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| Semester: | Summer 2025 |
| Number: | 0204-267-001 |
| Instructor: | Stephanie Longo |
| Days: | Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday 8:30 am - 10:30 am |
| Note: | Online, Both synchronous and asynchronous |
| Location: | Online |
| Credits: | 3 |
| Course Meets: | July 7 - August 10 |
| Notes: |
For majors only |
| Course Materials: | View Text Books |
| Description: |
Research and report presentation, both written and oral. Emphasis on clarity and conciseness in writing applied to business letters, memos, and short and long reports; persuasive speaking to one or many; communication skills for the work place. (Learning Goals:CW,CO) |
| Learning Goals: |
Upon completion of this course, the successful student should be able to: -Describe communication principles, methods, and techniques that can be used to improve written and oral communication skills.- Gain an understanding of the different types of communication styles used in global and multicultural work settings.- Articulate the difference between verbal and nonverbal communication, and formal and informal business messages, and know when and how to convey neutral messages, ‘good’ news messages, and ‘bad’ news messages.- Write business messages that are clear and concise, and tailored to specific audiences.- Describe the different formats and conventions used to compose text messages, e-mails, memos, letters, outlines, and business reports, and demonstrate proficiency in planning, composing, and proofreading these types of messages.- Effectively use electronic email and the internet for research.- Plan, prepare, and critique oral presentations, and give professional individual and team presentations (with and without visual aids such as Power Point).- Ability to identify and create at least four basic business written communications (letter, memo, report and Power Point).- Communicate more effectively in a business setting.- Prepare a personal resume and job application letter. *The learning goals displayed here are those for one section of this course as offered in a recent semester, and are provided for the purpose of information only. The exact learning goals for each course section in a specific semester will be stated on the syllabus distributed at the start of the semester, and may differ in wording and emphasis from those shown here. |
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