BUS 270 - Communicating in Business

FA/SP
Develop the critical oral and written managerial communication skills required of professionals. Students learn the characteristics of effective business communication, including the need to identify audiences and their preferred communication styles. Written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills are built through a variety of exercises that include crafting email, letters, memos, executive summaries, and visual aids. Students learn how to incorporate evidence and effectively structure communications to deliver negative and positive business news, how to contend with ethical considerations, and how to communicate persuasively. Focus on the use of tables, figures, and graphs to tighten and enhance all forms of communication is included.

Prerequisites & Notes
BUS 121, ENG 111, or permission of instructor

(Cr: 3)