Course Overview
This course provides the foundation for students’ workplace writing, speaking, and teamwork skills that they will use in their course work at BCIT and on the job. They will research best practices related to their discipline, use critical thinking skills to assess information, cite sources, and design and deliver a presentation. The course is project- based and gives students practice in teamwork skills. Through this course, students will gain techniques for making informative presentations and explaining ideas clearly, directly, and concisely. Students are also introduced to the six competencies of interprofessional collaboration, learning foundational interprofessional competencies.
Prerequisite(s)
Credits
3.0
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Define specific objectives and audiences for a workplace communication task (2.2.3)
- Write and speak clearly, concisely, and directly, using appropriate style and tone. (2.1.3)
- Apply professional protocols for respectful communication in written and oral workplace messages. (2.2.3, 2.2.4)
- Summarize published research in the field. (6.3.3)
- Apply discipline-specific citation styles when presenting research and avoid plagiarism.
- Participate effectively on a team including:
- Listening actively (3.1.4)
- Organizing efficient meetings and recording results. (2.2.4)
- Resolving team conflicts (3.2.1)
- Using teleconferencing to participate in virtual meetings. (2.2.3)
- Deliver an informative presentation (in person/virtually) (6.3.1)
- Demonstrate collaborative leadership and conflict management as part of an interprofessional healthcare team.
Effective as of Fall 2023
Related Programs
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School of Health Sciences
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Diploma Full-time
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