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Business Communication Skills Certificate of Achievement


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Completion of the Business Communication Skills low-unit certificate prepares students to use effective workplace communications, written and oral. Effective documents, reports, and other written communications, internal and external, print and electronic, are emphasized. Students learn to communicate clearly, use effective interpersonal skills, and apply listening skills, all for the business environment. While a vast array of occupations require communications skills, occupations specific to communications include, but are not limited to, Media and Communication workers, Public Relations Assistants, Sales and Marketing Assistants, Office Assistants, Event Planners, Dispatchers, Fundraising Specialists, and Supervisors. Provides a foundation for the larger (23-26 units) Business Communications Certificate.

Program Student Learning Outcomes


Students who complete this program will be able to:

  • Effectively and appropriately apply principles, planning, organization, and styles to written and oral business communications, including proper consideration of ethical, cultural, gender, and other aspects of the communication.
  • Create appropriate written business documents, such as letters, memorandums, reports, proposals, requests for proposals (RFPs), instructions, employment-related documents, as well as email and other online written business communications. Use correct grammar, style, and format.
  • Orally communicate clearly, effectively, and appropriately, including critical listening, communication with workplace superiors, coworkers, customers, clients; use telephone, webinar, and other online communications; use teamwork, meeting, and leadership skills, interviewing, business etiquette, presentations, as well as nonverbal communications.
  • Behave in a professional manner appropriate to organizational expectations, including the exercise of initiative and self-direction and observation of laws, rules, and ethical practices.

REQUIRED COURSES:

Course ID Title Units
BUS 103   or Business English 3
ENG 1A  * or Principles of Composition 4
ENG 1AH  * Honors Principles of Composition I 4
BUS 102   Oral Business Communications 3
BUS 104  * Business Communication 3
BUS 196   Workplace Success Skills 1
  Select from Restricted 1-3

TOTAL UNITS FOR THE CERTIFICATE:


11-14

Restricted Electives:  Select 1-3 units from the following courses  
BUS 1  * or Introduction to Business 3
BUS 1H   Honors Introduction to Business 3
BUS 13   Legal Environment and Business Law 3
BUS 16   Personal Law, Street Law 3
BUS 105   Social Media Marketing 3
BUS 125   Human Relations in Business 3
BUS 135   Marketing 3
BUS 160   Entrepreneurship 3
CWE 180   Co-Op-Ed-Business 3
CIM 112   Microsoft Office 3
CIMA 102   Word Processing - Word 3
CIMA 108   Business Presentations - Powerpoint 3
COMM 5   Interpersonal Communication 3
COMM 20   Intercultural Communication 3

*Course has a prerequisite, corequisite, limitation, or recommended preparation; see course description.

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