BUS 122: Business Communications

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Class Program
Business
Credits 5 Lecture Hours 55
This course promotes the development of business communication skills which include reading, writing, listening, speaking, and interacting within groups. Special emphasis is given to the creation of day-to-day business documents

Prerequisites

BUS 121 or ENGL& 101.
Quarters Offered
Fall,
Spring
Course Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to demonstrate the following knowledge or skills:

  1. Write business documents with correct grammar and punctuation
  2. Communicate clearly orally
  3. Communicate clearly in writing
Institutional Outcomes
IO1 Communication: Students will write, speak, and present information effectively by creating professional documents that would be used in an office or medical office environment
Course Content Outline
  1. Communication in the workplace
  2. Business document writing techniques and approaches
  3. Business reports
  4. Business presentations
Department Guidelines

Based on the nature of the course, students must be responsible for writing, editing, and reviewing a variety of daily business documents; researching and writing formal business reports, and preparing and giving business presentations.

The syllabus must contain evaluation/grading guidelines, class environment/expectations/rules, course learning outcomes, and a disability services statement. A schedule must be provided to students that contains content covered (text chapters, topics, etc.), tentative test dates (to include final date/time). If an LMS or similar site is used for the course, it must be created following the Quality Matters (QM) principals outlined in the QM workbook questions. These documents should be reviewed with the BIM instructor at least two weeks prior to class start.