ISI - ENGL 3130 - Business Writing
Course Description
Business Writing covers the principles and practice of effective business communication. Projects teach conventions of tone and style appropriate to the specific discourse situation in a variety of formats, including oral, written, visual, and multimedia genres. This course will help you build communication competencies identified by the United States Department of Labor and industry focus groups as the most important to employers. Moreover, the ability to effectively apply these skills within intercultural contexts is highly valued in today’s global workplace.
Finally, business communication is increasingly produced across a wide variety of multi-media platforms requiring skills in aural, oral, textual, and visual literacies. The projects in this course are designed to help you meet these challenges and prepare you to successfully communicate in today's workplace.
Learner Outcomes
Through this course and upon completion you will learn:
- how to respond to rhetorical situations that arise within business environments complicated by ethical, political, social, and cultural concerns,
- how to apply specific conventions used in US business communities such as tone, style, and genre and adjust those conventions to meet the needs of culturally diverse audiences,
- how to communicate solutions to rhetorical problems through a variety of print and electronic genres,
- how to develop an effective presentation-speaking style.
Required Course Materials
All materials you need to study and apply are located in the Canvas course.
Access to a computer with speakers and/or headphones.
Expected Course Timeline
Most ISI courses are designed so that students can complete them within 3 months to 1 year. If you are attempting to complete a course more quickly than this, please contact ISI to explore your options.
Sponsor Institution
Credits earned for this course are included in a University of Idaho transcript.
This is an INDEPENDENT STUDY IN IDAHO course
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COURSE NUMBER NOTICE
Beginning with the 2025-2026 Catalog year, the University of Idaho transitioned to 4-digit course numbers. As ISI works through this transition, you may continue to see 3-digit course numbers during this time. A crosswalk is available online.
Prerequisites
Engl 102 Writing and Rhetoric I or Equivalent; sophomore standing for University of Idaho students- ISI - ENGL 102 - Writing and Rhetoric II (Complete)
- EP0008 - ISI - ENGL 3130-3170 Pre-Req T