BBS Second Year New Curriculum Structure and Syllabus: Business Communication 205

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Curriculum structure and Syllabus

MGT 205: Business Communication

Full Marks: 100                                                                                                          

Lecture Hours: 15o  

Pass Marks: 35

The course has two main components of equal weightage: (50% + 50%)

I. Business Communication Skills

II. Discourse in Disciplines

Course Contents

I. Business Communication Skills

            I. The Communication Process

- Elements of Communication Process

- Methods of Communication

- The Writing Process

- Oral Communication Process

- Group Work and Collaboration Process

- Communication Structures and Systems

- Management Style and Communication

- Barriers of Business Communication

            II. Business Communication

- Defining Business Communication

- Nature of Communication

- Historical Perspectives

- Purpose of Business Communication

- Functions of Business Communication

- Importance of Business Communication

- Components of Business Communication

- Types of Business Communication

- Principles of Effective Business Communication

- Challenges for Business Communication

            III. Skills and Values in Business Communication

- The Importance of Communication Skills

- Identifying Communication Skill Sets

- Organizational Communication Skills

- Interpersonal Communication Skills

- Leadership Communication Skills

- Professionalism in Business Communication

- Elements of Professionalism

- Ethical Values

- Intercultural Sensitivities

            IV. Electronic and Other Messages

- Memos

- Notices

- Letters

- Using Email

- Blogs

- Advertisements

- Press Release

            V. Reports and Proposals

- Business Plan

- Reports

- Proposals

            VI. Oral Communication

- Presentations and Speeches

- Telephone Calls

- Other Oral Communication Situations

- Enhancing Oral Communication

- Using Visual Aids

- Using Nonverbal Communication

            VII. Visual Communication

- Pictures

- Charts

- Graphics

            VIII. Employment Communication

- Planning and Conducting a Job Search

- Resumes and Cover Letters

- Job interview

II. Discourse in Disciplines

            I. Culture and Society

1. New Nepal

2. Looking for a Rain God

3. Dover Beach

4. Shooting an Elephant

5. The Unknown Citizen

6. The Parrot in the Cage

            II. Money and Management

1. Advertise Your Business

2. Eveline

3. The Company Man

4. Light My Lucky

5. The Ideal of Craftsmanship

            III. Science and Environment

1. Religion and Science

2. The New Physics

3. Root Cellar

4. On Warts

5. The Etiquette of Freedom

6. The Rights of Animals

            IV. Gender and Women

1. Professions for Women

2. The Use of Force

3. The Stronger

4. Here I Love You

5. The Kiss

6. Girl

7. Farewell

8. Popular Mechanics

            V. Life, Death and Beyond

1. The Fly

2. Jest and Earnest

3. The Old Man at the Bridge

4. Once More to the Lake

5. The Hundredth Dove

6. The Lunatic

            VI. Art and Philosophy

1. An Essay in Aesthetics

2. The Clock Tower

3. Beauty

4. From the Fountainhead to the Future

5. What I, Think I Am

6. All-Pervading Poetry

7. The Allegory of the Cave

8. Her First Ball

9. Not the Non-Existent

Prescribed Texts ( Compulsory Reading)

-Adhikari, Dharma, Tika Lamsal, I. Hugh Holmes, and Mike Sobiech. Business Communication: Theory and Practice. Kathmandu: Buddha Publications, 2020.

-Lohani, S., compiler & editor. Visions: A Thematic Anthology. Kathmandu: Vidyarthi Pustak Bhandar, 2020.

Two Textbooks:

- Visions (Vidyarthi Pustak Bhandar)

- Business Communication (Buddha Publication)