Communication Law Surveys legal issues of concern to business communicators. Business Writing Reviews business reports, letters, memos, and other forms of business writing. This course stresses the writing process, audience analysis, and the organization of content. Case studies highlight needs of decision makers in business. Develops skills in style and rhetoric that lead to clear, concise, forceful prose.
Persuasion Demonstrates how effective persuasion is the basis of most business communication.
Focuses on techniques and strategies that influence choice. Analyzes the use of sources, argumentation and audience understanding in the persuasion process. BCOM541 Organizational Communication Analyzes communicative dimensions of organizations, including formal and informal communication systems, the development and effect of culture, the process of change, and the methods for diagnosing problems and assessing communication effectiveness. Team Skills and Group Process Focuses on theory and principle of communication in groups. The course includes an examination of communication process, content and relationships in task groups.