Library-based Assignments That Enrich the Business Communication Course

2002 ◽  
Vol 65 (3) ◽  
pp. 55-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathleen M. Hiemstra
Keyword(s):  
Business Communication ◽  
Communication Course

Multimedia as a Teaching Tool in Business Communication Course Delivery

1997 ◽  
Vol 60 (2) ◽  
pp. 51-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Liu ◽  
Linda Beamer
Keyword(s):  
Software Design ◽  
Business Communication ◽  
Course Delivery ◽  
Teaching Tool ◽  
Multimedia Software ◽  
Communication Course ◽  
Course Content ◽  
Communication Program ◽  
Design Program ◽  
Time Required

The two authors created a multimedia intercultural business communication program. Multimedia is an effective instructional tool because of its ability to capture the attention of the learner and offer interactivity so the learner con trols the learning process. An appeal is made to the learner's imagination. Two constraints are the computer requirements to operate it and the length of time required to learn a multimedia software design program. The course content is described and the seven steps in developing the multimedia hypertext are detailed. The authors recommend the process with advice about what charac teristics the authors of multimedia programs need to develop.

Teaching Large Sections of a Business Communication Course

2017 ◽  
Vol 80 (1) ◽  
pp. 114-129
Author(s):  
Carol Wright
Keyword(s):  
Student Learning ◽  
Business Communication ◽  
Pedagogical Strategies ◽  
Communication Course ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Large Sections ◽  
Large Face

The purpose of this research is to examine specific examples of how business communication courses are delivered in large, face-to-face university classes to discover implications of these large courses. This case study reviewed four classes from two different midsized universities whose classes range from 48 to 300 students. Findings suggest that, when faced with the possibility of teaching more students, it is important to understand that pedagogical strategies may need to be adjusted to maintain student learning. These strategies include modifying the course to the lecture/lab structure, limiting the amount of writing, or allowing the instructor to teach fewer courses.

Improving the ability of qualitative assessments to discriminate student achievement levels

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey Chi Hoe Mok ◽  
Anita Ann Lee Toh
Keyword(s):  
Student Achievement ◽  
Business Communication ◽  
Assessment Instrument ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Communication Course ◽  
Educational Assessments ◽  
Criterion Referenced ◽  
The One ◽  
Achievement Levels

Purpose – This paper aims to investigate the use of blind marking to increase the ability of criterion-referenced marking to discriminate students’ varied levels of knowledge and skill mastery in a business communication skills course. Design/methodology/approach – The business communication course in this study involved more than 10 teachers and 350 students each semester. Data were collected from four semesters of assignment grades to compare the distribution of grades in semesters that used blind marking and in the one that did not (the control group). The standard deviations of marks for each assignment were calculated and compared. Findings – Findings show that blind marking contributed to a wider spread of marks. The study concludes that blind marking, when implemented together with criterion-referenced marking rubrics, can improve the ability of qualitative assessments to discriminate student achievement levels. Originality/value – Research in the use of criterion-referenced marking rubrics has revealed that assessing with marking rubrics resulted in a wider range of marks awarded because assessors felt that the rubrics helped them make more objective judgments of students’ work (Kuisma, 1999). By this token, it could be argued that because blind marking allows more objective judgment of students’ work (by reducing rater bias), it seems to reason that marks might be awarded on a wider range of the marking scale. However, current literature on blind marking and grade/mark dispersion has yet to reveal a study on whether blind marking is able to increase the spread of marks, and therefore, indicate that an assessment instrument is effective is discriminating a range of student achievement levels. This paper should add to the current research on higher quality of educational assessments.

scholarly journals Harry Potter and the First Order of Business: Using Simulation to Teach Social Justice and Disability Ethics in Business Communication

2018 ◽  
Vol 81 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-99 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie K. Wheeler
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Business Communication ◽  
Harry Potter ◽  
Professional Communication ◽  
Business Writing ◽  
Communication Course ◽  
Simulation Based ◽  
Excellent Work ◽  
Communication Pedagogy

Despite the excellent work by scholars who invite us to consider disability, social justice, and business and professional communication pedagogy, little attention has been given to what a disability- and social-justice-centered business and professional communication course might look like in design and implementation. This case study offers an example of a simulation based within the Harry Potter universe that emphasizes the ways disability advocacy and civic engagement manifest themselves in foundational business writing theories and practices. This simulation enabled students to engage with social justice issues by understanding access as an essential part of business and professional communication.

Can We Succeed in Teaching Business Students to Write Effectively?

2006 ◽  
Vol 69 (3) ◽  
pp. 257-263 ◽  
Author(s):  
Khushwant K. S. Pittenger ◽  
Mary C. Miller ◽  
Jesse Allison
Keyword(s):  
Student Performance ◽  
Business Students ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Objective Measure ◽  
Business Communication ◽  
Communication Course ◽  
Teaching Business

This article presents the results of a study where business students’ writing skills were assessed using an external objective measure in a business communication course. The student performance was disappointing before instructor intervention. After the intervention, student performance improved noticeably. The implications of the study are discussed for those who teach writing skills.

Communication Instruction in a Mature Institutional Partnership

2005 ◽  
Vol 68 (2) ◽  
pp. 197-208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martha Wetterhall Thomas ◽  
Samuel B. Hardy
Keyword(s):  
South Carolina ◽  
Business Communication ◽  
University Of South Carolina ◽  
Mba Programs ◽  
Communication Course ◽  
Intensive Courses ◽  
Individual Instruction ◽  
Communication Instruction ◽  
Long Course ◽  
The University

Since 1994, the University of South Carolina at Columbia and the Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien (Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration) have offered a joint master’s degree in international business. Communication instruction was initially a stable component of the program, with a week-long course at the beginning and a report-writing workshop at the end, followed by individual instruction in preparing deliverables for a consulting field project. Since the field projects were phased out in 2003, students continue to receive the one-week communication course in Vienna; after that, they have voluntary access to individual instruction from the Center for Business Communication at the University of South Carolina and exposure to in-class communication workshops as scheduled by faculty across the business disciplines. Although student feedback is positive, these instructional methods currently lack consistency. To achieve such consistency, a communication center can help to integrate instruction within MBA programs through communication intensive courses, writing studios, or a communication capstone course.

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