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MZUZU UNIVERSITY

FACULTY OF TOURISM, HOSPITALITY & MANAGEMENT

Department of Management & Entrepreneurial Studies

1. Program : Bachelor of Arts in Sport Management


2. Subject : Communication Studies
3. Level of Study : One
4. Course Title : Communication Skills I
5. Course Code : COMM 1101
6. Duration : 16 Weeks
7. Presented to : Senate.
8. Presented by : Dean, Faculty of Tourism, Hospitality &
Management
9. Lecture Hours Per Week :3
10. Tutorial Hours Per Week : None
11. Practical Hours Per Week : None
12. Independent Learning Hours :7
13. Total Course Credits : 10
14. Prerequisite Course code : None
15. Corequisite course code : None
16. Delivery methods
16.1 Mode of Delivery : Both face to face and ODeL
16.2 Teaching Method : Interactive lectures, assignments & group
discussions
17. Assessment Methods : Continuous tests
: One end of semester examination
18. Assessment Weighting : 40% Continuous Assessment
: 60% End of Semester Examinations

19. Aim(s) of the Course:


To equip students with appropriate language and communication skills necessary
for academic demands.

20. Learning Outcomes:

By the end of this course students should be able to:


1. Read different texts effectively.
2. Produce effective summaries from lectures and reading tasks.
3. Effectively manage time and other academic resources.
4. Write different types of academic papers.

21. Topics of Study :


1. Introduction to Communication
a. Definition of communication
b. Process of communication
c. Basic theories of communication
2. Listening Skills
a. Definition of Listening
b. Rational for Listening
c. The process of Listening
d. Barriers to Listening
e. Types of listening
f. Recognizing change of topic
g. Note taking and note making

3. Study Skills
a. Planning work
b. Organizing study resources
c. Budgeting study time
d. Principles of effective studying
e. Examination skills

4. Reading Skills
a. Definition of reading
b. Reading strategies
c. Understanding the structure of discourse in reading

5. Writing Essays
a. Definition
b. Planning
c. Structure of an essay
d. Types of essays

6. Referencing
a. Rationale for referencing
b. Using and acknowledging other people’s ideas
c. Reference List and bibliography

7. Reports Writing
a. Definition
b. Rationale for writing reports
c. The nature of reports
d. Types of reports

22. Prescribed Texts:


1. Devito, Joseph A. (2003). Human communication: The basic course. (9th
Ed.). New York: Pearson Education.
or
2. Pearson Judy, Nelson Paul, Titsworth Scott, Harter Lynn (2013). Human
Communication. (5th Ed.). New York: MacGraw Hill.
23. Recommended Texts:
1. Gibson, James W. & Hanna Michael (1999). Introduction to Human
communication. New York:Wm. C. Brown Publishers.
2. Burns, Tom (2008). Essential Study Skills: The complete guide to
success at University. (2nd Ed.). London: Sage Publications.

3. Smith, Brenda (2007). Breaking through college reading. (8th Ed.). New
York: Pearson Education.

This course outline was approved by Senate


on……………………………………………

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