ENG 2340 Professional Communications II

Course Description: ENG 2340 and its prerequisite course, ENG 2330, are designed to teach students verbal and written skills to effectively communicate both verbally and nonverbally in the professional world.

Textbook: Business Communication, Process & Product; Guffey, Mary Ellen. South-Western College Publishing.

Prerequisites: ENG 2330

Specific Concepts to Address:

• Researching secondary data and generating primary data
• Quantitative data, use of
• Support material, use of
• Excel or PowerPoint, use of
• Formatting informal and formal reports
• Justification/recommendation or feasibility reports
• Formal research reports

Suggested Emphases:

• Clarity and relevance
• Logical development of argument
• Application of concepts from ENG 2330
• Presentation of reports

Helpful Documentation:

• Resume, job description(s), performance appraisals
• Original work demonstrating the following skills: analyzing and adapting to an audience, creating visually appealing documents, adapting writing to legal responsibilities, communicating ethically, using effective presentation
• Original work demonstrating use of support material and ability to research
• Recordings of reports presented