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Business Communications
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*Email:
brian.hentz@business.uconn.edu
General Guidelines
This course is designed to teach you techniques for improving your business communication
skills. Specifically, you will learn strategies for improving the clarity, structure, and tone of
your communication across a range of rhetorical situations and workplace genres. You will
receive critiques of your assignments, and you will be required to revise some assignments.
GEOC W Requirements
Assignments
We will discuss specific requirements for assignments in class. You should maintain a
cumulative file (both hard and e-copies) that includes all your assignments. Prepare for
electronic mishaps by backing up work and saving files after you submit these assignments:
Assignment
Percent
Portfolio #1 (External Messages: Solicitation & Negative News)
20
Portfolio #2 (Internal Messages: Cultural Competence)
20
Short Report & Presentation (Team Component)
20
Final Portfolio
20
Participation
10
Course Reading Log
10
TOTAL
100
For all assignments, you will receive detailed assignment sheets. You will discover that the
assessment criteria for assignments will become more rigorous as the semester progresses;
that is, you will be expected to gain increased proficiency on concepts studied earlier in the
semester and demonstrate this proficiency across all course assignments. Late work will not
be accepted; I reserve the right to handle extenuating situations as I see appropriate.
Notes
Check our HuskyCT course site regularly, as you will find the upcoming weeks materials there.
It is your responsibility to print out these course materials and bring them to class.
Revision
Revision is the heart of the writing process; accordingly, you will have several opportunities
to revisit your own writing in BADM 4075W. For your first 2 portfolios, you will participate in
peer revision workshops that should not only help you refine your own writing, but also
practice giving critical feedback to other writers.
Also, in completing a final portfolio to conclude BADM 4075W, you will have the opportunity
to revise numerous (although not all) assignments in this course. These revisions will allow you
to revisit your writing based upon critical feedback, so you may demonstrate your capacity to
see your writing anew.
Participation
This learning experience is all about you, so I encourage you to stay engaged and ask good
questions throughout BADM 4075W. My assessment of your participation will be based
largely on two aspects: (a) your class attendance and (b) your active engagement in in-class
activities, including peer revision workshops. Im impressed by a students high level of
concern; therefore, should circumstances require you to miss a session of BADM 4075W, I
encourage you to document your absence and speak with me about the situation.
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Academic Integrity
Misrepresenting someone elses work as ones own is a serious offense in any academic setting,
and it will not be condoned. Cheating of any sort will not be tolerated, and will result in a students
failing the assignment andpotentiallythe course. Likewise, a student who knowingly assists
another student in committing an act of academic misconduct shall be equally accountable for the
violation. For details, refer to http://www.dos.uconn.edu/student_code.html, Appendix A.
Accommodation
UConn complies with the American with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act.
Students requiring accommodations for a documented disability under such provisions should consult
this URL for due process: http://www.csd.uconn.edu/uconn_policies_6.html.
Non-Discrimination
UConn does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, religion, national origin, sexual
orientation, sex, marital status, disability, or status as a US Vietnam Era veteran. This class adheres to
those guidelines. Alternative viewpoints are welcome in this classroom. However, statements that are
deemed racist, sexist, homophobic, classist, or otherwise discriminatory toward others in the class or
outside the class will not be tolerated.
Final Reminders . . .
So we may make optimal use of our short time together, thanks in advance for turning off
mobile devices once class begins and limiting use of electronic devices to course work.
1
(8/29)
(9/5)
2
(9/12)
3
(9/19)
(9/26)
(10/3)
(10/10)
6
(10/17)
Homework for Next Class: Read assignment sheet for Portfolio #2;
read Session 6 articles on HuskyCT site
~~There is NO official session scheduled for this week. ~~
Agenda: Strategic sentence structure; troubleshooting structural errors
in sentences; review of HuskyCT readings; cross-cultural
communication; organizational cultures; the rhetorics of sustainability;
discuss expectations and strategies for Portfolio #2 assignments
Homework for Next Class: Prepare Portfolio #2 drafts for Session 7
peer workshop; read Session 7 articles on HuskyCT site
7
(10/24)
8
(10/31)
(11/7)
9
(11/14)
(11/21)
10
(11/28)
11
(12/5)
Homework for Next Class: We will not meet during Final Exam
week. Instead, email me your Final Portfolio (all parts saved in 1
file) by Friday, December 16th at noon.
Note: This scope and sequence is subject to revision at the instructors discretion.
BADM 4075W
Business Communications
STATEMENT OF UNDERSTANDING
I affirm that I have read the syllabus governing this BADM 4075W course and
understand the information and the responsibilities specified.
__________________________________________________ (Print Name)
___________________________________________________ (Signature)
___________________________________________________ (Date)