{"id":2614,"date":"2019-02-01T13:53:15","date_gmt":"2019-02-01T08:23:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/wordpress\/?page_id=2614"},"modified":"2019-02-01T13:53:15","modified_gmt":"2019-02-01T08:23:15","slug":"gs-899-communication-skills","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.geos.iitb.ac.in\/index.php\/gs-899-communication-skills\/","title":{"rendered":"GS 899 Communication Skills"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2614\" class=\"elementor elementor-2614\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-50c25ee elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"50c25ee\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-856a3c1\" data-id=\"856a3c1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5b8e932 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5b8e932\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-214591e\" data-id=\"214591e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1f26bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c1f26bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.5.3 - 28-12-2021 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">GS 899: Communication Skills <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-834bdb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"834bdb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Syllabus\u200b<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ccc168 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ccc168\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.5.3 - 28-12-2021 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Context of communication:<\/strong> Recognizing our capability\u00a0and roles as professionals<br \/><strong>Scientific Method:<\/strong> Question and answer aspects of\u00a0technical communication; Scientific Methodology and its\u00a0relationship to technical communication;<br \/><strong>Surveying literature:<\/strong> Categories; reading and organizing\u00a0scientific literature; search engines and tools.<br \/><strong>Listening and Note taking:<\/strong> 5-R method and mindmapping.<br \/><strong>Technical writing:<\/strong> Report organization; Journal selection;\u00a0Introduction, conclusion, and abstract writing.<br \/><strong>Speaking &amp; Presentation skills:<\/strong> Organization of\u00a0presentation slides (number, content, and formatting); Oral\u00a0presentations; Audience\/context dependent practices; Nonverbal aspects: body language, eye-contact, personal\u00a0appearance, facing large audience.<br \/><strong>Elevator pitch:<\/strong> Pitches for technical audience and policy\u00a0makers<br \/><strong>Workplace communication:<\/strong> Sensitivity towards gender\u00a0and diversity; Email communication and netiquettes.<br \/><strong>Ethics in academic communication:<\/strong> Intellectual Property,\u00a0copyrights and plagiarism; Authorship; Data ethics; Biases\u00a0and balanced criticism of literature;<br \/><strong>Suggested additional topics relevant to disciplines:<\/strong> Data\u00a0representation, Group discussion and interviews; accessible\u00a0scientific writing, report writing using LaTeX, Proofreading, etc.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61ddbb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"61ddbb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Texts\/References<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cca693 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8cca693\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Alley, Michael The Craft of Scientific Presentations,\u00a0Springer (2003).<\/li><li>Booth, Wayne C., Gregory G. Colomb, and Joseph M. Williams, The Craft of Research, The University of Chicago Press, 3rd edition, (2008).<\/li><li>Keshav. S, How to read a paper. ACM SIGCOMM Comp. Commun. Rev., 37:83\u201384, 2007.<\/li><li>Monippally, M. M., Pawar, B.S. Academic Writing: A Guide for Management Students and Researchers, Response Books, (2010).<\/li><li>Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL),\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/owl.purdue.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/owl.purdue.edu\/<\/a><\/li><li>Strunk Jr., William; E. B. White, The Elements of Style, Fourth Edition, Longman; 4th edition (1999)<\/li><li>Truss, Lynne Eats, Shoots &amp; Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation Gotham; (2006).<\/li><li>Whitesides, George M. Whitesides Group: Writing<br \/>a Paper, Advanced Materials 16 1375\u201377 (2004).<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GS 899: Communication Skills Syllabus\u200b Context of communication: Recognizing our capability&nbsp;and roles as professionals Scientific Method: Question and answer aspects of&nbsp;technical communication; Scientific Methodology and its&nbsp;relationship to technical communication; Surveying literature: Categories; reading and organizing&nbsp;scientific literature; search engines and tools. Listening and Note taking: 5-R method and mindmapping. Technical writing: Report organization; Journal selection;&nbsp;Introduction, conclusion, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.geos.iitb.ac.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2614"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.geos.iitb.ac.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.geos.iitb.ac.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.geos.iitb.ac.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.geos.iitb.ac.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2614"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.geos.iitb.ac.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2614\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.geos.iitb.ac.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2614"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}