Course Description
Provides students opportunities to obtain and refine skills that lead to growth and success in professional scenarios and beyond, including application materials, relational materials, and informative documents. The hallmark of this course will be a skill-based learning environment focused on the practice and application of skills and content.
Athena Title
Business Writing
Non-Traditional Format
This course will be taught 95% or more online.
Prerequisite
Admission to Terry College or permission of department.
Grading System
S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
Student learning Outcomes
- Students will be able to independently acquire and practice successful writing strategies, such as the 4 C’s of business and technical writing: clear, concise, complete, and correct writing.
- Students will be able to demonstrate different types of business writing.
- Students will be able to practice writing for different audiences in business settings.
Topical Outline
- Introduction: Rhetoric, Business Writing, Communication Theory
- Tools for Communication: Grammar Review and Audience Analysis
- Writing and Writing for Business: Organization, structure, tone, various types of writing
- Emails (Introduction, Persuasive, Critical Feedback)
- Technical Writing/Report Writing
- Writing for Internal and External Constituents
- Effective Presentations
- Conducting Meetings
