Advanced Business Communication
About the course
This communication skills class seeks to improve a student's business written communication skills; skills that are also transferable to a student’s first language interactions. Students will step away from using English as a test-taking discipline and begin using English as a communication tool, or lingua franca. The purpose of this course is to practice English communication in a business and professional context, allowing students to strengthen their writing, speaking, analyzing, and critical thinking skills
This is a challenging class and writing intensive. Students will practice drafting and writing clear concise business messages throughout the semester. Students will learn to strategize the contents of a message by focusing on the receiver/reader and develop techniques and strategies to influence the interaction for the most effective business outcome.
Course Access:
The course is publicly available, however, when I tested without being logged in, you could not see the images.
Class Direct Link: Advanced Business Communication
If you cannot see the images. You can register for the course by clicking “join this course” in the upper right-hand corner and then make a Free For Teacher’s account (I bet you have one of your own) Automatic Join Link: https://canvas.instructure.com/enroll/7DMFWF
Course Objectives
- Identify and produce the components of the writing process by composing business messages.
- Strategize the contents of a message by focusing on the needs of the receiver/reader.
- Produce professionally formatted documents and use appropriate document types for the communication situation.
- Develop techniques and strategies to influence the communication interaction.
- Demonstrate their English speaking ability in relation to their English Writing ability.
- Analyze and asses business messages to defend chosen techniques and strategies.
- Work and collaborate in teams remotely to produce communication artifacts and report on their collaborative efforts.
About the Instructor
Terrill Reid McLain is an Assistant Professor in the Global Business and Technology Department at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies in South Korea. He has a Master of Business Administration in International Business from Regis University and currently working on a second Masters degree in Educational Technology at Boise State University. His diverse background includes work in luxury travel, hospitality, and retail. He was a mediator for Jefferson county courts for seven years working in small claims and divorce mediation. He also owned and operated a competitive Scottish Highland dance school for over ten years. His research interests include many aspects of human communication that merge elements of business, culture, and technology.
