COURSE CONTENTS:

 
Introduction to Communication Skills and Importance of Communication Skills for
Engineers:
Ice Breakers in Communication
Jargon Busting in communication
Punctuation
CV and Job Application
Minutes of meetings
Presentation skills
Applications Writing (generic)

Study skills:
Skimming and scanning-intensive and extensive and speed reading

Summary and Précis writing

Letter/Memo writing
 
Comprehension-Answers to questions on a given text
 
Translation skills-Urdu to English

Practice in writing a good, unified and coherent paragraph

 
Essay writing 
 
Vocabulary building
Effective communication and interview skills
            Introduction to interviewing, how to prepare for an interview, guidelines for
success, mock interview
            Introduction to job search process
            Types of interview, Process of interview, role of interviewer and interviewee
 
Language Modules:
Reading Skills
Listening Skills
Writing Skills
Speaking Skills
To be improved by showing documentaries/films carefully selected by subject teacher

*Topics to be chosen at the discretion of the teacher.

Presentations/ Debates:
Discussion-General topics and every-day conversation (topics for discussion to be at
the discretion of the teacher keeping in view the level of students)
 
 
 
Recommended Book:
 
Hargie, O, (ed.) Handbook of Communication Skills, Routledge