Syllabus
Course: BUSA 2105 Business Communication
Textbook: Business
and Administrative Communication, Locke and Kiengzler, 8th
Edition
Semester Fall 2008
Day
and Time: Online
Room Online
Instructor Brenda A. Sutton, MAOM
Office
Hours: By Appointment Only
Email: basutton@waycross.edu
Phone: 912-550-1804
COURSE DESCRIPTION
In this
course, students apply the basic writing process—transitioning from fluency to
clarity to correctness—as they create a variety of effective business
communication for both internal and external audiences. Selected readings
provide the foundation for discussions of the purpose, audience, structure,
tone, and content of business writing. Grammar exercises focus on sentence
structure, punctuation, capitalization, and bias-free language.
TOPICS
AND OBJECTIVES
THE
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
Discuss
selected readings for purpose, audience, structure, and tone.
Determine
methods for building rapport between the writer and reader of written
communication.
INTERPERSONAL
COMMUNICATION
Determine
appropriate purpose, audience, tone, and content for interpersonal
communication.
Identify
the purpose of available online writing resources.
Use
grammar, mechanics, spelling, and punctuation appropriately.
BUSINESS
COMMUNICATION
Identify
appropriate purpose, audience, tone, and content for business communication.
INFORMATIVE,
POSITIVE, AND NEGATIVE MESSAGES
Use the
writing process to create a variety of effective business communication.
Develop
informative and positive messages for use in the workplace.
Convey
negative messages that communicate openly, honestly, and diplomatically.
PERSUASIVE
MESSAGES
Identify characteristics
of persuasive messages.
Write
persuasive messages to meet specific business needs.
WORD
PROCESSING SKILLS
Develop
fundamental word processing skills.
Compare
basic style guidelines for formatting papers.
ELEMENTS
OF PRESENTATIONS
Discuss
options for presenting information in a business environment.
Identify
ways to incorporate effective visual elements into business presentations.
JOB-APPLICATION
SKILLS
Determine
a strategy for managing a job search.
Develop
documents associated with a job search.
BUSINESS
PRESENTATIONS
Apply
comprehensive presentation skills.
*Please
see Blackboard for further assignments and/or additions.
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Grading Requirements
Unit
Exams/Assignments 60%
Class
Participation 10%
Individual
Project 15%
Final
Exam 15%
Grading
Key
A=
90-100 points
B=
80-89 points
C=70-79
points
D=60-69
points
F=
Below 60
W=Voluntary
Student Withdrawal
WF=Withdrawal
of student by faculty due to attendance policy OR voluntary student withdrawal
after the deadline
This
is a tentative schedule only. The
instructor reserves the right to change items and timing schedule. All schedule changes will be communicated in
a timely manner.
Class
Week Calendar:
Monday Day 1
Tuesday Day 2
Wednesday Day 3
Thursday Day 4
Friday Day 5
Saturday Day 6
Sunday
Day 7
Online Participation
You
must participate in the discussion questions 5 out of 7 days. Please see Participation Rubric for
clarification. Discussion questions
responses must be 100-150 words in length and does not count toward participation
points. Discussion responses to your
peers must be substantive. Reponses such
as “me too” or “ I agree” does not count toward participation.
Make Up Policy
Students
may make-up one missed exam. A single,
cumulative make-up exam will be given the last week of class in the ASC. Students may also take the make-up exam if
they have missed no exams but wish to replace a unit exam grade. However, the make-up exam will count
regardless of the grade.
Attendance Policy
Attending
class regularly allows the student interaction with instructors and other
students in the learning process.
Students are responsibility for
attending class and for material presented in all classes. Students who have missed twenty percent of
regularly scheduled class meetings may be withdrawn from the course. The instructor shall assign a grade without
academic penalty by the designated date published in the Academic Calendar and
the student shall receive a W grade for semester. A grade of W or WF may be assigned by the
instructor after mid-semester.
Classroom Etiquette
All
cells phones, beepers, and pagers must be turned off or turned to silent. Also, please refrain from text messaging
during class.
Dropping: A course Without Penalty
In
order to officially drop a course without penalty, a student must obtain and
fill out a Drop/Add form from the Registrar’s office, acquire appropriate
signatures, and return the completed form to the Registrar’s office before the
designated date published in the Academic Calendar in the
Incomplete
The
grade of incomplete is given to students who for reason illness, accident, or
emergency are unable to complete a segment of the course. At least 75% of the course requirement must
be with a passing grade before an incomplete will be considered. In no case will be grade of incomplete be
given as a means to avoid a falling grade.
Plagiarism
Plagiarism
is prohibited by
the
unauthorized use or close imitation of the language and thoughts of another
author and the representation of them as one's own original work. “ Offenses will be governed in accordance with
Waycross College Student handbook guidelines.
The
The
Academic Support Center (ASC) offers supplemental instruction to all students
enrolled at the College. Students may be referred by instructors or may
independently seek additional help. The ASC provides alternative learning opportunities,
which allow students to develop strengths and to eliminate deficiencies. The
ASC, staffed by members of the faculty and student tutors, offers assistance to
students enrolled in any course. Please see the Waycross Student Handbook for
more detailed information.