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 791-104 Communications I

Credit Points

5

HECS Band

1

Coordinator

Dr B Williams

Semester

1, repeat 2 (view timetable)

Contact

2 hours per week

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%); 3-hour examination (30%).

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