Friday, June 22, 2012
GE2321 COMMUNICATION SKILLS LABORATORY Syllabus - Anna University
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GE2321
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COMMUNICATION SKILLS LABORATORY
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L T P C
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(Fifth / Sixth Semester)
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Globalisation has brought in numerous
opportunities
for the teeming millions, with more focus
on
the students’ overall capability apart from academic competence. Many students, particularly those from non-English medium schools, find that they are not
preferred due to their inadequacy of communication skills and soft skills, despite
possessing sound knowledge in
their subject area
along with technical
capability.
Keeping in view their pre-employment needs and career requirements, this course on Communication Skills Laboratory will prepare students to adapt themselves with ease to
the industry environment, thus rendering them as prospective assets to industries. The course will equip the students
with the necessary
communication skills that would go a
long way in helping them
in
their profession.
OBJECTIVES:
· To equip students of engineering and technology with effective speaking and listening skills in English.
· To help them develop their soft skills and interpersonal skills, which will make the transition from college to workplace smoother and help them
excel in their job.
· To enhance the performance of students at Placement Interviews, Group
Discussions and other recruitment exercises.
I. PC based session (Weightage 40%) 24 periods
1. English Language Lab
(18 Periods)
1. Listening Comprehension:
(6) Listening and typing – Listening and sequencing of sentences – Filling in the blanks -
Listening and answering questions.
2. Reading
Comprehension:
(6) Filling in the blanks - Close exercises – Vocabulary building - Reading
and answering
questions.
3. Speaking:
(6) Phonetics: Intonation – Ear training - Correct
Pronunciation – Sound recognition exercises – Common Errors in English.
Conversations:
Face to Face Conversation – Telephone conversation – Role play
activities (Students take on roles and engage in conversation)
B. Discussion of audio-visual materials
(6 periods) (Samples are available to learn and practice)
1. Resume / Report Preparation / Letter Writing (1) Structuring the resume / report -
Letter writing / Email Communication -
Samples.
2. Presentation skills: (1) Elements of effective presentation – Structure of presentation - Presentation tools
– Voice Modulation – Audience analysis - Body language – Video samples
3. Soft
Skills: (2) Time management – Articulateness – Assertiveness – Psychometrics –
Innovation and Creativity - Stress Management & Poise - Video Samples
4. Group Discussion:
(1) Why is GD part of selection process ? - Structure of GD – Moderator – led and other GDs -
Strategies in GD – Team work
- Body Language - Mock GD -Video samples
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5. Interview Skills:
(1) Kinds
of interviews – Required Key
Skills – Corporate culture – Mock interviews-Video samples.|
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II. Practice Session (Weightage – 60%) 24 periods
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(2)
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own resume and report.
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Presentation Skills: Students make presentations on given topics.
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(8)
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Group Discussion: Students participate in group discussions.
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(6)
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4.
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Interview Skills: Students participate in Mock
Interviews
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(8)
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REFERENCES
1. Anderson, P.V, Technical Communication, Thomson Wadsworth, Sixth
Edition, New Delhi, 2007.
2. Prakash, P, Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning,
Macmillan
India Ltd., Second
Edition, New Delhi, 2004.
3. John Seely, The Oxford Guide to Writing and Speaking, Oxford
University Press,
New Delhi, 2004.
4. Evans, D, Decisionmaker, Cambridge University Press, 1997.
5. Thorpe, E, and Thorpe, S, Objective English, Pearson Education, Second Edition,
New
Delhi, 2007.
6. Turton, N.D and Heaton, J.B, Dictionary of Common Errors,
Addision Wesley
Longman Ltd., Indian reprint 1998.
LAB REQUIREMENTS
1. Teacher console and systems for students.
2. English Language Lab Software
3. Career Lab Software
GE2321 COMMUNICATION SKILLS LABORATORY
1. A batch of 60 / 120 students is divided into two groups – one group for the PC-
based session and the other group for the Class room session.
2. The English Lab (2 Periods) will be handled by a faculty member of the English
Department. The
Career Lab
(2 Periods) may
be handled
by any competent teacher, not necessarily from English Department
3. Record Notebook: At the end of each session of English Lab, review exercises are
given for the students to answer and the computer evaluated sheets are to be
compiled as record notebook. Similar exercises for the career lab are to be compiled
in
the record notebook.
4. Internal Assessment: The 15 marks (the other 5 marks for attendance) allotted for
the internal assessment will be based on the
record notebook compiled by the candidate. 10 marks may be allotted for
English Lab component and 5 marks for
the
Career Lab component.
5. End semester Examination: The end-semester examination carries 40% weightage
for English Lab and 60% weightage for Career Lab.
6. Each candidate will have separate sets of questions assigned by the teacher
using
the teacher-console enabling PC–based evaluation for the 40% of marks allotted.
7. The Career Lab component will be evaluated for a maximum of 60% by a local examiner & an external examiner drafted from other Institutions, similar to any other lab examination conducted by Anna University.
By Vinoth
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