Communication Skills for BS program

This course is designed to develop student’s reading, writing, listening and speaking skills at an advanced level through language experience, free writing, drafting, peer response, revising and editing.

Things you will cover in this  course:

• Principles of writing good English, understanding the composition process:
• writing clearly; words, sentence and paragraphs; Comprehension and
• expression; Use of grammar and punctuation. Process of writing, observing,
• audience collecting, composing, drafting and revising, persuasive writing,
• reading skills, listening skills and comprehension, skills for taking notes in
• class, skills for exams; Business communications; planning messages,
• writing concise but with impact. Letter formats, mechanics of business, letter
• writing, letters, memo and applications, summaries, proposals, writing
• resumes, styles and formats, oral communications, verbal and non-verbal
• communication, conducting meetings, small group communication, taking
• minutes. Presentation skills; presentation strategies, defining the objective,
• scope and audience of the presentation, material gathering material
• organization strategies, time management, opening and concluding, use of
• audio-visual aids, delivery and presentation.

Reference material:

1. Practical Business English, Collen Vawdrey, 1993, ISBN = 0256192740

2. Effective Communication Skills: The Foundations for Change, John Nielsen, 2008, ISBN = 1453506748

Other Information:

Course code:  N/A

Prerequisites:  None

Credit Hours:  3

Lectures: 3

Labs:      0