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SAULT COLLEGE OF APPLIED ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY

SAULT STE. MARIE, ON

COURSE OUTLINE

COURSE TITLE: REPORTING IN BUSINESS

CODE NO.: ENG 215-3 SEMESTER: FALL

PROGRAM: BUSINESS PROGRAMS

AUTHOR: LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT

DATE: SEPTEMBER 1995 PREVIOUS OUTLINE DATED: JANUARY 1995

APPROVED:NADEANKOC~,' DEAN, SCHOOLOFARTS AND GENERAL EDUCATION

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REPORTING IN BUSINESS (ENG 215-3)

PHILOSOPHY/GOALS (Course Description)

This course provides employment-related training in those writtenand oral reporting skills typical of a modern business organization.

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CREDITS3

DURATIONONE SEMESTER

HOURS/WEEK3

PREREQUISITESENG 120-3 OR THEEQUIVALENT

TEXTBOOKS

1. Essentials of Business Communication. Nelson Canada.2. GAGE Canadian Dictionary. GAGE Educational Publishing Company.3. Roget's Thesaurus. Bejo Sales.

SUMMARY OF OBJECTIVESUpon completion of the course, students will be able to do thefollowing:

1. Recognize and skillfully use the elements of communicationtheory (verbal and non-verbal) to make responses appropriate forspecific audiences and purposes

2. Produce clear, concise, accurate, well-organized letters, memosand reports using suitable business style, tone and formats

3. Demonstrate comprehension of material by producing accuratesummaries

4. Demonstrate teamwork in pair or group activities

5. Gather and apply information from various media sources usingan assigned documentation format

6. Compile and present self-generated data

7. Gather specific employment-related data from a variety ofsources

8. Prepare an effective jOb-application package which mayinclude the letter of application, the resume, and otherrelated communications

9. Write a formal business report or case study which may bebased on both library and non-library sources

10. Give well-organized, coherent, effective oral presentations,using visual aids where appropriate

11. Evaluate oral presentations based on defined criteria

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-INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS

A variety of methods including classroom presentations,videotapings, small group discussions and directed readings, anddirected activities may be used to respond to students' needs.

Evaluation will normally be done by the professor, but for someassignments peer evaluation may be required.

ASSIGNMENTS AND MARKING SCHEME

Students will write a minimum of five assignments requiring formatscommonly used for business correspondence.

1. informal report writing

2. proposal writing

3. summary writing

4. persuasive writing

5. routine and good news writing

6. refusal and bad news writing

7. memo writing

Percentage of grade for above assignments

Communication skillsJob Application packageOral" Presentation(s)

Formal report/formal case analysis

45%

30%

25%

TOTAL 100%

Marking schemes will differ from professor to professor and fromassignment to assignment. This flexibility recognizes thatprofessors need to vary their approach as they assist students withvarying levels of competence to meet the objectives of the course.

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METHOD OF ASSESSMENT

The following let~er grades will be assigned as final grades incourses in the Language and Communication Department:

R

Consistently outstandingOutstanding achievementConsistently above average achievementSatisfactory or acceptable achievementin all areas subject to assessmentRepeat--The student has not achievedthe objectives of the course and thecourse must be repeated.

(90%(80%(70%

(60%

100%)89%)79%)

69%)

A+ABC

(Less than 60%)

CR Credit exemptionX A temporarygrade, limitedto situations

with extenuatingcircumstances,giving astudent additionaltime to completecourserequirements

PLAGIARISM

Students should refer to the definition of "academic dishonesty" inthe "Statement of Student Rights and Responsibilities."

Students who engage in "academic dishonesty. will receive anautomatic failure for that submission and/or such other penalty, upto and including expulsion from the course, as may be decided by theprofessor.

In order to protect students from inadvertent plagiarism, to protectthe copyright of the material referenced and to credit the author ofthe material, it is the policy of the department to employ adocumentation format for referencing source material.

SPECIAL NOTES

All students should be aware of the Special Needs Office in thecollege. Students with identified special needs are encouraged todiscuss required accommodations confidentially with the professor. Itis the responsibility of students who require accommodations tocontact the Special Needs Office. All students and their tutors arerequired to meet with the professor before tutoring begins and asneeded throughout the semester to enhance the learning process andstudent success.

ADVANCED CREDIT

Students who have completed an equivalent post-secondary course shouldbring relevant documents to the Coordinator, Language andCommunication Department. Those who have related emploYment-centredexperience should see the Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) Coordinator.