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Welcome 2013-14 PG Batch

Dear Student Friends,
Let's make it learning fruitful with the help of Web 2.0.
I hope you would utilize this blog at its best for your subject Communication & Research Skills.
Wish you good luck...
-NIKHIL JOSHI

GCET VOICE 2012

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INDIA works...

Dear All, Government of India has an online Grievance forum at http://www.pgportal .gov.in Can you imagine this is happening in INDIA? The govt. wants people to use this tool to highlight the problems they faced while dealing with Government officials or departments like

1) Railways
2) Posts
3) Telecom (incl. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) & Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL)
4) Urban Development (Delhi Development Authority (DDA), Land & Development Office (L&DO), Central Public Works Department (CPWD), etc)
5) Petroleum & Natural Gas
6) Civil Aviation (Air India, Airports Authority of India, etc)
7) Shipping, Road Transport & Highways
8) Tourism
9) Public Sector Banks Allahabad Bank Andhra Bank, Bank of Baroda Bank of India Bank of Maharashtra Canara Bank Central Bank of India Corporation Bank Dena Bank Indian Bank Indian Overseas Bank Industrial Development Bank of India Ltd National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development Oriental Bank of Commerce Punjab & Sind Bank Punjab National Bank Small Industries Development Bank of India State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur State Bank of Hyderabad State Bank of India State Bank of Indore State Bank of Mysore State Bank of Patiala State Bank of Travancore Syndicate Bank UCO Bank Union Bank of India United Bank of India Vijaya Bank
10) Public Sector Insurance Companies GIC of India Life Insurance Corporation of India National Insurance Company Ltd. The New India Assurance Company Ltd. The Oriental Insurance Company Ltd. United India Insurance Company Ltd.
11) National Saving Scheme of Ministry of Finance
12) Employees' Provident Fund Organization
13) Regional Passport Authorities Regional Passport Office, Ahemadabad Regional Passport Office, Amritsar Regional Passport Office, Bangalore Regional Passport Office, Bareilly Regional Passport Office, Bhopal Regional Passport Office, Bhubaneswar Regional Passport Office, Chandigarh Regional Passport Office, Chennai Regional Passport Office, Cochin Regional Passport Office, Coimbatore Regional Passport Office, Dehradun Regional Passport Office, Delhi Regional Passport Office, Ghaziabad Regional Passport Office, Goa Regional Passport Office, Guwahati Regional Passport Office, Hyderabad Regional Passport Office, Jaipur Regional Passport Office, Jalandhar Regional Passport Office, Jammu Regional Passport Off ice, Kolkata Regional Passport Office, Kozhikode Regional Passport Office, Lucknow Regional Passport Office, Madurai Regional Passport Office, Malappuram Region al Passport Office, Mumbai Regional Passport Office, Nagpur Regional Passport Office, Patna Regional Passport Office, Pune Regional Passport Office, Raipur Reg ional Passport Office, Ranchi Regional Passport Office, Shimla Regional Passport Office, Srinagar Regional Passport Office, Surat Regional Passport Office, Thane Regional Passport Office, Trichy Regional Passport Office, Trivandrum Regional Passport Office, Visakhapatnam
14) Central Government Health Scheme
15) Central Board of Secondary Education
16) Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan
17) National Institute of Open Schooling
18) Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti
19) Central Universities
20) ESI Hospitals and Dispensaries directly controlled by ESI Corporation under Ministry of Labour
Many of us say that these things don't work in India ..
Couple of months back, the Faridabad Municipal Corporation laid new roads in his area and the residents were very happy about it. But 2 weeks later, BSNL dug up the newly laid roads to install new cables which annoyed all the residents. A resident used the above listed grievance forum to highlight his concern. To his surprise, BSNL and Municipal Corporation of Faridabad were served a show cause notice and the guy received a copy of the notice in one week. Government has asked the MC and BSNL about the goof up as it's clear that both the government departments were not in sync at all.. So use this grievance forum and educate others who don't know about this facility.
This way we can at least raise our concerns instead of just talking about the 'System' in India . Invite your friends to contribute for many such happenings. PLEASE SPREAD THIS MESSAGE AND GET A BETTER FUTURE & FORWARD THIS TO AS MANY AS POSSIBLE.

Research Skills

Definitions of research on the Web:

• attempt to find out in a systematically and scientific manner; "The student researched the history of that word"
• systematic investigation to establish facts
• inquire into; "the students had to research the history of the Second World War for their history project"; "He searched for information on his relatives on the web"; "Scientists are exploring the nature of consciousness"
• inquiry: a search for knowledge; "their pottery deserves more research than it has received"
  wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
• RE/Search Publications is a United States magazine and book publisher, based in San Francisco, founded and edited by V. Vale in 1980. It was the successor to Vale's earlier punk rock fanzine Search & Destroy (1977 - 1979), started with $100 from Allen Ginsberg and Lawrence Ferlinghetti. ...
  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/REsearch
• The Research are an indiepop band from Wakefield, England. The members are: Russell 'The Disaster' Searle (vocals/guitar/synthesizers), Georgia Lashbrook (bass/vocals/harmonica), and Sarah Williams (drums/vocals). ...
  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Research
• Research was an full rigged ship built in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia which was famous for a determined and courageous crew who replaced her rudder eight times to survive a crippling North Atlantic storm in 1866. ...
  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Research_(ship)
• Research is defined as human activity based on intellectual application in the investigation of matter. ...
  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Research
• Diligent inquiry or examination to seek or revise facts, principles, theories, applications, et cetera; laborious or continued search after truth ...
  en.wiktionary.org/wiki/research
• researches - Third person singular simple present of to research
  en.wiktionary.org/wiki/researches
• re-search - To search again; to re-examine
  en.wiktionary.org/wiki/re-search
• means a systematic investigation, including research development, testing, and evaluation, designed to develop or contribute to generalizable knowledge.
  hipaa.wustl.edu/Glossary.htm
• Diligent and thorough inquiry and investigation into a subject. This includes using ALL appropriate print and electronic sources, asking the reference librarians for help, and making use of bibliographies given by other authors.
  www.wit.edu/library/Orientation/glossary.html
• is any activity undertaken to extend Knowledge. See also: Basic research, Development, Research and development, Tactical research, Strategic research.
  www.quantum3.co.za/CI%20Glossary.htm
• means investigation or academic study that may lead to publication of the results of such study or investigation, conducted by a researcher for the purposes of the researcher’s employment with, or enrolment in, one of the instituions listed in the definition of Researcher, and such Research ...
  www.popdata.bc.ca/node/16

(http://www.google.co.in/search?hl=en&defl=en&q=define:research&ei=GKeTStvJOYaBtwfG5IBI&sa=X&oi=glossary_definition&ct=title)

Let's Begin With Communication...

The Basics of Communicating with Others

Some key questions to get you started in understanding interpersonal communication skills:

What are interpersonal communication skills?
Interpersonal communication skills are the tools we use to let others know what we think, feel, need and want. And they are how we let others know that we understand what they think, feel, need and want.

What are the benefits of improving interpersonal communication skills?
Even those who are individual contributors in the workplace need to be able to communicate effectively with bosses and customers. Most people have colleagues with whom they need to communicate in order to be successful at their job. Every one of us has her/his own preferred style of communicating with others. In addition, given our unique histories, we have different strategies for communicating in different types of situations. As a result, there is a very real possibility that when two of us get together there are certain circumstances in which we are less effective at communicating with each other than we would like. By increasing your repertoire of interpersonal communication skills, you can increase your overall effectiveness and perhaps your job satisfaction.

Are there specific interpersonal communication skills?
Yes. Active listening or assertive communications are two examples of interpersonal communication skills. In addition, there are techniques for certain circumstances, such as communicating in difficult situations or communicating upwards, that can be useful. See OED's course offerings on these skills.

How do I know if I need to improve my interpersonal skills and, if so, which ones?
Every one of us can benefit from improving our interpersonal skills. We each have certain situations that are more difficult for us and/or have particular communications skills that we would like to improve. You can assess your own interpersonal communications skill level and/or you can ask for feedback from others.

One approach is to think about three or four situations where an interaction with someone else did not go as well as you would have liked. The Two-Column Case Model might help you organize your recollection and identify patterns to help you see areas where you could improve.

How can I actually improve my interpersonal communication skills?
As with any skills development, once you have identified the need and feel motivated to make a change, you need to be introduced to new strategies and tools, and seek out opportunities to practice and to receive feedback. Try approaching this as a project plan. Identify your goal. Pick two or three approaches to getting there. Maybe register for two workshops and read one book.

Identify explicit opportunities to practice and ask a trusted colleague to give you feedback. The Gourmet's Guide to Giving Feedback article might be helpful if you are working on how to give someone constructive feedback. The article When Emotions Get in the Way can help you follow through with an important and difficult conversation.

Don't forget: Interpersonal skills development is a life-long challenge. Pick something specific to learn, practice, expect some awkward moments, learn from them and celebrate your progress.

Source Courtesy: http://web.mit.edu/hr/oed/learn/comm/art_basics.html

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--NIKHIL JOSHI

Welcome to this Blog

Dear M.E. students,

I have created this blog to help u in your subject 'Communication and Research Skills' for your M.E. program. Hope u would enjoy this blog.

The reason behind starting this blog is to give you online guidance for the subject. In today's era it has been essential to use technology in teaching-learning, so let's make a creative and fruitful use of technology in the form of this blog to keep in touch with each other regarding our teaching-learning in the subject.

Here in this blog you will find class notes on various topics and you will also get benifitted by getting some online tasks and assignments here on the blog.

Moreover i will also place some videos related to communication and research skills here on this blog so that u can learn with fun even at your home or at your ease.

Making teaching-learning available online will definitely strengthen rapport among us.

After every post that i post on this blog, there remains a link of 'comments', u just click on this and write your words that u want to share.

u can also mail me on: nikhiljoshi@gcet.ac.in

so hereby i wish u all a great online learning through this blog.

thank u....

---NIKHIL JOSHI