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ENG 165 - Professional Communications

Class: 3 Credits: 3
This course develops practical written, and oral professional communication skills.
Prerequisite(s): Take ENG 032  and RDG 032 .
Course Topics:

  • Standard English Rules
  • Business Document Formatting
  • Purpose/Audience/Tone
  • Summary Writing
  • E-mail
  • Memos
  • Formal Letters
  • Short Reports
  • Description of a Mechanism
  • Oral and Written Instructions
  • Oral Presentations
  • Job Application Documents and Skills
Textbooks:
Textbook information can be found on the Book Inn Web site
Required Materials:

  • Access to a computer with Windows 2000 or newer
  • Ability to format .doc, .rtf, or .html documents
  • Internet access
Grading System:
An overall grade of C or higher is required for transferability.

A 90 - 100
B 80 - 89
C 70 - 79
D 60 - 69
F 0 - 59

Student Learning Outcomes:

  1. Consider audience and purpose in professional communication.
  2. Develop ideas in appropriate business and technical writing formats.
  3. Create a technical description of a mechanism.
  4. Plan and present professional oral presentations.
  5. Communicate instructions in oral and written formats.
  6. Produce documents with standard grammar, usage, and mechanics, including spelling.
For SCC Online Courses:
If the course you are taking is online, please review the SCC Online Policies that include:

  • Required materials for all online courses
  • Mandatory Attendance Requirement
  • Proctored Exams
Face Covering Requirements:
All faculty, staff and students must wear a face mask/covering at all times (absent a medical condition) on all SCC campuses when safe social distancing measures are not possible or difficult to follow. For further details, refer to the Student Guidelines for Face Coverings and Social Distancing on the SCC Coronavirus COVID-19 Information page.
Standard SCC Course Policies:
Please review the Standard SCC Course Polices on the following topics:

  • Academic Integrity
  • Academic Misconduct
  • Add/Drop period
  • Appeals Process
  • Class Attendance
  • Classroom Behavior (traditional and online)
  • Classroom Conduct/Expectations
  • Lab Procedures (general SCC policy regarding this)
  • Online Confidentiality
  • Services For Students with Disabilities
  • Withdrawal Policy


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2020-2021