BSC AGED Y1S2

UCU 3102: COMMUNICATION SKILLS (45 LEARNING HOURS)

PURPOSE OF THE COURSE

To enable the learner to communicate effectively.

EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of the course the learner should be able to:

  1. Efficiently speak
  2. Efficiently write
  3. Efficiently listen
  4. Do information sourcing
  5. Use both verbal and nonverbal communication strategies.

COURSE CONTENT

Communication Theory: Definition and functions of communication. Types of Communication. Interpersonal communication, Intra-personal communication, public communication (group presentations), verbal amd non-verbal communication. Office Communication:  memos, minutes, curriculum vitae. Information. Communication process and barriers. Listening Skills: Hearing, listening, and note taking. Effective listening techniques. How to follow lectures and instructions Not-taking. IT tool for communication..Presentation skills. Study Skills: Planning and organizing academic activities; Time management; study groups for cooperative learning; Study habits and study aids. . Preparing and taking examinations. Mind maps.;

Reading Skills: Reading concept, SQ3R for selecting relevant sources for reading. Styles of reading- skimming, scanning, intensive and critical thinking. Note making, reflex reading, Trans-coding and interpreting diagrams, tables and  graphs; note making., Topic sentence in extracting main ideas from a text. Writing skills: Topic analysis. Preparing a plan for a write up; Academic argumentation in  academic essays;, paragraph development. ., In-text referencing styles. Compiling a bibliography and list of references. Library skills: Define Library, Types of libraries. Use of IT, Library classification and cataloguing to locate a source – Call number in library. Accessing Library sources using bibliographic details. Types of authors, Types of reference sources., Project: Setting relevant research topic. Library research, Note-making skills. Conventional skill for writing references for the selected sources. Plagiarism. Compile a bibliography to avoid plagiarism.