Course Overview
Information technology professionals spend time each day communicating orally and in writing with their supervisors, colleagues and clients. As web developers, you need to communicate quickly, clearly, and effectively. This course will build on the skills you learned in first term to be an efficient and professional communicator at work and on the web. You will learn how to conduct an effective job search and write the accompanying resume and cover letter to support it. You will also write effective reports, deliver a persuasive oral presentation to your set, and participate effectively in meetings and group work. You will prepare a formal report and present it orally and in writing. The course will pay particular attention to best practices in writing for the web.
Prerequisite(s)
Credits
5.0
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Write an effective resume, cover letter, and LinkedIn profile.
- Participate in job interviews.
- Conduct and participate in meetings productively.
- Prepare a formal report or proposal and present it orally and in writing.
- Critically evaluate information to determine if it is accurate, relevant, and complete, and to use critical thinking to develop strong arguments.
- Describe the ways readers use and read websites.
- Chunk information using direct structure to limit page depth without fragmenting information.
- Create navigation designs based on logical information architectures.
- Anticipate and focus on the information needs of the readers and the proponent.
- Write sentences and paragraphs appropriate for the workplace and the web.
- Create a clear heading structure and links that support intuitive visitor browsing.
- Write content suitable for search engines.
Effective as of Winter 2020
Related Programs
Communications for Business and Web (COMM 2116) is offered as a part of the following programs:
- Indicates programs accepting international students.
School of Computing and Academic Studies
- Full-Stack Web Development
Diploma Full-time
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