ENG 114 Professional Research & Reporting

Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Clinic: 0 Credits: 3

This course, the second in a series of two, is designed to teach professional communication skills. Emphasis is placed on research, listening, critical reading and thinking, analysis, interpretation, and design used in oral and written presentations. Upon completion, students should be able to work individually and collaboratively to produce well-designed business and professional written and oral presentations. Assignments will require use of word processing and presentation software.

This course has been approved for transfer under the CAA as a general education course in English Composition.

Pre-requisite(s): C or better in ENG 111.
Course is typically offered in Fall, Spring, and Summer.
Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)
At completion of the course, the student should be able to do the following:

Demonstrate use of audience awareness and purpose to determine appropriate content, organization, and style in oral and written assignments.
Produce assigned communications in designated formats.
Demonstrate workplace adult literacy skills (correct spelling, grammar, and punctuation) in oral and written assignments.
Use researched sources, accurately documented, to develop oral and/or written workplace assignments.
Demonstrate designated team skills to develop written and/or oral assignments.
Design visual aids/graphics to support oral and/or written communications.
Design print and/or electronic materials for job seeking and career development that could be submitted to a potential employer.