, Phonetics &Vocabulary MM: 20
1. Comprehension of unseen abstract passages and abstracts from poems, essays and
newspaper.
2. Ideation and on hypothetical situations
3. Basics of English phonetics- Vowels, semi vowels, consonants & Dipthongs
 4. IPA symbols, Transcription, pronunciation of difficult words from Barron list
Unit- V Literature MM: 20
1. The Old Man and the Sea (Novella) by Ernest Hemingway
2. Pygmalion (Play) by George Barnard Shaw
3. The Express (Poem) by Stephen Spender
4. Where is the Mind without Fear (Poem) by Rabindranath Tagore.
Suggested Reading & References and reading materials

1. Technical Communication: Principles and Practice, Second Edition by

Meenakshi Raman and Sangeeta Sharma, Oxford Publications.
2. Practical English Usage: Michael Swan's guide to problems in English by
Michael Swan.
3. A Textbook of English Phonetics for Indian Students by T. Balasubramanian
4. https://wordpowermadeeasy.files.wordpress.com/2007/12/gre_wordlist.pdf
5. https://gutenberg.ca/ebooks/hemingwaye-oldmanandthesea/hemingwaye-
oldmanandthesea-00-h.html
6. https://www.gutenberg.org/files/3825/3825-h/3825-h.htm
7. https://www.poetrynook.com/poem/express
8. https://nios.ac.in/media/documents/srsec302new/302EL10.pdf.
 DIPLOMA IN COMPUTER ENGINEERING
Course: Technical Communication Skills
Course Code: DCOS-401
Orientation of Marks: Internal Assessment- 40 Marks; University Exams- 60 Marks

Objectives:
To enable the students to use English for special purpose efficiently and to orient them about
the nuances of technical communication skills. The course focuses on the process of ideation
and handling of varied professional situations in tune with contemporary industry
requirements.
Contents
Unit-I Basics of Technical Communication Skills MM: 20
1. Basics tenets of technical communication. `
2. Identifying the barriers in Technical Communication
3. Technical Communication and digital platforms
4. Strategies of effective technical communication
Unit-II Grammar MM: 20
1. Use of prepositions
2. Use of Discourse Markers and sentence modifiers
3. Use of conjunctions
4. Common Errors
Unit-III Writing MM: 20
1. Technical correspondences- letters & e-mails
2. Technical Report making
3. Drafting project Proposals
4. Writing Curriculum vitae and Résumé
Unit- IV Reading Comprehensions, Phonetics &Vocabulary MM: 20
1. Comprehension of unseen abstract passages and abstracts from poems, essays and
newspaper.
2. Ideation and on hypothetical situations
3. Basics of English phonetics- Vowels, semi vowels, consonants & Dipthongs
4. IPA symbols, Transcription, pronunciation of difficult words from Barron list
Unit- V Literature MM: 20
1. The Old Man and the Sea (Novella) by Ernest Hemingway
2. Pygmalion (Play) by George Barnard Shaw
3. The Express (Poem) by Stephen Spender
4. Where is the Mind without Fear (Poem) by Rabindranath Tagore.
Suggested Reading & References and Reading Materials

1. Technical Communication: Principles and Practice, Second Edition by Meenakshi

Raman and Sangeeta Sharma, Oxford Publications.
2. Practical English Usage: Michael Swan's guide to problems in English by Michael
Swan.
3. A Textbook of English Phonetics for Indian Students by T. Balasubramanian
4. https://wordpowermadeeasy.files.wordpress.com/2007/12/gre_wordlist.pdf
5. https://gutenberg.ca/ebooks/hemingwaye-oldmanandthesea/hemingwaye-
oldmanandthesea-00-h.html
6. https://www.gutenberg.org/files/3825/3825-h/3825-h.htm
7. https://www.poetrynook.com/poem/express
8. https://nios.ac.in/media/documents/srsec302new/302EL10.pdf.
 DIPLOMA IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
Course: Technical Communication Skills
Course Code: DEES-401
Orientation of Marks: Internal Assessment- 40 Marks; University Exams- 60 Marks

Objectives:
To enable the students to use English for special purpose efficiently and to orient them about
the nuances of technical communication skills. The course focuses on the process of ideation
and handling of varied professional situations in tune with contemporary industry
requirements.
Contents
Unit-I Basics of Technical Communication Skills MM: 20
1. Basics tenets of technical communication. `
2. Identifying the barriers in Technical Communication
3. Technical Communication and digital platforms
4. Strategies of effective technical communication
Unit-II Grammar MM: 20
1. Use of prepositions
2. Use of Discourse Markers and sentence modifiers
3. Use of conjunctions
4. Common Errors
Unit-III Writing MM: 20
1. Technical correspondences- letters & e-mails
2. Technical Report making
3. Drafting project Proposals
4. Writing Curriculum vitae and Résumé
Unit- IV Reading Comprehensions, Phonetics &Vocabulary MM: 20
1. Comprehension of unseen abstract passages and abstracts from poems, essays and
newspaper.
2. Ideation and on hypothetical situations
3. Basics of English phonetics- Vowels, semi vowels, consonants & Dipthongs
4. IPA symbols, Transcription, pronunciation of difficult words from Barron list
Unit- V Literature MM: 20
1. The Old Man and the Sea (Novella) by Ernest Hemingway
2. Pygmalion (Play) by George Barnard Shaw
3. The Express (Poem) by Stephen Spender
4. Where is the Mind without Fear (Poem) by Rabindranath Tagore.
Suggested Reading & References and Reading Materials

1. Technical Communication: Principles and Practice, Second Edition by Meenakshi

Raman and Sangeeta Sharma, Oxford Publications.
2. Practical English Usage: Michael Swan's guide to problems in English by Michael
Swan.
3. A Textbook of English Phonetics for Indian Students by T. Balasubramanian
4. https://wordpowermadeeasy.files.wordpress.com/2007/12/gre_wordlist.pdf
5. https://gutenberg.ca/ebooks/hemingwaye-oldmanandthesea/hemingwaye-
oldmanandthesea-00-h.html
6. https://www.gutenberg.org/files/3825/3825-h/3825-h.htm
7. https://www.poetrynook.com/poem/express
8. https://nios.ac.in/media/documents/srsec302new/302EL10.pdf.
 DIPLOMA IN ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING
Course: Technical Communication Skills
Course Code: DELS-401
Orientation of Marks: Internal Assessment- 40 Marks; University Exams- 60 Marks

Objectives:
To enable the students to use English for special purpose efficiently and to orient them about
the nuances of technical communication skills. The course focuses on the process of ideation
and handling of varied professional situations in tune with contemporary industry
requirements.
Contents
Unit-I Basics of Technical Communication Skills MM: 20
1. Basics tenets of technical communication. `
2. Identifying the barriers in Technical Communication
3. Technical Communication and digital platforms
4. Strategies of effective technical communication
Unit-II Grammar MM: 20
1. Use of prepositions
2. Use of Discourse Markers and sentence modifiers
3. Use of conjunctions
4. Common Errors
Unit-III Writing MM: 20
1. Technical correspondences- letters & e-mails
2. Technical Report making
3. Drafting project Proposals
4. Writing Curriculum vitae and Résumé
Unit- IV Reading Comprehensions, Phonetics &Vocabulary MM: 20
1. Comprehension of unseen abstract passages and abstracts from poems, essays and
newspaper.
2. Ideation and on hypothetical situations
3. Basics of English phonetics- Vowels, semi vowels, consonants & Dipthongs
4. IPA symbols, Transcription, pronunciation of difficult words from Barron list
Unit- V Literature MM: 20
1. The Old Man and the Sea (Novella) by Ernest Hemingway
2. Pygmalion (Play) by George Barnard Shaw
3. The Express (Poem) by Stephen Spender
4. Where is the Mind without Fear (Poem) by Rabindranath Tagore.
Suggested Reading & References and Reading Materials

1. Technical Communication: Principles and Practice, Second Edition by Meenakshi

Raman and Sangeeta Sharma, Oxford Publications.
2. Practical English Usage: Michael Swan's guide to problems in English by Michael
Swan.
3. A Textbook of English Phonetics for Indian Students by T. Balasubramanian
4. https://wordpowermadeeasy.files.wordpress.com/2007/12/gre_wordlist.pdf
5. https://gutenberg.ca/ebooks/hemingwaye-oldmanandthesea/hemingwaye-
oldmanandthesea-00-h.html
6. https://www.gutenberg.org/files/3825/3825-h/3825-h.htm
7. https://www.poetrynook.com/poem/express
8. https://nios.ac.in/media/documents/srsec302new/302EL10.pdf.
 DIPLOMA IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Course: Technical Communication Skills
Course Code: DMES-401
Orientation of Marks: Internal Assessment- 40 Marks; University Exams- 60 Marks

Objectives:
To enable the students to use English for special purpose efficiently and to orient them about
the nuances of technical communication skills. The course focuses on the process of ideation
and handling of varied professional situations in tune with contemporary industry
requirements.
Contents
Unit-I Basics of Technical Communication Skills MM: 20
1. Basics tenets of technical communication. `
2. Identifying the barriers in Technical Communication
3. Technical Communication and digital platforms
4. Strategies of effective technical communication
Unit-II Grammar MM: 20
1. Use of prepositions
2. Use of Discourse Markers and sentence modifiers
3. Use of conjunctions
4. Common Errors
Unit-III Writing MM: 20
1. Technical correspondences- letters & e-mails
2. Technical Report making
3. Drafting project Proposals
4. Writing Curriculum vitae and Résumé
Unit- IV Reading Comprehensions, Phonetics &Vocabulary MM: 20
1. Comprehension of unseen abstract passages and abstracts from poems, essays and
newspaper.
2. Ideation and on hypothetical situations
3. Basics of English phonetics- Vowels, semi vowels, consonants & Dipthongs
4. IPA symbols, Transcription, pronunciation of difficult words from Barron list
Unit- V Literature MM: 20
1. The Old Man and the Sea (Novella) by Ernest Hemingway
2. Pygmalion (Play) by George Barnard Shaw
3. The Express (Poem) by Stephen Spender
4. Where is the Mind without Fear (Poem) by Rabindranath Tagore.
Suggested Reading & References and Reading Materials

1. Technical Communication: Principles and Practice, Second Edition by Meenakshi

Raman and Sangeeta Sharma, Oxford Publications.
2. Practical English Usage: Michael Swan's guide to problems in English by Michael
Swan.
3. A Textbook of English Phonetics for Indian Students by T. Balasubramanian
4. https://wordpowermadeeasy.files.wordpress.com/2007/12/gre_wordlist.pdf
5. https://gutenberg.ca/ebooks/hemingwaye-oldmanandthesea/hemingwaye-
oldmanandthesea-00-h.html
6. https://www.gutenberg.org/files/3825/3825-h/3825-h.htm
7. https://www.poetrynook.com/poem/express
8. https://nios.ac.in/media/documents/srsec302new/302EL10.pdf.