AKTU Technical Communication (BAS301 / BAS401) Syllabus PDF – B.Tech 2nd Year

Course Objectives

• Students will be able to UNDERSTAND the nature and objective of Technical Communication relevant for the work place as Engineers.
• Students will be able to DEVELOP an understanding of key concepts of writing, designing and speaking.
• Students will be able to UTILIZE the technical writing skills for the purposes of Technical Communication and its exposure in various dimensions.
• Students will be able BUILD UP interpersonal communication traits that will make the transition from institution to workplace smoother and help them to excel in their jobs.
• Students will be able to APPLY technical communication to build their personal brand and handle crisis communication.

Unit 1 : Fundamentals of Communication and Voice Dynamics:

Role and Purpose of Communication, Types & Flow of Communication, Barriers to Effective Communication, 7 C’s of Communication, Code and Content; Stimulus & Response, Vowel Sounds, Consonant Sounds, Tone:

Rising and Falling Tone.

Unit 2 : Communication Skills for Career Building

CV and Résumé Writing, Interview Skills, Group Discussion, Effective Profiling, Communication and Networking:

Building relationships, Writing the Statement of Purpose (SOP) for admission in Higher Studies, Seminar & Conference Paper Writing, Expert Technical Lecture: Writing and Presenting.

Unit 3: Communication Skills for Presentation: Writing, Designing, and Speaking

Thesis and Project Report Writing, Technical Proposal Writing, How to Pitch an Idea: Process, Preparation and Structure, Elements of Speech Delivery: Passion, Poise & Illustrations.

Unit 4 : Communication and Leadership Development

Leadership Communication, Communication and Social competence: context, feelings, intentions, behaviors, Providing and Receiving feedback, Difference between Tact and Intelligence, Emotional Intelligence: Trust through Communication, Thinking Skills: Meaning and Types.

Unit 5 : Digital Communication and Personality Making

Content Creation for Social Media: Emails, Webinars, podcasts, Blogs. Effective and Ethical use of Social Media by Text and Technique, Speech and Personality, Personality Analysis: Types of Personality; Concept of Personality:

Maslow, Freud, Vivekananda, Jung Typology &Personality Assessment.

Prescribed Books:

1. Technical Communication – Principles and Practices by Meenakshi Raman & Sangeeta Sharma, Oxford Univ. Press, 2018, New Delhi
2. Personality Development and Soft Skills by Barun K. Mitra, OUP, 2012, New Delhi. 3. hnical Communication, by Pfeiffer, 6 edn (Pearson) Skills & Employability, Sabina Pillai and Agna Fernandez Cambridge University Press 2018.
3. Soft
4. Practical Communication: Process and Practice by L.U.B. Pandey; A.I.T.B.S.Publications India Ltd.; Krishan Nagar, 2014, Delhi. Web link/ free resources for reference:

• https://online.hbs.edu/blog/post/leadership-communication s://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/content-creation s://vincenttriola.com/blogs/ • • abraham-maslow
• https://www.verywellmind.com/jungs-theory-of-personality-learning-styles-2795160
• https://www.humanmetrics.com/personality
• https://hbr.org/2022/11/how-great-leaders-communicate