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COURSE GUIDE FOR ENGL 3360, PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION
Course Topics
Communication Theories
Business Writing
Résumés and Interviewing
Meetings
The following bibliographies, or lists of books, show a sample of the print and electronic books on this subject that the Shorter libraries own. For a full listing, search the Shorter library catalog using the subject headings provided.
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Communication - Philosophy.
Books in the Physical Collection
The following books may be useful as supplemental reading material for this course. To obtain books from another campus, please submit an intercampus loan form.
Griffin, Em. A first look at communication theory.
Lawrenceville, North Atlanta, Riverdale, Rome, 302.201 G87fLittlejohn, Stephen W. Theories of human communication.
North Atlanta, Rome, 302.201 L73t
Electronic Books
The following e-books may be useful as supplemental reading material for this course. Click on the title to be taken directly to the book. Please note that a NetLibrary account must be established using a Shorter University Library computer before an e-book can be checked out.
Kovacic, Branislav, ed. Emerging theories of human communication.
Philipsen, Gerry and Terrance L. Albrecht, eds. Developing communication theories.
The following bibliographies, or lists of books, show a sample of the print and electronic books on this subject that the Shorter libraries own. For a full listing, search the Shorter library catalog using the subject headings provided.
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Business writing
Commercial correspondence
Letter writing;
Memorandums
English language -- Business English -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Books in the Physical Collection
The following books may be useful as supplemental reading material for this course. To obtain books from another campus, please submit an intercampus loan form.
Brill Laura. Business writing quick & easy.
North Atlanta, 808.06665 B77bBrusaw, Charles T., Gerald J. Alred, and Walter E. Oliu. The business writer's handbook.
North Atlanta, R 651.75 B83bCross, Mary. Persuasive business writing: Creating better letters, memos, reports, and more.
North Atlanta, 808.066651 C88pGorenstein, Helen. Put it in a memo: A practical guide to persuasive business writing.
North Atlanta, 651.755 G66pHopson, Barrie and Mike Scally. Communication: Skills to inspire confidence.
North Atlanta, 153.6 H77cLauchman, Richard. Plain style: Techniques for simple, concise, emphatic business writing.
North Atlanta, 808.06665 L36pMeyer, Harold E. Lifetime encyclopedia of letters.
Sample letters of every conceivable sort.
North Atlanta, Rome, R 808.6 M57lReimold, Cheryl. How to write a million dollar memo.
North Atlanta, 651.755 R27hSabin, William A. The Gregg reference manual.
North Atlanta, R 808.042 Sa1g
Electronic Books
The following e-books may be useful as supplemental reading material for this course. Click on the title to be taken directly to the book. Please note that a NetLibrary account must be established using a Shorter University Library computer before an e-book can be checked out.
Barrass, Robert. Writing at work: A guide to better writing in administration, business and management.
Baugh, L. Sue. How to write first-class memos: The handbook for practical memo writing.
Geffner, Andrea B. Business English: A complete guide to developing an effective business writing style.
Gorman, Tom. The complete idiot's almanac of business letters and memos.
Stuckey, Marty. The basics of business writing.
Vandome, Nicky. Writing well at work: How to make an impact and get results with your business correspondence.
Websites
Online writing lab (OWL). Purdue University. Provides on-line versions of their extensive collection of handouts.
Straus, Jane. Blue book of grammar and punctuation.
Walsh, Bill. The slot. Articles on various aspects of English usage by a Washington Post copy editor.
The following bibliographies, or lists of books, show a sample of the print and electronic books on this subject that the Shorter libraries own. For a full listing, search the Shorter library catalog using the subject headings provided.
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Résumés (Employment)
Employment interviewing
Career development
Job hunting
Books in the Physical Collection
The following books may be useful as supplemental reading material for this course. To obtain books from another campus, please submit an intercampus loan form.
Greene, Susan D. and Melanie C. L. Martel. The ultimate job hunter's guidebook.
North Atlanta, 650.14 G83uMarcus, John. Complete job interview handbook.
North Atlanta, 650.14 M33cMarcus, John J. The résumé doctor: How to transform a troublesome work history into a winning résumé.
North Atlanta, 650.14 M33rMessmer, Max. Job hunting for dummies.
Lawrenceville, North Atlanta, Rome 650.14 M56jMitchell, Mary with John Corr. The first five minutes: How to make a great first impression in any business situation.
North Atlanta, 650.1 M69fNemnich, Mary B. and Fred E. Jandt. Cyberspace résumé kit: How to make and launch a snazzy online résumé.
North Atlanta, 650.14 N34cSmith, Michael Holley. The résumé writer's handbook.
North Atlanta, 650.14 Sm6r
Electronic Books
The following e-books may be useful as supplemental reading material for this course. Click on the title to be taken directly to the book. Please note that a NetLibrary account must be established using a Shorter University Library computer before an e-book can be checked out.
Amos, Julie-Ann. Be prepared!: Getting ready for job interviews.
Beatty, Richard H. 175 high-impact resumes.
Block, Jay A. and Michael Betrus. 2500 keywords to get you hired.
Farr, Michael with Louise M. Kursmark. America's top resumes for America's top jobs.
Fry, Ron. 101 great answers to the toughest interview questions.
Kador, John. 201 best questions to ask on your interview.
Krannich, Ron and Caryl Krannich. The job hunting guide: Transitioning from college to career.
Madden, John. Can you start tomorrow? : Finding jobs in today's tough market.
Websites
JobStar Central
The following bibliographies, or lists of books, show a sample of the print and electronic books on this subject that the Shorter libraries own. For a full listing, search the Shorter library catalog using the subject headings provided.
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Meetings
Business meetings
Corporate meetings
Books in the Physical Collection
The following books may be useful as supplemental reading material for this course. To obtain books from another campus, please submit an intercampus loan form.
Auger, B. Y. How to run better business meetings: A businessman's guide to meetings that get things done.
North Atlanta, 658.456 Au4hCarnes, William T. Effective meetings for busy people: Let's decide it and go home.
North Atlanta, 658.456 C21eRobert, Henry M. Robert's Rules of Order.
Lawrenceville, North Atlanta, Rome, R 060.42 R54rSnell, Frank. How to hold a better meeting.
North Atlanta, 658.456 Sn2hTagliere, Daniel A. How to meet, think, and work to consensus.
Lawrenceville, North Atlanta, 658.4036 T12hZimmerman, Doris P. Robert's Rules in plain English.
Lawrenceville, North Atlanta, Riverdale, Rome, R 060.42 Zi6r
Electronic Books
The following e-books may be useful as supplemental reading material for this course. Click on the title to be taken directly to the book. Please note that a NetLibrary account must be established using a Shorter University Library computer before an e-book can be checked out.
Dobson, Ann. Managing meetings: How to prepare for them, how to run them, and how to follow up the results.
Mina, Eli. The business meetings sourcebook: A practical guide to better meetings and shared decision making.
Mina, Eli. The complete handbook of business meetings.
Streibel, Barbara J. The manager's guide to effective meetings.
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