Business Communication

Course code MGMT 1004

Credit 3.0

Length 45.0 hours

Course outline View

This course is intended to introduce students to the theories and practices of contemporary workplace communication, including intercultural communication. Attention is devoted to the ethical and relational implications of communication in the workplace as well as the development of clarity in communication. Assignments include emails, letters, memoranda, reports, proposals, and visual presentations. Students are encouraged to apply their global perspectives to the course concepts.

Prerequisites

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What you will learn

  • 1. Theory and Process of Workplace Communication
  • 2. Collaborative Writing and Workplace Ethics
  • 3. Communicating in the Digital Workplace
  • 4. Modes of Persuasion
  • 5. Layout, Design and Graphics
  • 6. Style and Tone
  • 7. Varieties of Workplace Correspondence
  • 8. Research Strategies for Workplace Writing
  • 9. Employment Correspondence
  • 10. Referencing and Citation
  • 11. Summaries, Definitions, Descriptions and Instructions
  • 12. Reports and Proposals
  • 13. Oral Reports and Electronic Presentations

How to register

This course is offered as part of a VCC program only.

Course schedules

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Contact us

If you have any question, please email at advising@vcc.ca.

† This information is intended as a guideline only. Program and course details are subject to change with the approval of VCC's Board of Governors.

Indigenous Territory Acknowledgment

VCC is located on the traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples, and we acknowledge our privilege to be here.