Syllabus Discussion
Syllabus Discussion
and Ethics - I
Syllabus Discussion
Dr. Sushil Dhuldhar
Course Objectives
Fundamentals of Communication
Verbal Aptitude for Employment
Developing Reading & Writing Skills
Business Correspondence
Basic Technical Writing
Personality Development & Social Etiquettes
Fundamentals of Communication
Introduction to theory of Communication
Communication cycle
Objectives
Barriers to communication
Methods of communication (verbal and non-verbal)
Networks of communication (formal and informal)
Language skills (listening, speaking, reading, writing)
Communication at the Workplace
Verbal Aptitude for Employment
Vocabulary Building
Grammar
Developing Reading & Writing Skills
Reading Comprehension
Summarization of reading Passages, reports, Chapters,
books, etc.
Paraphrasing
Business Correspondence
Introduction
Description of a technical objects
Writing user instructions
Description of a technical/scientific process
Personality Development & Social
Etiquettes
Personality Development
Social Etiquettes
Unit Test
Assignments – 20 marks
Attendance – 05 marks
List of Assignments
Total - 10
Written record of listening activities
Transcription of the Public Speech (Practice)
Transcription of the Public Speech (Final Speech)
Written Assignment on barriers & non-verbal communication
Summarization through graphic organizers
Written record of reading activities
Aptitude test on vocabulary & grammar
2 types of letters in complete block format
Written assignment on technical writing
Documentation on case studies/role plays on module 6
Recommended reference books, websites and
journals
Sanjay Kumar & Pushp Lata (2018). Communication Skills with CD. New Delhi: Oxford University Press.
Hemphill, P.D., McCormick, D. W., & Hemphill, R. D. (2001). Business Communication with writing
improvement exercises. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Locker, Kitty O. Kaczmarek, Stephen Kyo. (2019). Business Communication: Building Critical Skills. Place of
publication not identified: Mcgraw -hill.
Murphy, H. (1999). Effective Business Communication. Place of publication not identified: Mcgraw -Hill.
Raman, M., & Sharma, S. (2016). Technical Communication: Principles and practice. New Delhi: Oxford
University Press.
Kaul, A. (2015). Effective Business Communication. Place of publication not identified: Prentice-Hall of India.
Rizvi, A. M. (2010). Effective Technical Communication: A guide for Scientists and Engineers. New Delhi: Tata
McGraw Hill.
Lewis, N. (2014). Word power made easy. Random House USA.
www.buisnesscommunicationskills.com
Journal of Business Communication
Paper Pattern
Total Marks : 40
Duration : 2 hours
The paper will comprise 6 questions of 10 marks each out of which 4 need
to be attempted.
The first question is compulsory and will be a combination of all modules.
Students can attempt any 3 out of the remaining questions
The first modules (Fundamentals of Communication) will carry 40%
weightage.
Questions 2,3,4,5 and 6 will be based on combinations of two or more
modules.
Teaching & Examination Scheme
Teaching Scheme Credits Assigned
Subject Subject Name
Code Theory Practical Theory Practical Total
02 02 02 01 03
Examination Scheme
Professional
Theory Examination
Communication
FEC206
and Ethics - I Internal Assessment End Term
Sem. Total
Work
Test - I Test - II Average Exam
10 10 10 40 25 75
Question
Thank You