Applying principles used in business and industry, this course prepares students to use a variety of written and oral communication styles within the professional community. Students will create and analyze workplace documents to include resumes, memos, instructions, reports and proposals as well as create visual presentations using appropriate software applications. Special attention will be given to design, layout, audience and purpose for both oral and written assignments. Students will also practice interviewing and engaging in peer conferencing and feedback for the purpose of constructive improvement and revision. This course will provide a co-requisite writer’s workshop for students who place below the cut-off for college level writing.
Course Workshop Description:
Each Professional Writing and Communication course has a workshop directly preceding or following its meeting times. Asynchronous sections will cover the workshop through 50-minute Zoom meetings. In the workshop, students will receive individualized, assignment-based support, and targeted, review-based instruction. The workshop is a required component of the course, but students may “test out” of the workshop after the first quarter based on their course grades and at the discretion of the instructor.