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COURSE INFORMATION FOR CURRENT SEMESTER/TERM

REFERENCES/
TEACHING
WEEK LECTURE / TUTORIAL / ASSIGNMENT TOPIC
MATERIALS/
EQUIPMENT
Introduction to communication skills: essentials, methods, Notes or/and PPT slides
concepts, barriers, and systems.
1
Introduction to critical thinking skills: standards, benefits,
barriers, and characteristics.

Communication skills: Oral communication. Notes or/and PPT slides
2
Critical thinking skills: Clarification and interpretation of ideas.
Communication skills: Presentation skills. Notes or/and PPT slides
3
Critical thinking skills: Analysis and evaluation of arguments.
Communication skills: Non-verbal communication. Notes or/and PPT slides
4
Critical thinking skills: Identifying persuasive language.
Communication skills: Group skills and approaches to Notes or/and PPT slides
handling conflict.
Introduction to interactive session: Practical applications of
5 critical thinking skills for communicating to public.
Briefing on Assessment 1 and Assessment 4. Course Notes
Activities 1: The speaker, the audience, the subject, and the
occasion.
Critical thinking skills: Categorical reasoning. Notes or/and PPT slides
6
Activities 2: Developing, organizing and delivering ideas. Course Notes
Critical thinking skills: Causal reasoning. Notes or/and PPT slides
7 Assignment 1: Individual arguments on a given topic – Briefing on
giving a speech. Assessment 2.

Communication skills: Interpersonal skills. Notes or/and PPT slides
8
Activities 3: Creative and persuasive writing. Course Notes
Critical thinking skills: Detecting fallacies. Notes or/and PPT slides
9
Activities 4: Argumentative essays. Course Notes

Critical thinking skills: Judging credibility of source. Notes or/and PPT slides

10 Assignment 2: Writing Argumentative Essays. Briefing on
Assessment 3.

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