Context of communication: Recognizing our capability and roles as professionals
Scientific Method: Question and answer aspects of technical communication; Scientific
Methodology and its relationship to technical communication;Surveying literature: Categories;
reading and organizing scientific literature; search engines and tools
Listening and Note taking: 5-R method and mind-mapping.
Technical writing: Report organization; Journal selection;Introduction, conclusion, and abstract
writing.Speaking & Presentation skills: Organization of presentation slides (number, content,
and formatting); Oralpresentations; Audience/context dependent practices; Nonverbal aspects:
body language, eye-contact, personal appearance, facing large audience.
Elevator pitch: Pitches for technical audience and policymakers
Workplace communication: Sensitivity towards gender and diversity; Email communication and
netiquettes.
Ethics in academic communication: Intellectual Property, copyrights and plagiarism; Authorship;
Data ethics; Biases and balanced criticism of literature; Suggested additional topics relevant
to disciplines: Data representation, Group discussion and interviews; accessible scientific
writing, report writing using LaTeX, Proofreading, etc.
References
Alley, Michael The Craft of ScientificPresentations, Springer (2003).
Booth, Wayne C., Gregory G. Colomb, and JosephM. Williams, The Craft of Research, The
Universityof Chicago Press, 3rd edition, (2008).
Keshav. S, How to read a paper. ACM SIGCOMMComp. Commun. Rev., 37:8330222684, 2007.
Monippally, M. M., Pawar, B.S. Academic Writing:A Guide for Management Students and
Researchers,Response Books, (2010).