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COM EM-14
Executive One-Year MBA (Full-time) 2014-15

Course Name: Communication
Credits 2+2
Faculty Name Fr. Jesurajan, and Prof. Ibha Kumar
Program Executive (Full-time)
Academic Year and Term 2014-2015, Term-I


1. Course Description
Communication is considered to be the life-blood of an organization. The course aims to train managers to be effective speakers and to have good interpersonal communication skills. The course content on both written & oral communication is designed to improve the participants’ organizational effectiveness as managers and personal effectiveness as communicators.

2. Student Learning Outcomes
Students will be able to:
· Identify their shortcomings, and build their confidence as managers
· Manage themselves, their content and their audience during a presentation
· Acquaint themselves with the basics of Written Communication

3. Required Text Books and Reading Material
Will be finalized in due course

4. Tentative Session Plan

Session I
Making Individual Presentations for practice & feedback

Session 2
Basics of communication
Skills of communication (mainly listening, speaking, reading and writing): a glimpse

Session 3
1. Topic selection by groups for presentation
2. Discussion on topics (group wise) with faculty

Session 4
1. The Art of Effective Listening: role of empathy for managerial success and organizational effectiveness
2. Importance of feedback in Organizations
3. Role of feedback in self-learning
* Case Analysis: group quiz

Session 5
Effective Presentation Skills
Points to remember:
*with regard to the subject
*with regard to the audience
* with regard to yourself
Managing your Audience
Handling the Aids
Making Presentations keeping in view A, B & C

Session 6-8
Individual Presentations for Evaluation (all participants)
Group topic Presentation for Evaluation (all groups)

Session 9-10
Basics of Effective Writing

5. Evaluation
Group Quiz (1): 20%
Individual Presentation: 20%
Group Project Presentation: 20%
End Term: 40%

6. Academic Integrity and Code of Conduct:
Any unfair means in examinations will invite heavy penalty. It may also invite an ‘F’ in the component/course.

Late comers to the class will not be given attendance. They may also be refrained from attending the class. Each absence from the class will make the student lose ONE grade point.

IMPORTANT: PARTICIPANTS WILL BE EXPECTED TO READ ALL THE HANDOUTS GIVEN IN CLASS FROM TIME TO TIME AND, THE TOPICS COVERED IN CLASS FROM THE BOOK GIVEN TO THEM AS PART OF THE READING MATERIAL.
THE PARTICIPANTS WILL MAKE GROUP PRESENTATIONS ON VARIOUS TOPICS RELATED TO COMMUNICATION AS IT TAKES PLACE IN ORGANIZATIONS. THIS WILL ENCOURAGE EXCHANGE OF IDEAS & REAL-LIFE EXPERIENCES.

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