'BUSO' -- Business: Office Communication Courses
 
    
 

 

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This course teaches the student written communications including letters and memos meeting a variety of situations in the business environment.   Includes writing of good news, bad news, sales, claims, and persuasive correspondence; letters and resumes appropriate to job seeking and application; and practicing oral skills as applied to job interviews and business reports.
 
(54 hours lecture;      Degree applicable, CSU)

Course Measurable Objectives:

  1. Evaluate business situations and produce appropriate, effective inter-office memorandums.
  2. Compose an appropriate, effective letter presenting good news, bad news, sales, or persuasive content.
  3. Apply communication theories and processes to the business environment.
  4. Use informative and sales letters to convey information and influence people favorably.
  5. Develop appropriate answers to frequently asked interview questions.
  6. Develop and deliver a 3-5 minute presentation on a business related topic.

Course Level Student Learning Outcomes:


Students completing BUSO 25 - Business Communications will:
  1. have discovered new knowledge that relate to discipline, technical and human skills, enabling them to be productive members of the community.
  2. have developed a genuine professional interest in topics related to the courses completed that will contribute toward motivation for life-long learning.
  3. have developed the ability to relate material from each course completed to their current and future professional needs, even if these needs fall into a different discipline.


 
    
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