BBS Second Year : English
Business Communication
Syllabus
I.
Business Communication Skills
a. The
Communication Process
i.
Elements of Communication Process
ii.
Methods of Communication
iii.
The Writing Process
iv.
Oral Communication Process
v.
Group Work and Collaboration Process
vi.
Communication Structures and Systems
vii.
Management Style and Communication
viii.
Barriers of Business Communication
b. Business
Communication
i.
Defining Business Communication
ii.
Nature of Communication
iii.
Historical Perspective
iv.
Purpose of Business Communication
v.
Functions of Business Communication
vi.
Importance of Business Communication
vii.
Components of Business Communication
viii.
Types of Business Communication
ix.
Principles of Effective Business
Communication
x.
Challenges for Business Communication
c. Skills
and Values in Business Communication
i.
The Importance of Communication Skills
ii.
Identifying Communication Skill Sets
iii.
Organizational Communication Skills
iv.
Interpersonal Communication Skills
v.
Leadership Communication Skills
vi.
Professionalism in Business
Communication
vii.
Elements of Professionalism
viii.
Ethical Values
ix.
Intercultural Sensitivities
d. Electronic
and Other Messages
i.
Memos
ii.
Notices
iii.
Letters
iv.
Using email
v.
Blogs
vi.
Advertisements
vii.
Press Release
e. Reports
and Proposals
i.
Business Plan
ii.
Reports
iii.
Proposals
f. Oral
Communication
i.
Presentations and Speeches
ii.
Telephone Calls
iii.
Other Oral Communication Situations
iv.
Enhancing Oral Communication
v.
Using Visual aids
vi.
Using Nonverbal Communication
g. Visual
Communication
i.
Pictures
ii.
Charts
iii.
Graphs
h. Employment
Communication
i.
Planning and Conducting a Job Search
ii.
Resumes and Cover Letters
iii.
Job Interviews
II.
Discourse of Disciplines
a.
Culture and society
i.
New Nepal
ii.
Looking for a Rain God
iii.
Dover Beach
iv.
Shooting an Elephant
v.
The Unknown Citizen
vi.
The Parrot in the Cage
b.
Money and Management
i.
Advertise Your Business
ii.
Eveline
iii.
The Company man
iv.
Light My Lucky
v.
The Ideal of Craftsmanship
c.
Science and Environment
i.
Religion and Science
ii.
The New Physics
iii.
Root Cellar
iv.
On Warts
v.
The Etiquette of Freedom
vi.
The Rights of Animals
d.
Gender and Woman
i.
Professions for Women
ii.
The Use of Force
iii.
The Stronger
iv.
Here I love You
v.
The Kiss
vi.
Girl
vii.
Farewell
viii.
Popular Mechanics
e.
Life, Death and Beyond
i.
The Fly
ii.
Jest and Earnest
iii.
The Old Man at the Bridge
iv.
Once More to the Lake
v.
The Hundredth Dove
vi.
The Lunatic
f.
Art and Philosophy
i.
An Essay in Aesthetics
ii.
The Clock Tower
iii.
Beauty
iv.
From the Fountainhead to the Future
v.
What I, Think I Am
vi.
All-Pervading Poetry
vii.
The Allegory of the Cave
viii.
Her First Ball
ix.
Not the Non-Existent