2025 - 2026

Course Name: Healthy and Effective Relationships

Course Code: G1115

Email Address: nursyahirah.saifulmaznan@xmu.edu.my

This course introduces students on how to communicate and engage with others more effectively in light of how important it is for everyone to maintain strong social

relationships and human connections. Politeness strategies, minimisation of threats to one's face, various communicative styles, relationship conflicts and needs are

some theoretical approaches and concerns that will be thoroughly introduced and discussed. Overall, this course assists students to further boost positivity in their lives

by training them to achieve healthier and effective relationships with others, simultaneously achieving and sustaining positive emotions, personal well-being and life goals

- via communication, also through persuasiveness and assertiveness skills

Course Name: Healthy and Effective Relationships

Course Code: G1115

Email Address: nursyahirah.saifulmaznan@xmu.edu.my

This course introduces students on how to communicate and engage with others more effectively in light of how important it is for everyone to maintain strong social

relationships and human connections. Politeness strategies, minimisation of threats to one's face, various communicative styles, relationship conflicts and needs are

some theoretical approaches and concerns that will be thoroughly introduced and discussed. Overall, this course assists students to further boost positivity in their lives

by training them to achieve healthier and effective relationships with others, simultaneously achieving and sustaining positive emotions, personal well-being and life goals

- via communication, also through persuasiveness and assertiveness skills

Course Name: Healthy and Effective Relationships

Course Code: G1115

Email Address: nursyahirah.saifulmaznan@xmu.edu.my

This course introduces students on how to communicate and engage with others more effectively in light of how important it is for everyone to maintain strong social

relationships and human connections. Politeness strategies, minimisation of threats to one's face, various communicative styles, relationship conflicts and needs are

some theoretical approaches and concerns that will be thoroughly introduced and discussed. Overall, this course assists students to further boost positivity in their lives

by training them to achieve healthier and effective relationships with others, simultaneously achieving and sustaining positive emotions, personal well-being and life goals

- via communication, also through persuasiveness and assertiveness skills

The topics covered include articulation, acoustics, phonetic transcription, etc. in phonetics. The manners of articulation and places of articulatory gestures for all vowels and consonants in English and Mandarin will be discussed whenever pertinent. Students will learn to correctly pronounce and write the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) representations of all vowels and consonants in both Chinese and English after taking this course.

The purpose is to produce instructive , international, clear , effective and persuasive documents based on well defined and achievable ooutcomes. The course willhelp students understand that good technical is context driven

This course provides some knowledges related to football culture and history, including Cu Ju(蹴踘, during Ancient China), Sepak Takraw(popular in Southeast Asia), modern football(originated from Europe), and futsal(from South America). In addition, there is also an opportunity to practice and play the above-mentioned football games.

This course is designed to equip students with the knowledge and practical skills to prepare and to deliver an effective public speaking.  The course explores the fundamental element of public speaking, especially in understanding the communication process, managing the anxiety in presentation and in identifying in listening process for both listener and speaker.

      This is a fun course on the intersection between art and science. It aims to introduce to students the similarities between art and science and how they integrate to promote the development of each other, although traditionally they are viewed as vastly different areas. This course will enhance the students’ view of creativity, beauty and enthusiasm, their apprehension of art and science works in terms of transdisciplinary nature, which will be beneficial to the individual careers of the students, regardless of their major fields.

The course focuses on fundamental concepts and theories in operations management and provides a necessary knowledge for students to further study in other related courses.

At the end of this course, students will be able to:

 1. Understand the basic theories and best practices of business strategy

2. Applying learnt theories and practices into solving strategic problems in business enterprises

This course is designed for learners who has little or no knowledge of French. The aim is to develop an ability to use the language effectively for practical communication.
Through a blend of engaging lessons, interactive exercises, and real-world examples, learners will master basic conversational skills and develop writing fundamentals.
The course also aims to offer insights into the culture of countries where French is spoken, thus encouraging positive attitudes towards language learning and towards
speakers of other languages.

This course will explore various statistical concepts that are used in daily life. There will be at least one case study for each topic. Topics covered include: gathering and exploring data, correlation and regression, probability, probability distributions and sampling distributions.

Sensors for Modern Day Applications explains how sensors detect changes such as temperature, light, and motion, and how they are used in healthcare, transportation, industry, and smart devices. The module highlights how sensors support modern technology and improve safety, efficiency, and everyday life.