A Community Exchange: Teaching the Business and Professional Communication Course.

Autor/inn/en	Weller, Rosemary D.; Gawlik, Mary E.
Titel	A Community Exchange: Teaching the Business and Professional Communication Course.
Quelle	(1991), (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Leitfaden; Unterricht; Lehrer; Business Education; Deafness; Experiential Learning; Higher Education; Interpersonal Communication; Organizational Communication; School Business Relationship; School Community Relationship; Student Needs; Writing Instruction + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lesson concept; Instruction; Unterrichtsentwurf; Unterrichtsprozess; Teacher; Teachers; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Wirtschaftserziehung; Wirtschaftspädagogik; Gehörlosigkeit; Taubstummheit; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Interpersonale Kommunikation; Schreibunterricht
Abstract	A business and professional communication course at Gallaudet University promotes interaction between the community and the deaf or hard of hearing students at the university, and provides needed professional development services to these students. The course is divided into four main parts: (1) theories of organizational communication; (2) business writing; (3) interpersonal strategies on the job; and (4) staff meeting presentations. Throughout the course, students interact with employers to acquire information, and to practice specific skills. To assess formal and informal communication, culture, and climate in an organization, students visit an organization, using it as a lab to observe theories and concepts in process. The second community exchange incorporates business writing by having students arrange and attend business appointments with real employers, such as the Smithsonian, Amtrak, the United States Senate, Greenpeace, and the Internal Revenue Service. Students must provide all the necessary business writing, such as memos, confirmation letters, thank you notes, and briefing reports. In regard to the third course component, interpersonal strategies on the job are discussed throughout the semester, with a special day occurring in class when a panel of deaf professionals discuss their experiences and coping strategies in a hearing work world. Finally, at the end of the course, each student gives a presentation to professionals from the community on time/stress management, communication technology, day care, and other work-related issues. (PRA)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC