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Courses in the
College of Business |
- Business
Communication
I
(150:113)
This skills based course introduces the
student to the range of communication methods and forms required in a
typical business environment. Topics and activities include
written letters, memos and formal reports, software supported
presentations, project team communications, interpersonal
communication, email and web based business documents, professional
image and job search communications.
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- Communication Management
(150:114)
This course focuses on issues of
communication management, including internal communication flow,
external corporate communications, communication aspects of functional
operations, and personal information management. Students will
target a specific issue of communication in a client business and
prepare an analytical report.
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- Topics: (Various)
(150:280)
One unit courses are offered in most MBA modules. Topics change
each module but have included Crisis Communication, Team Facilitation,
Persuasive Presentations, and Communication in the Contemporary
Organization. Contact the MBA
program for information on current offerings.
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Electives in
Communication and Professional Writing |
- Interpersonal Communication (48C:
004)
Study of communication in relationships;
exploration and experience with concepts and processes involved in
one-to-one communication. Every business environment includes
multiple interpersonal relationships; when you have a job you can't
just stop interacting with the people you don't like. This is a
class in which to learn how to maintain productive communication even
with people you don't know very well.
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- Group Processes (48C:031)
Principles of small group communication with
application to various group structures. When you join a
business organization you join a team. This class offers the
basic principles of team dynamics, which will help you to understand
why work teams function the way they do. This course would be
particularly useful for students in MIS or accounting who expect to be
working in development or audit teams.
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- Argumentation
and Debate (48C:074)
Examination in detail of theories of
argumentation and debate, emphasizing evidence and reasoning.
This class can be a lot of work, but it's a must for anyone who plans
to go into any kind of legal or political career, or aspires to top
level corporate management. If you can learn to apply rigorous
critical thinking in the battle of a debate, you'll be well prepared to
defend your ideas in any business meeting.
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- Organizational
Communication (48C:132)
Study of communication channels and patterns
that occur in large organizations where personnel are largely
independent. Most business careers are conducted in the world
of large organizations, and career success can often depend on your
ability to understand and negotiate the complex communication involved
in "organizational politics." This is a course for anyone who
expects to be working for a large company.
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- Negotiation
Processes and Techniques (48C:137g)
Examination of negotiation as it affects
individuals in the life experience and techniques for development of
bargaining abilities. Students who are preparing themselves
for careers in sales, purchasing, finance, real estate or management
will find this course useful.
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- Interviewing (48C:139)
Interviewer and interviewee functions in
business and professional settings. This is an especially
useful class for HR and Marketing majors who expect to be doing hiring,
employee counseling, or consumer research. Students in virtually
every major will find it helpful as a preparation for job hunting
interviews.
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- Listening
(48C:141g)
Study of the theory and process of
listening, methods of improving skills, and career applications. Employers
consistently list listening as one of the most important communication
skills for business success. Management majors, in particular,
will find this to be a useful course.
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- Business and
Professional Oral Communication (48C:173)
Exploration of theories and experiences in
business and professional dyadic, small group, and public communication
situations, with emphasis on developing individual communication skills
and professionalism.
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- Persuasion
(48C:178g)
Examination of relationships between speech
communication and change in belief/action patterns: emphasis on study
of drives, motives, and attitudes as these are influenced by
speech. This is serious study of how to motivate people with
words--excellent background for marketing or sales professionals.
- Public Relations: Integrated
Communications (48P:184g)
Study of the strategies and practice of the
skills needed to practice "Integrated Communications", which includes
the use of public relations in the mix of the marketing communication
within organizations.
- Persuasion and Proposal Writing
(620:104)
Writing and editing major types of
persuasive prose in professional writing settings: reviews and
evaluations; problem-analysis-and recommendation reports;
proposals. Management- level persuasiveness is built on
these documents, but anyone who will write up sales proposals, client
reports or business analysis will find this course enormously helpful.
- Technical Writing (620:105g)
Writing a variety of technical documents
with emphasis on definitions and instructions, manuals and
handbooks. Attention to audience, purpose, organization of
presentation, format, objective language, efficient style. This is
an excellent course for anyone in MIS or training. Principles of
systematic, instructional prose are useful for anyone who will have to
explain complicated financial data to employees or clients.
- Professional Editing (620:107g)
History and theory of editing with
applications to scholarly and professional settings. Editing and
proofreading documents for technical accuracy, format, grammar, and
styles. For the serious writer who is targeting a career in
corporate writing, technical documentation or sales support.
- Professional Writing Workshop
(620:177)
Project teams manage significant
professional writing assignments from initial information gathering and
design to final publication and distribution. Emphasis on
professional practice and production teamwork. When you do
engage in serious business writing, it will nearly always involve a
team. This isn't easy work, but it's the real world.
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Certificates and
Minors in the Areas of Communication |
- Minor in Business Communication
(Department of
Communication Studies)
- Training and Development in Business Certificate
(Department of Management)
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- Certificate in Leadership
Foundations
(College of Humanities and Fine Arts)
- Conflict Resolution Certificate
(College of Social and Behavioral Science)
- Certificate in Professional Writing
(Department of English)
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