CNP 6473 - Mastering Writing Skills

Institution:

Valencia College

Subject:

CNP:Contin Ed Prof. Office Skl

Description:

Business Writing using Word provides students with a review of the skills needed to write successful, effective letters, memos, minutes, proposals, reports, and press releases. It also reviews basic spelling, punctuation, and grammar rules. It teaches students the importance of pre-writing activities, such as audience analysis, brainstorming, outlining, and first drafts. It covers sentence and word choice so the students will be able to determine the most effective and appropriate words to use and sentence length. The course warns the students of common pitfalls such as wordiness, cliches, active vs. passive voice, misplaced modifiers, and formal vs. informal tone. These skills are taught by using text, examples, exercises and quizzes. ONLINE COURSE

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0.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

valenciacollege.edu

Phone Number:

(407) 299-2187

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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