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Business Writing Projects - Fundamentals and Marketing

ENGL 315
Open Closing on January 1, 2025 / 1 spot left
St. Ambrose University
St. Ambrose University
Davenport, Iowa, United States
Sarah Dennis
Sarah Dennis She / Her
Professor
3
Timeline
  • January 21, 2025
    Experience start
  • March 15, 2025
    Experience end
Experience
1 projects wanted
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Non profit
Any industries
Categories
Communications
Skills
business communication business writing communication online communication research writing
Student goals and capabilities

Looking to elevate your organization, and bring it to the next level? Bring on learners from St. Ambrose University to be your learner-consultants, in a project-based experience. Learners will work on one main project over the experience of the semester, connecting with you as needed with virtual communication tools.


Learners in this program/experience: "Written Business Communication" is designed to first acquaint students with the basics of business writing. It then offer opportunities for practice, collaboration, and feedback on writing through weekly assignments, collaborative work on key topics, and ultimately a portfolio that demonstrates progress over the semester.


Both minor and major assignments can be tailored to suit your business's needs. Multiple teams of students will work on each aspect of your writing projects to provide several complete options for each request. The course instructor facilitates communication between your business and student teams to optimize the outcomes of the accelerated, eight-week duration.



Students
Undergraduate
Intermediate levels
16 students
Project
8 hours per student
Administrators assign students to projects
Individual projects
Expected outcomes and deliverables

Deliverables are negotiable, and will seek to align the needs of the learners and the organization. 


Some final project deliverables might include: 

  1. Final written documents as requested by your business.
  2. A portfolio of short documents tailored to achieve your outcomes.


Project timeline
  • January 21, 2025
    Experience start
  • March 15, 2025
    Experience end
Project Examples

Learners in groups of 3-5 will work with your company to identify your needs and provide actionable recommendations, based on their in-depth research and analysis.


Writing skills that learners can bring to your project may include, but are not limited to: 

  • Organization – Students will business writing that is logically organized with specific audiences in mind.
  • Clarity – Students complete assignments in concise and direct prose.
  • Structure – Students are able to implement a variety of basic business writing document forms.
  • Research – Students can reports that reflect research into key business practices.
  • Audience – Students focus on how to Identify and respond to diverse audiences.
  • Tone – Students use appropriate tone to communicate positive, negative, and persuasive messages.


Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

Provide relevant information and/or data as needed for the project.

Give overall written or video feedback on submitted projects en masse

Respond to requests for additional information (will be aggregated by instructor)