COMMUNICATION/INFORMATION LITERACY SKILLS

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Communication and Information Literacy (CIL) is a course that aims to develop students’ skills in accessing, evaluating, and using information effectively and ethically. The course covers media literacy, digital citizenship, and information management. It also teaches students how to communicate effectively in various contexts, including academic writing, public speaking, and interpersonal communication.

The course is designed to help students become critical thinkers and responsible users of information in today’s digital age.  Effective communication is a vital skill that can benefit your career, education, and personal life. It involves exchanging ideas, thoughts, opinions, knowledge, and data so that the message is received and understood with clarity and purpose.

This course teaches you how to conduct research for, organize, and deliver effective presentations that allow you to explain complex ideas, persuade, and advocacy. It is also designed to help you refine and test your verbal skills, speech, presentation, and testing. You will also learn about the power of positive thinking, how to overcome nervousness and general communication skills.

 By end of the course, students will be able to understand key theories around communication, communication for development, culture, behavior, communication concepts, approaches, principles, methods and techniques.