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COURSE SYLLABUS
ESSAY WRITINGS
Year 2, Semester 1
5. Course Description:
This is an advanced course designed to give students knowledge and practices on writing all
forms such as Composition Basics, Business Writing, Proposals and Reports, Visual Design Basics,
Business Letters in English, Business Letters Formats, Planning a Business Letter, Letter
Requesting Information, Letter Sending Information, Price Change Notice, Letters of Invitation,
Enquiry Letter, Offer, Reply to an Offer, Order and its Confirmation, Complaint, Reply to
Complaint, Resumes, CVs and Cover Letters. All of these business writings will benefit students
upon their graduate for they will be able to use them in communicating in their workplaces or their
lives.
6. Course Objectives:
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:
- identify how to use the basic grammar for an effective writing
- define steps to successful business writing
- produce clear, concise, coherent communication
- write administrative letters used in various institutions
- communicate more successfully by using formal forms of writings.
1
Schemes Credits (Percentage)
On-going assessment 55
- Class participation and attendance 10
20
- Assignment and Homework
- Mid-term test 25
Final exam 45
Total 100
9. Grading System:
2
- The Draft
- Revising
- The Topic Sentence 3
- Organizing Ideas
- Sample Paragraphs
5 - The Business Letter
- Sample Business Letter
- The Art of Persuasive Writing
- Sample Persuasive Letter
- The Sale Letter 3
- Sample Sales Letters
- Letter of Complaint Quiz 2
6 - Response to a Complaint
- Sample Letter of Complaint
- Announcement and Invitation Letters
- Sample Invitation Letter
- Refusal Letter
- Inappropriate Letter of Refusal 3
- Appropriate Letter of Refusal
- Letter of Appreciation
7 - The E-mail Message
- The Memorandum
- Meeting Agenda and Minutes
- The Press Release
- The Mission Statement
- Newsletters
PROPOSALS AND REPORTS 3
- Proposal and Report Writing
- Formal Proposal and Formal Report
- Business Proposals
8 - Component of a Formal Proposal
- Sample Proposal Midterm Test
Business Reports
- Components of a Formal Report
- Memo Reports
- Sample Progress Report
- Sample Recommendation Report
USAGE 3
- Commonly Confused Words
- Common Problem Usage
- Terms Frequently Confused
3
- Business Letter Formats
- Planning a Business Letter 3
11 - Letter Requesting Information Quiz3
- Letter Sending Information
- Price Change Notice 3
12 - Letter of Invitation
- Enquiry Letters
13 - Offer 3
- Reply to an offer
- Order and its Confirmation
14 - Complaint 3 Presentation of
- Reply to Complaint Major
- Resumes, CVs and Covering Letters assignment
15 Revision for Final Exam 3 OCA
Announcement
Notice:
The course syllabus is subject to change without notice!
12. Textbook:
Desmond A. Gilling (2013). The Essential Handbook for Business Writing. (First Edition),
Canada.