HOSP 1660: Technical Writing
Effective date
September 2014
Department
Hospitality Management
School
Hospitality, Food Studies and Applied Business
Description
This course assists students in developing the writing skills necessary for successful business and academic communication in the hospitality and tourism industry. Students apply skills needed to plan, write, and revise effective compositions, letters, memos, email messages, tweets, text messages, formal reports and academic research papers. Students will develop beginning research skills required for writing formal papers and reports.
This course is part of the full-time Hospitality Management Diploma Program
Year of study
1st Year Post-secondary
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Compose and edit standard business documents
- Carry out research
- Write an academic research paper
- Document research and references using APA format
- Write and edit resumes and cover letters
- Critically analyze articles related to hospitality
- Communicate in writing in various electronic modes
Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition (PLAR)
To learn more about the PLAR pathways for this course review the Hospitality Management Diploma Program Content Guide.
Hours
Lecture, Online, Seminar, Tutorial: 45
Total Hours: 45
Instructional Strategies
Lectures, demonstrations, research and composition of written material
Grading System
Letter Grade (A-F)
Evaluation Plan
Type
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Percentage
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Assessment activity
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Assignments
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50
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Assignments, quizzes
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Project
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50
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Informative Business Report Academic Research Report
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Course topics
- Writing unbiased messages
- Analyzing articles related to hospitality
- Summarizing hospitality trends
- Emails for a multi-cultural audience
- Research outlines and drafts
- Memos, letters and short reports
- Terms and tone in correspondence
- Resumes and cover letters
- APA formatting
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.