B.Com. (Investment Management) Communication Skills in Investment Management I Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026
This is the FY BCom IM syllabus under NEP 2020, in force from the academic year 2024-25. The University still sets the earlier Choice Based papers alongside it for ATKT candidates, so check which scheme your exam form names before you revise.
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Syllabus for Communication Skills in Investment Management - I
Module I: Introduction to Communication skill
- A) Introduction, Meaning, Definition, Objective of communication, Types of communication, Process of communication, Principles of effective communication, Barriers to effective communication, Overcoming barriers
- B) Effective English: Word formulation process - Basic sentence patterns, types of sentences - Simple, complex, compound, Prefixes, suffixes, Developing vocabulary skills.
Module II: Fundamentals of effective Reading, Listening and Speaking Skills
- A) Listening Skills: Listening, Active listening and Passive listening, Blocks to effective listening, Guidelines for Effective listening, importance of silence in communication.
- B) Speaking Skills: Process of speaking -Pronunciation, Speech mechanism, aspects of effective speaking- accents, intonation, pitch, etc. Greetings, Apology, Permission.
- C) Reading Skills: Introduction, what is reading? Types of reading - slow, fast, silent, SQ3R technique of reading.
- D) Writing Skills: Importance of writing skills, Essentials of good writing, Grammar skills
References
- Effective Communication Skills for Bankers" by Shalini Verma, published by Taxmann Publications
- Communication Skills for the Financial Industry" by Amanda Hardy, published by Kogan Page.
- Effective Business Communication" by Herta A. Murphy, Herbert W. Hildebrandt, Jane P. Thomas, published by McGraw-Hill Education.
- "Effective Communication Skills for Investment Professionals" by Vinod Kothari, Published by Wolters Kluwer India Pvt Ltd
Reproduced from the University of Mumbai syllabus for B.Com. (Investment Management) under NEP 2020, in force from the academic year 2024-25. Wording is as printed in that syllabus. Module numbering is as printed there too.
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