SRM Institute of Science and Technology
Faculty of Engineering and Technology
Ramapuram, Chennai – 600 089
Department of English and Other Foreign Languages
The Department of English and Foreign Languages, in collaboration with the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Ramapuram, organized a One Day Workshop on “Communication and Computing Skills”, for the Non- Teaching Faculty on 10/11/2023. The workshop began with a short welcome note by Dr. V. Rema, Professor and Head of the Department of English and Foreign Languages. Dean E&T, in his address insisted on the significance of having a continual professional development through attending workshops on various skills. The workshop consisted of two sessions. The first session began with a deliberation on “Computing Skills” by Dr. A. Sandhya from the Department of CSE on the challenges and safety issues in the usage of Internet and the updated features of MS Office. The second session on “Communication Skills” by Dr.K.Nagamani, from the Department of EFL, highlighted the usage of email and letter writing in an appropriate and effective way. The participants were engaged in Quizziz activity related to the common errors in the use of English in day-to-day conversations. A worksheet based on simple sentence construction was given as a concluding activity. Overall, the participants registered positive feedback about the content and delivery of the workshop.
