Title: WEEK 1: INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNICATION
Course: Communication Skills

This is an introductory unit to communication skills course which is designed to acquaint you with definitions, forms and basic fundamental concepts of communication suitable for academic and professional development. You will study the fundamentals of intrapersonal, interpersonal, verbal and non-verbal skills in a social context for effective communication.

In this unit, you will study the fundamentals of intrapersonal, interpersonal, verbal and non-verbal skills in a social context for effective communication

Week 1 Learning Outcomes

At the end of this unit, you will be able to:

1.    Explain the basic elements of communication, sender, receiver, message, encoding, decoding, channel, context and noise.

2.   Classify the two types of communication, verbal and non-verbal, and the four forms, informal, formal, internal and external.

3.   Discuss the four aspects of communication, pro-activity, dynamism, contextual and irreversibility.

Overview of Student Activities i.e what is required of you.

You will watch video clips and read text on the basic elements of communication and communication models. Write notes with paper and pen as you read and watch the clips, identify the vital points of the reading and video clips. You will also need to have either a smartphone or camera to aid you in accomplishing your tasks.