| Course Description |
This innovative course brings together strategic communication skills that will enable students to realize their potential in the domains of study and the workplace.
The core skills for university study will include: asking relevant questions, expressing opinions and responding to the views of others, building convincing arguments, evaluation and synthesis of sources, collaborative problem solving, and the organization of written work.
Core skills for the workplace will include: developing appropriate interpersonal skills, giving and carrying out instructions, describing procedures, understanding meeting protocols and meaningful participation, developing effective instruments for surveys, and the writing of well-designed reports. Listening and oral presentation skills are crucial in the above domains and they form an important thread that will run through the entire course.
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