This course provides international students with an understanding of expectations of communication in a Canadian business environment, while developing the foundational skills, strategies, and communication practices essential for business education in Canada. Students will be introduced to basic communication strategies, with emphasis on grammar and syntax, current conventions for business correspondence, improving intercultural communication fluency, and oral communication. Note: This course is credit excluded with CMNS 1110. Students may enroll in and earn credit for only one of these courses.

Level: UG

Co-requisite(s): BUSI 1101

Credit Exclusion: CMNS 1110

Attributes: ASTR, BUSI, PW_3

Students will explore a diverse range of workplace communication styles and genres, including cross-genre and cross-cultural contexts. Students will reflect on their writing process and gain strategies to overcome writing barriers including revision and a focus on mechanics. A concept of professional persona is explored as students create a variety of workplace-oriented communication pieces that culminate in a final project.

Level: UG

Credit Exclusion: CMNS 1101

Attributes: ASTR, BUSI, PW_2

Students will study the theories, principles and applications of oral communications, and apply these theories and principles to design, develop and deliver effective oral presentations for a variety of contexts.

Level: UG

Prerequisite(s): English 12 or TPC 12 or ABEE 0091 or PSPE 1091 or ENGP 1091 or LPI 26 or ELST 0381 and 0386 with a B) or ENGL 1099 or ENGQ 1099 or CMNS 1110 or 1105 or Kwantlen English Assessment Test Placement

Attribute: BUSI

Students will learn how to analyze context and audience, determine purpose, message content, visual design and media in order to create written workplace messages that can be received, understood, used and retrieved with speed and accuracy.

Level: UG

Attributes: ASTR, BUSI, WI

Students will learn how to analyze audience and context in order to communicate effectively in specialized workplace environments which require sensitivity and the ability to tailor messages for audiences with different, often conflicting, needs and priorities. They will learn basic communication strategies, document conventions, resume design, visual design techniques, and correct language usage. The course will be delivered partially online.

Level: UG

Attributes: BUSI, F2A2

Students will explore a selected topic in workplace communications. They will conduct research to develop an understanding of the topic. Note: This is a lecture-based course with extensive class discussion. The area of study will be established in advance by the department. Students may take this course twice on different topics.

Level: UG

Prerequisite(s): All of (a) 6 credits from courses at the 1100 level or higher and (b) CMNS 1140

Attribute: BUSI

Students will study communications theories and then prepare audience-centred correspondence, proposals, business plans, executive summaries, reviews, commentaries, complex analytical reports and presentations. They will complete written assignments that emphasize critical thinking, writing, and visual literacy.

Level: UG

Prerequisite(s): 36 credits from courses at the 1100 level or higher, including CMNS 1140 and ENGL 1100

Cross-listing: ENTR 3000

Attributes: BUSI, WI

Students will learn written and oral communication skills required by behavioural science professionals to develop, manage, and communicate complex information in their professional practice. They will learn the principles, theories, and techniques required for designing, developing, and communicating proposals, reports, and project plans, and will apply them to written and oral projects integrated within a project management framework throughout the course.

Level: UG

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1100 and 3 credits of any 1200 level ENGL course

Attribute: BUSI

Students will learn the principles of persuasion and apply them to strategic conversations, dialogues and documents with a variety of audiences. They will also learn rhetorical strategies and techniques that include various ways to identify audience needs, stimulate audience attention, spark audience interest and generate appropriate actions from targeted audiences.

Level: UG

Prerequisite(s): CMNS 1140 and 45 credits of 1000 and 2000 level courses

Attribute: BUSI