ADMN 100 Mechanics of Business Writing
In this course students will develop effective language usage with emphasis on correct grammar, punctuation, sentence structure, and the mechanics of writing business communication, use of online office tools.
General Education Competency
[GE Core type]
ADMN 100Mechanics of Business Writing
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I. General Information
Department
Information Technology
II. Course Specification
Course Type
Program Requirement
General Education Competency
[GE Core type]
Semester Contact Hours Lecture
15
Semester Contact Hours Lab
45
Grading Method
Letter grade
III. Catalog Course Description
In this course students will develop effective language usage with emphasis on correct grammar, punctuation, sentence structure, and the mechanics of writing business communication, use of online office tools.
IV. Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, a student will be able to:
- Use grammatically correct language.
- List and correct common errors in punctuation.
- Use a reference and style manual.
V. Topical Outline (Course Content)
Identify the basic parts of speech, identify and correct fragments and run-ons, and use this knowledge to write properly constructed sentences.
Identify verbs and use them correctly in writing and in oral grammar, based on knowledge of standard and irregular verbs, perfect and progressive tenses, verbals, and voice.
Identify the different kinds of pronouns and, based on rules of pronoun/verb agreement and antecedent agreement, use them correctly in written and oral communication.
Choose correctly between adjectives and adverbs, and use them correctly with helping verbs and in comparisons.
Identify and correct misplaced modifiers and dangling modifiers and avoid using them in writing.
Identify and correct faulty parallelism and use parallelism in writing.
Identify prepositional phrases and use them to add variety to writing style and to avoid errors in writing.
Use correct punctuation including end marks, commas, quotation marks, semicolons and colons, apostrophes, hyphens, underscores, parentheses, and dashes in written communication. In addition, the student will identify and correct misused punctuation.
Use the business style of format when capitalizing and writing numbers and abbreviations in business documents.
Make effective word choices through application of dictionary, business style references, and spelling skills. Knowledge of commonly confused words and oftentimes omitted words and letters will also be applied.
Make use of desk reference manuals as references for grammar rules or for writing format. Gregg Reference Manual is the preferred manual for BUSINESS correspondence.
Combine writing techniques with the above skills to produce effective, grammatically correct written communication.
Make use of proofreading marks to edit written documents of yours and of other students.
Identify and correct mistakes using a style & reference manual.
Learn the components of using a style & reference manual.
Learn how to find and use rules in a style & reference manual
VI. Delivery Methodologies