#1
February 7th, 2017, 06:24 PM
| |||
| |||
Kannur University Distance Education
Recently I have taken admission in BCA Distance Education Course at Kannur University. I need syllabus of First Year Course. So will you provide detailed syllabus of BCA First Year Distance Education Course of Kannur University? The School of Distance Education of Kannur University was founded in 2002. It offers several UG and PG Programs in Distance Learning Mode. As you want syllabus of BCA Course, here I am providing complete syllabus: Kannur University BCA First Year Distance Education Course Syllabus PART A CRITICAL REASONING AND PRESENTATION SKILLS MODULE I - INTRODUCTION TO CRITICAL THINKING A. Introduction to Critical Thinking: Benefits of Critical Thinking - Barriers to Critical Thinking B. Arguments: What is and what is not of argument - Recognizing Argument – Evaluation of Arguments - Deductive and Inductive argument - C. What are fallacies: Fallacies of relevance – appeal to emotion – the appeal to pity – the appeal to force – the argument against the person – irrelevant conclusion D. Critical thinking and evaluation of sources – social influence and critical thinking – Persuasion, conformity and Critical Thinking – Critical thinking and Prejudices. MODULE II - THINKING AND WRITING CRITICALLY Characteristics of Critical and Analytical Thinking – language of critical thinking – strategies and steps for critical thinking – Sense of audience – Precision and Clarity, Selection of Relevance – Sequencing of arguments - Sign posting, Conventions in Critical Thinking - Evaluating Critical Writing Note: Lectures should be complemented by appropriate activities mentioned in the core text MODULE III - THE PROCESS OF WRITING: Researching Resources for writing: collection of Data – Print resources - Library, Net sources, Individuals A. Reading for writing: Strategies for active writing – Dictionary use – Annotate B. Mechanics of Writing: Develop a plan from title – Evaluating a text - note-making and Note taking, paraphrasing, summary-writing – Planning a text: organizing paragraphs, main body, introduction, conclusion, rewriting, proof reading – Elements of writing: cause and effect, cohesion, comparison, definition, discussion, examples, generalization, statistical data, references, quotations, style-synonyms, visual information: Charts, tables etc C. Accuracy in writing: Abbreviation, Articles: singular and Plural, determiners and nouns, Irregular plurals - propositions – phrasal verbs – Modal verbs – Conveying ability, necessity, advisability, possibility, probability etc - Tenses – Voice – adverbs and adjectives, conjunctions, formality in verbs, - nationality-language, time words nouns and adjectives, prefixes, suffixes. MODULE IV - Writing models: formal letters, Curriculum Vitae, Job application, Reports - Designing and Reporting Surveys, Seminar Reports - Project reports, Documentation MODULE V - Presentation Skills A. Soft Skills for Academic Presentations: Theory - The audience - primary and secondary and their knowledge and expectations - the objective of the presentation - choosing the appropriate medium for presentation - techniques of effective presentation - Structuring the presentation - visual presentation aids, handouts, Power point presentation, L.C.D - Clarity and persuasion - Non verbal communication - Opening and Closing – Time Management. PART B COMMUNICATION SKILLS MODULE I - Pronunciation and Naturalization of Language: Phonemic Notations: Vowels, Diphthongs, Triphthongs – Consonants - Stress: Syllables – Word Stress: in Monosyllables, Polysyllables, Stress in words used as both nouns and verbs - Stress in compound words – Sentence Stress - Strong, Weak and Contracted forms - Intonation: Falling and Rising Intonation – Different accents – influence of Mother Tongue . MODULE II - Listening Skills: Barriers to Listening: Listening and hearing, active listening, barriers – Academic Listening: Listening and note-taking – Listening to announcements – Listening to News on the Radio and Television: Listening for specific information, overall information. MODULE III - Speaking Skills: Theory and Practice: Recall the foundational phonetic insights provided Module 1.1 – Rules of word stress, stress and rhythm, pauses and sense groups – falling and rising tones – fluency and pace of delivery – Small talk – Conversations – Formal speech – Descriptions – Group Discussions – Telephone Communication – Appointments. MODULE IV - Reading Skills: Reading with a purpose – Scanning – Surveying a text with index – Making predictions in reading – Text Structure – Inferences – Reading Graphics – Reading Critically - Reading for Research. Kannur University BCA First Year Distance Education Course Syllabus Contact Details DIRECTOR :Shri. RAMACHANDRAN . M (Deputy Registrar I/C of Director) Email ID - director.sde.kannuruniversity@gmail.com DEPUTY REGISTRAR : Shri. RAMACHANDRAN . M OFFICE: 0497 2715250 ASSISTANT REGISTRAR :Shri. MUSTHAFA KAMAL C H OFFICE: 04972715251 Last edited by Neelurk; April 21st, 2020 at 03:54 PM. |
|