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    COM 101: STUDY SKILLS AND BUSINESS COMMUNICATION

    i Course title: COM 101: STUDY SKILLS AND BUSINESS


    COMMUNICATION

    ii Course aim: The course is designed to provide students with skills in


    business communication.

    iii Course expected learning At the end of the course students will be able to:
    outcome(s):  Effectively write business letters, reports, and
    memoranda
     Prepare and conduct business meetings
     Ask and answer questions in a model
    interviewing panel

    iv Course status-core or Non Core


    elective:

    v Credit rating: 8 credit points

    vi Total hours spent: 80

    vii Course Content: 1.


    The Communication Process
    2.
    Effective communication in business
    3.
    Oral communication
    4.
    Meetings in business
     Preparation
     Conducting
     Leadership responsibilities
    5. Writing Effective Business Letters
     Advantages and disadvantages of letters
     Letter writing principles
    6. Memoranda writing
    7. Job Interview
     The interviewer’s role
     The interviewee’s role
     Letter of application
     Curriculum Vitae
    8. Business report writing
     Types of business reports
     Planning and organizing reports
     Presentation of business reports.
    viii Teaching and learning Lectures, seminars, assignments and independent study
    activities:

    ix Assessment Methods: Test, Individual Assignment, Group Assignment and Final


    examination.
    x Reading list : Books:

     Shumbusho, G.N. and Francis A. Mwaijande


    (2002) Business Communication Skills:
     Students Handbook; Mzumbe: Mzumbe
    University.
     Murphy, H. & Hilderbrand (1988) Effective
    Business Communication, 5th Ed. McGraw Hill:
    London
     Kenrick, E. (1987) Business Communication.
    New York: Longman Group UK. Limited
     Rosenblatt, S.B. (1982) Communication in
    Business, Prentice Hall: London.
     Phillips, B.D. 1997) Effective Business
    Communication, New York: Litton Education
    Publishers.

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