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• COM 285 Entire Course

• COM 285 Week 1 DQ 1

• COM 285 Week 1 Individual Assignment Business
  Communication Trends paper
• COM 285 Week 1 DQ 1
• COM 285 Week 1 DQ 2
• COM 285 Week 2 Individual Assignment Audience
  Analysis paper
• COM 285 Week 2 DQ 1
• COM 285 Week 2 DQ 2
• COM 285 Week 3 Individual

• Week 1 DQ 1
• Think about someone in your workplace whom you
  consider to be an effective communicator. What
  about this person's communication style causes
  you to think this? What characteristics does this
  person have that causes him or her to be
  effective?

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• COM 285 Week 1 DQ 2

• COM 285 Week 1 Individual Assignment Business

• Week 1 DQ 2
• What are two strengths and two areas for
  improvement in your own business communication
  abilities? You may address verbal, written, or
  electronic communication provide examples to
  explain your choices. How could your improvement
  in these two areas enhance your work performance?

• Business Communication Trends paper
• Write a 700-to 1,050-word paper that describes
  current trends in business communication. Be sure
  to address the following questions in your paper
• a. What role does business communication play
  in your day-to-day activities at work? How does
  it help you manage your daily work activities?

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• COM 285 Week 2 DQ 1

• COM 285 Week 2 DQ 2

• Week 2 DQ 1
• What are at least two effective techniques in
  preventing or resolving conflicts when working in
  groups? Support your choices with references to
  the readings and personal experiences.

• Week 2 DQ 2
• What are the three most important points that a
  group must keep in mind when working
  collaboratively on a writing project? Why?
  Support your response with references to the
  readings and personal experiences.

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• COM 285 Week 2 Individual Assignment Audience

• COM 285 Week 2 Team Assignment Charter Analysis

• Audience Analysis
• Communication should always be designed with the
  audience in mind. You are called upon to present
  quarterly sales information in an in-person
  meeting to a group of stakeholders that includes
  managers, salespeople, and customers. In a 1,050-
  to 1,200-word paper address the following
  questions.

• COM 285 Week 2 Team Assignment Charter Analysis
  Detailed Analysis

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• COM 285 Week 3 DQ 1

• COM 285 Week 3 DQ 2

• WEEK 3 DQ 1
• All industries and companies have their own
  jargon. What is some of the jargon related to the
  company or industry in which you work? When is it
  appropriate to use jargon? How might you present
  company- or industry-specific information without
  using jargon?

• WEEK THREE DQ2
• What are three examples of bias in business
  writing? Identify two methods you consider
  important to use in reducing bias in business
  writing.
• Two methods you must consider reducing when
  writing in business are sex, age, and gender.

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• COM 285 Week 3 Individual Assignment
  Cross-cultural

• COM 285 Week 4 DQ 1

• Cross-cultural Communication Matrix
• a. Access the Business Around the World
  information by using the url http//www.mhhe.com/
  business/buscom/bcommonline/
• b. Click on the map on the lower left corner
  of the page. Select three regions of the world to
  research, by clicking on those areas of the map.
  Select one country from each of the three regions
  you selected to research.

• Week 4 DQ 1
• In your opinion, when can or must negative
  messages are delivered using these methods of
  communication face-to-face, telephone, printed
  mail, and e-mail? Provide examples and refer to
  the readings and your own experiences to support
  your opinion.

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• COM 285 Week 4 DQ 2

• COM 285 Week 4 Individual Assignment Business
  Writing

• Week 4 DQ 2
• Describe the communication privacy policies at
  your workplace, such as for e-mail and telephone
  use. How do the policies align to the best
  practices discussed in the readings? Do you feel
  that these policies are ethical? Why or why not?

• Business Writing Portfolio
• You are a public relations manager called upon to
  present some information regarding changes in
  retail store operations to three different sets
  of stakeholders of a retail clothing store chain.
  The stakeholders include store managers, store
  employees, retail customers and the public.

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• COM 285 Week 5 DQ 1

• COM 285 Week 5 DQ 2

• Week 5 DQ 1
• What are some effective ways to handle a
  question-and-answer period following a
  presentation? What are some effective ways to
  handle scenarios when you do not know the answer
  to a question?

• Week 5 DQ 2
• Web sites are often used as research resources,
  both in academic and business-related work. What
  are some important criteria that one must use in
  determining the validity, accuracy, and
  appropriateness of information presented on a Web
  site?

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• COM 285 Week 5 Individual Assignment Employee

• COM 285 Week 5 Team Assignment Oral Powerpoint

• Assignment
• Complete a 1050 to 1200 word report addressing
  e-mail, internet use, and privacy policies. Be
  sure to address the following items in your
  report
• a. Identify e-mail and internet use and
  privacy policies at your job.
• b. What are current laws regulating employee
  email and Internet privacy?

• Oral PowerPoint Presentation
• Using information provided in your textbook and
  online, create a 10- to 15-slide PowerPoint
  presentation on oral presentation best practices.
  Information should include, but is not limited
  to, slide formatting, organization, and
  presentation skills. Include APA formatted
  citations on a slide titled Reference.