TENTATIVE COURSE CONTENTS AND SCHEDULE

Week# Class# Day Date Topic Chapter

1 1 2-07-20 Introduction: General information about the Chapter 1

course. Fundamentals of Management,
Communications at Workplace, Role of
Communication in Business

2 2 9-07-20 Fundamentals of Business writing: adaptation Chapter 2 & 3

and selection of words, construction of
sentences, the 7 c’s of effective writing

3 3 16-07-20 Writing for positive effect: conversational style, Chapter 4

you-viewpoint, positive language,

4 4 23-07-20 Basic patterns of Business Messages: process of Chapter 5

writing letters, memorandums, email, text
messages

5 5 6-08-20 Directness in conveying good news, Indirectness Chapter 6&7

in bad news, Neutral messages

6 6 13-08-20 Persuasive and sales messages Chapter 8

7 7 20-08-20 Mid Semester Exam Chapters 1-9

8 8 27-08-20 Chapters 10, 11, 12

Fundamentals of Report and Research Report
writing

9 9 3-09-20 Chapter 13
Conducting surveys, interviews, data analysis

10 10 10-09-20 Chapter 13, 14, & 19

Oral communication and presentations

11 11 17-09-20 Cross cultural communication, ethical Chapters 15 & 17

communication, technology enabled
communication

12 12 24-09-20 Group report presentations & Final exam Comprehensive