Syllabus

__ Technical Writing for Success (2nd ed.), __ by Smith-Worthington and Jefferson (Southwestern) Appropriate software and teacher-prepared handouts
 * BUS 217—Business Communication & Report Writing **
 * Pre-requisite None **
 * Credit Hours 3 (Post-Secondary) 0.25 (High School) **
 * Duration of Course 45 Hours **
 * __BOOKS AND MATERIALS __****: **

This course emphasizes effective business writing and covers letters, memoranda, reports, and presentation. This course includes the fundamentals of business communication and an introduction to international communication.
 * __COURSE DESCRIPTION __****: **

 The successful learner will be able to:  93 - 100 =A 82 - 92 =B 71 - 81 =C 60 - 70 =D 0 - 61 =F
 * __COURSE ORGANIZATION __****: **
 * Communicating at work
 * Organizing and writing business messages
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Revising messages
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Routine letters and goodwill messages
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Routine memos and e-mail messages
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Persuasive and sales messages
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Negative messages
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Reports and proposals
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Presentations
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; letter-spacing: -0.15pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">COURSE OBJECTIVES __****<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; letter-spacing: -0.15pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">: **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; letter-spacing: -0.15pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Identify the psychology of writing effective letters and memorandums
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Analyze business letters for effective use of information
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Use the correct words in communicating ideas and information
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Differentiate between formal and informal writing styles
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Explain the role and process of critical thinking in business writing
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Use correctly direct, indirect and persuasive messages
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Research a topic and gather sufficient data for a formal report
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Organize and present a topic to a group
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; letter-spacing: -0.15pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">GRADING SCALE __**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; letter-spacing: -0.15pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msotabcount: 1;">

**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; letter-spacing: -0.15pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">A letter grade of “C” or higher must be earned to have course applied to program certificate. **