Gondwana University, Maharashtra, Computer Engineering Semester 1, Communication Skills Syllabus

Course Code: 105
Title of the Course: Communication Skills

Credits 2

I Principles and Practice of letter writing: Business, Job and Bank Correspondence.

II Technical report writing.

III Grammer:
1. Correction of common Errors
2. Exercise on rewrite as directed
3. Correct use of words, idioms, phrases, prepositions, etc.

IV 1. Principles of Public Speaking
2. Reading Comprehension

V 1. Professional Communication Skills - Meaning, Significance, Types, Dimensions &  Barriers
2. Group Discussion and Personal Interview - Importance of GD, Modules of GD, How to prepare for GD; Meaning, types & techniques of PI, How to prepare for PI

Text & Reference Books:
1. Public Speaking and Influencing Men in Business – Dale Carnegie
2. Professional Communication Skills – Bhatia and Sheikh
3. Business Communication – K.K.Sinha
4. Communication Skills – Dr. P. Prasad
5. Technical Communication – Raman and Sharma
6. High School Grammer and Composition – Wren and Martin
7. Modern English Grammer Usage and Composition – N. Krishnaswami