COM 510 LEADERSHIP COMMUNICATION

Strong communication skills -- written, oral, nonverbal, and interpersonal -- are crucially important for professional success. This class will focus the development of a portfolio of professional business skills and career management to enhance advancement potential and business success. Self-awareness and audience analysis will be explored as a means to enhance emotional intelligence, grow business relationships, achieve consensus, and build professional credibility. Through executive coaching activities, written assignments, and oral presentations, students will increase their proficiency in a wide range of business communications required of successful leaders. In addition, through experiential learning, students will explore ways to improve their social and cultural awareness by discussing best practices, professional networking and workplace protocol to enhance their ability to navigate through the world. In addition to the formal course feedback, peer evaluations will be used to improve communication as well as to provide students an opportunity to practice effective ways to give and receive feedback.

Credits

Prerequisite

None

Distribution

COMMUNICATIONS