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The Training Schedule of Foundation in Communication

» Trimester 1
Communication Concepts, Strategies and Skills

Module 1: How Communication Works
Capsule: 1 (Lectures, discussion and research assignment)
Unit:1 Communication: concepts, process and function
Unit:2 Interpersonal, Group and mass-communication
Unit:3 verbal, non verbal and visual communication
Unit:4 Models of communication and the latest trend in the development of the theory of human communication
Capsule: 2 (Lectures/ individual and group assignment)
Unit:1 Society, culture and communication media
Unit:2 Origin and growth of mass media
mass communication and individual
information needs, patterns of human behavior
comprehension, creditability, formation of attitude
impact, motivation and action
Capsule: 3 (Lectures/ individual and group assignment)
Unit:1 Language and communication
Unit:1 Language and mass communication and society
Unit:2 Speech Communication

Module 2: Workshop on effective communication
Capsule: 1 (Workshop)
Unit:1 Communication dynamics
Unit:2 Public Speaking
Unit:3 Interpersonal communication
Unit:4 Team building

Module 3: Print Communication: Concepts/processes and Skills
Capsule: 1 (Lectures/ individual and group assignment)
Unit 1: Tool and techniques of effective writing
Capsule: 2
Unit 1: Editoria l Structure of newspapers, magazines and news agencies.
Capsule: 3
Unit 1: News: Concept and Range
Unit 2: Reporting : Basic principles and guidelines
Unit 3: Reporting Beats, reporting styles
Unit 4: Interviews and opinion writing
Capsule: 4
Unit 1: Editing process and techniques, editing symbols
Unit 2: Newspaper vocabulary, newspaper language
Unit 3: News flow and copy organisation
Unit 4: Intro writing, Headlines, Art of headline writing
Capsule: 5
Unit 1: Tools and Techniques of effective writing
Unit 2: Features, types of features and feature writing
Unit 3: Preparation of background
Unit 4: Press release and press communiqués
Unit 5: Writing reports

Module 4 Use of Visual for effective Communication
Capsule: 1 (Lectures/ individual and group assignment)
Unit 1: Visual perception and visual persuasion
Unit 2: Concepts and function graphic communication
Capsule: 2 (Lectures/workshops)
Unit 1: Design Principles
Unit 2: Study of type and type faces
Unit 3: Use of colours in design
Unit 4: Design application: layout,logo,trade mark, etc
Capsule: 3 (Lectures/ individual and group assignment)
Unit 1: Tools and techniques of photography
Unit 2: Photography and mass communication

Module 5: Audio Visual Communication
Capsule: 1 (Lectures/ demonstration)
Unit 1: Traditional and contemporary audio visual media
Unit 2: Video as a medium of communication
Unit 3: Film as a medium of mass communication, cinema in pre and post independent scenario, various policies governing films, interface of film industry with government, Regulatory mechanism, film as a potential export commodity

Module 6: Presentation techniques
Capsule: 1 (Lectures/ individual and group assignment)
Unit 1: Planning and organizing the perfect presentation
Unit 2: Preparation and use of audio/visual aids
Capsule: 2 (individual and group assignment)
Unit 1: Multimedia Presentations

Module 7: Advertising: concepts and principles
Capsule: 1 (Lectures, field visit, individual and group assignment)
Unit 1: Evaluation, relevance and classification of advertising
Unit 2: Advertising agency management, account planning, client servicing, media planning,brand building
Unit 3: Role of creativity and advertising
Unit 4: Interface of copy writing and visual creativity
Capsule: 2 (Lectures/ individual and group assignment)
Unit 1: Marketing, Advertising and mediaplanning
Unit 2: Analysis, techniques and implication of media plan
Unit 3: Media options and evaluation techniques

Module 8: Socio Cultural Communication
Capsule: 1 (Lectures/ individual and group assignment)
Unit 1: Appreciation of performing Arts, music and drama: the liberal arts, music, musicology and basic application of music in socio cultural communication
Unit 2: The evaluation of theater linguistic variation in India scenario, cultural pluralism and Vs National Symbiosis in the theatre movement: street theatre as a potent form of communication, creativity and theatre, the social drama, dramatization and creative communication: emotional intelligence and creative response in administration; management of stress and emotional response; lateral thinking and emotional intelligence
Unit 3: Appreciation of plastic/literary arts including painting and sculpture and poetry

Module 9: Communication Research
Capsule: 1 (Lectures/ individual and group assignment)
Unit 1: Social Research Methodology
Unit 2: Definition Scope and relevance
Unit 3: Research Design
Unit 4: Quantitative method of design
Unit 5: Sampling Techniques
Unit 6: Formal and informal Shedules
Unit 7: Preparation of questionaire
Unit 8: Method of data collection
Unit 9: Preparation of data
Unit 10: Analysis of data and report preparation
Unit 11: Identification of project
Unit 12: presentation of the report

Module 10: Computer Literacy
Capsule: 1 (Individual and group Assignments)
Unit 1: Word Processing tools and techniques
Unit 2: Drawing and painting tools techniques
Unit 3: Spreadsheet tools and techniques
Unit 4: Database tools and techniques
Capsule: 2 (Individual and group Assignments)
Unit 1: Communication tools and assignment
Capsule: 3 (Individual and group Assignments)
Unit: 1 Desk top publishing tool and techniques

Evaluation
The officer trainee will be assessed on the basis of individual and group assignment.
Trimester : 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 & 7






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