This course is designed for those who wish apply in administrative sectors or employees at different work settings that require to master business communication in written format. Students will cover the following sections:
Business Writing
Documentation formats (APA formats vs. MLA formats)
Grammar Guide for writing
- Sentence structure and types (Simple/Compound/ Compound – complex)
- Sentence errors (Fragments/ Run-on (fused) sentences/ comma-splice)
- Major Tenses
- Conditionals
- Passive structure
- Clauses (Adjective, noun, adverb clauses)
- Sentence length and readability
- Parallelism and Subject-verb agreement
- Cohesion and Coherence (use of transitional expressions and connectors)
- Hedging
- Quantifiers
- Gerunds
- Adjectives, adverbs, nouns, articles, & prepositions
Punctuation and Spelling
Word choice
Academic Integrity
- Plagiarism and how to avoid?
Principles of Business Writing (3 * 3 writing process)
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- Communication
- Professionalism: Teamwork, Listening, Nonverbal, and Etiquette Skills
- Components of 3 * 3 writing process
- Phase 1: Analyze, Anticipate, Adapt (time allocation: 25%)
- Phase 2: Research, Organize, Draft (compose) (time allocation: 25%)
- Phase 3: Edit, Proofread, Evaluate (time allocation: 25%)
Phase 1: Prewriting
Phase 2: Writing
- Information collection (formal and informal)
- Information organization (Brainstorming and brain writing)
- Idea grouping to show relationships (outlining)
- Direct and indirect strategies
- Well-organized paragraphs
Final tips
- Fonts, size, not in CAPS, Underling
- Numbering and bulleting lists
- Headings
Phase 3: Revising
Samples of business writings
- Emails
- Memos
- Letters
- Persuasive messages (Positive messages)
- Complaints messages
- Request messages
- Negative messages