BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS / BUSINESS WRITING

BUSINESS 222 / MANAGEMENT 122, FALL 2018

COURSE SYLLABUS

Class Time: Monday, Wednesday 11:55AM - 01:20PM

Class location: A - Cesar Chavez Bldg, Room A-108

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PROF. GABRIEL SHWEIRI

shweiri_gabriel@sac.edu

Ofc: Bldg A, Rm 107-4 Tel: 714-564-6753

Hours: T 8:00 – 9:30/ W 4 – 6/Th 8-9:30

Ad-hoc hours or by appointment

Course Description:

Overview of oral and written communication skills used in business.

Emphasizes guidelines for improving writing and speaking skills, common solutions to common communication problems, ethical issues facing business communicators today, instructions on how to identify areas of legal vulnerability, and tested techniques for

communicating successfully in today’s high-tech, international business environment

Course Objectives:

At the conclusion of the course, the student should be able to:

1. Explain the elements of the communication process.
2. Analyze how word selection and usage affects communication.
3. Solve business communication problems through planning, problem solving, organizing, writing, listening and presenting techniques.
4. Illustrate sensitivity to audience needs and desire, including cross-cultural situations.
5. Plan, organize, write and revise letters, memos, emails, and reports suitable for a variety of business situations, including quantitative (e.g., accounting and finance) and business legal contexts.
6. Plan and deliver individual or team oral-presentations for business meetings.
7.  Understand communication in an internationalization and globalization context.
8.  Identify a basic logical fallacy in an oral or written context.
9.  Select a proper delivery format—face-to-face v. electronic—and identify the strengths of each modality.
10. Understand uses of social media and related Internet writing contexts.
11.  Adjust composition, prose, and rhetorical language use for optimal conciseness and clarity.
12. Demonstrate an understanding of social etiquette applicable in a business environment.
13. Be able to discern and appreciate the differences between primary sources and secondary sources.
14. Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of original work, the role of proper citations and references, and the ability to avoid plagiarism of either a deliberate or inadvertent nature.

Canvas Discussion

You are required to post on at least two (2) other student comments to receive credit for the discussion.

SCHEDULE

Subject

On-line assignments

Reading assignments

Week 1 / August 27

Module 1

Chapter 1

Homework assignment ch 1

Discussion

Quiz

Read CH 1

Chapter 2

Homework assignment ch 2

Discussion

Quiz

Read CH 2

Week 2 / September 3

Module 2

Chapter 3

Homework assignment ch 3

Discussion

Quiz

Read CH 3

Chapter 4

Homework assignment ch 4

Discussion

Quiz

Read CH 4

Week 3 / September 10

Module 3

Review chapters 1-4

Review exercise

Review Discussion

Test 1

Week 4 / September 17

Module 4

Chapter 5

Homework assignment ch 5

Discussion

Quiz

Read CH 5

Chapter 6

Homework assignment ch 6

Discussion

Quiz

Read CH 6

Week 6 / September 24

Module 6

Chapter 7

Homework assignment ch 7

Discussion

Quiz

Read CH 7

Chapter 8

Homework assignment ch 8

Discussion

Quiz

Read CH 8

Chapters 5 - 7

Week 7 / October 8

Module 7

Review chapters 5-8

Review exercise

Review Discussion

Test 2

Week 8 / October 8

Module 8

Chapter 9

Homework assignment ch 9

Discussion

Quiz

Read CH 9

Chapter 10

Homework assignment ch 10

Discussion

Quiz

Read CH 10

Week 9 / October 15

Module 9

Chapter 11

Homework assignment ch 11

Discussion

Quiz

Read CH 11

Chapter 12

Homework assignment ch 12

Discussion

Quiz

Read CH 12

Week 10 / October 22

Module 10

Review chapters 9-12

Writing Project Assigned

Review Discussion

Test 3

Week 11 / October 29

Module 11

Chapter 13

Homework assignment ch 13

Discussion

Quiz

Read CH 13

Chapter 14

Homework assignment ch 14

Discussion

Quiz

Read CH 14

Week 12 / November 5

Module 12

Work on Writing Project

Week 13 / November 12

Module 13

Review chapters 12-14

Review exercise

Work on Writing Project

Review Discussion

Test 4

Week 14 / November 19

Module 14

Week 15 /

Module 15

Work on Writing Project

Week 16 /

Module 16

 Review Writing Project

Work on Writing Project

Turn in Writing Project

Week 16

Module 16

Final Review

Final Exam

Participation & Attendance

Dates to be aware of:

Start Date: 27 Aug 2018

End Date: 16 Dec 2018

Last Day to Add: 09 Sept 2018

Last Drop Date with 'W': 18 Nov 2018

Last Drop Date w/out 'W': 09 Sept 2018

Last Date to get Refund 09 Sept 2018

Participation in discussions and in-class activities are important to understanding the material covered in the text and in the lectures. Each student will be expected to participate.

It is the STUDENT’S RESPONSIBILITY to drop the class. If there has been no drop, and the student has missed more than 25% of the course requirements, an “F” grade will be assigned. 

Honesty Policy

A student caught cheating on any exam or assignment will receive no credit for that exam or assignment. Additional disciplinary actions may result as per the policies found in the SAC student handbook.

Accommodation for disabilities

Any student with verifiable disabilities who wishes to request accommodations is responsible for notifying the instructor and Disabled Students Programs and Services (DSPS) within the first two weeks of class. To arrange for accommodations, contact DSPS by phone 714.564.6260 or 714.564.6384 TDD. Or visit DSPS in U-103.

Tests & Grading

The course consists of 5 tests:  100 points each

Participation in discussions: 180 points

Homework assignments: 180 points

Paper/Written Project: 140 points

A = 900 to  1000

B = 800 to 899

C = 700 to 799

D = 600 to 699

F = 599 or lower

Disclaimer

Please note that the syllabus may be updated at any point through the semester at the instructor’s discretion.