DESCRIPTION
Principles and practices that develop writing and communication skills for professional writing
and document design for traditional and new media (letters of inquiry and application, resumes,
email practices, social media PowerPoint etc.)

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
- Understand the roles and practices of communication in business, industry, and other
settings

- Understand the basic practices that lead to clarity in communication, at the structural and
thematic level of writing and oral presentation

-  Understand the relation of audience, purpose, and style over a range of business
documents

- Understand professionalism as it pertains to individual and collaborative work.

GRADES
Weekly assignments: 80%
Portfolio: 10%
Participation: 10%
This is an upper-division writing course. As such, your portfolio must reflect competence in
grammar, documentation, and formatting.

*Course content subject to change