Communication Skills (CSK)

This course explores the complexities and strategies of internal and external communication in public, private, and non-profit organizations. As a leadership tool, communication serves a political, informational, symbolic, and influential function. Organizational theory and research are core components of this course. Specifically, this course equips students to critique and develop the fundamentals of: vision and mission statements, strategic plans, white papers, annual reports, crisis communication, and marketing and promotional communication.

CSK 1202: CROSS-CULTURAL DYNAMICS IN COMMUNICATION

This course investigates the relationship between communications-its social/cultural context. Issue like communication and social identity, race, ethnicity and gender are examined and the dynamics of social and cultural change are explored.
The group strategy will be used to elicit information on the cross-cultural dynamics pertaining to social identity, race, ethnicity and gender.

Course Objectives

The course provides students with skills in specific writing skills in various writing styles and genre. Written communication practices and theories as observed and studied in personal and professional contexts will be explored.

Exercises will be given to improve students’ ability to gather information and analyse it, to integrate ideas about communication and to express those ideas clearly and cogently in writing.

This course places the development of communication in Uganda in historical perspective. It surveys the evolution of the traditional forms of communication from pre-colonial to the development of contemporary forms: the newspapers, magazines, broadcasting and motion pictures. Changes in the structure of these contemporary forms are examined in connection with the historical, cultural and political trends in Ugandan society.

This course provides an introductory overview to communication theories, processes and skills and seeks to increase the students’ understanding of both interpersonal and public communication as wells as their own communicative behaviour.

This course provides students with skills of effective communication. These include Writing and Speaking skills (Productive) and Listening and Reading skills (Receptive). The course aims at enabling students to appropriately and clearly communicate in their daily activities and with others in a professional manner.

Course objectives:

The course objectives are to: