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WRIT 250  Writing in Business Contexts  Units: 3.00  
A focus on the principles of business writing. Students analyze workplace contexts and identify writing strategies best suited to address business problems. Students research, organize, design, and create reader-centred documents and various electronic and print texts that relate to practical situations they will encounter in the business world.
NOTE Only offered online, consult Arts and Science Online.
Learning Hours: 114 (36 Online Activity, 84 Private Study)  
Requirements: Prerequisite (WRIT 120 or WRIT 125) or permission of the Instructor.  
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science  

Course Learning Outcomes:

  1. Conceptualize, draft, and revise documents of various length, detail, and visual design that incorporate elements of business writing
  2. Create documents using various rhetorical modes such as persuasion, definition, and analysis
  3. Identify and apply aspects of business writing to set objectives, conduct relevant research, plan documents, and communicate ideas to resolve problems and achieve outcomes
  4. Participate in online collaboration and communication as a way to peer-edit written submissions
  5. Practice critical thinking when selecting a writing style and format best suited for the purpose and audience