Business Communication

Examine the principles of communication in a workplace setting. This course gives you the resources needed to communicate effectively and confidence to use technology typically found in a business setting.

What you’ll learn

  • Skills needed for internal and external communications
  • Knowledge to use various business technology
  • Ability to create a clear style of communication
  • Improve writing skills, including grammar, mechanics and style
Business Communication

$79

Plus membership

3 Credits

All courses include:

eTextbooks

2 to 3-day turnaround for grading

Multiple chances to improve your grade

On-demand tutoring & writing center

Student support 7 days a week

$79

Plus membership

3 Credits

All courses include:

eTextbooks

2 to 3-day turnaround for grading

Multiple chances to improve your grade

On-demand tutoring & writing center

Student support 7 days a week

Business Communication

$79

Plus membership

3 Credits

About This Course

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ACE Approved 2022

Business Communication examines the principles of communication in the workplace. This online college course is designed to increase your writing skills to gain greater mastery of grammar, mechanics, and style. Discover important aspects and techniques for writing informational, persuasive, sales, employment, and both positive and negative news communications.

Course Outcomes

Demonstrate with an example the importance of communication to business.

Using audience analysis adapt a message to the audience.

Write business messages and documents with clarity and precision.

Use the you-viewpoint and positive language in writing to build goodwill.

Organize and write clear business e-mails and letters.

Write positive messages that are well-structured and direct.

Compose tactful and courteous negative messages.

Use persuasive strategies to compose a variety of persuasive messages.

Show how to research and organize information in a report.

Organize and write a short report or a proposal.

Prepare a well-structured, long, formal report.

Create different kinds of textual and visual graphics and apply the guidelines of page designing to a report.

Prepare and organize an effective formal presentation.

Describe what one can do to effectively communicate across cultures.

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Course Text

Prefer the hard copy? Simply purchase from your favorite textbook reseller; you will still get the eTextbook for free. The required eTextbook for this course is included with your course purchase at no additional cost.

Business Communication: Connecting in a Digital World

Rentz, Kathryn, and Paula Lentz. Business Communication: Connecting in a Digital World, 13th edition, McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2014, ISBN: 9780073403212

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