MBARARA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

FACULTY OF APPLIED SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY

Course Code Communication Skills

Course Name COM1101

Instructor (s) Mrs. Theodora Twongyirwe Mondo (Mrs)

Moreen Kabarungi Mukisa (Mrs.)

Self-Guided Study Question 5

1. Briefly describe your understanding of the Word “ Critical Reading”?

2. What does it take to be a critical reader?

3. Differentiate between Critical Reading and Critical Thinking

4. What is a Summary

5. Why is it important to summarize?

6. Differentiate between Journals and Periodicals

7. What are the Characteristics of a Summary

8. Define the Term Library

9. Illustrate your understanding of the Term Information Literacy

10. What is the role of Information from a Communication Skills Perspective

11. List out 7 Sources of Inforamtion

12. Brief Discuss your understanding of the Following Sources of Information

a) Books,
b) Newspapers,
c) Periodicals
d) Journals
e) Magazines
f) Abstracts
g) Index
h) Archival Sources
i) Serial Publications

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MBARARA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
FACULTY OF APPLIED SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY

13. Define the Term Library Catalogue

14. List elements you would use to Search for Information in the Library Catalogue
15. What is your Understanding of the Term Classification of Books in the Library
16. Brief describe the Following Library Classification Systems
a) Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC),
b) Library of Congress Classification

17. What is your understanding of the Term Documentation Styles

18. List Out at least 5(Five) Citation Styles that your are aware of
19. What is Citation?
20. Why is Citation Important

Semester One 2016/2017