Modules

Communication Studies 20 Modules

Module 1: Introduction to Communication (compulsory module) Time: 20 hours Purpose: To introduce students to the basic communication purposes and concepts.	Module 2: Short Talks Time: 10 - 20 hours Purpose: To provide students with experience in preparing and delivering short talks and special occasion speeches.	Module 3: Short Forms of Written Communication Time: 10 - 20 hours Purpose: To provide students with experience in preparing letters, memoranda, abstracts, and executive summaries.	Module 4: Informational Talks Time: 10 - 20 hours Purpose: To provide students with experiences in preparing and delivering informational talks designed to explain or demonstrate.
Module 5: Writing Technical Articles and Reports Time: 10 - 20 hours Purpose: To provide students with experience in preparing written technical descriptions and various types of written reports.	Module 6: Persuasive Speaking Time: 10 - 20 hours Purpose: To provide students with experience in clarifying a position, preparing arguments, and speaking to convince an audience.	Module 7: The Art of Debating Time: 10 - 20 hours Purpose: To encourage students to develop confidence in preparing, presenting, and defending arguments in a constructive manner.	Module 8: Persuasive Writing Time: 10 - 20 hours Purpose: To provide students with experience in clarifying a position, preparing arguments, and organizing a persuasive written report or article.
Module 9: Writing and Presenting Proposals Time: 10 - 20 hours Purpose: To provide students with experience in writing and presenting proposals for projects, funding applications, and entrepreneurial endeavours.	Module 10: Enhancing Written and Spoken Presentations Time: 10 - 20 hours Purpose: To introduce students to methods of enhancing written and spoken presentations using effective charts, graphics, audiovisual and/or mutimedia aids.	Module 11: Communication and the Internet Time: 10 - 20 hours Purpose: To introduce students to mass communication via the Internet, and help them understand its potential for world-wide communication.	Module 12: Job Search Time: 10 - 20 hours Purpose: To provide students with experience in writing resumés, writing letters of application, and preparing for job interviews.
Module 13: Interviewing Time: 10 - 20 hours Purpose: To provide students with experience in planning and conducting interviews to research, explore, or problem solve.	Module 14: Group Negotiation Time: 10 - 20 hours Purpose: To introduce students to the concept of group negotiation and provide them with practice in problem solving and conflict resolution through negotiation.	Module 15: Writing Collaboratively Time: 10 - 20 hours Purpose: To introduce students to situations where team writing might be called for, and to provide them with organizational and group management skills.	Module 16: Independent Study Time: 10 - 20 hours Purpose: To provide students with an opportunity to develop an independent study project to further their understanding of some aspect of written, spoken, and/or visual communication.