BUS 203 — Fund of Bus Communication
This course focuses on communication skills expected of college graduates entering into business fields. Students who successfully complete this course will be able to produce clear, concise, evidence-based, argumentatively sound, and persuasive professional communication of various types. The course will emphasize the importance of being purpose-oriented and audience-aware. Examples of work to be done include writing e-mails, drafting business memos, creating executive summaries, producing strategic reports, and crafting other types of internal and external business communication. In addition, the course will teach students how to develop good listening skills and also how to develop proficiency in various interpersonal speech situations. The course will inculcate the habit of revising and editing the work one produces, while providing all students with copious opportunities for feedback from their instructor and their peers.