Course Overview
This introductory communication course is designed to give you basic listening, writing, and speaking skills, which are required for effective professional communication in the food industry and related fields. You will learn how to communicate well with industry personnel, your peers, and your instructors. The course will cover planning, organizing, and presenting information orally and in writing. Specific assignments will include memos, emails, a team report and an informative presentation for a food technology audience.
Prerequisite(s)
- No prerequisites are required for this course.
Credits
3.0
- Not offered this term
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Set communication objectives and analyze audiences.
- Write clearly and concisely for readers.
- Select and organize information to meet reader needs.
- Use communication access strategies to make writing easy-to-read.
- Apply appropriate etiquette for workplace emails.
- Use graphics correctly in written documents.
- Write problem-solving informal reports.
- Write instructions.
- Research and present orally on a food industry topic.
- Communicate collaboratively as an effective member of a team while preparing written or oral group projects.
- Critically evaluate information to determine if it is accurate, relevant, and complete, and to use critical thinking to develop strong arguments.
- Define plagiarism and apply proper citation practices to avoid it.
Effective as of Winter 2019
Related Programs
Communication 1 for Food Technology (COMM 1144) is offered as a part of the following programs:
- Indicates programs accepting international students.
- Indicates programs eligible for students to apply for Post-graduation Work Permit (PGWP).
School of Health Sciences
- Food Processing, Safety, and Quality
Diploma Full-time
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