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Report Writing Skills

  • Teacher
    ANMOL AHMED
  • Category
    Humanities
  • Duration
    32

Course Introduction

Course Highlight
  • Level
    BS/Master
  • Credit Hours
    3
  • Lessons
    32
  • Type
    Hybrid
About the course

The purpose of this module is to give the participants an insight into the various aspects of techincal and report writing skills outlined in the syllabus. Extensive use will be made of all available aids during the scheduled sessions. Partcipants are encouraged to take self-study of the relevant chapters/topics given with each unit prior to attemping the questions given as coursework assignments and also before joining the discussion panels sessions so that a more proactive partcipation is possible. This is a 3 credit hours course, comprising 3 hours of teaching per week.

Syllabus

COURSE GOALS

The module will look at, in detail, the major concepts and skills as well as their practical application that are vital in todays’s technologically advanced business world with high demand of well-developed communication skills especially writing. It will help you get a strong and clear understanding and practice of the key skills needed for business graduates in the current competitive world.

By the end of this module, you will be well aware of the modern day workplace trends prevalent in today’s job market, alongwith having a clear understanding of major concepts related to communicating in a business settings, the variables involved and how to make use of this knowledge to your advantage when communicating in varied business settings. In addition, you will be able to write business documents well and give good, well-organized and coherent presentations.

TEACHINGS AND LEARNING STRATEGIES

Lectures provide an introduction to the ideas and learning materials. Participation from the students is encouraged.

  • Educational movies and clips will be incorporated into the module to facilitate understanding
  • There will be ungraded quizzes within the delivery to ensure learning is achieved

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to:

  • understand the significance of professional communication in today’s world and could distinguish between traditional communication and modern communication strategies.
  • examine the different types of communicative (professional) environments.
  • identify different variables involved in communication situations and know how to adjust mode, means and tone of communication.
  • know how to write and present technically.

Course Calendar

Lecture Topics
1 Introduction to Report Writing
2 Structure of a Report A
3 Structure of a Report B
4 Structure of a Report C
5 Types of a Report
6 Introduction to Technical Communication/Writing A
7 Introduction to Technical Communication/Writing B
8 Objectives/Traits of Technical Writing A
9 Objectives/Traits of Technical Writing B
10 The Writing Process: Pre-Writing
11 The Writing Process: Drafting
12 The Writing Process: Post-Writing
13 7 Cs of Effective Communication A
14 7 Cs of Effective Communication B
15 Overview of Memoranda A
16 Overview of Memoranda B
17 Email Writing A
18 Email Writing B
19 Letter Writing A
20 Letter Writing B
21 Presentation Skills A
22 Presentation Skills B
23 Plagiarism and Referencing A
24 Plagiarism and Referencing B
25 Resume/CV Writing
26 Interview Skills
27 Basic Grammar A
28 Basic Grammar B
29 Barriers to Effective Communication
30 Revision A
31 Revision B
32 Project Lecture

Course Material/Videos

Available Resources

Course Readings

  1. Rutherford A. J. 2000. Basic Communication skills for Technology, 2nd Edition, UK: Prentice Hall
  2. Guffey M. E.. 2010. Essentials of Business Communication, 8th Edition, USA: Cengage Learning
  3. Gerson S. J. & Gerson S. M. 2001. Technical Writing – Process & Product, 5th Edition, UK: Prentice Hall
  4. Guffey, M. E. & B. Du Babcock, 2008. Essentials of Bsuiness Communication,Pakistan: Cengage Learning
  5. Riordon, D. G. & Pauley, S. E. 2004. Technical Report Writing Today, 8th Edition, India: Cengage learning

Courses Online Resources

Videos on YouTube

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