teaching with writing

business syllabi

Because successful business hinges on effective communication, business school graduates spend a large percentage of their working hours reading, drafting, and revising formal and informal communications. Business and management professionals write reports, proposals, memoranda, and multi-media presentations. They face special rhetorical challenges because what they write is often read by multiple readers, who range from intra-office colleagues and international clients to the intermediary professionals involved in fulfilling transactions. In professional environments, writers may have sole authorship of the documents they produce, but it is far more likely that they will write collaboratively, in both "real" and virtual environments. The assignments in writing-intensive courses will introduce you to some of the contexts and criteria for good writing in management and business.

sample syllabi

business administration

• Business Administration 1910, Critical Thinking: Leadership Challenges for Students: a seminar-style course built on a series of critical decision cases.
  
  
  • Additional class materials: a list of various course materials available for download, including links and PowerPoint presentations.
    
    
• Business Administration 3033, Business Communication: an upper-division course emphasizing effective communication to specific audiences within various formats. Assignments include proposals, presentations, memos, and emails.

management

• Management 3001, Operations Management: an upper-division course looking at the transformation of inputs (materials, labor, cultures, etc.) into goods and services. Includes a synthesis paper assignment.

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