BA 101 - Business and Technical English I

Description
This course introduces students to technical and business communication. Students develop skills in writing and editing business letters, memos, electronic messages, and employment communications. Students also review proper writing mechanics, including sentence structure, grammar, and punctuation; and learn organizational strategies for developing positive, negative, and persuasive business communications.

Credit Hours: 3
Contact Hours: 3

School: School of Business & Industry
Department: Business
Discipline: BA

Major Course Revisions: N/A
Last Revision Date Effective: 20220214T20:41:36
Course Review & Revision Year: 2026-2027

Course Type:
Elective- Offering designed to expand learning opportunities for degree seeking students. May or may not be required for students in a specific GRCC program.
Course Format:
Lecture - 1:1

General Education Requirement: None
General Education Learner Outcomes (GELO):
NA

Course Learning Outcomes:

Explain the uses of communication in business.
Plan a communication by analyzing the purpose of the message, considering the reaction of the reader, and choosing an appropriate channel.
Organize a communication by choosing the appropriate direct or indirect strategy.
Plan and write business communications that accomplish the following purposes: to inform, to request, and to respond.
Write clear, concise, and courteous communications that convey a positive tone and consider benefits to the reader.
Format business letters, memoranda, and electronic communications correctly.
Organize and write employment-related communications.
Proofread communications so that they are correct in content, sentence structure, word usage, spelling, grammar, and mechanics.
Understand the role of context, audience, and purpose when developing a communication.
Complete work accurately, with attention to detail.

Approved for Online Delivery?: Yes

Course Outline:
I. 4-6 Weeks: review grammar and learn the business writing process

A. Grammar Review

B. Workplace Communication Skills

C. Planning Business Messages

D. Composing Business Messages

E. Revising Business Messages

II. 4-7 Weeks: format and write business documents

A. Formatting Memos and Letters

B. Electronic Messages

C. Positive Messages

D. Negative Messages

E. Persuasive Messages

III. 1-2 Weeks: plan and practice employment communications

A. Job Search

B. Resumes and Cover Letters

C. Interviewing and Following Up

Mandatory CLO Competency Assessment Measures:
None

Name of Industry Recognize Credentials: None

Instructional Strategies:
Lecture: 25-75%

Facilitated discussion: 25-75%

Mediated instruction: 0-25%

Group work: 0-25%

Mandatory Course Components:
None

Academic Program Prerequisite: None
Prerequisites/Other Requirements: None
English Prerequisite(s): Eligible for IRW 99/EN 101
Math Prerequisite(s): None
Course Corerequisite(s): None
Course-Specific Placement Test: None
Course Aligned with IRW: NA
Consent to Enroll in Course: No Department Consent Required

Total Lecture Hours Per Week: 3
Faculty Credential Requirements:
Master’s Degree (GRCC general requirement), Professionally qualified through work experience in field (Perkins Act or Other) (list below)
Faculty Credential Requirement Details:

General Room Request: prefer computer lab or LearnLab

Maximum Course Enrollment: 24
Equivalent Courses: None
Dual Enrollment Allowed?: Yes
Number of Times Course can be taken for credit: 1
People Soft Course ID Number: 100006
Course CIP Code: 52.9999

High School Articulation Agreements exist?: No
If yes, with which high schools?: NA
Non-Credit GRCC Agreement exist?: No
If yes, with which Departments?: NA
Corporate Articulation Agreement exist?: No
If yes, with which Companies?: NA