Course Goals
The purpose of this course is for students to
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, all students should be able to
The purpose of this course is for students to
- Transition from academic to professional writing
- Significantly improve their ability to write effective professional communication
- Gain an understanding of how culture and gender may affect professional communication
- Apply rhetorical analytical skills to understand reader needs
- Make independent decisions regarding style and content of professional communication
- Critically investigate and incorporate a variety of research sources
- Utilize various strategies and organizational techniques in the writing process
- Develop collaborative group communication and writing skills
- Exhibit visual presentation skills
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, all students should be able to
- Use online collaborative tools such as Google Drive, Dropbox, and Skype
- Analyze and evaluate audience/purpose/situation as they apply to business writing contexts
- Produce clear, concise, effective audience and purpose specific business writing
- Actively plan and participate in a collaborative project
- Incorporate process (research, invention, writing, revision, and editing) into all writing tasks
- Analyze multiple writings from appropriate business professions
- Adapt tone and style for appropriate rhetorical business purposes
- Utilize skills gained from academic writing in a professional context
- Conduct primary and secondary research relevant to topic
- Incorporate analytical/technical data in the form of charts, graphs, spreadsheets, etc.
- Give and receive constructive, professional criticism among peers
- Use current technology to design effective presentations that will maximize the impact of written and oral reports
- Understand how to facilitate communication across ethnic and/or business cultures