Skip to main content

::: vuaskari.com ::: Assignment No.1 (Spring 2013) ENG301 - Business Communication

Business Communication (ENG301)

 

Assignment 1 (Spring 2013)

Total Marks: 15

                       

 

Objective:

  • The assessment of students' understanding of Business Communication
  • Motivate students for acquiring conceptual knowledge and practical application of the subject

 

 

Instructions:

 

  • Late assignments will not be accepted.
  • If the file is corrupt or problematic, it will be marked zero.
  • Plagiarism will NOT be tolerated. Plagiarism occurs when a student uses work done by someone else as if it was his or her own; however, taking the ideas from different sources and expressing them in your own words will be encouraged.
  • No assignment will be accepted via e-mail.
  • The solution file should be in Word document format; the font color should be preferably black and font size should be 12 Times New Roman.

 

 

 

Q1: 'Artifacts play a key role in establishing first impressions at workplace'. Discuss.                                                                                                     (5)       

 

                                   

                                                                                   

Q2: Identify the basic elements of the communication process by reading the following situation and considering the questions.                                          (5)                                                        

The time is Friday afternoon. This interaction takes place in Ali's office. Ali is a manager of an office that processes orders for a computer firm. The people in Ali's office are present for a weekly wrap-up of the activities and planning for next week's needs—Nadeem, who is responsible for keeping the office on its schedule; Zaid, who is responsible for the computers and technology in the office; Farhan, who communicates regularly with the sales people who turn in the orders.

Answer each question below.

Who is the sender?

Who is the receiver?

What is the message?

What medium was used to convey the message?

What was the feedback?

 

Q3. Identify the most appropriate option for each description regarding effective communication.                                                                                                    (5)      

                                                                                   

1. Its purpose is to know what the speaker wants to say or to learn from the speaker. It is an act of cooperation in the sense that it takes advantage of others' knowledge and experience. Therefore, devoting time to this aspect is in our self-interest.

       A.    Speak more, do not listen
       B.     Focus on the speaker
       C.     Speak less, listen more
       D.    Listen for what is left unsaid

 

2. Effective listeners do not pay attention only to what is being said, but also notice how it is said. They observe the feelings, attitudes and emotional reactions of the speaker.

       A.    Focus on the speaker
       B.     Observe body language
       C.     Listen for what is left unsaid
       D.    Empathize with the speaker


3. Good listeners do not allow themselves to be overly awed by the speaker's status, fame, charm or other physical or personal attributes. They perceive the person detached from his personal attributes. Effective communicators are not conditioned by their self-realized impressions and prejudices, but are able to focus on the content of what is being said.

       A.    Listen for what is left unsaid

       B.     Separate the ideas from the speaker

       C.     Empathize with the speaker
       D.    Prefer your own perception of the speaker 

     

4. Listeners should allow the speaker to conclude his or her point. Only then should they try to interpret and respond to it. Such generalizations may not represent what the speaker intended to communicate.

       A.    Respect the speaker as a person

       B.     Do not jump to hasty conclusions

       C.     Listen for what is left unsaid
       D.    Focus on the speaker

 

5. Effective listeners keep in mind the speaker's point of view by focusing on the big picture, background constraints/limitations, and special needs and the emotional state of the speaker. Do not allow the speaker to feel hurt, ignored or insulted.

       A.    Respect the speaker as a person

       B.     Do not be a sponge
       C.     Empathize with the speaker
       D.     Avoid becoming emotional

--
We say, "Be one as Pakistani Nation and grow up for Pakistan's Future". Wish you all the best. Join www.vuaskari.com,
To post to this group, send email to vuaskari_com@googlegroups.com
Visit these groups:
This (Main) Group:http://groups.google.com/group/vuaskari_com?hl=en?hl=en
MIT/MCS Group: http://groups.google.com/group/vu_askarimit?hl=en?hl=en
HRM Group: http://groups.google.com/group/askari_hrm?hl=en?hl=en
Banking Group: http://groups.google.com/group/askari_banking?hl=en?hl=en
Management: https://groups.google.com/group/vuaskari_mgt?hl=en
Marketing: https://groups.google.com/group/vuaskari_mkt?hl=en
MIS Group: http://groups.google.com/group/askari_mis?hl=en
---
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ":::www.vuaskari.com :::" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vuaskari_com+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
 
 

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Re: ::: vuaskari.com ::: CS408 - FINAL TERM SUBJECTIVE WITH REFERENCE SOLVED BY UMAIR SAULAT

GREAT WORK On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 11:30 PM, Umair Saulat < saulat.umair@gmail.com > wrote: CS408- Human Computer Interaction Solved Subjective Fall Semester 2012   QNo.1    it has been observed that most computer users use menu option for input instead of keyboard accelerator. What is the reason behind it? (2 Marks) Answer:- 1.        Menu options are easier to find. 2.        You don't have to memories the keys for menu option but for key board accelerators you have to memories them REF:: Handouts Page No. 127   QNo.2    Define active intervention.  (2 Marks) Answer:- Active intervention with the participant and actively probes the participant understands of whatever is being tested. REF:: Handouts Page No. 276 QNo.3    what is Ubiquitous Computing? (2 Marks) Answer:- The most profound technologies are those that disappear. They weave themselves into the fabric of everyday life until they are indi
Post a Comment
Read more

Updating our Google Account inactivity policy

Every day Google works hard to keep you and your private information safe and secure by preventing unauthorized access to your Google Account with our built-in security protections. And keeping you safe means having strong privacy practices across our products that minimize how long we store your personal files and any data associated with them. We want to protect your private information and prevent any unauthorized access to your account even if you're no longer using our services. Therefore, we are updating the inactivity period for a Google Account to two years across all our products and services. This change starts rolling out today and will apply to any Google Account that's been inactive, meaning it has not been signed into or used within a two-year period. An inactive account and any content in it will be eligible for deletion from December 1, 2023. What this means for you: These changes do not impact you unless you h
Post a Comment
Read more

Learn more about our updated Terms of Service

stargthb@gmail.com On January 5, 2022, we're making some changes to our Terms of Service. These changes won't affect the way you use Google services, but they'll make it easier for you to understand what to expect from Google — and what we expect from you — as you use our services. You can review the new terms here . At a glance, here's what this update means for you: More clarity on what you can expect from Google and what we expect from you : We're providing more examples to describe the mutually respectful conduct that we expect from all our users. Improved readability : While our terms remain a legal document, we've done our best to make them easier to understand, including reorganizing some topics so that they're easier to find. If you use Family Link to manage a Google Account for someone else, please take some time to talk to them about these changes. Thank you for using Google!
Post a Comment
Read more