BA 5223 3R1 Executive Communication Fall Semester, 2025-2026

Course Description: This course covers the fundamentals of executive business communication in multiple modalities. It will focus on the needs of a business audience (e.g. concision, document design, and the creation and delivery of professional presentation).

Prerequisites: None

Learning Outcomes: Upon completion of this course, the student should be able to:

1.   Determine communication methods that increase influence and productivity within an organization.

2.   Evaluate the impact of ethical business communication.

3.   Create executive-level reports, proposals, presentations, and documents.

4.   Assess the communication traits of a successful business professional.

Required Text: This course utilizes OER (Open Educational Resources) materials at no cost to learners. All required reading is available in the online course room.

Other Materials: Certificate: Communicate Effectively at Work. Google: Applied Digital Skills. Industry recognized certification.

Course  Requirements: Learners are expected engage with all learning materials, participate in activities, and submit all assessments.

Attendance/Participation: All students are expected to log in to their courses regularly throughout the week to receive instruction, materials, and updates from the instructor. It is your responsibility to check in and submit your assignments, complete your discussion board postings, and finish quizzes and exams by the due dates.

If you do not participate in the course, you will be counted absent. Simply logging in is not enough; you must submit/complete an assignment, post to a discussion board, or other similar assignment tasks to avoid being counted absent. Instructors are required to submit attendance the Monday following each week of class.

This attendance is reported to the Financial Aid Department and may result in the loss of any financial aid refund you are expecting if you have not been participating in your courses. In addition, you will be administratively dropped from the course if you are reported absent a total of three weeks.

Grading/Evaluation:

Grade Distribution: The course grade will be based on the following assignment types: