91-717: Strategic Writing Skills
Enrollment limited to 25 students per section It is widely acknowledged that successful managers in both the public and private sectors must possess effective written communications skills. In particular, managers and consultants need to communicate their ideas in clear, well-organized memos, letters, and reports. As the workplace becomes increasingly more diverse, and as professional careers span numerous institutions and organizations, adaptive writing strategies become central to producing effective writing. This course is designed to introduce students to a variety of standard forms; however, the overarching goal is to provide students with a heuristic for analyzing and adapting effective writing strategies from situation to situation, and from organization to organization. Objectives for the course are: ¿ To introduce students to basic communication principles. ¿ To help students gain a working knowledge of the factors affecting written communication, including the interrelationships between audience, purpose, information, language, form and the social/organizational context. ¿ To help students understand the dynamics of collaborative writing. ¿ To give students practice writing in a variety of situations, both individually and in a group. This course takes a situation-based approach towards writing. Assignments include a memo, good news and bad news letters, an analytical report, and a formal report.
| A3 | W | 05:30 pm - 08:20 pm | HBH 237 | Barr |