Course Profile | POFT 1301 8430
| Semester and year: | Summer I 2009 |
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| Course number and section: | Look for POFT 1301 8430 in the online schedule |
| Course Title: | Business English - Online - 3 credits |
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| Course Preview: | If you want to increase your employment potential by improving your writing and grammar skills, then POFT 1301 Business English is the course for you! Employment surveys have repeatedly shown that employers are definitely more eager to hire people who have excellent writing skills. Increase your employment potential by improving your grammar, punctuation, capitalization, spelling, proofreading, and vocabulary skills. This class, which is taught completely online, will focus on a practical approach for developing and enhancing these writing skills. Throughout the course a step-by-step method will be used to introduce and reinforce grammar and basic writing concepts. This approach will be used in every chapter, along with interactive online materials. All materials and tests will be presented in an online format. |
| Textbooks and Other Course Materials: | 1: Business English, 9th edition ISBN: 032436606X 2: Flash Drive |
| Learning Outcomes: | 1: Analyze and identify various sentence types 2: Identify and use the eight parts of speech correctly 3: Use phrases and clauses effectively 4: Achieve parallelism in writing and enhance vocabulary skills 5: Learn sure fire ways to improve your proofreading and editing skills 6: Capitalize correctly, use numbers correctly |
| Evaluation Procedures: | Homework assignments, Chapter tests, Discussion Board participation, Electronic sentence diagramming activities, and Final exam.
All activities will be completed online.
Point ranges for each grade:
A = 90-100B = 80-89 C = 70-79 D = 60-69 F = 0-59 |
Please note: This course profile is subject to change.