Faculty of Engineering - Cairo University

Credit Hour B.SC. Programs

GENN 201 Communication and Presentation Skills
Spring 2015
Instructors and Class Schedule
Group 1: Sunday
11:00 am 12:50 pm
Room 20109 (Dr. Asmaa Zaki)
Teaching Assistant: Eng. Heba Hesham
Email: heba.elkordy@live.com
Group 2: Sunday
02:00 pm 03:50 pm
Room 20109 (Dr. Asmaa Zaki)
Teaching Assistant: Eng. Heba Hesham
Email: heba.elkordy@live.com
Group3: Tuesday
09:00 am 10:50 am
Room 20109 (Dr. Amal Abou-Setta)
Teaching Assistant: Eng. Ibrahim Gaafar
Email: iiigaafar@yahoo.com
Group 4: Tuesday
11:00 am 12:50 pm
Room 20109 (Dr. Amal Abou-Setta)
Teaching Assistant: Eng. Ibrahim Gaafar
Email: iiigaafar@yahoo.com
Group 5: Tuesday
02:00 pm 03:50 pm
Room 20109 (Dr. Noha Mazhar)
Teaching Assistant: Eng. Ahmed Amer
Email: ahmed.amer717@gmail.com

Dr. Amal Abou-Setta

Dr. Asmaa Zaki
Dr. Noha Mazhar

E-mail: amal_a6@aucegypt.edu
E-mail: asmaaabdelhafeez@gmail.com
E-mail: noha2007@aucegypt.edu

Class materials:
Textbook: Munter, M. & Russel, L. (2011). Guide to presentation. New Jersey: Prentice Hall.
Supplementary material will be available on the Course Facebook group.
Intended Learning Objectives:

Analyze the audience interest, expectation, age, educational background

Deliver short informative, persuasive, inspiring presentations
Using appropriate verbal and non-verbal communication throughout speeches
Select and design effective visual aids that match the objectives and the audience of a
presentation
Evaluate and critique the verbal and the non-verbal communication of their own
presentations and others' as well
Organize different sections of a presentation
Handle audience questions in an effective manner
Practice physical and mental techniques to avoid anxiety and nervousness
Demonstrate awareness of distracting gestures and positions
Demonstrate appropriate time management skills while giving short speeches
Maintain audience interest throughout a presentation
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Announcing Grades:
Mid-term exam grades and year work grades will be posted on the CUFE CHS portal and the
course Facebook group.
Grading System:
Mid-term exam
Final Exam
Course work

20%
40%
40%

Course work: Maximum 40%

Group Presentation
Informative Group Presentation
Persuasive Group Presentation
Community Service Presentation
Quiz
Self-critique Essay
Attendance & Participation

6%
8%
6%
8%
6%
6%
3%

Mid-term: Maximum 20%

Mid-term Presentation
Mid-term Critique Paper

10%
10%

Group Presentation: Students will be requested to work in groups of 5 to prepare, design and
deliver a 10 15 minute presentation on an assigned topic. The topics are related to body
language, non-verbal communication, PowerPoint presentations and visual aids.

Informative Group Presentation: Students should work in groups of 5 to prepare, design and
deliver an informative presentation. Each group should choose an informative topic for their
presentation. Each group will be allowed 15 minutes (12 min: presentation and 3 min: Q & A
session).

Persuasive Presentation: Students should work in groups to prepare and design visual aids to
deliver a sell presentation. Each group will be given a product, and allowed 45 to 60 minutes
to prepare a presentation outline and work on designing visual aids. Then, they will be
required to deliver a 5 to 7 minute presentation.

Community Service Presentation: Students should work in groups of 5 to prepare, design

and deliver a presentation addressing community needs/issues. This presentation aims at
strengthening students civic and community engagement. Each group will be allowed 15
minutes (12 min: presentation and 3 min: Q & A session).

Self-critique Essay: Students should arrange for someone to record their informative
presentations. Then, each student should submit a self-critique paper evaluating his/her
performance after watching the video of the presentation.

Mid-term Presentation: Students should work in groups of 5 to prepare, design and deliver a
5 10 minute presentation on a topic assigned by the instructor.

Academic Integrity Policy

Students in the Credit Hours Programs are expected to conform to academic integrity policy as
explained in the Students Code of Conduct posted on the CUFE website. Any sign of cheating,
copying assignments or plagiarism in any of class tasks, presentation ideas or materials will
mean the student gets ZERO on the plagiarized task. . Repeated incidents of plagiarism will
result in receiving a zero in the coursework grades.
Attendance policy:
Attendance is mandatory for participating in class discussions, listening to/watching class
audio/video materials, and taking part in practice time at the end of most sessions.
Attendance will be taken once at the beginning of each session.
Important Notes
It is the students responsibility to keep track of important dates of class tasks and
presentations.
Students need to check the course Facebook group regularly for announcements and
materials.
Rubrics for presentations will be posted on the course Facebook group page in due time.

Course Syllabus and Calendar

Session

Topics

S 01
Orientation to the course
Sun 08 Feb
Analyzing the audience
Tues 10 Feb
Types of presentations
Presentation Structure
S 02
o Attention grabber
Sun 15 Feb
o Introduction
Tues 17 Feb
o Body
o Conclusion
o Q & A session

Strategy
Lecture
Discussion

Assignment
Form groups for the first
informative presentation

Lecture
Discussion
Videos

Body language I (position, gestures

and movement)
Body language II (eye contact how to
maintain it throughout a
Group Presentations
S 03
presentation)
Sun 22 Feb
Feedback on
Tues 24 Feb Body Language III (mastering vocal Presentations
traits during a presentation)
How to dress for formal and informal
presentations

Group presentation (6%)

Controlling nervousness and anxiety Group Presentations

S 04
Sun 01 Mar Environmental factors that affect a Feedback on
Tues 03 Mar presentation and how to control them Presentations

Group presentation (6%)

 Designing effective visual aids

Tips on designing effective
PowerPoint slides for a presentation
S 05
Sun 08 Mar
Tues 10 Mar

Discussion
Evaluating Presentations (Videos) Group work

S 06
Sun 15 Mar
Tues 17 Mar

Discussing Informative
Presentations
Handling questions

S 07

Sun 22 Mar
Tues 24 Mar
S 08
Sun 29 Mar
Tues 31 Mar
S 09
Sun 05 Apr
Tues 07 Apr

Quiz (6%)
Form groups for the
informative presentation

Discussion
Videos
Eliciting Information
from students

Practice

Group informative presentations

are due this week.
(Topics selected by students)

Group Presentations

Informative Presentation
(8%)
The self-critique is due at
the beginning of next class.
(6%)

Discussing Persuasive
Presentations

Lecture
Discussion
Videos

Group persuasive presentations are due this week. (6%)

Spring Break
Official Holiday
S 10
Sun 19 Apr
Tues 21 Apr
S 11
Sun 26 Apr

Tues 28 Apr
S 12

Sun 03 May
Tues 05 May
S 13

Tues 10 May
Sun 12 May

Mid-term Critique Paper (10%)

Discussion on the mid-term presentation

Mid-term Presentations are due this week (10%)

Discussing Community Service

Presentations

Lecture
Discussion
Videos

Form groups for the

community service
presentation

Community service presentations are due this week. (8%)

S 14
Tues 17 May
Sun 19 May
S 15
Tues 24
Sun 26

Community service presentations are due this week. (8%)

Coursework Grades Review

30 May to 16 June Final Exams Period