Semester III Syllabus (Effective Written Communication)

                                                                                                                                               Course Title: Effective Written Communication                         

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                                  Credit Units: 1

Course Code: to be decided later

Course Objective:

To emphasize the essential aspects of effective written communication necessary for professional success.           

Prerequisites: NIL                                                    

Course Contents / Syllabus:
1.	Module I              Principles of Effective Writing	35% Weightage
	·         Spellings-100 Most Misspelled Words in English ·         Web Based Writing ·         Note Taking: Process & Techniques
2.	Module II           Formal Letter Writing	35% Weightage
	Block Format Types of Letters E-mail Netiquette
3.	Module III          Business Memos                             Format & Characteristics	20% Weightage
4.	Module IV       Short Stories	10% Weightage
	·         Stench of Kerosene-Amrita Pritam ·         A Flowering Tree-A.K. Ramanujan ·         The Gift of the Magi- O. Henry ·         A Fly in Buttermilk-James Baldwin
5.	Student Learning Outcomes: The students should be able to write correctly and properly with special reference to Letter writing.
6.	Pedagogy for Course Delivery: ·         Workshop ·         Group Discussions ·         Presentations ·         Lectures
7.	Assessment/ Examination Scheme:                          Theory L/T (%) Lab/Practical/Studio (%) End Term Examination 100% NA 60% Theory Assessment (L&T): Continuous Assessment/Internal Assessment End Term Examination Components  (Drop down) Class Test Group Presentation Group Discussion Attendance Weightage (%) 10% 15% 10% 5% 60%

Text:  

Rai, Urmila & S.M. Rai. Business Communication, Mumbai: Himalaya Publishing House, 2002.

K.K.Sinha, Business Communication, Galgotia Publishing Company.

Reference:

Sanjay Kumar & Pushp Lata, Communication Skills, Oxford University Press.

Additional Reading:

              Newspapers and Journals