Week 4

Course Objectives:

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will:
1. Apply qualities of effective messages to all communications media.
2. Plan and compose written, oral, and electronic communications.
3. Apply principles of grammar, punctuation, and spelling in all business communications.
4. Edit business documents effectively using the principle of proofreading, both electronically and manually.
5. Use a variety of reference materials.
6. Use appropriate style to cite reference materials.
7. Use presentation software (PowerPoint) and present on a chosen topic

Proposed Modules Revised and Media: I have revised the module layout to align with the textbook. Rather than seven modules, there are now six modules and may be perceived as more achievable by the student; however, all of the same material is included. All assignments will be posted in BlackBoard with the student responding in Microsoft Word to the appropriate dropbox for each assignment. Written assignments will be graded based on the Business Communications, Report, or PowerPoint scoring guides, as appropriate. Module tests will be posted in BlackBoard using a pre-established test bank provided by Cengage Learning that will generate a random set of twenty-five questions for each user.


Module 1: Workplace Communication Today

Chapter 1 - Communication Skills as Career Filters
Complete Chapter Review Questions
Complete Selected Activities and Cases 1.3, 1.7, and 1.12
Complete Grammar/Mechanics Checkup
Complete Editing Challenge
Review PowerPoint Slides
Module 1 Test over Chapter 1

Module 2: The Business Writing Process

Chapter 2 – Planning Business Messages
Complete Chapter Review Questions
Complete Writing Improvement Exercises
Complete Selecting Communication Channels
Complete Grammar/Mechanics Checkup
Complete Editing Challenge
Review PowerPoint Slides

Chapter 3 – Composing Business Messages
Complete Chapter Review Questions
Complete Writing Improvement Exercises
Complete Grammar/Mechanics Checkup
Complete Editing Challenge
Review PowerPoint Slides

Chapter 4 – Revising Business Messages
Complete Chapter Review Questions
Complete Writing Improvement Exercises
Complete Grammar/Mechanics Checkup
Complete Editing Challenge
Review PowerPoint Slides
Module 2 Test over Chapters 2, 3, and 4

Module 3: Communicating at Work

Chapter 5 – Electronic Messages and Digital Media
Complete Chapter Review Questions
Complete Writing Improvement Exercises
Complete Grammar/Mechanics Checkup
Review PowerPoint Slides

Chapter 6 – Positive Messages
Complete Chapter Review Questions
Complete Writing Improvement Exercises
Complete Selected Activities and Cases 6.15 and 6.22
Complete Grammar/Mechanics Checkup
Complete Editing Challenge
Review PowerPoint Slides

Chapter 7 – Negative Messages
Complete Chapter Review Questions
Complete Writing Improvement Exercises
Complete Selected Activities and Cases 7.13 and 7.17
Complete Grammar/Mechanics Checkup
Review PowerPoint Slides

Chapter 8 – Persuasive Messages
Complete Chapter Review Questions
Complete Writing Improvement Exercises
Complete Writing Improvement Case 8.1
Complete Selected Activities and Cases 8.12
Complete Grammar/Mechanics Checkup
Complete Editing Challenge
Review PowerPoint Slides
Module 3 Test over Chapters 5, 6, 7, and 8

Module 4: Reports and Proposals

Chapter 9 – Informal Reports
Complete Critical Thinking Questions
Complete Chapter Review Questions
Complete Writing Improvement Exercises
Complete Selected Activities and Cases 9.2 and 9.6
Complete Grammar/Mechanics Checkup
Review PowerPoint Slides

Chapter 10 – Proposals and Formal Reports
Complete Chapter Review Questions
Complete Selected Activities and Cases 10. 1 and 10.7
Complete Grammar/Mechanics Checkup
Review PowerPoint Slides
Module 4 Test over Chapters 9 and 10

Module 5: Professionalism, Teamwork, Meetings, and Speaking Skills

Chapter 11 – Professionalism at Work: Business Etiquette, Ethics, Teamwork, and Meetings
Complete Chapter Review Questions
Complete Selected Activities and Cases 11.3 and 11.4
Complete Grammar/Mechanics Checkup
Review PowerPoint Slides

Chapter 12 – Business Presentations
Complete Chapter Review Questions
Complete Selected Activities and Cases 12.1 and 12.7
Complete Grammar/Mechanics Checkup
Review PowerPoint Slides
Module 5 Test over Chapters 11 and 12

Module 6: Employment Communication

Chapter 13 – The Job Search, Resumes, and Cover Letters
Complete Chapter Review Questions
Complete Selected Activities and Cases 13.6
Complete Grammar/Mechanics Checkup
Review PowerPoint Slides

Chapter 14 – Interviewing and Following Up
Complete Chapter Review Questions
Complete Selected Activities and Cases 14.1, 14.7, 14.12, 14.13, 14.18, and 14.20
Complete Grammar/Mechanics Checkup
Complete Editing Challenge
Review PowerPoint Slides
Post PowerPoint as multimedia activity
Module 6 Test over Chapters 13 and 14

Final Exam over All Modules (Chapters 1-14)