SYMBIOSIS INTERNATIONAL (DEEMED UNIVERSITY)

(Established under section 3 of the UGC Act 1956)

Re - accredited by NAAC with ‘A’ Grade
Founder: Prof.Dr. S. B. Mujumdar, M.Sc.,Ph.D. (Awarded Padma Bhushan
and Padma Shri by President of India)
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Sub Committee - Specialization for Curriculum Development

Undergraduate

Course Name: Communication Skills

Course code: 0701260106 (AIML); 0701220104 (CS); 0701230104

(Entc) Sem I; 0701210206 (Civil); 0701250204 (Mech);
0701270204 (Robotics) Sem II

(UG/PG): UG

Number of Credits: 02

Level: 1

Learning Objectives:
The students will be able to
1. Deliver good presentations.

2. Enhance Communication skills.

3. Discuss varied topics articulately.

4. Construct effective sentences and paragraphs.

5. Understand the fundamentals of business communication.

6. Develop understanding of intercultural communication.

7. Write effective reports and business letters.

Pre-requisites:
None
Course Outline

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Sr.
Topic Hours
No.

Fundamentals of Communication

Concept and meaning of communication, role of communication

in information age , objectives of communication, methods of
10
communication, types of communication, process of
communication, basics of technical communication, importance of
1 effective communication, manners and etiquettes in
communication, barriers to effective communication,
interpersonal communication- the Johari window, inter-cultural
communication, etiquette in communication, cultural factors that
influence communication, mannerisms to be avoided in
communication.

Listening Skills and Speaking Skills

Listening process, hearing and listening, types of listening,

barriers to listening, effective listening strategies, listening in
2 conversational interaction, listening to structured talks, pre-
listening analysis, team listening, conversation and oral skills,
self-expression, spoken English, Kinesics, Proxemics,
Paralanguage, speaking techniques, styles of communication, 10
interview skills, group discussion, presentation skills.

Writing and Reading Skills 10

The basics of writing, defining features of technical

communication and effective writing, resume writing, formal letter
writing, business letter writing, memo writing, agenda, minutes,
business letters, email writing, article writing, report writing,
3
creative writing, paragraph writing, précis writing, summary
writing , vocabulary building, grammar, Intensive reading,
predicting content, interpretation, inference from text, inferential
information, implication, critical interpretation.

Pedagogy:

1. Class room teaching

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 2. Assignments

3. Tutorials

4. Project based learning

5. Presentations

Books Recommended:

Sr Author Book Title Publisher Details

No
1 M Ashraf Rizvi Effective Technical Tata McGraw Hill Publishing
Communication
Company Ltd.

2 Krishna Mohan, Developing McMillan India Ltd.

Meera Banerji Communication Skills

3 Farhathullah, T. Communication skills Orient BlackSwan

M. for Technical Students

4 Lesikar and Petit Report writing for Irwin McGraw-Hill, Boston, MA,
Business 1998
5 Lemay Presentation Success Thomson Learning
6 Malcolm Goodale Professional Cambridge University Press
Presentations
7 Michael Muckian, The Business letters
John Woods Handbook
8 Herta A. Murphy Effective Business Tata McGraw-Hill Education
Communication Pvt. Ltd., 2008
9 Department of English for Engineers Orient Longmans Publication,
Humanities and and Technologists 2008
Social Volumes 1 and 2
Sciences,Anna
University,
Chennai
10 Kiranmai Dutt A Course on Edition Foundation Books, New
Communication Skills Delhi, 2007
11 Sharma, R. and Business TMH New Delhi 2002
Mohan, K Correspondence and
Report Writing
12 David F. Beer Guide to writing as an New York, 2004
and David Mc Engineer

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 Murrey, John
Willey
13 E. H. McGrath Basic Managerial Skills Eastern Economy Edition,
for all
Prentice Hall India.

14 Wallace and Personal Development South-Western Publishing

Masters for Life and Work Co.,2006

Recommended Evaluation Methods:

Continuous Assessment End Semester Examination

Sr Components Nos. Components Nos.

No
1 1 ESE Exam 1

2 1

3 1

Course Outcomes (CO):

CO1: Sketch their communicative knowledge for effective interpersonal and intercultural
communication by identifying the barriers to effective communication in accordance with all types
of communication; avoid or overcome them.

CO2: Demonstrate linguistic competence and employ communication etiquettes through enhanced
listening, speaking and reading skills.

CO3: Modify, deliver effective presentations, interviews and develop articulation in group
discussions.

CO4: Constructing sentences effectively using grammar, punctuation and vocab with reference to
effective formal business/corporate communication.

CO5: Design impactful resumes, reports, notices, agendas, minutes, emails and business letters.

Course Articulation Matrix:

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CO PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PO6 PO7 PO8 PO9 PO10 PO11 PO12 PS01 PS02

1 2 2

2 2 2

3 3 3

4 2 2

5 2 2

Parallel/Similar courses in the existing curriculum:

S.No. Name of the course Institute where it was offered

1 Communication Skills IIT Roorkee

Basic and Advanced

2 Technical Singapore Institute of Technology

Communication I

3 Industry Standard SRM University

Employability

Skills

Name of Members Dr. Meena Laad Dr. Neha Divekar

Professor and Assistant Professor

Designation
Head, Applied Science
Org. / Inst. SIT SIT

Signature

Sub specialization committee

Name of Dr. Arundhati
Member Warke
Associate
Designation
Professor

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 Symbiosis
Org. / Inst. Institute of
Technology

Signature

Name of the Expert:

Signature:

Date:

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