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Practicing Invention and Style: Writing a Persuasive Résumé Profile Summary (Like a Wikipedia Entry)
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Engstrom, Craig L. – Communication Teacher, 2019
Courses: Business and Professional Communication, Persuasion. Objectives: Students demonstrate application of rhetorical invention and improved persuasive writing style through a brief, multi-draft writing activity.
Descriptors: Business Communication, Persuasive Discourse, Writing (Composition), Writing Instruction
Assessing Students' Use of LinkedIn in a Business and Professional Communication Course
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Slone, Amanda Ruth; Gaffney, Amy L. H. – Communication Teacher, 2016
This paper examined the practice of using LinkedIn as a tool for teaching students how to create a professional online presence. A descriptive analysis of student LinkedIn profiles revealed that students included some basic requirements, but many students still neglected to fully complete the profile, thereby leaving out some important information…
Descriptors: Social Networks, Best Practices, Teaching Methods, Assignments
It's Different on the Inside: Creating an Organization to Study Organizations
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Walls, Celeste M. – Communication Teacher, 2005
According to Corman (1995), theory and practice are two sides of the same coin. Each is essential for effective function in organizational contexts and effective teaching in organizational communication courses. However, the classroom experience can benefit from increased efforts to provide students with activities that allow them to apply theory…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Organizational Communication, Learning Activities, Theory Practice Relationship