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Professional Communication: Principles & Practices (ES2007S)

Centre For English Language Commmunication

Schedule
2nd Session
Commencing 1st Session Topics
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Week Date (2 Hours )
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Monday 16/01/12 Introduction to ES2007S Communication Skills, The Process, Models & Channels
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Internet Communication in ES2007S Developing Listening, Telling & Questioning Skills

Blogging Schedule *Discuss blogging and survey materials to prep for "Effective
Communication" post (blog post #1)
* See Class Assignments and various rubrics (also in the IVLE)

* See reference to Oral Presentation Notes (IVLE)

* Consider an appropriate approach and the basic skills needed

for creating/marketing/branding your professional self

3 Monday 23/01/12 CHINESE NEW YEAR Interpreting Nonverbal Communication

CNY Jan 23 & 24th
Building Interpersonal Communication Skills

Monday 30/01/12 Adopting the 7Cs in Writing Class Assignment: Proposal and related Project Discussion
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and Oral Presentation
Effective Business Letters/E-mails

Research Project 1: Writing a Proposal
Good News and Bad News Messages
Research Project 2: Conducting a Meeting/ Preparation,
Peer Teaching - Team #1 Agenda and Minutes

* "Resolving Interpersonal Conflict" (blog post #2)

Monday 06/02/12 Position Search 1: Discovering Self & Researching the Position Search 2: Creating Resumes & Application Letters (II)
5
Position and Organization
Class Assignment: Resume/Application Letter
Position Search 2: Creating Resumes-Application Letters- *1st draft due for peer review
Personal Statements
* "Application Letter Critique"
Peer Teaching - Team #2
(blog post #3)

Monday 13/02/12 Research Project 3: Using Internet-based Collaborative Work * Project work
6
Platforms Project
* Submission of the Resume/Application Letter
Research Project 4: Designing Survey Questions: due for assessment
Questionnaires and Interviews

Peer Teaching - Team #3 (note that contrary to the CA guide,

Team #3 should do Designing Survey Questions)

Mid Semester Recess:Sat 18/02/12 to Sun 26/02/12

Monday 27/02/12 Fostering Intercultural Communication Research Project 5: Designing Survey Questions: Analysis,

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ES2007S Professional Communication: Principles & Practices

7 Interpretation and Illustrations

Peer Teaching - Team #4 (Note that contrary to the CA guide,
Team #4 should do Intercultural Communication) * Reference to Survey Questionnaire: Design, Analysis and
Interpretation notes (IVLE)

*Evaluating Intercultural Behavior

(blog post #4)

Monday 05/03/12 Research Project 1: Writing a Proposal (review) Position Search 3: Preparing for- Performing at Job Interviews
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* Writing a Proposal: Reference to sample proposals(IVLE) Peer Teaching - Team #5

*Mock project discussion * Resume/Application Letter rewrite of letter due for peer
interview review

* Mock job interviews (I)

Monday 12/03/12 * Mock job interviews (II) * Presentation of Class Assignment: Project Discussion
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Monday 19/03/12 * Project work * Submission of Class Assignment: Proposal, Cover Letter and
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other documents
* Formal peer review of proposal

11 Monday 26/03/12 Research Project 6: Oral Presentations * Oral Presentation preparation:

*Data and information preparation for oral presentation - Critiquing presentation outlines
*Effective preparation, delivery & slide development - Critiquing slideware
- The "elevator test"
- Mock presentations/Debriefing

12 Monday * Team Oral Presentation 1: * Team Oral Presentation 2:

Good Friday Apr 6
2/04/12
*Reflection on Oral Presentation
(blog post #5) *Reflection on Oral Presentation
(blog post #5)

or mock presentations

Monday 9/04/12 * Team Oral Presentation 2: * Transferrable skill review

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* Submission of E-portfolio: due the following week
* Course review
*Reflection on Oral Presentation
(blog post #5) * "Reflection on Learning"
(blog post #6)
debriefings

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