Instructor Contact Information

 

Business Communications
Fully Online
 

Lori Oldham
Instructor
San Diego City College
1313 Park Boulevard
(619) 388-3106
loldham@sdccd.edu
Prof. Oldham

  

Textbook and Course Material Requirements

 

Business Communication:  Process & Product, 5th edition, Mary Ellen Guffey, Thomson.

YOU NEED AN ACCESS CODE IN ORDER TO ACCESS THIS COURSE.

The required access code for WebTutor Advantage is bundled with the new textbook OR you have the option of purchasing a used textbook, if available, and a stand alone access code from the San Diego City College Bookstore.

Purchase Textbooks Online at the SDCCD Online Bookstore

 

Hardware and Software Requirements

 

Hardware and Software: To successfully complete this online course, you will be required to meet the minimum hardware and software requirements. View Hardware and Software Requirements.

Internet Browser: You must use a supported Internet browser in order to successfully work in WebCT, the online course management system for this course. To see a list of supported Internet browsers, click here.

 

Course Description

 

Instructions in the principles of effective business communications.  Develop the ability to analyze, organize, and compose various types of written and verbal communications.  Emphasis on the writing of clear, concise, and persuasive letters, memorandums, and reports.

 

Course Objectives

 

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

  1. Explain the importance of effective communication skills
  2. Describe the process of communication
  3. Explain the listening process
  4. Employ procedures for adapting messages to diverse audiences
  5. Demonstrate skills in applying planning, and writing techniques to the solution of business problems
  6. List guidelines that make team efforts more productive and less stressful
  7. Analyze business communication situations and letters in language and style appropriate to specific situations
  8. Produce an analytical report/proposal on original research with comprehensive documentation
  9. Demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively through verbal communication
  10. Evaluate message to judge its success

 

Course Specific Information

 

SYLLABUS - TBA


SCHEDULE - TBA

 

 

 

Application and Registration Information

 

REGISTRATION DIRECTIONS:

  1. Complete Online Application (for new SDCCD students). Go to Student Web Services
  2. Receive registration appointment and instructions by email or mail.
  3. Register online at the Reg-e, our online registration system
  4. Make sure that you pay your tuition so that you don't lose your registration!
    Tuition and Fees Information.
  5. Order textbooks online. Visit our online bookstore.

6.  After completion of registration on Reg-e, and several days prior to the start of the semester, you will receive an email with course login instructions. If you don't receive an email please go to http://www.sdccdonline.net and login on the first day of class as follows:
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Type your WebCT ID = 7-digit College Student Identification (CSID) number
Type your Password =  mmddyyyy (birthdate with no hyphens, slashes, or spaces)
For example:  1010101 (CSID number used at registration)
                          06231980 (password for birthdate June 23, 1980) 

  1.  If this course is closed, please login to Reg-e to be placed on a waitlist. If the waitlist is full, you will not be able to add your name to the waitlist.

You will not be able to login to your online course until the first day of the semester!!!
You must login to your online course on the first day of the session to avoid your enrollment being dropped. Follow the login instructions at http://www.sdccdonline.net/login.htm