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Business Writing
  • Level Foundation
  • المدة 13 ساعات hours
  • الطبع بواسطة University of Colorado Boulder
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Writing well is one of the most important skills you can develop to be successful in the business world. Over seventy companies and thirty thousand students--from professional writers to new employees to non-native English speakers to seasoned executives--have used the techniques in Business Writing to power their ability to communicate and launch their ideas. This course will teach you how to apply the top ten principles of good business writing to your work, how to deploy simple tools to dramatically improve your writing, and how to execute organization, structure, and revision to communicate more masterfully than ever. From the very first lesson, you'll be able to apply your new learning immediately to your work and improve your writing today. Your ideas are powerful. Learn how to deliver them with the clarity and impact they deserve. "Thank you for giving me the knowledge I need in life. [Business Writing] was helpful, life changing, and has made a huge impact in my writing." -- Message from a Business Writing student The principles you'll learn in this course enable you to become a great business writer. They also provide the foundation for moving into Graphic Design and Successful Presentation, so that you can unleash your best professional self whenever--and however--you present your ideas in the workplace. This course can be taken for academic credit as part of CU Boulder's Master of Science in Data Science (MS-DS) degree offered on the Coursera platform. The MS-DS is an interdisciplinary degree that brings together faculty from CU Boulder's departments of Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Science, and others. With performance-based admissions and no application process, the MS-DS is ideal for individuals with a broad range of undergraduate education and/or professional experience in computer science, information science, mathematics, and statistics.

الوحدات

Getting Started

    • 3 Videos
    • 5 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
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1 Discussions

  • Introduce Yourself and Meet Other Learners!

3 Videos

  • The Effective Communication Specialization
  • What's So Great About the Capstone?
  • What is Good Writing?

5 Readings

  • Earn Academic Credit for your Work!
  • Course Support
  • Important Background on Business Writing
  • About the For-Credit Version of this course
  • A Few Important Points About This Course

The Basis of Good Writing

    • 5 Videos
    • 2 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
    • 2 Assignment
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2 Assignment

  • Simplifying Sentences
  • Edit out the Wishy-Washy

1 Discussions

  • Have You Noticed Good or Bad Writing?

5 Videos

  • Be the Windowpane
  • Waste No Time
  • Don't Sound Smart; Be Smart
  • Own Your Ideas
  • Everyone Needs an Editor; or, the Story of My Failure

2 Readings

  • Why Johnny Can't Write and Employers Are Mad
  • You Can Never Be a Worse Writer Than I Was

Design Well to Write Well

    • 5 Videos
    • 1 Discussion
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Improve Memos with Design Elements

1 Discussions

  • Have You Noticed Bad Design?

5 Videos

  • Who are you?
  • Appearance Matters
  • Looking Your Best
  • Dave Gives Pointers: Type is the Message
  • Success!

Summative Assessment

    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Writing Principles and Design

Why Is Organization Important?

    • 5 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • The Elements of the Scaffold

1 Discussions

  • How Do You Get Ready to Write?

5 Videos

  • Organize or Die
  • Great Writers Are Great Revisers
  • The Organizational Scaffold You Need for Everything
  • Quentin, William, and Dave Brainstorm the Memo
  • Bonus Video: The Basics of Greatness

1 Readings

  • Have No Fear of English as a Second Language

Creating the Scaffold

    • 4 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
    • 2 Assignment
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2 Assignment

  • Compare Openings
  • Starting with the Most Important Point

1 Discussions

  • Share an Example of Poor Organization

4 Videos

  • A Blank Page: Facing the Void
  • Say it: The Body Paragraphs
  • Building Out the Scaffold
  • The Conclusion Concludes

1 Readings

  • New York Times: "What Corporate America Can't Build: A Sentence"

Summative Assessment

    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Practicing the Scaffold

Let's Write!

    • 7 Videos
    • 3 Assignment
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3 Assignment

  • What Goes in the First Paragraph?
  • Writing Strong Topic Sentences
  • Critique These Conclusions

7 Videos

  • It's Go Time!
  • The First Paragraph Roadmap
  • Signposting with Topic Sentences
  • William on Voicing Writing: How Does it Sound?
  • Writing a Paragraph
  • Revising a Paragraph
  • The Conclusion Concludes (Reprise)

Grammar Matters

    • 8 Videos
    • 7 Assignment
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7 Assignment

  • I vs. Me
  • Fix These Modifiers
  • Serial Comma Practice
  • Pronoun Placement
  • Apostrophe Practice
  • Your vs. You're, There vs. Their vs. They're: Test Your Skill!
  • That vs. Which

8 Videos

  • Does Good Grammar Matter?
  • Grammar Blast: I vs. Me
  • Grammar Blast: Mangled Modifiers
  • Grammar Blast: Serial or Oxford Comma
  • Grammar Blast: Pronoun Problems
  • Grammar Blast: Apostrophe Abuse
  • Grammar Blast: Your, You're, Their, They're, There
  • Grammar Blast: That vs. Which

Honors Lesson

    • 2 PeerReview
    • 2 Assignment
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2 Assignment

  • Rubric Training Quiz
  • Rubric Training Quiz

2 Peer Review

  • Second Paragraph of Coursera Pitch
  • Writing an Intro Paragraph

Editing for Clarity

    • 6 Videos
    • 1 Discussion
    • 2 Assignment
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2 Assignment

  • Simplify Sentences
  • Edit Out Generalities and Jargon

1 Discussions

  • Edit My First Paragraph

6 Videos

  • Writing IS Revision
  • Check Your Scaffold
  • Keep It Simple
  • Brevity is the Soul of Wit
  • Dave on How Logo Design Reflects Brevity and Clarity
  • Always be Specific; Avoid Generalities and Jargon

Elevating Your Sentences

    • 5 Videos
    • 1 Discussion
    • 5 Assignment
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5 Assignment

  • Identify Passive Voice
  • Change from Passive to Active
  • Remove "to be" and "to have"
  • Edit out Prepositional Phrases
  • Finding Repeated Words

1 Discussions

  • How Have You Changed Your Writing?

5 Videos

  • The Power of Active Voice
  • Limit Crutch Verbs
  • Cut Prepositional Phrases
  • Don't Repeat Words
  • Always Proofread

Final Matters

    • 4 Videos
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4 Videos

  • A Word on Email
  • Long Documents, in Brief
  • In Conclusion
  • Time to Design: Dave Takes the Memo

Summative Assessment

    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Final Editing Quiz

1 Readings

  • Credits

Auto Summary

Enhance your business communication skills with the "Business Writing" course, designed for all professional levels. Delivered by Coursera, this foundational course focuses on the top principles of effective business writing, offering tools for improved clarity, structure, and impact. Ideal for both native and non-native English speakers, it provides immediate, practical benefits to your work. The course is part of CU Boulder’s MS in Data Science program and is available through various subscription options. Unlock your potential and communicate your ideas powerfully in the business world.

Dr. Quentin McAndrew
Instructor

Dr. Quentin McAndrew