791-104 Communications I

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Subject Description

The objective of this subject is to enable students to develop:

• the basic skills of written communication;
• the skills of research, reasoning and logic skills that make communications meaningful;
• the skills in written presentation for various purposes and audiences;
• the skills of document planning.

The content includes: The communication process, barriers to effective communication, gathering information, presenting information, writing a survey of literature, examination techniques, writing a scientific report, preparation of business letters, newspaper articles.

Assessment

Business letter (5%); news article (50%); introductory tasks (5%); literature survey (30%); technical report (25%); three hour examination (30%).