B.Tech. Degree Programme Computer Science & Engineering

B.Tech. Computer Science & Engineering (Regular)TEXT BOOKGilat Amos, “MATLAB: An Introduction withApplications”, John Wiley & Sons, Inc (Wiley StudentEdition), 2008REFERENCE BOOKHerniter, E. Marc, “Programming in MATLAB”,Brooks/Cole, Thomson LearningPD-291Refer to PD-191 for details.PD-292CO-CURRICULAR L T P CrACTIVITIES 1EFFECTIVEL T P CrCOMMUNICATION 0 0 2 1OBJECTIVETo acquaint the students with the basics of effectivespoken and written English and enhance their reading,listening, and communication skills.1. COMMUNICATION: Importance; barriers andtypes of communication; methods to developeffective communication skills.2. GRAMMAR: Parts of speech; subject/verbagreement; tenses; error correction; businessidioms; Indianism in English; frequentlymispronounced words; exercises.3. SPOKEN ENGLISH: Vowel and consonantsounds; syllables and syllabic stress;conversational skills; extempore; JAM.4. READING & LISTENING SKILLS: Reading withcomprehension; story reading; passage reading;newspaper reading; listening and active listening;barriers to listening; effective listening and types oflistening; exercises.5. WRITING SKILLS: Importance of writing skills;how to develop writing skills; writing exercises i.e.,essay writing, reviews, reports, etc.6. NON VERBAL COMMUNICATION: History;kinesics; postures; gestures; functions; importanceand challenges of non verbal communication.7. BUSINESS COMMUNICATION: Business lettersand messages; business reports; presentationskills; do’s & don’ts; personal journal.REFERENCE BOOKS1. Wren and Martin, “High School Grammar”,Paperback, 20002. Condrill Jo, & Bough, Bennie, “101 Ways toImprove Your Communication Skills Instantly”, 4thEdition, Paperback, 20053. Rai S. M., Rai Urmila, “Communication Skills”,Students Edition, Himalaya, 2007.4. Connor J. D. O, “Better English Pronunciation”Cambridge. 2nd Edition, Paperback, CambridgeUniversity Press, 20085. Raina Arjun, ”Speak Easy Voice And AccentTraining Manual”, Paperback (Special IndiaEdition, Full Circle6. Guffey Mary Ellen, “Business Communication” 3rdEdition, South – Western College Publishing, 2000NOTE: One trainer per lecture and two trainers perpractical session. Classroom with board/projector forPPT and video clips will be required.PD-293INTRA & INTER-PERSONAL L T P CrSKILLS 0 0 2 1OBJECTIVETo acquaint the students with the understanding of selfdevelopment through good inter-personal skills foreffective social communication in order to succeed inmaintaining relationships in professional and socialenvironments. This module will also help at learninggroup discussions and interview skills to enableemployability and professional fit.1. SELF AWARNESS: Development of our selfimage; social comparison; significant others; selfesteem; self confidence.2. ASSERTIVENESS & CONFIDENCE:Assertiveness; being confident; strategies to makeassertive NO easier; dealing with emotions;difference between being aggressive and beingassertive.3. TEAM BUILDING & TEAM WORK: The teamconcept; elements of team work; stages of teamformation; effective team; essential building blocksof effective teams; team player’s style; team tasks;exercises.4. LEADERSHIP SKILLS: Leadership skills andstyles; motivating people; understanding abilities;delegating tasks; managing people; overcominghurdles; exercises.5. INTERVIEW SKILLS: Why an interview; the firststep to a successful interview; resumes that makean impact; the interview process; the interviewpreparation checklist; interviewing skills; puttingyour best foot forward; common interviewmistakes; one on one HR interviews (two for eachstudent).6. GROUP DISCUSSION SKILLS: Meaning of a GD;types; role of a moderator; do’s and don’ts; mockGDs on general, knowledge based and abstracttopics.7. THE ART OF CONVERSATION: Skills to strike aconversation; sustaining conversation;communicating across cultures; conflictmanagement.REFERENCE BOOKS1. Haddon, F. Peter, ”Mastering Personal andInterpersonal Skills”, Viva Books Pvt. Ltd., 20032. Schuller, Robert H., “Tough Times Never Last ButTough People Do”, Orient Paperbooks, 19883. Bolton, Robert, “People Skills”, Touchstone Books,19864. Jansaz, De Suzanne, ” Interpersonal Skills inOrganizations”, 3 rd Edition, McGraw Hill Education(Asia), 20095. Fontana, David, “Social Skills at Work”,Universities Press, 20006. Burns, James Mac Gregor, “Leadership”, HarperPerennial, 19827. Harris, Godfrey, ”Art of Conversation”, JaicoPublishing House, 20028. Ganguly, Anand, ”Group Discussions andInterviews”, Ramesh Publishing House, 200878