Continuing Education

CITC821 - Writing and Editing Skills for Business (Level 2: Advanced)

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Course Overview

Master 18 strategies of plain English that professional writers use to clear clutter from their messages— strategies you can apply every day to enhance your letters, reports, and email messages. Participants who complete this course will be able to employ writing principles and strategies to communicate clearly and concisely.

After successful completion of this course, you will be able to identify and correct awkward writing that affects sentence logic. You will also be able to implement proven methods for writing good news, bad news, and persuasive messages.

With the skills gained in this course, you will be able to use the principles of business writing style to craft clear and concise business communications, format business letters, and create well-written emails.

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This course is part of these programs or course groups:

Workplace Essentials


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Delivery Methods

  • Face to Face: Where: In-person meetings. When: Course is scheduled at a specific time for students to attend. Face-to-face instruction at all class meetings. Location may be on campus or at a worksite.
  • Blended: Where: Mixture of in-person & online components. When: Course is scheduled at a specific time for students to attend. Combination of face-to-face and online components at specific times. Some online components may be accessed online anytime.
  • Hyflex: Where: Choice to attend in-person or online meetings. When: Course is scheduled at a specific time for students to attend. For each class, students choose to attend in-person with the instructor or online at a specific time.
  • Remote Live Delivery: Where: Online with instructor. When: Course is scheduled at a specific time for students to attend. Instruction is delivered at set times online. Students do not come to campus.
  • Remote On-Demand Delivery: Where: Online anytime. When: No set class meetings. Coursework is accessed on-demand and online. While there are no set class meetings, there may be set due dates and deadlines for some activities. Students may interact with peers through virtual tools.
  • Remote Independent: Where: Online anytime. When: No set class meetings. Coursework is accessed on-demand and online, with no instructor support. While students choose when to do coursework, there may be set due dates and deadlines. 
  • Work Placement: Where: In-person meetings. When: Work is scheduled at a specific time for students to attend. Onsite work integrated learning. Location at a worksite.
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