Course Description
What message are you sending when you speak, write, and listen? As one of the most important skills for employers, students will explore the value of communication in their personal and professional life. The digital presence and impact of written and visual communication in a technological society will be addressed. Students will create, edit, and publish professional-appearing business documents with clear and concise communication. Creative design, persuasive personal and professional communications will be applied through research, evaluation, validation, written, and oral communication. Leadership development and teamwork skills will be stressed as students work independently and collaboratively. Presentation skills will be developed and modeled for students to master presentation software in this course.
Various forms of technologies will be used to expose students to resources, software, and applications of communications. Professional communication skills and practices, problem-solving, ethical and legal issues, and the impact of effective presentation skills are enhanced in this course to prepare students to be college and career ready. Employability skills are integrated into activities, tasks, and projects throughout the course standards to demonstrate the skills required by business and industry. Competencies in the co-curricular student organization, Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), are integral components of the employability skills standard for this course.
Business Communications is the third course in the Business and Technology pathway in the Business Management and Administration cluster. Students enrolled in this course should have successfully completed Introduction to Business and Technology and Business and Technology. After mastery of the standards in this course, students should be prepared to take the end of pathway assessment in this career area.
Various forms of technologies will be used to expose students to resources, software, and applications of communications. Professional communication skills and practices, problem-solving, ethical and legal issues, and the impact of effective presentation skills are enhanced in this course to prepare students to be college and career ready. Employability skills are integrated into activities, tasks, and projects throughout the course standards to demonstrate the skills required by business and industry. Competencies in the co-curricular student organization, Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), are integral components of the employability skills standard for this course.
Business Communications is the third course in the Business and Technology pathway in the Business Management and Administration cluster. Students enrolled in this course should have successfully completed Introduction to Business and Technology and Business and Technology. After mastery of the standards in this course, students should be prepared to take the end of pathway assessment in this career area.
Basic Goals and Objectives
- Examine and practice grammar, mechanics, and process of composing professionally written business documents.
- Apply effective oral communication by communicating in a clear, courteous, concise, and professional manner.
- Use active and intentional listening skills to respond appropriately to oral communication.
- Master word processing software at an expert level to create, edit, and publish professional-appearing business documents.
- Apply skills and strategies for the delivery of effective oral communication and presentations.
- Use digital technologies (computers, PDAs, media players, GPS, etc.), communication/networking tools, and social networks appropriately to access, manage, integrate, evaluate, and create information to successfully function in professional settings
- Master presentation software to create, edit, publish, and deliver professional-appearing business presentations.
End of Pathway Assessment
The Microsoft Office Specialist Certification Test – PowerPoint 2013
The Business and Technology Pathway Career Opportunities
Small Business Owner, Administrative Assistant, Corporate Executive, Corporate Trainer, Computer Technician
Needed Supplies for my Class
- A three-ring binder notebook with wide rule or college rule paper.
- Black or Blue ink pen.
- Flash Drive
Note from Mr. Lumpkin
Please see me to schedule an appointment if you have a matter that needs extensive discussion. Otherwise, feel free to drop by my room before school begins or after school ends. I am here to help you and work with you whenever assistance is needed.
Book used for this course
Means, T. (2010). Business communication. Mason, OH: South-Western Cengage Learning.
Course Evaluation
To derive your nine weeks grade, the following calculations will be performed:
Major Test (Chapter and Unit Tests, Work Ethics Grades, and Notebooks) 57%
I will drop your lowest grade if you do not have any 0’s whatsoever.
Work Ethics Grade (If you turn in all work, do not break any of the policies
set forth in my class, nor have any tardies for the grading
period, you will receive a work ethics grade of 100 on the
last day of each month. Grading periods will start over
every month.
Daily Grades (Classwork and Homework Grades and Vocabulary Tests) 23%
Students who participate heavily in class discussions will receive the
opportunity to be rewarded by having their lowest grade dropped.
Semester Final 20%
TOTAL 100%
Major Test (Chapter and Unit Tests, Work Ethics Grades, and Notebooks) 57%
I will drop your lowest grade if you do not have any 0’s whatsoever.
Work Ethics Grade (If you turn in all work, do not break any of the policies
set forth in my class, nor have any tardies for the grading
period, you will receive a work ethics grade of 100 on the
last day of each month. Grading periods will start over
every month.
Daily Grades (Classwork and Homework Grades and Vocabulary Tests) 23%
Students who participate heavily in class discussions will receive the
opportunity to be rewarded by having their lowest grade dropped.
Semester Final 20%
TOTAL 100%