Full course description
Course summary:
As a writer, you want your readers to be sincerely interested and engaged by your writing. If your message has been designed and executed effectively, you can capture your audience's full attention.
This is a course for those who already are good writers. Our time will be devoted to writing letters of recommendation, of persuasion, of refusal, or of action, that reflect current word usage and up-to-date formats. You can also learn some basics about writing business cases, proposals, and reports.
Course objectives:
After completing this course, learners should be able to:
- Produce clear, complete, concise, and correct writing.
- Use sentence construction and paragraph development strategies for effective writing.
- Apply advanced writing strategies to address specific business requests.
- Create effective business cases, proposals, and reports.
- Document sources that you use in your writing.
Recommended background:
It is recommended you take the Business Writing That Works course before taking this course.
Course topics include:
- The 4 "C"s of Writing
- Writing Mechanics
- Addressing Specific Requests
- Online Business Communications
- Editing Techniques
- Personal Action Plan
Elements of the course:
- Informational text
- Interactive practice activities
- Supplemental reference materials
- Final assessment
This course is self-paced, allowing learners the flexibility to complete the course as quickly or slowly as they need.
After completing all course content and activities, you will complete a final quiz to demonstrate your understanding of key course concepts. Upon successful completion of the quiz, you will be awarded a certificate of completion.
Course creators:
This course was designed and developed by the Eppley Center for Parks and Public Lands at Indiana University, using content from Velsoft.
How to access:
Upon enrolling, you will receive instructions and the link to the Canvas course. Note: When you register, you will receive an email invitation. Be sure to accept that invitation, or Canvas will not allow you to open the course modules.
Enrollees can move through content modules at their own pace within the course timeframe.