Course Syllabus

BUS 2200 Business Communication

Course Description

In this course, students learn highly marketable skills in preparing strategic professional business documents and presentations. Students explore a variety of problem-solving approaches typical in a professional environment. This course includes employment document preparation, as well as job interview strategies and techniques. BUS 2200 is required for the Associate of Science Business degree. Skills learned in this course are valuable to students in any major.

Justification

Business Communication is a core course for the ASB (Associate Science of Business) and for other certificates in the Business Department. This course also fulfills the writing requirement for select CTE AAS programs.

BUS 2200 is a prerequisite for business majors at the universities in Utah and has been articulated as a direct transfer with the state schools.

Student Learning Outcomes

1. The student will be able to produce professional messages and reports using proper grammar, punctuation, spelling, word usage, etc.
2. The student will be able to give professional oral presentations to peers based on industry best practices and criteria established in class discussions.
3. The student will be able to produce a professional cover letter, resume, and reference sheet.
4. The student will be able to positively contribute to team projects.
5. The student will demonstrate his or her understanding of the process of communication from the positions of “receiver” and “sender” in a variety of business and professional contexts.

Course Content

Communication Foundations
The Writing Process in the Digital Era
Workplace Communication
Reports, Proposals, and Presentations
Employment Communication
Grammar and Mechanics in Professional Communication