This document provides information about a Professional Communication Skills course offered at the Language Academy of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities. The 3-credit hour course prepares students with fundamental speaking and writing skills for professional settings. It includes developing abilities like participating in formal discussions, composing formal correspondence, and producing an online self-narrative. The course fosters independent learning and applies communication skills in professional contexts.

1. Office Contact no.
DO5 & nurhazwani@utm.my
Academic
Session/Semester:
2022/2023 - 1
COURSE INFORMATION
School/Faculty:
Language Academy,
Faculty Of Social Sciences And Humanities
Program name:
Course code: UHLB 3132
PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Pre/co requisite
(course name and
code, if applicable):
ACADEMIC
COMMUNICATION
SKILLS (UHLB 2122)
Credit hours: 2
This course prepares students with the fundamental skills of speaking and writing in professional related settings.
Students will develop the ability to participate in a formal discussion, compose formal correspondence and
produce a self-narrative in an online setting. In addition, the course fosters independent learning through web-
based learning resources. At the end of this course, students should be able to apply and produce effective
communication skills in professional settings.
Nur Hazwani Mohd Muhridza
Name E-mail
Course synopsis
Course coordinator (if applicable)
Course lecturer(s)
Course name:
Teaching staff of Language Academy, UTM
Mapping of the Course Learning Outcomes (CLO) to the Programme Learning Outcomes (PLO), Teaching & Learning (T&L) methods and
Assessment methods:

2. T&L methods
Active Learning
Blended Learning
Active Learning
Participate actively in a discussion, following it easily and contributing
to it spontaneously, presenting a formal position convincingly and use
the language sufficiently in responding to questions and comments
fluently and appropriately
Compose correspondence clearly and accurately using the register,
structure and conventions appropriate for an online setting
PLO5
(C3C)
Produce a clear, systematically developed narrative of self, by
highlighting significant points, and
relevant supporting details appropriate in an online
PLO5
(C3C)
CLO* PLO
**(MQF
Cluster
Code)
***Taxonomie
s
and
****generic
skills
*****Assessment methods
No.
Group Discussion (30%)
CLO1
CLO2
CLO3
CLO4
This is the basic mapping required for the CI. Any added information is allowed (extra columns for weight or other elements) provided this is made
consistent for all CI at program/school/faculty level.
*Up to 5 CLO
Refer ***Taxonomies of Learning and ****UTM’s Graduate Attributes for UG and Generic Skills for PG, where applicable for measurement of
outcomes achievement
*****T – Test; Q – Quiz; HW – Homework; Asg – Assignment; PR – Project; Pr – Presentation; F – Final Exam etc.
**MQF Cluster Code
C1 = Knowledge & Understanding, C2 = Cognitive Skills, C3A = Practical Skills, C3B = Interpersonal Skills, C3C= Communication Skills, C3D = Digital
Skills, C3E = Numercy Skills, C3F = Leadership, Autonomy & Responsibility, C4A = Personal Skills, C4B = Enterpreneurial Skills, C5 = Ethics &
Professionalism
PLO5
(C3C)
CS4
CS1
Correspondence (40%)
Activity 1 – 20%
Activity 2 – 20%
CS5 Video Resume (30%)

3. No.
1
2
3
L T P O L T P O
2 0 2 4
2 0 2
2 2 2 6
2 2 0 4
2 0 0 2
2 2 4 8
Week 2
Week 3 Planning of video resume 3
Week 4 Planning of video resume
Input on correspondence
Correspondence: Activity 1
(20%)
2
Week 5 Input on correspondence 2
Week 6 Input on correspondence 2
Details on Innovative T&L practices:
Type Implementation
Active Learning Conducted through in-class activities
Blended Learning Conducted through the use of UTM e-learning, MyLinE, and Youtube
Physical Online (Synchronous)
Week/
Meeting
Course Content
Outline and Subtopics
CLO*
Learning and Teaching Activities
TOTAL
SLT
Face-to-Face (F2F)
Non F2F Independent Learning
Online (Asynchronous) Others
Transferable skills (generic skills learning in course of study which can be useful and utilised in other settings) :
Speaking skills
Writing skills
Student learning time (SLT) / Effective Learning Time (ELT) details:
Week 1 Introduction to the Course
Ice-Breaking
3
Input on video resume 3

4. 2 2 2 6
2 2
2 2 4
2 2 4
2 4 6
2 2
2 2
2 2
54
1 2 4
2 4 6 12
3 2
4 8 8
5
Week 14 Group discussion (30%) 1
Correspondence: Activity 2
(20%)
2
Week 7
1
SUB-TOTAL SLT :
Group Discussion 30 2
20 2
Correspondence: Activity 1
Correspondence: Activity 2 20 2
Video Resume 30
Online (Asynchronous) Others
Continous Assessment %
Week 15 Group discussion (30%)
Planning for group
discussion
1
Week 11 Practice on group
discussion
1
Week 12 Planning for group
discussion
1
Week 13
Input on group discussion 1
Week 8
Week 9 Input on group discussion
Submission of video resume
(30%)
1
Week 10
MID-SEMESTER BREAK
Face-to-Face (F2F)
NF2F
Independent Learning for
Assessment
TOTAL SLT
Physical
Online
(Synchronous)

5. 26
1
2
3
4
5
0
26
GRAND TOTAL SLT: 80
A
B
C
D
D1
D2
Face-to-Face (F2F)
Online
(Synchronous)
Summative Assessment %
Physical
SUB-TOTAL SLT :
TOTAL SLT
Others
NF2F
Independent Learning for Assessment
Online (Asynchronous)
SUB-TOTAL SLT :
SLT for Assessment:
% SLT for F2F Physical Component 17.50
82.50
% SLT for Online & Independent Learning Component :
%SLT for Online Component: 42.50
% SLT for All Practical Component: 0.00
% SLT for F2F Physical Practical Component: 0.00
% SLT for F2F Online Practical Component: 0.00
Please tick (/) if this course is Industrial Training/ Clinical Placement/ Practicum using 50% of
Effective Learning Time (ELT)
Identify special requirement or resources to deliver the course (e.g.,software,nursery, computer lab, simulation room etc)

6. References (include required and further readings, and should be the most current)
Other additional information (if applicable)
Academic honesty and plagiarism: (Below is just a sample)
Assignments are individual tasks and NOT group activities (UNLESS EXPLICITLY INDICATED AS GROUP ACTIVITIES)
Copying of work (texts, simulation results etc.) from other students/groups or from other sources is not allowed. Brief quotations are allowed and
then only if indicated as such. Existing texts should be reformulated with your own words used to explain what you have read. It is not acceptable to
retype existing texts and just acknowledge the source as a reference. Be warned: students who submit copied work will obtain a mark of zero for the
assignment and disciplinary steps may be taken by the Faculty. It is also unacceptable to do somebody else’s work, to lend your work to them or to
make your work available to them to copy.
Other additional information (if applicable)
Disclaimer:

7. ELT = (Theory + Industrial Guidance + Assessment) x 50%
Name:
Signature:
Name: LINDA V PRAPAGARA
Signature: LINDA
Date: Sep-22 Date: 10/13/2022
All teaching and learning materials associated with this course are for personal use only. The materials are intended for educational purposes only.
Reproduction of the materials in any form for any purposes other than what it is intended for is prohibited.
While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information supplied herein, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia cannot be held
responsible for any errors or omissions.
Total of credit for LI/Practical = ELT/40 Notional Hours
Note: For ODL Programme : Courses with mandatory practical requirement imposed by programme standards or any related standards can be
exempted from complying to the minimum 80% ODL delivery rule in the SLT.
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