Certificate in Business Writing

Location Online - Self-paced

Term Flexible

Cost $495.00

Certificate in Business Writing Overview

Discover the keys to successful writing for the workplace. Whether writing a report, memo, letter or publicity notice, business writing has some defined characteristics for success. Successful communicators in the workplace move forward, others move back. Enhance your career by improving this critical communication skill.

Begin with understanding the format, construction and successful techniques of writing good business reports and proposals. Then improve your skills with editing and proofreading. Finally, discover what good journalists know. Learn how to write a news story, press release or other publicity notice that zings.

Help your organization stand out with your new skills in business writing. This certificate will take you to the next level where business writing is a skill for personal and organizational success.

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Certificate in Business Writing Programs

Total Investment for Required Programs: $495.00

These programs may be taken as single-topic events to develop one competency, or you can complete the three programs per the certificate guidelines to receive Kent State’s Certificate in Business Writing.

Additional Online Certificate Program Information

How the Courses Work

It is easy to participate in your online course. After you register, you will be given a web address to go to get into your online classroom. You will have a password and use your email address and password to gain access. Once inside the online classroom, here's what you can expect.

What You Will Do

For each Unit, you will:

Access the online readings
Listen to the audio presentation for the Unit and view the slides
Take a self-quiz to see how much you have learned
Engage in written online discussion with your instructor and other participants
For best learning, you should make one or more comments at two to three different times each day.

The content (readings, audio lectures, slides) and self-quizzes are accessible for the entire course, so you can work ahead, or go back and review again, at your convenience.

Participate When You Want

You can participate any time of day or evening. The online classroom is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. There are no live real-time requirements or meetings. You decide when you participate.

For the best learning, participants should log into the course on two to three different days of the week.

Discussion

The Discussion for each Unit lasts one week. All comments are made in writing and can be made at any time of the day or night.

Your instructor will log into the Discussion area at least once a day and answer questions, make comments and respond to comments by you and the other participants.

We encourage you to make two to three comments each day to maximize your learning and enjoyment of the course.

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