- Understand the fundamental importance of effective business communication in various organizational contexts.
- Identify and analyze the processes involved in communication within business environments.
- Recognize common barriers to effective written communication and develop strategies to overcome them.
- Develop proficiency in composing various types of business letters, memos, notices, and reports.
- Explore the modern trends and tools in business communication, including digital platforms and interpersonal dynamics.
Written communication skills
Develop clear and effective business writing skills for emails, reports, proposals, and more.
Introduction
What you'll learn ?
- Articulate the significance of clear and concise communication in achieving organizational goals.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the communication process and its components, including encoding, decoding, feedback, and noise.
- Identify and analyze barriers to written communication and apply appropriate techniques to mitigate them.
- Develop practical skills in drafting and formatting business letters, memos, notices, and reports according to industry standards.
- Interpret with contemporary modes of business communication, including digital channels, and understand their impact on organizational communication strategies.
Certification
- KLiC courses are recognised by Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University (YCMOU).
- MKCL provides certificate to the KLiC learner after his/her successful course completion.
- Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University (YCMOU) provides mark sheet to successfully passed KLiC learners (Jurisdiction: Maharashtra).
Academic Approach
The academic approach of the courses focuses on the “work-centric” education i.e. begin with work (and not from a book!), derive knowledge from work and apply that knowledge to make the work more wholesome, useful and delightful. The ultimate objective is to empower the Learner to engage in socially useful and productive work. It aims at leading the learner to his/her rewarding career as an employee or entrepreneur as well as development of the community to which s/he belongs. Learning methodology:
- Step -1: Learners are given an overview of the course and its connection to life and work.
- Step -2: Learners are exposed to the specific tool(s) used in the course through the various real-life applications of the tool(s).
- Step -3: Learners are acquainted with the careers and the hierarchy of roles they can perform at workplaces after attaining increasing levels of mastery over the tool(s).
- Step -4: Learners are acquainted with the architecture of the tool or tool map so as to appreciate various parts of the tool, their functions, utility and inter-relations.
- Step -5: Learners are exposed to simple application development methodology by using the tool at the beginner’s level.
- Step -6: Learners perform the differential skills related to the use of the tool to improve the given ready-made industry-standard outputs.
- Step -7: Learners are engaged in appreciation of real-life case studies developed by the experts.
- Step -8: Learners are encouraged to proceed from appreciation to imitation of the experts.
- Step -9: After the imitation experience, they are required to improve the expert’s outputs so that they proceed from mere imitation to emulation.
- Step-10: Emulation is taken a level further from working with differential skills towards the visualization and creation of a complete output according to the requirements provided. (Long Assignments)
- Step-11: Understanding the requirements, communicating one’s own thoughts and presenting are important skills required in facing an interview for securing a work order/job. For instilling these skills, learners are presented with various subject-specific technical as well as HR-oriented questions and encouraged to answer them.
- Step-12: Finally, they develop the integral skills involving optimal methods and best practices to produce useful outputs right from scratch, publish them in their ePortfolio and thereby proceed from emulation to self-expression, from self-expression to self-confidence and from self-confidence to self-reliance and self-esteem!
Syllabus
- Importance of Communication
- Difference between Creative & Business Writing
- Formats of Business Writing
- Categories of Business Communication - Internal Operational Communication
- Categories of Business Communication - External Operational Communication
- Categories of Business Communication - Continued
- Identify the form of communication
- Interview_Joanne
- Communication Networks of an Organisation
- Horizontal Communication
- Vertical Communication
- Upward Communication
- Importance of Formal Communication
- Components and Types of Informal Communication
- Importance of Effective Communication
- Case Study 1: The Mysterious Memo
- Case Study 2: Too Many Pages
- Case Study 3 : The Whatsapp Case
- Case Study 4: Discount Gone Wrong
- Case Study 5: Several Resignations
- Carrying out Business Communication Effectively
- Essential Features of Business Writing: Planning & Drafting
- Definition: Editing
- Essential Features of Business Writing: Tense & Spelling
- Simple Word Alternatives
- Essential Features of Business Writing: Choice of Words
- Constructing Effective Sentences
- Definition: Paragraph
- Components of a Paragraph
- Tone of Business Writing
- Barriers to Communication
- Intrapersonal Barriers
- Interpersonal Barriers
- Language Barrier
- Cultural Barrier
- Overcoming Communication Barriers
- Understanding the Receiver
- Selecting the Right Channel
- Importance of Timely Feedback
- Cultural Awareness
- Emotional Intelligence
- Definition: Business Letter
- Case Study 1: Urjeet's Business Letter
- Consequences of Bad Business Letter Writing
- Characteristics of Well Written Business Letters
- Types of Business Letters
- Characteristics of Well Written Business Letters
- Formatting Requirements of Business Letters
- Case Study: Urjeet's Business Letter Continued
- Introduction to Business Letters
- Basics of a Business Letter
- Types of Business Letters
- Contents of a Business Letter
- Business Letter Styles
- How to Start a Business Letter
- Encloser
- Definition: Order Letters
- Format of a Order Letter
- Writing an Order Letter
- Order Letter Template
- Definition: Tender
- Tender Cover Letter Rules
- Tender Qualification Criteria
- Tender Tips and Strategy
- Changes in Communication
- Definition: Smoke Signals
- Evolution of Communication
- The Way We Communicate
- Modern Forms of Communication - Fax
- Definition: Internet and ISP
- Modern Forms of Communication – Email
- Consequences of Miscommunication
- Definition: Communication
- Essential Components of Communication
- Concept of Business Communication
- Definition: Business Communication
- Importance of The Internal Communication
- Methods and Importance of Business Communication
- Format of a Memo
- Format of a Notice
- Definition: Agenda
- Elements of an Agenda
- Sample: Agenda Format
- Importance of an Agenda
- Minutes of Meeting
- Importance of Minutes of Meeting
- Format of Minutes of Meeting
- What to include in a thank you letter
- How to write a thank you email
- Tips to writing a thank you letter
- Definition: Business Report
- Introduction: Transport India awards
- Types of Reports: Informal Reports/ Formal report
- Contents of a Report
- Definition: Conclusion
- Contents of a Report: Back Section
- Group Reports
- Types of Short Report
- Definition: Report
- Checklist for Report writing
- Definition of scope
- Elements of a Report
- Scope of Report
- Building a Report
- Phases of Writing a Report
- Planning a Report
- Importance of Report Writing
- Importance of Re-Reading
- Stages of Research
- Writing a Report
- Structure of a Report
- Definition: Report
- Definition: Solicited Report
- Contents of a Report
- Features of a Good Report
- Difference between Report and Essay
- Report Writing Checklist
- Organization of Report
- Language and Layout
- Definition: Curriculum Vitae
- Building a Resume: Step 1
- Building a Resume: Step 2
- Building a Resume: Continued
- Interactive Session - Comprehension
- Letter Writing: Personal Leave of Absence
- Definition: Requisition Letter
- Requisition Letter: Sample
- Letter Analysis
- Emotion in Written Communication
- Letter Reformulation
- Setting Boundaries
- Definition: Contract
- Types of Contracts
- Definition: Confidentiality Clause
- Confidentiality Clause Continued
- Vender Contracts
- Formulating Business Agreements
- Business Contract Template
Evaluation Pattern
Evaluation Pattern of KLiC Courses consists of 4 Sections as per below table:
Section No. | Section Name | Total Marks | Minimum Passing Marks |
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1 | Learning Progression | 25 | 10 |
2 | Internal Assessment | 25 | 10 |
3 | Final Online Examination | 50 | 20 |
Total | 100 | 40 | |
4 | SUPWs (Socially Useful and Productive Work in form of Assignments) | 5 Assignments | 2 Assignments to be Completed & Uploaded |
YCMOU Mark Sheet
Printed Mark Sheet will be issued by YCMOU on successful completion of Section 1, Section 2 and Section 3 and will be delivered to the learner by MKCL.
YCMOU Mark Sheet will be available only for Maharashtra jurisdiction learners
MKCL's KLiC Certificate
The certificate will be provided to the learner who will satisfy the below criteria:
- Learners who have successfully completed above mentioned 3 Sections i.e. Section 1, Section 2 and Section 3
- Additionally, learner should have completed Section 4 (i.e. Section 4 will comprise of SUPWs i.e. Socially Useful and Productive Work in form of Assignments)
- Learner has to complete and upload minimum 2 out of 5 Assignments
Courses Fee Structure from 01 July, 2025 Onwards
KLiC 30 hour course fee applicable from 01 July, 2025 all over Maharashtra
KLiC Course Duration | MFO (Inclusive of GST) |
ALC Share (Service Charges to be collected by ALC) |
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30 hours | Rs. 300/- | Rs. 1,500/- |
* Above mentioned fee is applicable for all Modes of KLiC Courses offered at Authorised Learning Center (ALC) and at Satellite Center
* Total fee is including of Course fees, Examination fees and Certification fees
* MKCL reserves the right to modify the Fee anytime without any prior notice