ENG301 Business Communication Assignment No.01 Fall 2013 Due Date 19th November 2013
Business Communication (ENG301) Assignment 1 (Fall 2013)
Total Marks: 15
Objective:
To assess students’ understanding of different concepts of ‘Business Communication’ and how they can apply their conceptual knowledge in daily life examples
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: Read the following examples and label them with reference to flow of communication.
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This is a natural phenomenon that serves as a means of emotional release for staff members and provides the administrator with significant information concerning the attitudes and feelings of staff members. __________________
Organizational publications, circulars, letter to employees, group meetings are all examples of _______________
Communication between peers, between managers _______________
Communication that takes place between a manager and external groups such as - suppliers, vendors, banks, financial institutes etc. ____________
Complaint and Suggestion Box, Job Satisfaction surveys, employee attitude surveys, letters from employees, employee-manager discussions ________________
Q2: For each pair of words, list the one that is positive in the “Positive Connotation” category, and the one that is negative in the “Negative Connotation” category. 10
1. Gaze, Stare
2. Fragrance, Odor
3. Brainwash, Persuade
4. Delayed, Tardy
5. Nosy, Curious
6. Lazily, Leisurely
7. Demand, Request
8. Gathering, Mob
9. Slim, Skinny
10. Debate, Argue
Sr. No
Positive Connotation
Total Marks: 15
Objective:
To assess students’ understanding of different concepts of ‘Business Communication’ and how they can apply their conceptual knowledge in daily life examples
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: Read the following examples and label them with reference to flow of communication.
5
This is a natural phenomenon that serves as a means of emotional release for staff members and provides the administrator with significant information concerning the attitudes and feelings of staff members. __________________
Organizational publications, circulars, letter to employees, group meetings are all examples of _______________
Communication between peers, between managers _______________
Communication that takes place between a manager and external groups such as - suppliers, vendors, banks, financial institutes etc. ____________
Complaint and Suggestion Box, Job Satisfaction surveys, employee attitude surveys, letters from employees, employee-manager discussions ________________
Q2: For each pair of words, list the one that is positive in the “Positive Connotation” category, and the one that is negative in the “Negative Connotation” category. 10
1. Gaze, Stare
2. Fragrance, Odor
3. Brainwash, Persuade
4. Delayed, Tardy
5. Nosy, Curious
6. Lazily, Leisurely
7. Demand, Request
8. Gathering, Mob
9. Slim, Skinny
10. Debate, Argue
Sr. No
Positive Connotation
Denotation
Negative Connotation
1
Look steadily
2
A smell sensed by the olfactory nerve
3
Influence one way or another
4
Not on time
5
Some what interested
6
Without haste
7
Ask of someone
8
A large group
9
Less than average build
10
Discuss with others
Negative Connotation
1
Look steadily
2
A smell sensed by the olfactory nerve
3
Influence one way or another
4
Not on time
5
Some what interested
6
Without haste
7
Ask of someone
8
A large group
9
Less than average build
10
Discuss with others
