1. Introduction to key works, concepts, and theories in professional communication to define the field and explore the relationship between professional communication and rhetoric. (15%)
2. Instruction and practice in reading and evaluating professional communication as a social practice, technologically situated action, and productive art; examine academic texts in this light. (15%)
3. Interpret and analyze workplace case studies and artifacts according to those principles. (20%)
4. Formulate action plan or artifacts to address case study issues. (10%)
5. Instruction and practice in locating research sites and clients with workplace communication issues, developing research plans to analyze workplace artifacts and practices, and providing clients with results from research that address workplace communication issues. (20%)
6. Instruction and practice in creating a professional identity in the field of professional communication, including the development of job application materials (resume, portfolio, cover letters). (10%)