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Communications Skills

Offered in Semester 1 for CSE, IT, ECE, CSE-AI, CSE-DS · Prerequisites: None

CSE · Sem 1IT · Sem 1ECE · Sem 1CSE-AI · Sem 1CSE-DS · Sem 1

01Syllabus (unit-wise)

Official topics from the 2025-26 syllabus, unit by unit.

IUnit I▸

Basic Language Efficiency 1: Parts of Speech, Sentence Structure, Subject-Verb Agreement, Vocabulary, Common Errors,

IIUnit II▸

Basic Language Efficiency 2: Writing Skills: Types of Writing, Paragraph writing,Paraphrasing, Summarizing, Précis Writing

IIIUnit III▸

Formal Written Communication: Meetings – Agenda and Minutes,Press release, Letter writing, Notice, Memorandum, E- mails

IVUnit IV▸

Appreciating written Texts for comprehension ability: 1. Steven Spielberg's Speech at Harvard Commencement 2016(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYtoDunfu00) 2. Lecture by Johan Rockstrom: Let the Environment Guide our Development http://www.ted.com/talks/johan_rockstrom_let_the_environment_guide_our_development [8Hrs]

02Marking scheme

How this paper is evaluated

1. Teachers Continuous Evaluation: 40 marks 2. Term-End Semester Examinations: 60 Marks

04Books

Prescribed textbooks and references

Textbooks

  1. 01High English Grammar and Composition by Wren, P.C. & Martin H., S.Chand & Company Ltd, New Delhi.
  2. 02Technical Communication: Principles & Practice by Meenakshi Raman, New Delhi: Oxford University Press

References

  1. 01Be Grammar Ready: The Ultimate Guide to English Grammar by John Eastwood, New Delhi, Oxford University Press, 2020.
  2. 02Communication Skills: A Workbook by Sanjay Kumar & Pushp Lata, New Delhi, Oxford University Press, 2018.
  3. 03Basic Technical Communication by Kavita Tyagi & Padma Mishra, New Delhi, PHI Learning, 2012.
  4. 04Advanced Technical Communication by Kavita Tyagi & Padma Mishra, New Delhi, PHI Learning, 2011.