class rules and expectations - powerpoint for week one
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Class Rules and Expectations
For Comm28883
Reports and Presentations
Do
Turn off Cell phones or set them to vibrate unless there is an emergency
Pass in your homework at the beginning of class(It is due one week after it is assigned)
Arrive on time for class. (If you arrive late or leave early or are absent altogether, it is your
responsibility to catch up on any work you missed)
Let me know about personal absence or personal lateness
Ask Questions
Remember, there is no such thing as a stupid question in my class.
Attendance Policy
Attendance will be taken orally at the beginning of class and also by sign-in sheet as a double check.
This sheet will be located on the desk at the front of the room.
It is your responsibility to ensure that you have signed in each week.
About this course:
This is a second year course and builds on many of the skills you developed in Business Communication which you should have taken previously.
About the course - continued
As in Business Communication, you are expected to be able to read, write, and speak English with ease. If you have difficulty with the English language, there are a number of ESL and TOEFL courses available through Sheridan College.
Note:
This is a rather heavy course with a number of assignments and short presentations as well as a manuscript report and a formal presentation.
Helpful Hint
As a general rule of thumb, college level courses require an equal number of homework hours as instructional hours. Therefore you can expect to do a minimum of three hours of homework each week.
Helpful Hint
A three-ring binder is the best kind of notebook for this course as there are a number of handouts.
Helpful Hint
The assignments for this course must be business ready:
typed or word processed. proofread. complete with a cover page showing your name, class,
assignment number or name, and date due.
Paul Smart
Teaching experience: ESL teacher in Japan for many years
Work Experience: Canadian Forces Retail Financial Industry
Contact Information: [email protected]
Find out
Your partner’s name? Where they are from? Where they want to be in 5 years? Why are they taking this course? Ask a question of your choosing.
What is Brainstorming?
The process of considering every possible idea, no matter how illogical or ridiculous.
It is a creative process.
The four rules of effective Brainstorming:
No ideas may be criticized or put down. There is no evaluation during the idea-gathering process.
Ideas do not have to be practical. Strive for quantity.
The more ideas the better.
Combine. Brainstormers could combine ideas already mentioned by others or
improve ideas already given.
Different levels of Communication from most effective to least effective: Face to Face Verbal Written
E-Mail Instant Messaging
Non Verbal Body Language Tone of Voice
Miscommunication
Different languages and translation Translation problem Dialect
Cultural differences Generational differences
The Generation Gap
Slang Technical Language
Units we will be covering
Units 4 and the first chapter in Unit 5 beginning on page 375
Units 1 -3 and 5 are covered in “Business Communication” which you should have already taken
Grammar
Found in Appendix A:
Gives a fairly good, concise grammar and usage guide.
Grammar is not taught in this course.
Documentation
Found in Appendix B
It shows you ways of documenting your work including endnotes, footnotes, and bibliographies.
This information becomes critical in your
formal report and we will be dealing with it later in the course.
The second text
Cites and Sources
Although we don’t deal with this text much in class, it will be a valuable resource for you if you choose to use the American Psychological Association method of documentation.
Disaster
Hurricane Tornado Landslide Tsunami Earthquake Ice Storm Blizzard
Power Failure / Blackout
Volcano Drought Explosion Nuclear Meltdown
Medical Issues
ALS Depression Stress Alcohol or Drug Abuse Our Increasingly
Overweight Society Vision or Hearing
Impairment Eating Disorders
Cosmetic Surgery Anorexia
Nervosa/Bulimia Premature Babies Infertility Stem Cell Research Cancer Diabetes
In the News
Terrorism Canada’s Role in
Afghanistan Domestic Networks
Environmental Issues Alternate Forms of
Energy Global Warming
Computer Issues Internet Fraud Identity Theft
Population Issues Canada’s Aging
Population Teenaged Mothers
What is a Report?
A report is an organized presentation of information serving an immediate purpose by systematically solving problems or answering questions.
Note:
Like other business messages, reports can range from informal to formal.
This depends on their:
Purpose Audience Contents Setting
Formal reports
Also called long or manuscript reports:
results from large projects. requires many months of work and a great
deal of money. may be several hundred pages in length.
Example of Formal Reports:
Business Plan Government White Paper Purchase Agreement
Informal or Short Reports:
may run from several paragraphs to a few pages.
contain the essential information in an abbreviated report structure.
may be written in letter or memorandum format.
About Report Writing:
Report writing is an acquired skill which, in today’s competitive marketplace, is essential for not only survival but success.
Report writing is the most sophisticated type of business writing, since it represents a persuasive communication in its most logical and concise form.
Benefits of learning to write reports:
The ability to write reports provides you with tangible, rewards:
adds thousands of dollars to your income makes you marketable supplies you with a sophisticated form of self-
expression
More information on Business reports: Business Reports are systematic attempts to
answer questions and solve problems.
They include the following activities in order.
From first to last these are:
Planning Research Organization Presentation
Homework for the week
Decide on a topic for Informal Report and Manuscript Report
Prepare a Reading
Bring Cites and Sources text for next week
Work on Chapter Quizzes
Thought for the Day
Success is due to continued learning