COM 212 Business Communication III

Instructor:  Tunde Tuze, John Attard

Hours:  36

Meeting times: TBA

Credit hours:  3

Course description:

Methodology:

This course is designed for intermediate to advanced level students who want to improve their speaking, writing, and critical thinking skills. The topics presented focus on the communications skills every professional to succeed in today's global business environment.

The integrated approach to the course will allow students to build their english vocabulary and grammar skills while improving their writing techniques and critical thinking abilities. 

The course content is delivered through lectures, combined with student-centred activities. The class is highly participatory, therefore, students should expect to take part in oral discussions and to attend every class. There will be homework every week that will contribute to the participation portion of the final grade.

Learner outcome:

Students will be able to:

• Use the direct and the indirect organizational plan
• Write effective sentences and develop sentence unity
• Use active/passive voice and parallel structure correctly
• Write a coherent paragraph
• Write a routine or a persuasive business letter
• Prepare a resume
• Prepare for employment interviews
• Write a report 

Revised: 

January 2006

Chapters:

3, 6, 8, 13, 14

Evaluation:

Attendance 15%, Homework/Participation 15%, Writing Assignments 30%,  Exam 40%

Prerequisite courses or equivalent knowledge: 

Intermediate knowledge of English

Resources:

Essentials of Business Communication, Guffey and Nagle, 4^th Canadian edition