Syllabus - Business Communication & Value Science – I (CB106)

Overview of LOL (include activity on introducing self), Class activity – presentation on favorite cricket captain in IPL and the skills and values they demonstrate Self-work with immersion – interview a maid, watchman, sweeper, cab driver, beggar and narrate what you think are the values that drive them, Overview of business communication

Activity: Write a newspaper report on an IPL match

Activity: Record a conversation between a celebrity and an interviewer

Quiz, Self-awareness – identity, body awareness, stress management

Essential Grammar – I: Refresher on Parts of Speech – Listen to an audio clip and note down the different parts of speech followed by discussion, Tenses: Applications of tenses in Functional Grammar – Take a quiz and then discuss, Sentence formation (general & Technical), Common errors, Voices. Show sequence from film where a character uses wrong sentence structure (e.g. Zindagi Na MilegiDobara where the characters use ‘the’ before every word)

Communication Skills: Overview of Communication Skills, Barriers of communication, Effective communication, Types of communication- verbal and non – verbal – Role-play based learning, Importance of Questioning, Listening Skills: Law of nature- Importance of listening skills, Difference between listening and hearing, Types of listening, Expressing self, connecting with emotions, visualizing and experiencing purpose

Activity: Skit based on communication skills, Evaluation on Listening skills – listen to recording and answer questions based on them.

Email writing: Formal and informal emails, activity, Verbal communication: Pronunciation, clarity of speech, Vocabulary Enrichment: Exposure to words from General Service List (GSL) by West, Academic word list (AWL) technical specific terms related to the field of technology, phrases, idioms, significant abbreviations formal business vocabulary – Read Economic Times, Reader’s Digest, National Geographic and take part in a GD, using the words you learnt/liked from the articles.

Group discussion using words learnt, Practice: Toastmaster style Table Topics speech with evaluation, Written Communication: Summary writing, story writing

Build your CV – start writing your comprehensive CV including every achievement in your life, no format, no page limit

Project: Create a podcast on a topic that will interest college students

Life skill: Stress management, working with rhythm and balance, colours, and teamwork

Project: Create a musical using the learnings from unit

Understanding Life Skills: Movie based learning – Pursuit of Happyness. What are the skills and values you can identify, what can you relate to?Introduction to life skills, What are the critical life skills, Multiple Intelligences, Embracing diversity – Activity on appreciation of diversity

Life skill: Community service – work with an NGO and make a presentation, Life skill: Join a trek – Values to be learned: Leadership, teamwork, dealing with ambiguity, managing stress, motivating people, creativity, result orientation.