BUSINESS WRITING
BUS1BSW
2014
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
Academic writing and managing writing assignments are essential skills for success at University. Successfully completing writing tasks requires organisation, relevant and efficient research, and the ability to write logically and persuasively in a sustained fashion. Business Writing will assist you to successfully fulfil the writing demands of a first year business student, by progressively developing your writing skills for academic assignments and professional work, in face-to-face and online environments.
Faculty: Faculty of Business, Economics and Law
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Greg Jamieson
Available to Study Abroad Students: No
Subject year level: Year Level 1 - UG
Exchange Students: No
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: Failure to reach the threshold level of the diagnostic writing indicator that all incoming 1st year Business students must complete.
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: N/A
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Special conditions: From second semester 2014, students will only be eligible to enrol in this subject if they fail to meet the benchmark set for the Writing Diagnostic required of all commencing UG students of the Business School. Successful completion of this subject will be a program requirement for all UG business students failing to meet the benchmark set for the Writing Diagnostic.
Melbourne, 2014, Week 34-43, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: No
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Suzanne Fegan
Class requirements
Evidence Based LearningWeek: 34 - 43
One 2.0 hours evidence based learning per week on weekdays during the day from week 34 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
SeminarWeek: 34 - 43
One 2.0 hours seminar per week on weekdays during the day from week 34 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
"It is intended that while in 2014 the seminar will be a face-to-face learning activity, from 2015 it would be conducted as a blended subject comprising on-line and face-to-face sessions."
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % |
|---|---|---|
| 4 of 6 online learning tasks | 10 | |
| Assessment Task 2a - Opinion text | 15 | |
| Assessment Task 2b- Report Plan | 10 | |
| Assessment Task 2c - Business Report & Refelction | Due in week 12 of semester (week 43 of teaching calendar) | 25 |
| Assessment task 1 - Revised Diagnostic Writing Task | 10 | |
| Invigilated writing task | This will be centrally run during exam period | 30 |