ADMN 104 Business Writing*
This course is designed for students who are enrolled in a technical curriculum. This course provides an introduction to the general principles of effective communication with emphasis on the content, style and form as well as instruction in the techniques pertinent to specific types of business correspondence. Practice will consist of composing various types of business communications. As part of the course, students will take a Technical Skills Assessment to demonstrate program proficiency.
ADMN 104Business Writing*
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I. General Information
Department
Information Technology
II. Course Specification
Course Type
Program Requirement
Credit Hours Narrative
3 Credits
Semester Contact Hours Lecture
16
Semester Contact Hours Lab
45
Prerequisite Narrative
ADMN 100
Grading Method
Letter grade
III. Catalog Course Description
This course is designed for students who are enrolled in a technical curriculum. This course provides an introduction to the general principles of effective communication with emphasis on the content, style and form as well as instruction in the techniques pertinent to specific types of business correspondence. Practice will consist of composing various types of business communications. As part of the course, students will take a Technical Skills Assessment to demonstrate program proficiency.
IV. Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, a student will be able to:
- Students will develop or improve the ability to use clear, concise and grammatically correct language
- Students will develop or improve the ability to use appropriate formats in writing email messages, memos, letters, reports and resumes.
V. Topical Outline (Course Content)
Upon completion of this course a student will:
Describe how solid communication skills will improve your career and workplace success.
Recognize the goals of business writing.
Analyze the purpose of a message, anticipates its audience and select the best communication channel.
Employ adaptive writing techniques.
Draft well-organized paragraphs that incorporate topic sentences, support sentences and transitional expressions.
Complete business messages by revising for conciseness.
Evaluate a message to judge its effectiveness.
Enhance readability through document design.
Address business uses of social media, networks and asses their advantages as well as risks.
Compose direct messages that make request, respond to inquiries online and offline and deliver step-by-step instructions.
Understand the goals of business communcators in conveying negative news.
Explain digital age persuasion and identify time proven persuasive techniques.
Write short informational reports that describe routine tasks
Prepare short analytical reports that solve business problems.
Understand the importance, purpose, and components of informal and formal proposals
VI. Delivery Methodologies