COM 295 Entire Course Business
Communication
COM 295 Entire Course Business Communication
This course introduces students to
the foundations of communication in a business setting. After completion of
this course, students will be able to identify the types and purposes of
various business documents; create messages using appropriate channels for
delivery based on context, audience and purpose; understand the effect of
technology, such as social media, on business communication; and identify
ethical, cross-cultural, and multinational issues in business communication.
This undergraduate-level course
is 5 weeks.
COM 295 Ethics & Credibility in
Business Communications
COM 295 Week 1 Communication Process
Communication Process
Complete the table below.
Review the steps of the
communication model.
Describe each step using your own
personal or business example in paragraph form.
Review pp. 10 & 11 of Ch. 1 of
Business Communication Today for more information.
Steps of Communication Model
Personal or Business Scenario
- Sender has an idea.
- Sender encodes the idea in a message.
- Sender produces the message in a medium.
- Sender transmits message through a channel.
- Audience receives the message.
- Audience decodes the message.
- Audience responds to the message.
- Audience provides feedback to the sender.
COM 295 Week 2 Ethics in Business Communications
Based on your Week 2 collaborative
learning team discussion:
Compose a 350-word individual
summary of your team’s discussion.
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submit your assignment.
COM 295 Week 2 Global Communications
Worksheet
Your supervisor wants to send a
brief e-mail message, welcoming employees recently transferred to your
department from different regions across the company, which are Brazil, Russia,
India, and China. Create a clear and concise welcome message that would be appropriate
for these groups of employees.
Research the communication style of
each of the following countries:
- Brazil
- Russia
- India
- China
Transcribe the following welcome
message for the employees from each country:
I wanted to welcome you ASAP to our
little family here in the States. It’s high time we shook hands in person and
not just across the sea. I’m pleased as punch about getting to know you all,
and I for one will do my level best to sell you on America.
Complete the table below with your
transcribed welcome messages. Also indicate whether each of the countries are
more individualistic or relationship focused.
Country Transcribe Welcome Message
Brazil
Russia
India
China
COM 295 Week 3 New Hire
Communication
Select a company you are familiar
with. Imagine that this company is developing materials to communicate the
company culture, process, procedures, and general information for a new hire.
Compose a message for your audience
using the three- step process outlined in Ch.10 (pp. 282-287) of Business
Communication Today. Demonstrate each step in your communication.
- Planning
o Define the purpose.
o Define the audience.
o Identify the channel(s) of
communication and why you selected that channel.
- Writing
o Create the message.
- Completing
o Proofread, revise, and submit.
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submit your assignment.
COM 295 Week 3 Technology and
Communications
Based on your Week 3 collaborative
learning team discussion:
Write an individual 350-word summary
of a specific business communication technology from the list of interests and
discuss its present and potential future impact on business communication.
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submit your assignment.
COM 295 Week 4 Persuasive Messages
Pick a product to write a persuasive
message about.
Gain instructor approval of your
product.
Sell the product to the end consumer
and your employer.
Part I
Write a message to persuade your
boss to approve capital resources for the product.
Select the appropriate channel for
delivering your message based on context, audience, and purpose. Explain why
you selected this particular channel.
Part II
Write a sales pitch to the end
consumer to sell your product.
Select the appropriate channel for
delivering your message based on context, audience, and purpose. Explain why
you selected this particular channel.
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submit your assignment.
COM 295 Week 4 Resume
Go to Phoenix Career Services.
Click on Resume Builder.
Build your resume.
Submit the following information to
your instructor:
- Your introductory statement, which includes your career
objective, qualification summary, or career summary.
- A list of the key skills you included on your resume
COM 295 Week 5 Persuasive
Presentation
Create a presentation based on the
Week Four Persuasive Messages Part I assignment. Apply the principles of
designing effective slides discussed in the textbook as you develop your
presentation. The presentation should include 7 to 10 slides with detailed
speaker notes. Include the following:
- Title
- Introduction
- Central idea
- Recommendation
- Benefits
- Impact if product does not sell
- Conclusion
COM 295 Week 5 Resume Creation and
Review (with Summary)
Part I
Go to Phoenix Career Services.
Click on Resume Builder.
Build your resume.
Submit the following information to
your instructor:
- Your introductory statement, which includes your career
objective, qualification summary, or career summary.
- A list of the key skills you included on your resume
Part II
Find a mentor or colleague (or a
family member or a friend) and ask them to review and provide feedback on the
resume.
Write a 350- to 700- word summary of
the feedback you received. How will you incorporate this feedback into a
revision of your resume?
P.S. – feel free to put the summary
in the resume document, right below the resume information, that way everything
is in one document – you may however, provide the summary of the feedback
received as a seperate document. if so, see below:
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