Bcom 275
| Syllabus School of Business BCOM/275 Version 1 Business Communication and Critical Thinking | Copyright © 2011 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Facilitator: Joseph Bergeon Group ID: SC12BSB12 Certified Advanced Facilitator Location: Main Campus, 3100 Bristol Street, Costa Mesa, CA Course Description
This course introduces students to the foundations of communication in a business setting. Students will develop skills in critical thinking and decision making through the forms of written communication, including memos, emails, business letters, and reports. Other topics include communication ethics and cross-cultural communications, personal communication styles, solving organizational problems, and the evaluation of an organizations strategic direction. Policies
Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents:
University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document.
Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum.
University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class. Policies may be slightly different depending on the modality in which you attend class. If you have recently changed modalities, read the policies governing your current class modality.
Course Materials Cheesebro, T., O’Connor, L., & Rios, F. (2010). Communicating in the workplace. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Moore, B. N., & Parker, R. (2009). Critical thinking (9th ed.). Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill.
All electronic materials are available on the student website.
Assignment Point Value: | | INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENTS | LEARNING TEAM ASSIGNMENTS | WEEK NUMBER | Assignment Due Date | PARTICIPATION | PAPER** | FINALEXAM | PAPER** | DEBATEPRESENTATION | WEEK’S TOTAL | 1 | Mar 11, 2013 | 30 | 100 | - | - |
This course introduces students to the foundations of communication in a business setting. Students will develop skills in critical thinking and decision making through the forms of written communication, including memos, emails, business letters, and reports. Other topics include communication ethics and cross-cultural communications, personal communication styles, solving organizational problems, and the evaluation of an organizations strategic direction. Policies
Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents:
University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document.
Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum.
University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class. Policies may be slightly different depending on the modality in which you attend class. If you have recently changed modalities, read the policies governing your current class modality.
Course Materials Cheesebro, T., O’Connor, L., & Rios, F. (2010). Communicating in the workplace. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Moore, B. N., & Parker, R. (2009). Critical thinking (9th ed.). Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill.
All electronic materials are available on the student website.
Assignment Point Value: | | INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENTS | LEARNING TEAM ASSIGNMENTS | WEEK NUMBER | Assignment Due Date | PARTICIPATION | PAPER** | FINALEXAM | PAPER** | DEBATEPRESENTATION | WEEK’S TOTAL | 1 | Mar 11, 2013 | 30 | 100 | - | - |