This communication course teaches the business writing skills needed to produce effective business and technical reports: inspection, trip, incident, and progress reports, proposals, feasibility studies, formal reports, oral reports, summaries and graphics. NOTE: Students scoring below "C+" in level 1 COMM are required to take COMM 2003 instead of COMM 2203. To make up for a full-time diploma program level 2 COMM course, students must take both COMM 2202 (or COMM 2002) and COMM 2203 (or COMM 2003). If you have BCIT full-time diploma program level 1 COMM course credit, email cecomm@bcit.ca to apply for approval to register.
Prerequisite(s)
Students must have one of the following: 1) a final grade of 70% or better in BCIT level 1 COMM (ie: COMM 1100 or COMM 1103 or COMM 1106 or COMM 1120; or 2) a score of 70 or better in COMM 0015; or 3) an OFFICIAL transfer credit granted for BCIT level 1 or level 2 COMM course with a final grade of 70% or better (refer to www.bcit.ca/admission/transfer/).
*(A)*IMPORTANT: This is NOT a self-paced course; there will be specific timelines for assignments and exams. You will have readings, discussions, peer review, and assignments to complete each week (although you do NOT have to be online at a particular time or on a particular day). Your weekly participation is essential to succeed in this course. *(B)*BEFORE YOU REGISTER: You are responsible for making sure you have completed the necessary course prerequisite before enrolling in this course. Refer to the course description for more details. *(C)*REGISTRATION APPROVAL: You don’t need to apply for approval. Your registration approval will be automatically released after your COMM 1103 or COMM 1106 final grade has been posted in my.bcit.ca. If your final grade has not yet appeared, please try again later, and remember that final grades may not be posted until 2 – 3 weeks after your course end date. If you have Full-time COMM 1000 level course credit, contact cecomm@bcit.ca (include your BCIT student number) to obtain registration approval. Please allow 3 business days to process your approval request. *(D)* MANDATORY IN-PERSON FINAL EXAM: All COMM online courses have mandatory in-person final exam. If you live within 100 km from BCIT, you must write the final exam at BCIT Burnaby Campus on Friday, December 14, 2018, from 1830 to 2130, without exception. If you live outside 100km from BCIT, you will arrange to write the final exam at one of BCIT's network of approved Test Centres. You are directly responsible for all invigilation fees and related costs. *(E)* Click on the URL link for additional course information: www.bcit.ca/files/distance/pdf/comm2203_online_201830.pdf .
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Status
This course offering is in progress and full. Please check this page for other currently available offerings or subscribe to receive email updates.
*(A)*IMPORTANT: This is NOT a self-paced course; there will be specific timelines for assignments and exams. You will have readings, discussions, peer review, and assignments to complete each week (although you do NOT have to be online at a particular time or on a particular day). Your weekly participation is essential to succeed in this course. *(B)*BEFORE YOU REGISTER: You are responsible for making sure you have completed the necessary course prerequisite before enrolling in this course. Refer to the course description for more details. *(C)*REGISTRATION APPROVAL: You don’t need to apply for approval. Your registration approval will be automatically released after your COMM 1103 or COMM 1106 final grade has been posted in my.bcit.ca. If your final grade has not yet appeared, please try again later, and remember that final grades may not be posted until 2 – 3 weeks after your course end date. If you have Full-time COMM 1000 level course credit, contact cecomm@bcit.ca (include your BCIT student number) to obtain registration approval. Please allow 3 business days to process your approval request. *(D)* MANDATORY IN-PERSON FINAL EXAM: All COMM online courses have mandatory in-person final exam. If you live within 100 km from BCIT, you must write the final exam at BCIT Burnaby Campus on Friday, December 14, 2018, from 1830 to 2130, without exception. If you live outside 100km from BCIT, you will arrange to write the final exam at one of BCIT's network of approved Test Centres. You are directly responsible for all invigilation fees and related costs. *(E)* Click on the URL link for additional course information: www.bcit.ca/files/distance/pdf/comm2203_online_201830.pdf
Important course information will be sent to you prior to your course start
date. Check your myBCIT email account to
access this information.
Status
This course offering is in progress and full. Please check this page for other currently available offerings or subscribe to receive email updates.
In Progress and Full
Winter 2019
Below is one offering of this course for the Winter 2019 term.
BEFORE YOU REGISTER: You must have achieved a final grade of 70%+ in a 3-credit BCIT COMM 1100-level course or a 3-credit university/college composition course. *(A)*REGISTRATION APPROVAL: You don’t need to apply for approval, if you have taken COMM 1103 or 1106 with a final grade of 70%+. Your registration approval will be automatically released after your final grade has been posted in my.bcit.ca. If your final grade has not yet appeared, please try again later, and remember that final grades may not be posted until 2 to 3 weeks after your course end date. If you have Full-time COMM 1100-level course credit, contact cecomm@bcit.ca and provide your BCIT student number to obtain your registration approval. Please allow 3 business days to process your approval request. *(B)*THIS IS NOT A SELF-PACED COURSE: there will be specific timelines for assignments and exams. You will have readings, discussions, peer review, and assignments to complete each week (although you do NOT have to be online at a particular time or on a particular day). Your weekly participation is essential to succeed in this course. *(D)*MANDATORY IN-PERSON FINAL EXAM: If you live within 100 km from BCIT, you must write the final exam at BCIT Burnaby Campus on Friday, April 5, 2019, from 1830 to 2130, without exception. If you live outside 100 km from BCIT, you will arrange to write the final exam at one of BCIT's network of approved Test Centres. You are directly responsible for all invigilation fees and related costs. *(E)* Click on the URL link for additional course information: www.bcit.ca/files/distance/pdf/comm2203_online_201910.pdf .
Important course information will be sent to you prior to your course start
date. Check your myBCIT email account to
access this information.
Status
This section is only available for registration starting Wed, Oct 24 at 9:00 am (PDT)
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
Plan and write business/technical reports that meet professional standards of organization, style, and presentation.
Use an appropriate and correct writing style.
Plan and write reports that effectively present information.
Identify and analyze problems.
Propose and evaluate solutions.
Use the most effective organizational pattern for various types of informational and analytical reports.
Make correct and effective use of graphics and illustrations in reports.
Write a persuasive proposal.
Follow appropriate conventions in preparing and packaging a formal report.
Prepare and deliver an informative and persuasive oral report.
Critically evaluate information to determine if it is accurate, relevant, and complete, and to use critical thinking to develop strong arguments.
Effective as of Spring/Summer 2016
Related Programs
COMM 2203 is offered as a part of the following programs:
Books for Fall 2018 offerings of this course are available in the following BCIT
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you are considering.
BCIT Distance & Online Learning Bookstore
If you are taking this course through either Distance Education or Online Learning, please purchase books for this course at the BCIT Distance & Online Learning Bookstore.
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Business Communication Essentials, 5Th Ed W. Mybuscommlab,+ Custom Etext Rvp
Author
Bovee
Copyright
2015
Binding
Kit/Set/Package
ISBN
978-1-32341-271-8
Price
$123.50
Required
Winter 2019
No information on books is currently available for Winter 2019 offerings of this course.
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