B.E. (Artificial Intelligence and Data Science) Professional Communication and Ethics Practical Syllabus - Mumbai University

This is the FY BE AI and DS syllabus under NEP 2020, in force from the academic year 2024-25. The third and fourth years of this degree are still taught on the earlier CBCS REV-2019 'C' Scheme, because the University has published no NEP syllabus for Semesters V to VIII of any engineering branch.

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Syllabus for Professional Communication and Ethics Practical

Semester 1 · FY BE AI and DS · NEP 2020

Module 1 02 hours

1.1. Situational Application of Fundamentals of Communication 1.2. Case Studies on Fundamentals of Communication

Module 2 04 hours

2.1. Listening for Details ● Listen to a song and fill in the blanks, Listen to a telephonic conversation and fill in the blanks, Listen to a story/lecture/podcast and fill in the blanks, Listen to a monologue and complete the sentences 2.2. Listening for Gist ● Listen to an audio recording and identify the gist/main idea/theme in the form of MCQs or True/False statements 2.3. Listening for Inference ● Listen to short passages and draw inferences in the form of MCQs or True/False statements 2.4. Listening Comprehension Exercises in the Language Lab or on Open Source Platforms ● Listening to a telephonic conversation, Listen to a Podcast Examples of the Activities That Can Be Done under the Above 4 Heads:
Listen to a Formal Speech ● Martin Luther King Jr., ● Swami Vivekananda ● Dr.A.P.J.Abdul Kalam ● John F. Kennedy ● Mr.Ratan Tata ● Steve Jobs Note-taking & Designing Quizzes ● Listen to a lecture, take notes and prepare a quiz for others Dictations ● Take old-fashioned dictation with special focus on punctuations and spellings Draw a Story ● Listen to a descriptive passage read out by the teacher on a scenery/item and draw a picture based on what you hear Labelling a Map, Plan, Diagram, Table & Flow Charts ● Listen to your teacher and write labels on a plan (e.g. of a building), map (e.g. of part of a town) diagram (e.g. of a piece of equipment), table (e.g. place/time/price), flow chart (e.g. a process which has clear stages).

Module 3 04 hours

3.1. Conversational Activities -Monologues ● Introducing yourself, Introducing others, One-minute impromptu speeches, Scaffolded story telling 3.2. Conversational Activities -Dialogues
● Role plays on everyday interactions, Interviews (Find out if...), Information Gap Activities, Picture descriptions and feedback, Situational conversations. 3.3. Conversational Activities -Pronunciation, Stress and Rhythm, Intonation ● Neutralisation of accent, Word stress, Rhythm & Pauses, Tonal variations/inflections Suggested Examples of Functional Communication Activities That Can Be Done under the Above 3 Heads: ● Asking for and giving information ● Taking initiative ● Seeking and giving favour/offers ● Requesting and responding to requests ● Apologizing and forgiving ● Seeking and giving permission ● Congratulating people on their success ● Expressing opinions, likes and dislikes, agreements and disagreements ● Expressing condolences ● Asking questions and responding politely ● Giving instructions ● Agreeing and disagreeing ● Asking for and giving advice and suggestions ● Expressing sympathy ● Using mobile phone ● Live commentary on videos on mute ● Debates

Module 4 04 hours

4.1. Verbal Aptitude Reading Fluency & Comprehension
Monitoring ● Reading short/long passages to answer MCQs based on factual, general and inferential comprehension skills ● Reading short/long passages to answer MCQs based on factual, general and inferential comprehension skills (Passages should be of a technical nature and minimum length of passages should be 350-400 words) 4.2. Vocabulary Building Activities Examples of Word Games: ● Crosswords ● Bingo ● Word Ladders ● Hangman ● Word Association
4.3. Reading & Summarisation Skills ● Summarising text to Graphic Organisers and visa-versa o Venn diagrams o Radial Diagrams (Mindmaps) o Tree Diagrams o Cyclic Diagrams o Flow Charts o Timelines o Matrix (Tables) o Pyramids ● Summarising text in bullet points ● Summarising text in one-sentence central idea

Module 5 04 hours

5.1. Mechanics of Writing - Paragraph Writing ● Building paragraphs developing coherence (Structure of written pieces, CSI Order of Organisation) ● Coherence (Structure of written pieces, CSI Order of Organisation)
● Cohesive Devices (Referencing, Repetition, Substitution, Ellipsis, Transition Signals). ● Structure of a Paragraph (Topic Sentence, Supporting Ideas, Concluding Sentence). 5.2. Write Letters and eMails ● Request/Permission Letter ● Claim & Adjustment Letter ● Sales Letter (Complete Block format applying the seven Cs) ● eMails USE ONLY COMPLETE BLOCK FORMAT 5.3 Writing User Instructions on: Examples: ● Installing a software ● Ordering food on delivery apps (Zomato, Swiggy) ● Using payment system (Google Pay, PhonePe, Paytm) ● Using AI Tools (ChatGPT, Gemini, ZeroGPT and GPTZero) ● Electronic Devices/ Gadget (Gaming Console, Smartwatch) ● Home Appliances (Mixer-Grinder, Microwave Oven, Air Fryer) ● Tools (Chisel, Screw-driver) Examples ● ● Poetry ● ● ● ● ●
5.4 Content Creation for Social Media
and e-Commerce Platforms
Blogs
Keynote speeches
Podcast Titles
Landing Pages
Social media posts
YouTube Video Description
● Screenwriting/Script Writing
(Ensure minimum 3 of these categories
are covered in the form of competitions)

Module 6 02 hours

6.1. Ethics ● Case Studies on Ethical dilemma 6.2. Team building Examples ● Newspaper Bridges/ Towers/ Dress Building ● Best out of waste ● Obstacle Race
Details
Must include Methods and Barriers from Module 1
At least 4 type of listening activities must be taken from Module 2
Should be based on Continuous Evaluation of minimum 5 activities from entire lab syllabus. Follow the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) Rubrics for assessment.
A. Must cover sub-topics under Module 4 B. Must be based on Module 4 at the same difficulty level of entrance tests like CAT/GRE/GMAT & proficiency tests like TOEFL/IELTS
Must include 3 types of letters from Module 5
Case studies on ethical dilemma from Module 6

References

1 Communication Skills by Sanjay Kumar & Pushp Lata
2 Business Communication with Writing Improvement Exercises. Hemphill, McCormick and Hemphill
3 Business Communication: Building Critical Skills by Locker, Kitty O. Kaczmarek, Stephen Kyo
4 Effective Business Communication by Herta Murphy
5 Technical Communication: Principles and Practice by Raman and Sharma Effective Technical Communication: A Guide for Scientists and Engineers by Rizvi 6.
7 Oxford Guide to Effective Writing & Speaking by John Seely
8 English Grammar by Raymond Murphy
9 Word Power Made Easy by Norman Lewis

Online References

Sr. No. Website Name
1 https://bbclearningenglish.org
2 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish

Reproduced from the University of Mumbai syllabus for B.E. (Artificial Intelligence and Data Science), item 7.7 (R-A), under NEP 2020, in force from the academic year 2024-25. Wording, module numbering and hours are as printed in that syllabus.

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