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• XCOM 285 Entire Course

• XCOM 285 Week 1 Assignment Business Communication
  Trends

•  XCOM 285 Week 1 CheckPoint Technology Trendy
  Communication
• XCOM 285 Week 1 Assignment Business Communication
  Trends
• XCOM 285 Week 2 Discussion Question 1 2
• XCOM 285 Week 2 CheckPoint Audience

• 1. Read Chapter 1 of the text.
• 2. Write a 350- to 700-word paper describing
  current trends in business communication. Be sure
  to address the following questions in your paper

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• XCOM 285 Week 1 CheckPoint Technology Trendy
  Communication

• XCOM 285 Week 2 CheckPoint Audience Focused
  Communication Matrix

• Instructions
• Writea 200- to 300-word response to the following
  question
• Technology is changing the face of business
  communications. Do you think businesses
  effectively use these resources to communicate?
  Why or why not? Provide examples.

• A. What are some audience characteristics you
  need to consider?
• B. What communication channels are appropriate
  and why?
• C. What are some considerations you must keep
  in mind with the diversity of the audience?

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• XCOM 285 Week 2 Discussion Question 1 and 2

• XCOM 285 Week 3 CheckPoint Technological
  Advancements in Communication

• On or before Tuesday, February 8, reply to the
  starter thread in the Main Forum.
• Think about someone in your workplace you
  consider an effective communicator.
• What characteristics and communication style
  makes this person an effective communicator?

• A. What technological advancements in
  communication were discussed in the article?
• B. Choose two communication types and compare
  and contrast them. How could these be used in
  your workplace?

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• XCOM 285 Week 4 CheckPoint Graphic Organizer

• XCOM 285 Week 4 Discussion Question 1 and 2

• 1. Create a graphic organizer using a Venn
  diagram, Web diagram, T-table, flowchart, or
  outline to summarize the steps in business
  writing.
• 2. Include various activities completed in
  each step.
• 3. Use the information provided in Chapter 5
  of the text.

• 1. Create a graphic organizer using a Venn
  diagram, Web diagram, T-table, flowchart, or
  outline to summarize the steps in business
  writing.
• 2. Include various activities completed in
  each step.
• 3. Use the information provided in Chapter 5
  of the text.

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• XCOM 285 Week 4 Discussion Question 1 and 2

• XCOM 285 Week 5 Assignment Store Operations
  Messages

•  What makes business writing different than
  academic writing?
• What types of communications and documents do you
  expect to see if you were an instructor or a
  director of a company?
• What are the differences in characteristics of
  these documents?

• Read the scenario in Appendix E.
• Create three messages, following the instructions
  in Appendix E.
• Submit the completed messages in Microsoft Word
  attachments to a new post in the Assignment
  section of eCampus.

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• XCOM 285 Week 5 CheckPoint E-Mail Etiquette

• XCOM 285 Week 6 CheckPoint Group Communication

• A. Describe any content and formatting errors
  found.
• B. Determine if the content is appropriate for
  a workplace setting. If so, explain why. If not,
  identify the errors made and rewrite the e-mail
  so it is appropriate.

• Many businesses organize their departments into
  teams, to support one another and complete
  projects. Consider how these teams work together
  and what aspects of group communication need to
  be considered to have successful communication.

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• XCOM 285 Week 6 Discussion Question 1 and 2

• XCOM 285 Week 7 Assignment Tuition Reimbursement
  Implementation Report

• What are the three most important points you
  think a group of people must keep in mind when
  working collaboratively on a writing project?
  Why? Support your response with references to
  readings and personal experiences.

• Your company has had a very profitable year and
  is looking to expand their employee benefits. As
  an employee in the benefits department, you have
  been asked to prepare a report to persuade your
  company administrators that adding tuition
  reimbursement for the bachelors degrees in
  business and communication benefits the company.

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• XCOM 285 Week 7 CheckPoint Oral Presentation

• XCOM 285 Week 8 CheckPoint Privacy Laws and
  Policies Debate

• A. Review Chapter 17 of the text for
  information.
• B. Follow the guidelines for formatting
  presentation slides.
• C. Read Appendix F, for specific information on
  completing the CheckPoint.

• A. Enter the thread for the opposing argument
  and read the arguments made by your classmates.
• B. Form a position either for or against
  communication privacy laws and policies in the
  workplace after viewing both sides of the
  argument.

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• XCOM 285 Week 8 Discussion Question 1 and 2

• XCOM 285 Week 9 Capstone CheckPoint Reflection

• Debate whether or not workplace communication
  privacy laws are ethical. After reviewing the
  weeks assigned readings, respond to the
  appropriate questions
• Are workplace communication privacy laws and
  policies ethical? Support your answer.

• 1. Write a 200- to 300-word reflection,
  describing how you can use the business writing
  techniques you learned in future courses and in
  your career.
• 2. Submit the reflection in an attachment to a
  new post in your Individual Forum.

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• XCOM 285 Week 9 Final Project Business Writing
  Portfolio and Presentation

• 1. Revise the Business Writing Portfolio
  documents, incorporating your instructors
  feedback and your understanding of the writing
  process.
• 2. Compile the documents for the Business
  Writing Portfolio in Appendix A. You are
  encouraged to use the tools available in the
  Center for Writing Excellence

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