In this package, students will be introduced to basic principles in business as the site of investigation for their work as writers, speakers, and critical thinkers. This package would benefit non-business majors or undecided majors who wish to explore the business decision making process. Its major theme is the relationship between research skills, critical thinking, the articulation of discoveries through effective written and oral communication, and the use of technology to supplement these skills. All three courses must be taken together during one semester. 102E. Reading and Composition Package E combines courses in speaking and listening, reading and writing, and media arts literacy to focus on the study of dynamic interdependence of speech, text, and image viewed from the context of a mediated world.
Emphasis is on planning, producing, and interpreting messages in a particular context.
Students will develop and utilize skills in combination by using writing, speaking, reading, listening, critical thinking, and imaging skills to evoke personal and social impact.