Business Communications

Graduate

Building on an understanding of the communication process and barriers to communication, students develop, the sensitivity and flexibility required to address the needs of different audiences. Throughout the course, communication strategies and practical skill building for leaders is stressed. Time is also devoted to communication concepts and techniques as well as case studies outlining issues faced by communicators in organizations. Students are taught a rhetorical approach to communication that utilizes communication strategies and best practice methods for planning and organizing ideas in business writing and presenting to achieve communication goals. Through teaching and interactive class discussions, role play and workshops, individual and group presentations, and written assignments, students come to understand that becoming a highly effective communicator is a learned, active process and a necessary skill base of any leader