MBA 6620 - Managerial Writing

Explores strategies and techniques necessary for managers to communicate in writing. Topics include planning, analyzing the audience, composing, developing and organizing, argument, gaining commitment, editing, and understanding credibility issues regarding the document. The class uses an interdisciplinary approach by incorporating functional-area assignments. Students demonstrate increased competency by creating reader centered, clear, concise, complete, and error-free documents that exhibit their understanding of the underlying strategies. The course includes a combination of discussion, collaborative work, and laboratory experiences.