Description
The course presents an introduction to the demands of business writing. Students learn how to develop the skills for effective written business communication including idea formulation, research, outlining, drafting, revising, peer editing, and presentation skills. Students will demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between reading and writing as well as the relationship between a writer and his/her audience. They will gain a better understanding of the writing process. They will also acquire the tools to help them think conceptually, read critically, and write analytically. In the process they will learn the importance of, and how to, understand and better evaluate what they read. The course will provide opportunities to evaluate and discuss the ideas of their peers while learning to use these ideas as starting points in their own critical thinking, questioning, and idea development. This course will provide opportunities for students to understand their role as writers as