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1. XCOM 285 UOP CourseTutorial For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialoutlet.com

2. XCOM 285 UOP CourseTutorial XCOM 285 Entire Courses (Uop) For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialoutlet.com XCOM 285 week 1 Check Point Technology Trendy Communication (Uop)XCOM 285 week 1 Assignment Business Communication Trends (Uop)XCOM 285 Week 2 Discussion Question 1 & 2 (Uop)XCOM 285 week 2 Check Point Audience Focused Communication Matrix (Uop)XCOM 285 week 3 Check Point Technological Advancements in Communication (Uop)XCOM 285 week 3 Assignment Cross Cultural Communication Matrix (Uop)XCOM 285 Week 4 Discussion Question 1 & 2 (Uop)XCOM 285 week 4 Check Point Graphic Organizer (Uop)XCOM 285 week 5 Check Point E-Mail Etiquette (Uop)

3. XCOM 285 UOP CourseTutorial XCOM 285 week 1 Assignment Business Communication Trends For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialoutlet.com 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: A.   What role does business communication play in your day-to-day work activities? B.   How does it help you manage your daily activities? C.   What trends have you seen in your current or previous workplace? D.   What message types are results of these trends? 3.    Format your paper according to APA guidelines. Submit your paper in a Microsoft® Word attachment to a new post in the Assignment section of eCampus

4. XCOM 285 UOP CourseTutorial XCOM 285 week 1 Checkpoint Technology Trendy Communication For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialoutlet.com Instructions: Write a 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.

5. XCOM 285 UOP CourseTutorial XCOM 285 week 2 Checkpoint Audience Focused Communication Matrix For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialoutlet.com 1.    Complete the Audience-Focused Communication Matrix, located in Appendix B, using the following information: Communication must always be designed with the audience in mind. You have been called upon to present quarterly sales information in an in-person meeting to a group of stakeholders that includes managers, salespeople, and customers. 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?

6. XCOM 285 UOP CourseTutorial XCOM 285 Week 2 Discussion Question 1 & 2 For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialoutlet.com Think about someone in your workplace you consider an effective communicator. What characteristics and communication style makes this person an effective communicator? Communication can be written or oral. What types of written and oral communication do you receive in your workplace? What information do these communications convey and are there more effective ways to deliver these messages?

7. XCOM 285 UOP CourseTutorial XCOM 285 week 3 Assignment Cross Cultural Communication Matrix For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialoutlet.com 1.    Access the map on the Business Around the World Web site using the following instructions: A.   Navigate to http://www.mhhe.com/business/buscom/bcommonline/ B.   On the Business Communications Online Web site, click “Business around the World” in the lower-left corner of the page. Click Reset. Follow the onscreen instructions. Select three regions of the world to research.

8. XCOM 285 UOP CourseTutorial XCOM 285 week 3 Checkpoint Technological Advancements in Communication For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialoutlet.com 1.    Write a 200- to 300-word response to the following questions based on “Superhero in the Cubicle” in the Electronic Reserve Readings: 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? C.   Do these technological advancements in communication follow what is traditionally considered business communication? Why?

9. XCOM 285 UOP CourseTutorial XCOM 285 week 4 Checkpoint Graphic Organizer For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialoutlet.com 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. 4.    Submit the graphic organizer in a Microsoft® Word or Excel attachment to a new post in the Assignment section of e Campus.

10. XCOM 285 UOP CourseTutorial XCOM 285 Week 4 Discussion Question 1 & 2 For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialoutlet.com 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? What are three examples of occurrences of bias in business writing? Identify two strategies you consider important to use when working to reduce bias in business writing.

11. XCOM 285 UOP CourseTutorial XCOM 285 week 5 Assignment Store Operations Messages For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialoutlet.com 1.    Read the scenario in Appendix E. A.   Create three messages, following the instructions in Appendix E. 6.    Submit the completed messages in Microsoft® Word attachments to a new post in the Assignment section of eCampus.

12. XCOM 285 UOP CourseTutorial XCOM 285 week 5 Checkpoints E-Mail Etiquette For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialoutlet.com 1.Read each e-mail in Appendix D. For each e-mail: 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. 5.    Submit the completed Appendix D document in a Microsoft® Word or Excel attachment to a new post in the Assignment section of eCampus.

13. XCOM 285 UOP CourseTutorial XCOM 285 week 6 Checkpoints Group Communication For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialoutlet.com 1.    Write a 200- to 300-word response to the following: 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. A.   Respond to the following questions in your answer: How does group communication differ from individual communication? Define group communication in your own words, in three to five sentences. Discuss strategies used to promote individual and group communication.

14. XCOM 285 UOP CourseTutorial XCOM 285 Week 6 Discussion Question 1 & 2 For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialoutlet.com 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. What are some tasks or messages that must be completed through individual communication? What are some tasks or messages that must be completed through group communication? Explain your answers.

15. XCOM 285 UOP CourseTutorial XCOM 285 week 7 Assignment Tuition Reimbursement Implementation Report For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialoutlet.com 1.Review the following scenario: 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 bachelor’s degrees in business and communication benefits the company. Because the company has already approved a budget for this expansion, financial costs are not a concern. 2.    Write a 1,050- to 1,200-word paper that explains the benefits to the company. Include the following: A.   New professional opportunities you believe this degree affords to employees

16. XCOM 285 UOP CourseTutorial XCOM 285 week 7 Checkpoints Oral Presentation For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialoutlet.com Instructions: 1.    Create a Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation of six to eight slides with speaker notes on oral presentations. 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. 2.    Submit the PowerPoint presentation in a PowerPoint attachment to a new post in the Assignment section of eCampus.

17. XCOM 285 UOP CourseTutorial XCOM 285 week 8 Checkpoints Privacy Laws and Policies Debate For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialoutlet.com Instructions: 1.    Follow the steps below to complete this 200- to 300-word paper: 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. C.   Use the information found in the readings for the week and additional information in the University Library to support your new position. D.   Identify specific laws or policies you have reviewed.

18. XCOM 285 UOP CourseTutorial XCOM 285 Week 8 Discussion Question 1 & 2 For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialoutlet.com Debate whether or not workplace communication privacy laws are ethical. After reviewing the week’s assigned readings, respond to the appropriate questions: Are workplace communication privacy laws and policies ethical? Support your answer. Are workplace communication privacy laws and policies not ethical? Support your answer. Describe the workplace communication privacy policies in place where you work; for example, e-mail and telephone use. How do they align to the best practices discussed in the readings?

19. XCOM 285 UOP CourseTutorial XCOM 285 week 9 Capstone Checkpoints Reflection For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialoutlet.com 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. Follow the instructions in Appendix A for inserting this document into your Business Writing Portfolio.

20. XCOM 285 UOP CourseTutorial XCOM 285 week 9 Final Project Business Writing Portfolio and Presentation For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialoutlet.com 1.    Revise the Business Writing Portfolio documents, incorporating your instructor’s 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 Centre for Writing Excellence; of particular importance are Write Point and Tutor Review to finalize the documents for your portfolio. 3.    Review Appendix A for complete instructions. 4.    Submit the Business Writing Portfolio in a Microsoft Word or Excel attachment to a new post in the Assignment section of eCampus.

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