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• COM 215 Entire Course
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• COM 215 Week 1 DQs
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• COM 215 Week 1 Grammar Exercise 1
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• COM 215 Week 2 Assignment Business Solutions
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• COM 215 Week 1 DQs
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• Discussion Question 1
• Due Date Day 2 post to the Main forum
• Post your response to these questions How does
  business writing differ from academic writing?
  What qualities make any form of written
  communication effective?
• 5. Discussion Question 2

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• COM 215 Week 1 Grammar Exercise 1
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• Grammar Exercise 1
• Resource Review the information regarding
  inclusive language at the BAC Web site.
• Due Date Day 5 post to the Individual forum
• Complete the grammar exercises provided by your
  instructor.

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• COM 215 Week 2 Assignment Business Solutions
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• Assignment Business Solutions
• COM 215 Written Communication
• Course Syllabus Page 12 COM 215

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• COM 215 Week 2 CheckPoint Communication
  Strategies
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• CheckPoint Communication Strategies
• In order for written business communication to be
  effective, the writer must take the audience into
  consideration by focusing on readability level,
  style, and elements that build goodwill (Locker,
  2006). Think about the information below as you
  formulate your answers to this CheckPoint.
• Scenario 1

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• COM 215 Week 3 DQs
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• Discussion Question 1
• Due Date Day 2 Main forum
• Post a response to these questions What kinds of
  unwanted reactions might you get from readers of
  your messages? What steps would you take to
  ensure that the purpose of your message (whether
  informative, negative, or persuasive) is conveyed
  to your readers?

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• COM 215 Week 3 Grammar Exercise 2
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• Grammar Exercise 2
• Resource Review the information regarding
  dangling modifiers and predication errors at the
  BAC Web site.
• Due Date Day 5 Individual forum
• Complete the grammar exercises provided by your
  instructor.

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• COM 215 Week 4 Assignment Informative, Positive,
  Negative, and Persuasive Messages
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• Assignment Informative, Positive, Negative, and
  Persuasive Messages
• Resources Appendix C Chapter 7 (pp. 150-168),
  Chapter 8 (pp. 182-199), Chapter 9 (pp. 212-240),
  and Appendix A (pp. 572-589) in Business and
  Administrative Communication (7th ed.) Ch. 2-4
  in the Business Communication Handbook at the BAC
  Web site ( http//highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/d
  l/free/0072964464/221386/Chapter_02.pdf
  http//highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/dl/free/0072
  964464/221386/Chapter_03.pdf and
  http//highered.mcgraw-

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• COM 215 Week 4 CheckPoint Organizing Information
  in Messages
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• CheckPoint Organizing Information in Messages
• Although all business communication shares some
  common characteristics, differences do exist
  among informative, positive, negative, and
  persuasive messages. For example, in order to
  elicit the most favorable response, it is
  important to determine how to layer the
  information in the message, especially if the
  content is

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• COM 215 Week 5 DQs
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• Discussion Question 1
• Due Date Day 2 Main forum
• Post your response to this question Identify a
  source of miscommunication with which you are
  familiar. How can this type of miscommunication
  be effectively addressed or completely avoided?
• 3. Discussion Question 2
• Due Date Day 4 Main forum

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• COM 215 Week 5 Grammar Exercise 3
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• Grammar Exercise 3
• Resource Review the information regarding
  punctuating sentences at the BAC Web site.
• Due Date Day 5 Individual forum
• Complete the grammar exercises provided by your
  instructor.

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• COM 215 Week 6 Assignment Cultural Communication
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• Assignment Cultural Communication
•  Resources Chapter 11 (pp. 292-309) and Appendix
  A (pp. 582-588) in Business and Administrative
  Communication (7th ed.) Ch. 1-4 in the Business
  Communication Handbook at the BAC Web site
  (http//highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/dl/free/007
  2964464/221386/Chapter_01.pdf
  http//highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/dl/free/0072
  964464/221386/Chapter_02.pdf http//highered.mcg
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• COM 215 Week 6 CheckPoint Nonverbal and Verbal
  Communication
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• CheckPoint Nonverbal and Verbal Communication
• Nonverbal Communication Listeners glean a large
  portion of meaning from the facial expressions
  and body language of a speaker, which can be both
  an advantage and a disadvantage. For example, it
  is difficult for most

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• COM 215 Week 7 DQs
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• Discussion Question 1
• Due Date Day 2 Main forum
• Post your response to this question What
  strategies might you use to communicate the use
  of data effectively in written business reports?
• 3. Discussion Question 2

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• COM 215 Week 7 Grammar Exercise 4
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• Grammar Exercise 4
• Resource Review the information regarding
  punctuation within sentences at the BAC Web site.
• Due Date Day 5 Individual forum
• Complete the grammar exercises provided by your
  instructor.
• COM 215 Written Communication

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• COM 215 Week 8 Assignment Resumes and
  Job-Application Letters PART 1/4
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• Assignment Résumés and Job-Application Letters
• Resources Local newspaper and an online job
  database, such as monster.com or
  careerbuilder.com Chapter 17 (pp. 490-520),
  Chapter 18 (pp. 524-543), Chapter 19 (pp.
  550-568), and Appendix A (pp. 572-583) in
  Business and Administrative Communication (7th
  ed.) Ch. 1-3 in the Business Communication
  Handbook at the BAC

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• COM 215 Week 8 CheckPoint Job-Search Management
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• CheckPoint Job-Search Management
• Finding a job in todays competitive market takes
  not only time but also strategic planning.
  Certain details attract the attention of
  interviewers, and other aspects of job-search
  communication routinely disqualify applicants.
  Savvy applicants know how to highlight strengths
  and learn how to deal with any difficulties in
  their work background. It is also important for
  the applicant to gear résumés and application
  letters to each specific job description.

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• COM 215 Week 8 CheckPoint Final Grammar Quiz
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• CheckPoint Final Grammar Quiz
• Due Date Day 5 Individual forum
• COM 215 Written Communication
• Course Syllabus Page 24 COM 215

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• COM 215 Week 9 Final Presentation
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• Assignment Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation
  based on the ETH 125 Final Assignment
• Recall the differences between academic and
  business writing as you use the information from
  your final project for ETH 125 in order to create
  a slide presentation for a business audience.
• Resources Appendix A, Chapter 6 (pp. 126-139)
  and Chapter 16 (pp. 468-483) in Business and
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