UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM ‘OLLEGE OF HUMANITIES FOR COMMUNICATION $ COURSE OUTLINE neering, ication Skills for 12 Credits 45 hours Subject This course is desig se is designed to familiarise students with both knowledge and study skills necessary for effe ‘at Siok leon comis cation in engincering studies. It covers areas like: note- Sonar rakine; listening skills, presenaton alls, writing skills, technical report writing. The Say ree students to understand lectures and reading materials, to reaningfully Participate in seminarsitutorals and academic discussions and to produce i ‘en work in the form of essays, long reports or dissertations. Course expected learning outcomes By the end of the course students should be able to: * Communicate effectively in technical setting Listen effectively and take notes from different sources Write effective technical reports and professional correspondences Conduct effective technical presentations Extract meaning from written texts Course content: Technical Communication 1.1. The communication process 1.2. The nature of technical communication 1.3 Types of communication 1.4 Levels of communication 1.5 Barriers to communication 1.6 Communication in the workplace Topic 1: Topic 2: Public Speaking and Presentation Skills 5.1 Effective public speaking and the use of emotional intelligence methods of delivery using feedback techniques d practising public speaking 5.2 Presentation types and 5.3 Actual presentation and 5.4 Presenting arguments an 5.5 Interview skills: types and techniques Effective Listening and Note-taking/making Skills 2.1 The listening process 2.2 Types of listening 2.3 Purpose for writing notes i 2.4 Note taking methods and techniques 2.5 Taking notes from different sources TopicReading Skits 3.1 Preparation for reading 3.2 Reading types. re 3.3 Intensive reading te 3.4 Referene Topic 4: |Q3R) wing difficult words Topic ae Tey ort writing and presentation $f Functional writing eters, memos, CVs 4:3 Documentation ~ citation, referencing styles .6 Plagiarism and ways to avoid it Delivery: 30 lecture hours and 15 seminar hours Assessment: Coursework assessment carries 40% University Examination carries 60% Basic Readings Adair, J. (2003). Effective Commun seater AER Noe Yo nag he in deren: C0) Communicating Effectively. McGraw-Hill. New York, ' )3). Academic Writing: Practical Guide for Students. New York: Routledge. pase (2009). Speck with Power and Covflaene, New Yor: Sling Davies, J. (201 Ii Conlon Stile: Gite for Engnering ad Applied Stone Students. Old Tappan: Ebest, B et al. (2000). Writing from A-Z. Carifornia: Mayfield Publishing Co Ltd Green J, 0. and Burleson, B. R. 2003). Handbook of Communication and Socal Imeraction Skil Routledge, Gurak, L and Lannon, J. (2018) Strategies for Technical Communication in the Workplace (4th Ed.). United Kingdom: Pearson. (0. (2006). The Handbook of Communication Skills. New York: Routledge ‘and Mikulecky B. S. (2007). Advanced reading power: Extensive Reading, Vocabulary Building, Hargie, Jefities, L. Comprehension Skills, Reading Faster. New York: Longman Kadeghe, M. (2017) 4 Complete Course in Communication Skills with DAY TO DAY Grammar. Dares Salaam id. ‘Afroplus Industries Lt Krochnert, G. (2010). Basic Presentation Skills. Sidney: McGraw Hill. Langan, J. 2005). College Writing Skills. ( 6" edition). New York: McGraw Hill Langan, J, (2008). College Writing Skills. (7 edition). New York: MeGraw Hil Eaves, M, And Leathers, D.G., (2017). Suecessful Non Verbal Communication: Principles and Applications (S* Ed.) New York: Routledge. Markel, M. H., & Selber, S. A. (2018), Technical communication, Boston, Bedford/St Martin ! Mishra, S., & Muralikrishna, C. 2011). Communication Skills for Engineers New Delhi Dorling Kindersley (india. Moore, Ninja-Jo, et al. (2010) Nonverbal Communication: Studies and Appli University Press. | | id Plagiarism: A Linguistic Analysis. Continuum International Pecorari, Diane. (2008). Academie Writing and Pe f . (Soft copy available) aay pacha Cl : rd: Oxford University Press. ications. New York: Oxford Publis! Raman, M. and Singh, P. (2006). Business Communication. Oxfo Routledge. ae i n. Toronto: if ; Technica core ive Academic Writing 1: The Paragraph. Oxford: Oxford University Rodman, L. (2005). Savage, A & Shafiei, Press. M. (2007). Effective Aca