• Individual instructors may assemble a group of texts that will allow students to meet the objectives and specifications of the course. No specific texts are required.

• An intensive, practical examination of ways to write powerful, audience-driven documents in a variety of real-world business, professional, and technical contexts. Students will also learn how to make effective business-related presentations supported with appropriate documentary and visual aids.
• Prerequisites: ENGL 1101 and 1102.
• A further specific description pertaining to this section of the course may be added.

Course Goals

• Students will develop the rhetorical acumen and composing skills needed to prepare a variety of documents required in common business and technical writing contexts.
• Students will learn teamwork and collaborative authorship skills.
• Students will develop real-world problem-solving techniques.
• Students will understand and practice the scrupulous attention to detail necessary in a business and technical writing environment.
• Students will become aware of techniques for adapting their writing to the demands of a highly audience-driven, context-sensitive field.
• Students will develop techniques for making effective business presentations to individuals and groups.
• Students will understand and appreciate internationally and culturally diverse styles of business communication.

Program Goals

• This course fulfills one of the departmental requirements for the completion of the English major and the English Major with Secondary Education.
• Students will develop the analytical, oral and written skills to pursue graduate study or careers in teaching, writing, business and a variety of other fields.

• To be determined by instructor.

• To be determined by instructor, but to include the production, individually and cooperatively, of employment documents, proposals or unsolicited recommendations, instructions, and a variety of business, professional, and technical planning documents and communications.

• Departmental plagiarism policies
• Other policy statements specific to this class should be included on the syllabus.
• A detailed calendar of readings and assignments should be made available to the class at the first class meeting. A copy should be posted electronically and kept on file in the English department office.
• Students should be expected to come to class, prepared and able to participate.