COMM 104Workplace Communication

Catalog

PREREQUISITES: Demonstrated competency through appropriate assessment or earning a grade of “C” or better in ENGL 093 Introduction to College Writing and ENGL 083 Reading Strategies for College or ENGL 095 Integrated Reading and Writing, or ENGL 075 Co-Requisite Integrated Reading and Writing CATALOG DESCRIPTION: This course focuses on developing workplace communication skills for students in programs within Ivy Tech’s School of Technology. This course will define characteristics of communication in different workplace contexts, including barriers to effective communication. It will also afford students opportunities to examine and practice strategies for listening critically, building functional interpersonal work relationships, communicating in groups, and enhancing self-expression. Another course focus will be on technology-driven communication channels that are common in the workplace so that students can become effective consumers and providers of information in these channels. By taking a pragmatic approach to understanding human communication, students will increase their workplace as well as their personal communication competence.