Syllabus - 2020

 Tribhuvan University

BBS 2nd Year Syllabus – 2020

A. Business Communication Skills (MGT 205) (50%)

B. Visions: A Thematic Anthology (50%)

Business Communication Skills

ü Unit One: The Communication Processes

a.      Elements of Communication

b.     Method of Communication

c.      The Writing Process

d.     Oral Communication Process

e.      Group work and Collaboration Process

f.       Communication Structures and System

g.     Management Style and Communication

h.     Barriers of Business Communication

ü Unit Two: Business Communication

a.      Defining Business Communication

b.     Nature of Communication

c.      Historical Perspectives

d.     Purpose of Business Communication

e.      Functions of Business Communication

f.       Importance of Business Communication

g.     Components of Business Communication

h.     Types of Business Communication

i.       Principles of Effective Business Communication

j.       Challenges of Business Communication

ü Unit Three: Skills and Values in Business Communication

a.      The Importance of Communication Skills

b.     Identifying Communication Skills Sets

·        Organizational Communication Skills

·        Interpersonal Communication Skills

·        Leadership Communication Skills

c.      Professionalism in Business Communication

d.     Elements of Professionalism

e.      Ethical Values

f.       Intercultural Sensitivities

ü Unit Four: Electronic and Other Messages 

a.      Memos

b.     Notices

c.      Letters

d.     Using Email

e.      Blogs

f.       Advertisements

g.     Press Release

ü Unit Five: Reports and Proposals

a.      Business Plan

b.     Reports

c.      Proposals

ü Unit Six: Oral Communication

a.      Presentation and Speeches

b.     Telephone Calls

c.      Other Oral Communication Situations

d.     Enhancing Oral Communication

·        Using Visual Aids

·        Using Nonverbal Communication

ü Unit Seven: Visual Communication

a.      Pictures

b.     Charts

c.      Graphics

ü Unit Eight: Employment Communication

a.      Planning and Conducting a Job Search,

b.     Resumes and Cover Letters

c.      Job Interview

Text Second: Visions: A Thematic Anthology

ü Unit One: Culture and Society

a.      New Nepal (Poem)

b.     Looking for a Rain God (Story)

c.      Dover Beach (Poem)

d.     Shooting an Elephant (Essay)

e.      The Unknown Citizen (Poem)

f.       The Parrot in the Cage (Poem)

ü Unit Second: Money and Management

a.      Advertise Your Business (Essay)

b.     Eveline (Story)

c.      The Company Man (Essay)

d.     Light My Lucky (Essay)

e.      The Ideal of Craftsmanship (Essay)

ü Unit Three: Science & Environment

a.      Religion and Science (Essay)

b.     The New Physics (Essay)

c.      Root Cellar (Poem)

d.     On warts (Essay)

e.      The Etiquette of Freedom (Essay)

f.       The Rights of Animals (Essay)

ü Unit Four: Gender and Women

a.      Professions for Women (Essay)

b.     The Use of Force (Story)

c.      The Stronger (Play)

d.     Here I Love You (Poem)

e.      The Kiss (Story)

f.       Girl (Essay)

g.     Farewell (Poem)

h.     Popular Mechanics (Story)

ü Unit Five: Life, Death, and Beyond

a.      The Fly (Poem)

b.     Jest and Earnest (Essay)

c.      The Old Man at the Bridge (Story)

d.     Once More to the Lake (Essay)

e.      The Hundredth Dove (Story)

f.       The Lunatic (Poem)

ü Unit Six: Art and Philosophy

a.      An Essay in Aesthetics (Essay)

b.     The Clock Tower (Poem)

c.      Beauty (Essay)

d.     From the Fountainhead to the Future (Essay)

e.      What I, Think I Am (Essay)

f.       All-Pervading Poetry (Poem)

g.     The Allegory of the Cave (Essay)

h.     Her First Ball (Story)

i.       Not the Non-Existent (Poem)

Poems: 13, Essays: 19, and Stories: 9

ü Textbooks:

a.      Adhikari, Lamsal, Holmes, and Sobiech: Business Communication: Theory & Practice. Buddha Publication

b.     Lohani, Complier & Editor, Visions: A Thematic Anthology. Vidyarthi Pustak

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