WORKPLACE WRITING AND COMMUNICATION
Develop and practice workplace communication skills: writing, speaking, and listening. A theoretical foundation provides a method of deep audience analysis; apply that analysis when producing a variety of written genres and when preparing content for formal presentations. Research communication and information sources specific to future careers. Strengthen information literacy by developing professional research skills and analyzing sources. Revise written work through a workshop process that requires giving, receiving, and implementing feedback.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Satisfied Communications A; no concurrent enrollment with GEN BUS 110 or 120 Course Designation: Core GenEd - Communication & Literacy Comm QR - Communication B Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Demonstrate active listening skills Audience: Undergraduate 2. Develop a writing process that includes drafting, incorporating feedback, and self-evaluation to create effective documents in various genres Audience: Undergraduate 3. Analyze audiences with attention to differences in backgrounds, values, viewpoints, and experiences in order to tailor communication to a variety of workplace audiences, genres, and situations Audience: Undergraduate 4. Employ appropriate style and discipline-specific conventions in writing and speaking Audience: Undergraduate 5. Identify and locate resources specific to the students’ industry/discipline using the library system and internet Audience: Undergraduate 6. Analyze information sources and communication skills that professionals use Audience: Undergraduate 7. Evaluate sources for credibility and relevance; use evidence recognized as credible by the students’ industry/discipline and cite it appropriately Audience: Undergraduate 8. Provide constructive feedback on peers’ work-in-progress and presentations Audience: Undergraduate 9. Incorporate feedback and self-evaluation to improve presentations Audience: Undergraduate 10. Demonstrate effective visual design strategies in documents and slide-decks Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Demonstrate active listening skills Audience: Undergraduate 2. Develop a writing process that includes drafting, incorporating feedback, and self-evaluation to create effective documents in various genres Audience: Undergraduate 3. Analyze audiences with attention to differences in backgrounds, values, viewpoints, and experiences in order to tailor communication to a variety of workplace audiences, genres, and situations Audience: Undergraduate 4. Employ appropriate style and discipline-specific conventions in writing and speaking Audience: Undergraduate 5. Identify and locate resources specific to the students’ industry/discipline using the library system and internet Audience: Undergraduate 6. Analyze information sources and communication skills that professionals use Audience: Undergraduate 7. Evaluate sources for credibility and relevance; use evidence recognized as credible by the students’ industry/discipline and cite it appropriately Audience: Undergraduate 8. Provide constructive feedback on peers’ work-in-progress and presentations Audience: Undergraduate 9. Incorporate feedback and self-evaluation to improve presentations Audience: Undergraduate 10. Demonstrate effective visual design strategies in documents and slide-decks Audience: Undergraduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027