Business & Professional Communication

SPCH 1321: Business & Professional Communication provides a career-focused overview of communication

Emphasis: increasing students’ communication competence in workplace contexts.

This course concentrates on developing interpersonal skills, group communication skills, and presentation skills in business and professional settings.

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Spring 2026 ONL Course Information

What's an ONL course?

Unlike traditional classroom course, ONL courses have no regularly scheduled meetings. My SPCH 1321 ONL courses meet live on Zoom twice during the semester to complete 2 major projects. Your required live virtual meeting time for this type of course is about 3 hours for the entire semester.

What's a DLS course?

DLS courses are just like classroom courses. These classes meet at a specific, scheduled time 1 or 2 days a week. The only difference is that DLS classes meet on Zoom rather than in a classroom. Your required live virtual meeting time for this type of course is about 3 hours per week.

Required Text

It's All of Our Business: Communicating Competently in the Workplace by J. Dan Rothwell and Michelle Waters

How Grades Are Earned

You must turn in all graded work in a module AND meet a mastery level of 80% for your work to successfully complete a module.

The image is a grid laid out on a light background divided into six columns and six rows, with the first row containing photo icons and text headers, and the first column labeled with grades. The first column, shaded in purple, includes an arrow pointing right and text guiding completion of modules for grades. Each of the remaining columns represents different modules with a corresponding photo icon: Module 1 features a smiling person in a blue shirt, Module 2 shows a tabletop with coffee cups and people gathered around, Module 3 depicts a presentation with a person pointing at a screen displaying graphs, Module 4 shows two people in a discussion setting, and Module 5 displays two people conversing outdoors. Each grade row contains circles for required modules: "A" requires all; "B" requires Modules 1, 2, 3, 4; "C" requires Modules 1, 2, 3; "D" requires Modules 1, 2; "F" requires Module 1.

QM Certified Course (Online)

This certification mark recognizes that this course met Quality Matters Review Standards.

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