Business Communication Skills (MGT1106) Vocabulary

Vocabulary flashcards covering key terms, course structures, principles, and concepts from the MGT1106 Business Communication Skills course outline.

MGT1106

The course code for Business Communication Skills, a 4-credit unit course offered under the Bachelor of Business Administration program at Makerere University Business School.

MUBS Mission

To enable the future of our clients through creation and provision of knowledge.

MUBS Vision

The benchmark for Business and Management Education, Research and Training in the region.

Continuous Coursework Assessment

A 30% assessment component comprising Coursework One (Class Test worth 20%) and Coursework Two (Class Presentation and drafting a Curriculum Vitae worth 10%).

Final Examination (MGT1106)

An end-of-semester exam accounting for 70% of the total course assessment that is purely situational.

MUBSEP

The MUBS e-Learning platform used for conducting online classes and facilitating official communication between lecturers and students.

Elements of the Communication Process

The core constituent parts of the communication model, specified as Sender, message, medium, receiver, and noise.

8 Components of Planning for Communication

The planning factors consisting of purpose, audience, structure, style, message, time, state resources, and evaluation.

7Cs of Communication

The basic principles of communication listed as Courtesy, Considerate, Clarity, Concreteness, Completeness, Conciseness, and Correctness.

Correctness Principle

The communication principle that emphasizes grammatical terms and rules, sentence construction, pronunciations, spellings, idioms, parts of speech, punctuation, paragraphing, tenses, and articulation.

Interpersonal Communication

A topic area dealing with personality differences, relating to people of different personalities, emotional management, and how personality influences workplace communication.

Business Report Components

The core sections used in writing a business report, which include headings, terms of reference, methodology/procedure, findings, conclusion, and recommendations.

Meeting Documents

Essential written instruments designed for planning and managing an effective meeting, specifically Notice, Agenda, and Minutes.

Non-Verbal Communication

A major method of communication involving body language, visual aids, and non-verbal cues that are affected by cultural differences.