Administration (ADMN) 233
Writing in Organizations (Revision 6)

This version of ADMN 233 closed October 8, 2004. To current version.

Delivery modes: Individualized study (May be offered online or online-enhanced. Confirm status before registering.)

Grouped study**

e-Class®** (Availability is subject to a minimum number of registrations. Students registered in an e-Class® offering that must be cancelled due to insufficient registrations will be notified by December 12 for January start dates and August 12 for September start dates.
Credits: 3 - Applied Studies
Prerequisite: None. Students should be confident of their ability to write university-level English. Anyone in doubt may seek the advice of the course professor.
Centre: School of Business
Challenge for Credit: ADMN 233 has a Challenge for Credit option

**Note: Students registering in e-Class®, Grouped Study, or Grouped Study International (GSI) mode are advised that there may be some differences in the Evaluation and Course Materials information indicated below. To obtain the most up to date e-Class® information, contact the School of Business Call Centre at 1-800-468-6531.

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Overview

Administration 233 examines the principles of rhetoric, problem solving and critical thinking, and relates how these principles can be used when writing memos, reports, and proposals in organizations. The course also presents some of the current thinking about “process,” or what goes on in our heads when we sit down and try to write something (how we do it). After completing the course, students should have a heightened awareness of the skills brought into play when they write. They should be able to revise and improve their own writing and to read critically the writing of others.

Outline

  • Unit 1 The Process of Writing in Organizations
  • Unit 2 Letters and Memos
  • Unit 3 Informal Reports and Instructions
  • Unit 4 Formal Proposals and Reports
  • Unit 5 Research I: Information Gathering
  • Unit 6 Research II: Writing Up
  • Unit 7 Persuasion

Evaluation

To receive credit for Administration 233, students must achieve a composite course mark of at least a "D" (50 percent) and a mark of at least 50 percent on the final examination. Students must attempt all six assignments. The weighting of the composite mark is as follows:

Assignment 1Assignments 2 & 3
(15% each)		Assignment 4Assignment 5Assignment 6Final ExamTotal
5%30%5%15%20%25%100%

e-Class students: All examinations for this course are taken online, and must be taken at an invigilated location. It is your responsibility to ensure a computer with an Internet connection and Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher is available for your use at the invigilation centre.

Course Materials

Textbooks

Northey, M. 2002. Impact: A guide to business communication(5th ed.). Scarborough, ON: Prentice Hall Canada Inc.

Mitchell, S. 2001. The student's guide for essay writing (6th ed.). Lethbridge, AB: Mitchell Consulting Services.

Other material

The course materials include a study guide and a course manual.

Athabasca University reserves the right to amend course outlines occasionally and without notice.
Courses offered by other delivery methods may vary from their individualized-study counterparts.

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