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Course Structure: Lectures: 3 / 
Labs: 0 
Credit Hours: 3 
Prerequisites: None 
Objectives: To develop good Technical writing, language usage and 
reading skills. To appreciate the importance of communication and to 
develop understanding of communication concepts, principles, theories 
and problems. To develop good oral communication and presentation 
skills. 
 
Course Outline: Principles of writing good English, understanding the 
composition process: writing clearly; words, sentence and paragraphs. 
Comprehension and expression. Use of grammar and punctuation. 
Process of writing, observing, audience analyzing, collecting, composing, 
drafting and revising, persuasive writing, reading skills, listening skills and 
comprehension, skills for taking notes in class, skills for exams. Business 
communications; planning messages, writing concise but with impact. 
Letter formats, mechanics of business, letter writing, letters, memo and 
applications, summaries, proposals, writing resumes, styles and formats, 
oral communications, verbal and non-verbal communication, conducting 
meetings, small group communication, taking minutes. Presentation skills; 
presentation strategies, defining the objective, scope and audience of the 
presentation, material gathering material organization strategies, time 
management, opening and concluding, use of audio-visual aids, delivery 
and presentation. 
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