vcc.ca
OADM 1108: Business Writing 2
Effective date
May 2020
Department
Admin Professional 1 & 2
School
Hospitality, Food Studies and Applied Business
Description
This course trains students to create business documents that meet the comprehensive demands of today's office. They will apply job-specific transferable skills and content knowledge learned in Word 1 and Business Writing 1.
Credits
2.5
Year of study
1st Year Post-secondary
Prerequisites
OADM 1104, OADM 1105.
Corequisites
None
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Apply rules of punctuation, grammar, spelling, and word usage and develop skills in proofreading and working to a deadline
- Create different styles of one- and two-page letters with mandatory and optional components appropriately formatted according to industry standards
- Create different styles of one- and two-page memos with mandatory and optional components appropriately formatted to industry standards
- Create and format complex reports including those with a cover page and a table of contents
- Manage report section breaks, headers, footers, page numbering and footnotes
- Create and format itineraries and agendas
Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition (PLAR)
None
Hours
Lecture, Online, Seminar, Tutorial: 20
Clinical, Lab, Rehearsal, Shop, Kitchen, Simulation, Studio: 28
Practicum, Self-Paced, Individual Learning: 5
Total Hours: 53
Clinical, Lab, Rehearsal, Shop, Kitchen, Simulation, Studio: 28
Practicum, Self-Paced, Individual Learning: 5
Total Hours: 53
Instructional Strategies
This course uses lectures, assigned readings, and examples to present skills. Students will complete comprehensive assignments to put these skills into practice and exams to measure their facility.
Grading System
Letter Grade (A-F)
Passing grade
D
Evaluation Plan
|
Type |
Percentage |
Assessment activity |
|
Assignments |
20 |
Assignments and corrections for letters and memos |
|
Assignments |
20 |
Assignments and corrections for reports, itineraries, and agendas |
|
Midterm Exam |
25 |
Letters and memos |
|
Final Exam |
25 |
Reports, itineraries, and agendas |
|
Participation |
10 |
|
Course topics
- Letter components
- Full block letters
- Modified block letters
- Simplified block letters
- Memoranda
- Reports, including cover pages, table of contents, multi-level headings, headers, footers, page numbering, and footnotes
- Itineraries
- Agendas
Notes:
- Course contents and descriptions, offerings and schedules are subject to change without notice.
- Students are required to follow all College policies including ones that govern their educational experience at VCC. Policies are available on the VCC website at:
https://www.vcc.ca/about/governance--policies/policies/. - To find out if there are existing transfer agreements for this course, visit the BC Transfer Guide at https://www.bctransferguide.ca.