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Prerequisite

There are no prerequisites for this course, although you should have an understanding of English grammar and usage.

Course Learning Outcomes

  • Define communication and demonstrate good communication practices.

  • Determine appropriate communication strategies based on audience and purpose.

  • Create written communications for the workplace.

  • Demonstrate proficiency in grammar and usage.

  • Demonstrate good reading strategies for comprehension of written materials.

  • Demonstrate active listening strategies for person-to-person communication.

  • Organize formal and informal written communication and effectively deliver a presentation.

  • Apply social interaction strategies in the workplace.

  • Apply appropriate strategies for writing well-written resumes, cover letters, and other job-search aids.

Course Materials

This course contains all of the content you will need to successfully complete the course. You will need a webcam to meet with your instructor online for some assignments.

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Assignments

You will complete these assignments during the course.

Each unit has a quiz consisting of multiple-choice and true/false questions. These assignments count toward your grade.

Select units also have an instructor-graded assignment in which you will apply principles from the lessons for work to be submitted to your instructor for grading. You will meet with your instructor online for some of these assignments.

The Self Checks that follow each lesson are for your benefit and should not be submitted. They help you assess your understanding of the concept taught in the previous lesson. The questions on the Self Check come from a pool of questions that might also appear on the unit quiz and the final exam. So while the Self Check activities are ungraded; you will want to review each one carefully before moving on.

You will complete two computer-graded review assignments, one Midcourse Review and one End-of-Course Review. These reviews do count toward your grade. These reviews are to assess your understanding of the material learned previously in the course and prepare you for the final exam.

Exams

Final Exam

You will complete one final exam for this course. The final exam has around fifty questions with approximately six questions from each unit. The best way to study for the final is to review the Self Check and unit-quiz questions from each unit. See the Exam Preparation page for more details.

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Grading

Your grade in this course will be based on these assignments and exams:

* You must pass the final exam with at least a 60% to earn credit for the course.

Assignment or Exam Grading Percent of Total Grade
9 Unit Quizzes and 2 Review Quizzes Computer 35%
5 Instructor-Graded Assignments Instructor 35%
1 Proctored Final Exam* Computer 30%

Grade Scale

Your letter grade is calculated according to these percentages.

A 93% - 100%
A- 90% - 92%
B+ 87% – 89%
B 83% - 86%
B- 80% - 82%
C+ 77% - 79%
C 73% - 76%
C- 70% - 72%
D+ 67% - 69%
D 63% - 66%
D- 60% - 62%
F (fail) 0% - 59%

Getting Help

Please use the help menu in this course to contact Academy of America or your instructor. You can find information about tutoring available to Academy of America students on the Tutoring website.

The Resources page offers a wide variety of services to support you:

  • Academic success skills coaching such as time management, study skills, test preparation, motivation, and more.

  • Course-specific support that includes live tutoring and on-demand resources.

Come find out how we can help you achieve your goals.

Course Policies

For information about how long you have to complete the course, resubmitting assignments, retaking exams, and other questions, please see Course Policies.

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