Common Course Outline

Course discipline/number/title COMM 2214: Professional Communication

Catalog Description

Credits 3
Hours/Week 3
Prerequisites (Course discipline/number) None
Other requirements College level reading and writing skills
MnTC Goals (if any) Goal 1/Written and Oral Communication

Course Description

This course allows students to develop a variety of communication skills and an understanding of related communication principles in a professional setting. Coursework prepares students to interview for and work in diverse organizational contexts.

Date Last Revised (Month, year)

December, 2024

Outline of Major Content Areas

  1. Communication Theory
  2. Presentations Skills
  3. Workplace Interactions (including interviewing, interpersonal communication and team/small group)
  4. Mediated Communication

Learning Outcomes (General)

The student will be able to:

  1. Evaluate effectiveness of communication choices within workplace settings (presentations, interviews, teams).
  2. Demonstrate appropriate topic selection, audience analysis, organization, and content development in a speaker-audience setting.
  3. Develop skill sets in applying principles and practices of team/small group communication.
  4. Perform appropriate listening behaviors.
  5. Utilize mediated communication effectively.

Learning Outcomes (MnTC)

Goal 1/Written and Oral Communication

The student will be able to:

  1. Understand/demonstrate the writing and speaking processes through invention, organization, drafting, revision, editing and presentation.
  2. Participate effectively in groups with emphasis on listening, critical and reflective thinking, and responding.
  3. Select appropriate communication choices for specific audiences.
  4. Use authority, point-of-view, and individual voice and style in their writing and speaking.
  5. Employ syntax and usage appropriate to academic disciplines and the professional world.

Methods for Evaluation of Student Learning

Methods may include but are not limited to:

RCTC Core Outcome(s)

This course contributes to meeting the following RCTC Core Outcome(s):

Communication
Students will communicate appropriately for their respective audiences.

Special Information (if any)

None