Georgia Christian University

ENGL102 BUSINESS COMMUNICATION II

Spring Semester, 2009

Jo K. CHUNG, Professor (770)770-279-0507

chungjok@gcuniv.edu

Office: 646 Exchange Place Lilburn, GA 30047 Office Hour: Monday ~ Thursday 9:00 ~ 18:00

COURSE SYLLABUS Course: Business Communication II

Room: 636-201

Professor: Jo K. CHUNG

Class Hour: Monday 12:30 – 14:45

Office Hour: Monday Through Thursday 09:00 – 18:00

E-mail: chungjok@gcuniv.edu

COURSE OBJECTIVES & PURPOSES

The primary goal of this given coursework is to continue introducing students with fundamental

communication strategies and to equip them with highly important experience in conducting real-life business

writing.

Communication technologies and grammar/mechanics Review materials shall be given to students to let them

be familiarized with work-place environment in the US by providing them even more supporting materials so

they could leave this course confident and fully prepared with marketable skills.

TEXTBOOK

Required Books

Mary Ellen Guffey, Essentials of Business Communication (7th Edition) (Paperback)

Recommended Readings

Mary Ellen Guffey, Business Communication: Process and Product (with InfoTrac) (Hardcover)

Kenneth W. Davis, The McGraw-Hill 36-Hour Course in Business Writing and Communication (36 Hour)

Court Bovee, Business Communication Today (9th Edition) (Hardcover)

John V. Thill, Excellence in Business Communication (Paperback)

Deborah Roebuck, Improving Business Communication Skills (4th Edition) (Paperback)

Schedules and Subjects of the Lecture

Week 1 (01/05/2008): Course Orientation

UNIT 1. Laying Communication Foundations / Communication Skills

Week 2 (01/12/2008): UNIT 2. The Writing Process / Creating Business Messages

Week 3 (01/19/2008): NO CLASS

Week 4 (01/28/2008): UNIT 2. The Writing Process / Improving Writing Techniques

Week 5 (02/02/2008): UNIT 2. The Writing Process / Revising and Proofreading

Week 6 (02/09/2008): UNIT 3. Corresponding at Work / E-mail and Memorandums

Week 7 (02/16/2008): NO CLASS

Week 8 (02/23/2008): UNIT 3. Corresponding at Work / Direct Letters and Goodwill Messages

Week 9 (03/02/2008): UNIT 3. Corresponding at Work / Persuasive & Negative Messages

Mid-Term Examination

Week 10 (03/09/2008): NO CLASS (SPRING BREAK)

Week 11 (03/16/2008): UNIT 4. Reporting Workplace Data / Informal Reports

Final Report Given

Week 12 (03/23/2008): UNIT 4. Reporting Workplace Data / Proposals and Formal Reports

Week 13 (03/30/2008): UNIT 5. Developing Speaking and Technological Skill /

Communicating in Person, in Meetings, by Telephone, and Digitally

Week 14 (04/13/2008): UNIT 6. Communicating for Employment / Resume & Cover Letters

Week 15 (04/20/2008): UNIT 6. Communicating for Employment / Interviewing

Final Report Due

Week 16 (04/27/2008): Final Exam

Assessment Assessment Summary

- Participation (10%)

- Assignments (20%)

- Midterm Exam (30%)

- Final Exam (40%) (Comprehensive)

Course grades as follows:

A: 90 and above average

B: 80 and above average

C: 70 and above average

D: 60 and above average – Course Re-retake

F: Lower than 59 average – Course Failure

Makeup tests are NOT to be given at all.

Participation

No Academic Record shall be given to any student not fulfilling attendance requirement by Georgia

Christian University’s academic regulations.

Submission of Assignments

A fully completed Assignment Cover Page must be attached to each assignment

All assignment (or examination) should be submitted to the lecturer in charge

Extension

Extension for written work will not normally be granted unless there are sufficient grounds for an

extension.

The Academic Affairs Office recognizes the following reasons for granting an extension:

- Unexpected illness (which must be supported by a medical certificate submitted to the Academic

Affairs Office or the professor in person)

- Unexpected family crisis

- Unexpected demands made by virtue of the cultural context or workplace demands faced by the

student.

Please note that the extension needs to be sought before the due date.

If your professor does grant you an extension, it is important to ensure that;

- The Student signs and dates the Extension Request Form.

- The Lecture signs and dates the Extension Request Form.

- The student can obtain the forms from Academic Affairs Office to be filled out and returned along

with all copies of original documents.

Work not Submitted

If you do not submit an assignment (an examination) by the due date, you should arrange to explain

to the lecturer, prior to the due date for the assignment, why the work has not been submitted. If the

lecturer is satisfied with your explanation, you will be awarded an incomplete grade (I). When you

eventually submit the assignment, it can only be awarded a Pass grade (P).

The extended time cannot exceed four weeks from the end of the term. If you do not submit an

assignment by the due date, an “I” will be changed to an “F”.