Comm 111 :Communication Skills Question Paper

Comm 111 :Communication Skills

Institution: Kenya Methodist University question papers

Exam Year:2014

KENYA METHODIST UNIVERSITY

END OF 2''ND ''TRIMESTER 2014 (PT) EXAMINATION
FACULTY : EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT : EDUCATION
UNIT CODE : COMM 111
UNIT TITLE : COMMUNICATION SKILLS
TIME : 2 HOURS

INSTRUCTIONS

Answer Question One and any other Two Questions

Question One

Explain the following elements of the communication process outlining how they contribute to the communication process.

(10 Mks)

(i) People

(ii) Code

(iii) Feed back

(iv) Coding and decoding

(v) Noise
(b) Discuss any five reasons why studying communication is important to university students.

Question Two

Discuss any four functions language serves in human communication.

(4 Mks)

How can university students amply the following aspects of listening in their academic aspects of listening in their academic activities.

(i) selective attention (4 Mks)
(ii) Long term memory (4 Mks)
(iii) Critical listening (4 Mks)
(iv) Empathetic listening (4 Mks)

Question Three

Using skills learned in the course, write a 100 words introductory paragraph based on the topic: "Criminology."

(8 Mks)

Discuss four benefits of note-taking during revision for examination.

(4 Mks)

Discuss the strategies entailed by the following verbs when need in examination:

(i) Critique (2 Mks)
(ii) Analyze (2 Mks)
(iii) Justify (2 Mks)
(iv) Evaluate (2 Mks)

Question Four

Outline any five barriers to communication and how you can overcome them.

(10 Mks)

Discuss the SQ3R reading skills, outlining how you can use the strategy in revising for exams.

(10 Mks)

Question Five
Discuss how the following aspects of non-verb communication are important for someone working in crime detection. (20 Mks)

(i) Facial experiences
(ii) Clothing and artifact

(iii) Paralanguage

(iv) Colours

Comm 111 :Communication Skills Question Paper

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