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PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION

Preamble:

1. Department offering the course Humanities & Liberal Arts


2. Course Code ENGN101
3. Course Title Professional Communication
4. Credits (L:T:P:C) 2:0:2:3
5. Contact Hours (L:T:P) 2:0:2
6. Prerequisites (if any) NIL
7. Course Basket Language and Literature

Course Summary

This course is to enhance the Communication Skills of the students. It also focuses on
Basic facets of communication. It introduces the students to LSRW and Non-verbal Language
and how to master these aspects to be an effective communicator.

Course Objectives

The course aims at developing the LSRW skills of students for effective
communication. Also, to equip them for a business environment. It also focuses at preparing
the students understand and present themselves effectively.

Course Outcomes

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to achieve the following:

1. Communicate smoothly
2. Greater self-confidence and knowledge of life skills helps them to develop
heal thier interpersonal relationships.
3. Present themselves effectively
4. Prepares the students to face future challenges and excel in their personal and professional
lives.
Curriculum Content:
Unit 1: Communication
Communication: Meaning, Types of Communication: General & Technical
Communication Knowledge and adoption of Non-Verbal cues of communication:
Kinesics, Proxemics, Chronemics, Oculesics, Haptics, Paralinguistics, Barriers to
Communication, Overcoming strategies.

Unit 2: Listening & Speaking Skills


Listening Comprehension: identifying General & Specific information, Note taking and
drawing inferences, Introduction to Phonetics: Articulation of consonants and vowel
sounds.

Unit 3: Reading Skills & Technical Writing Skills


Reading Strategies and Vocabulary Building Reading Comprehension, Paragraph
development, Intra office Correspondence: Notice, Agenda, Minutes and Memorandum
Technical Proposal & Report

Unit 4: Communication at Work


Business Letter Writing, Job Application Letter & Resume, Interview Skills, Impression
Management, SWOT Analysis (Identifying Strength & Weakness), EQ and Its Dimensions

Textbook(s)

1. Rizvi, Ashraf. Effective Technical Communication, McGraw Hill, New Delhi. 2005.
2. Raman, Meenakshi and Sangeeta Sharma. Technical Communication:
Principles and Practice,2nd Edition. New Delhi: Oxford University Press. 2011.

Reference Books

1. Aslam, Mohammad. Introduction to English Phonetics and Phonology Cambridge.2003.


2. Ford A, Ruther. Basic Communication Skills; Pearson Education, New Delhi.2013.
3. Gupta, Ruby. Basic Technical Communication, Cambridge University Press, New
Delhi.2012.
4. Kameswari, Y. Successful Career Soft Skills and Business English, BS Publications,
5. Hyderabad.2010.
6. Tyagi, Kavita& Padma Misra. Basic Technical Communication, PHI, New Delhi. 2011.
7. Ghosh, B. N. Managing Soft skills for Personality development, Laxmi
Publications Ltd., NewDelhi, 2013.
8. Elizabeth B. Hurlock. Personality Development, TMH Publication,2010

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