Mandatory Orientation is on Monday, August 27 from 5-6 p.m. in Room B219 on the SCC campus.

Mandatory Meeting Dates:  Sept. 17, Oct. 29, Nov. 19 at 6:00-7:00pm & Dec. 17 at 6:00-8:00pm in B204.

This course emphasizes the use of effective communication within the global business environment. It covers the psychology, principles, and methods used in the process of using standard English to communicate. The problem solving approach is used to plan, organize, and compose effective business documents in which style, appearance, tone, vocabulary, grammar, punctuation, and reader appeal are stressed for effective oral and written communication. Organizational communication is emphasized. A minimum 1000-word keyed formal research paper using APA style citations will be required. The results of the research paper will be presented to the class in an oral presentation.

This course is supplemented by a Blackboard website accessible to all enrolled students after the course start date.

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